April 3 - April 24, 2019

Beverly Wedda

"In all areas of my life, I engage completely and authentically, with loving kindness and compassion, commitment and gratitude, making my unique contribution to the healing and transformation of our planetary home."

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Beverly's actions

Action Track: Social Justice

Support Indigenous Peoples' Land Management

#39 Indigenous Peoples' Land Management

I will donate to The Nature Conservancy, which works with Indigenous Peoples to secure land tenure and resource rights, support improved governance and local institutions, assist in natural resource mapping, planning and management; and strengthen livelihoods and sustainable economic development.

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Transport

Use Muscle Power

#49 Cars

I will cut my car trip mileage by only taking necessary trips, and I will only use muscle-powered transportation for all other trips.

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DAILY ACTIONS

Electricity Generation

Explore Other Electricity Generation Solutions

All Electricity Generation Solutions

I will spend at least 30 minutes researching other Drawdown Electricity Generation Solutions.

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ONE-TIME ACTION

Land Use

Forest-Friendly Foods 1

#5 Tropical Forests

I will spend at least 30 minutes researching the impact of my diet to see how it contributes to deforestation.

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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.

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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 30 minutes learning more about the barriers to women's equal participation and representation around the world.

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ONE-TIME ACTION

Food

Learn More about Regenerative Agriculture

#11 Regenerative Agriculture

I will spend at least 30 minutes learning about the need for more regenerative agriculture.

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Action Track: Social Justice

Support Microgeneration in Low Income Countries

#48 In-Stream Hydro, #76 Micro Wind, #78 Microgrids

I will make a donation to a nonprofit that installs microgeneration in low income countries.

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Materials

Launch a Recycling Program

#56 Industrial Recycling

I will set up a recycling center at my workplace or school.

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Participant Feed

Reflection, encouragement, and relationship building are all important aspects of getting a new habit to stick.
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To get started, share “your why.” Why did you join the challenge and choose the actions you did?

Beverly Wedda 4/24/2019 5:45 PM

I'm writing about one of my chosen activities that while I didn't complete, I moved toward completion and learned something in the process. I have worked in a large medical center for over 3 yrs now, and I've never noticed a recycling bin/station anywhere during that time. I'd planned to create an initial small station in one of the staff work rooms that I use, and even brought a small bin in to use today to set it up. When I spoke with some other staff about this at a meeting today, I learned that reportedly there is at least one recycling bin on every floor of the building, and that I could ask the Environmental Engineer area to place more bins. So locating the current bins, and requesting more bins remains on my to-do list, but I'm excited to have learned all this in the process.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Action Track: Social Justice Support Microgeneration in Low Income Countries

How can micro energy solutions reduce inequities? Why is this important to you?

Beverly Wedda 4/24/2019 5:40 PM

Just the one brief story I read from Green Empowerment where I made my donation shows this. A family was given a biosand filter system to clean their water - and they no longer get sick after drinking it. Not being sick, allows the family members to engage in whatever meaningful activities occupy their day. Particularly when work and livelihood are involved - reduces inequity. Where education is involved for the children - decreasing absenteeism reduces inequity.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Action Track: Social Justice Improve a Bus Stop

How can you advocate for transportation systems which minimize environmental impact while also meeting human needs?

Beverly Wedda 4/24/2019 5:28 PM

Here in this community, some components of public transportation hold community meetings that I could attend to provider my user input. These seem to happen on a regularly scheduled basis.
During this Drawdown period of improving my bust stop, I've focused primarily on picking up litter/trash at one more problematic stop in particular. Having done so has made me much more aware of how frequent this occurs - people just put down their trash and leave it.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Electricity Generation Explore Other Electricity Generation Solutions

What is the most exciting solution you explored? Why is it exciting to you?

Beverly Wedda 4/20/2019 2:40 PM

I find solar power solutions most exciting, and when concentrated solar farm generation occurs alongside rooftop generation, the impact is big. There are some additional solutions mentioned that I still want to learn more about.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Land Use Forest-Friendly Foods 1

How is your diet currently impacting deforestation? What can you do to decrease your negative impact and increase your positive impact?

Beverly Wedda 4/16/2019 7:16 PM

To shift my impact, I can avoid products with palm oil by checking labels regularly. And I can focus any coffee beans or chocolate that I buy has the right rainforest label. I'll continue to eat a plant based diet, and will look to cut eggs out even more.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Food Learn More about Regenerative Agriculture

Clean air, clean water and healthy food are three reasons to care about regenerative agriculture. What are some other reasons?

Beverly Wedda 4/10/2019 7:13 PM

It's a positive feed forward cycle - supports microbes in the soil, increases water retention in the soil, increases yield and diversity of crops. All this allows for the system to sustain itself - and reduces the "need" to apply various chemicals, irrigate, etc.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Action Track: Social Justice Support Indigenous Peoples' Land Management

Indigenous speaker and activist Winona LaDuke says that, "most indigenous ceremonies, if you look to their essence, are about the restoration of balance — they are a reaffirmation of our relationship to creation. That is our intent: to restore, and then to retain balance and honor our part in creation." Why is balance important to sustainability?

Beverly Wedda 4/09/2019 8:39 AM

Focus on individualism, with power over or control over, isn't sustainable. Relationship with and balance with is a hopeful solution for our future

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Transport Use Muscle Power

How do your transportation choices affect your engagement in your community? Does your experience or enjoyment differ while walking, riding transit, biking or driving?

Beverly Wedda 4/08/2019 6:40 PM

So yesterday I biked to Sprouts to pick up our remaining ingredients for this week's main meal, rather than driving. (So I'm a day later recording my use of muscle power!) Today I drove our EV about 2 miles to the park and ride to take the bus to work. I love taking the bus....I can read, listen to lectures, watch scenery go by, daydream, or chat with other riders. Between Go Triangle and Go Durham buses, one can move around Durham pretty well. I encourage y'all to try it.

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