

INDIRAN MARIAPPAN
"Being human "
POINTS TOTAL
- 0 TODAY
- 0 THIS WEEK
- 1,251 TOTAL
participant impact
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UP TO5.0advocacy actionscompleted
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UP TO1.0community eventhosted or attended
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UP TO8.0documentarieswatched
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UP TO3.0donationsmade
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UP TO1.0energy auditconducted
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UP TO26gallons of waterhave been saved
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UP TO10hoursvolunteered
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UP TO6.0meatless or vegan mealsconsumed
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UP TO1,919minutesspent learning
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UP TO0.5poundsfood waste prevented
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UP TO22poundswaste composted
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UP TO1.1pounds of CO2have been saved
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UP TO5.0public officials or leaderscontacted
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UP TO1.0water footprintcalculated
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UP TO3.0zero-waste mealsconsumed
INDIRAN's actions
Nourishing Food
Make Zero-Waste Meals
I will cook 2 meal(s) with zero-waste each day.
Nourishing Food
Eat Plant-Based Meals
I will enjoy 2 meatless meal(s) and/or 2 vegan meal(s) each day this week.
Nourishing Food
Donate Food
I will find out what food programs are in my area and donate food and/or other items that they request.
Enacting Equity
Shop at BIPOC, LGBTQIA+, Disabled, & Women-Led Businesses!
I will shop at a small business owned or staffed by underrepresented members of my community.
Regenerating Nature
Volunteer in My Community
I will volunteer 5 hour(s) for a nature-based event or another opportunity to support my community.
Balancing Consumption
Research Impact Investing
I will spend 5 minutes learning about impact investing and/or my current investment portfolio to determine if they align with my values.
Balancing Consumption
What is Sustainable Fashion?
I will spend 5 minutes learning about sustainable fashion and adopt at least one sustainable fashion practice.
Balancing Consumption
Calculate My Carbon Footprint
I will calculate the carbon emissions associated with my household and consider how different lifestyle choices could reduce our carbon footprint and our impact on the environment.
Enacting Equity
Learn About Trans, Femme, and Nonbinary Experiences
I will spend 5 minutes learning about the experiences of trans, femme, and/or nonbinary people.
Enacting Equity
Watch a Documentary about Racial Injustice
I will watch 4 documentaries about racism and racial injustice.
Regenerating Nature
Calculate My Water Footprint
I will calculate my water footprint and look for a few ways I can reduce consumption or waste.
Balancing Consumption
Know My Waste & Recycling Services
I will spend 20 minutes finding out how to recycle in my region, where landfills and/or waste sites are situated in my region, and which communities are most impacted by these sites.
Regenerating Nature
Support Local Pollinators
At least 30% of crops and 90% of flowering plants rely on pollinators to produce fruit. I will spend 5 minutes researching which plants support local pollinators and plant a few in my area.
Regenerating Nature
Complete an Energy Audit
I will complete an online energy audit of my home, work, or other shared space to identify the next steps for saving energy.
Nourishing Food
Watch a Documentary about Food Sovereignty
I will watch 2 documentary(ies) about food sovereignty: the right of local peoples to control their own food systems including markets, ecological resources, food cultures and production methods.
Nourishing Food
Listen to a Food Podcast
I will spend 10 minutes listening to a podcast about food.
Nourishing Food
What is My Food Supply Chain?
I will spend 15 minutes learning about my food supply chains, and complete a food waste audit.
Nourishing Food
Research the Benefits of Agricultural Biodiversity
I will spend 30 minutes each day researching how agricultural biodiversity positively impacts the food I eat.
Nourishing Food
Compost Food Scraps
I will avoid sending up to .69 lbs (.31 kg) of food waste to the landfill per day by composting my food.
Regenerating Nature
Advocate for Forest Protection
I will contact 5 congress people or representatives to advocate for public policy that protects forests, improves their ability to sequester carbon, and supports biodiversity.
Participant Feed
Reflection, encouragement, and relationship building are all important aspects of getting a new habit to stick.
Share thoughts, encourage others, and reinforce positive new habits on the Feed.
To get started, share “your why.” Why did you join the challenge and choose the actions you did?
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REFLECTION QUESTIONNourishing Food Donate FoodWhy do you donate food? How does it connect to your values?
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REFLECTION QUESTIONNourishing Food Make Zero-Waste MealsHow did you incorporate using an entire vegetable (skins, peels, tops, and stalks) during one of your meal preps? What's something new you're going to try that is a zero-waste meal practice?
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REFLECTION QUESTIONNourishing Food Eat Plant-Based MealsWhat was the tastiest meatless or vegan meal you ever had or had recently? Did you make it? Can you share a recipe?
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REFLECTION QUESTIONEnacting Equity Learn About Trans, Femme, and Nonbinary ExperiencesHow is equality for trans, femme, and nonbinary people important to a just and sustainable society?
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REFLECTION QUESTIONEnacting Equity Shop at BIPOC, LGBTQIA+, Disabled, & Women-Led Businesses!In your community, how can you work to address systemic racism, sexism, ableism and additional forms of exclusion in the businesses?
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REFLECTION QUESTIONBalancing Consumption What is Sustainable Fashion?How can you express your personality, creativity, and values in ways that don't require fast fashion or buying more clothes and accessories?
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REFLECTION QUESTIONBalancing Consumption Research Impact InvestingAfter learning more about investing, how can you increase positive impacts and decrease negative impacts?
INDIRAN MARIAPPAN 10/26/2022 8:22 AMIncrease positive impacts.
1. Empathize And Listen
2. Acknowledge And Inspire Someone Into Action
3. Get Involved With Your Community
4. Share Your Knowledge And Skills With Others.
Reduse negative impacts.
1. Stop using plastic bags
2. Skip the disposable items
3. Know what to recycle
4. Go paperless
5. Reduce electronic usage
6. Veggie garden and compost