Rebecca Beaulieu

City Year Boston

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
408 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

22

meatless or vegan meals

consumed
UP TO

100

minutes

spent learning
UP TO

2.0

public officials or leaders

contacted

Rebecca's actions

Food

Composting

#60 Composting, #3 Reduced Food Waste

I will start a compost bin where I live.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Action Track: Social Justice

Improve a Bus Stop

#37 Mass Transit

I will improve a bus stop in my neighborhood by posting the stop schedule, adding seating or shelter, adding art or flowers, picking up litter, or implementing some other small improvement.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Electricity Generation

Communicate With My Elected Officials

#2 Wind Turbines (Onshore)

I will write or call 2 elected official(s) telling them not to support fossil fuel subsidies and instead support wind energy generation.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Women and Girls

Research Barriers to Participation and Representation

#6 Educating Girls, #7 Family Planning, #62 Women Smallholders

I will spend at least 100 minutes learning more about the barriers to women's equal participation and representation around the world.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Food

Reduce Animal Products

#4 Plant-Rich Diet

I will enjoy 2 meatless or vegan meal(s) each day of the challenge.

COMPLETED 11
DAILY ACTIONS

Buildings and Cities

Online Energy Audit

Multiple Solutions

I will complete an online energy audit of my home, office, or dorm room and identify my next steps for saving energy.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Land Use

Buy Bamboo

#35 Bamboo

When they are available, I will purchase products made from bamboo instead of wood, plastic, or metal.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Food

Keep Track of Wasted Food

#3 Reduced Food Waste

I will keep a daily log of food I throw away during the EcoChallenge, either because it went bad before I ate it, I put too much on my plate, or it was scraps from food preparation.

COMPLETED 15
DAILY ACTIONS

Participant Feed

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Buildings and Cities Online Energy Audit

What are your next steps for saving energy?

Rebecca Beaulieu 4/21/2019 4:36 PM

So my home is a lot better in terms of energy efficiency than I thought. Two main points though: water usage and electrical outlet useage. We have a lot of electronics plugged in all the time and my family watches TV a lot. While I've shortened my showers, sometimes my family takes longer ones. We can definitely improve by unplugging more often and saving on water when we can.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Land Use Buy Bamboo

Are bamboo alternatives readily available in your community? If not, what are other sustainable alternatives?

Rebecca Beaulieu 4/16/2019 7:46 AM

I ordered some items off of amazon to get bamboo utensils, and I bought some containers at the container store that are metal instead of plastic. It's not as cheap or as easy to use items that are not plastic.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Women and Girls Research Barriers to Participation and Representation

What are some of the barriers that exist to women's equal participation and/or representation in your community?

Rebecca Beaulieu 4/08/2019 7:04 AM

Reproductive rights, access to reproductive health and family planning, access to education, and domestic violence are among some of the barriers that exist to women's equal participation and representation around the world. In many countries, there are no laws protecting women from domestic violence and other forms of discrimination. When families are in poverty, the resources often go to the boys and men in the family first, leaving the women and girls to be caretakers or workers instead of getting access to education.
In my own community, women's equal participation or representation is often hindered by those in power. Wage gaps still exist because there are no laws to prevent them from existing. Reproductive rights around the country are at stake because men in power want to prevent women from having access to abortions and other reproductive health services by limiting government funds to planned parenthood and enacting laws preventing abortion after a certain amount of weeks. More women need to get elected to these seats of power for these things to change.

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