Earth Month Ecochallenge 2022: Sustainable Development Goals

April 1 - April 30, 2022

Stesha Ong

JAC Sustainability

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
1,130 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

840

minutes

spent outdoors
UP TO

85

minutes

spent learning
UP TO

5.0

hours

volunteered
UP TO

164

conversations

with people
UP TO

840

minutes

not spent in front of a screen

Stesha's actions

Climate & Ecosystems

Attend mushroom event at John Abbott

"Mushroom Madness" will take place on April 6th at 1:00pm, on the third floor of the library (room L-307). Learn how mushrooms can be a solution to plastic waste.

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ONE-TIME ACTION

Climate & Ecosystems

Create & Share A Love Letter, Poem, Song or Picture

SDG #13, 14 & 15

I will express my love and gratitude for our planet by writing a love letter, poem, song or taking a picture. I will share it with others on my social media channels, in person, or as an Earth Month Ecochallenge feed reflection.

COMPLETED 27
DAILY ACTIONS

Economy & Communities

Learn About The Economy & Communities SDGs

SDG #7, 9 & 12

I will spend 25 minutes learning about these SDGs.

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ONE-TIME ACTION

Health & Equity

Learn About Gender Diversity

SDG #5 Gender

I will spend 25 minutes learning about gender diversity.

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ONE-TIME ACTION

Basic Needs & Security

Calculate Your Water Footprint

SDG #6 Water & Sanitation

I will calculate my water footprint and look for a few ways I can reduce consumption or waste.

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ONE-TIME ACTION

Economy & Communities

Mend Clothing

SDG #9 Industry & Infrastructure

I will mend a piece of clothing for myself, family or friends.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Health & Equity

Spend Time Outside

SDG #3 Health & Well-Being

I will replace 20 minute(s) per day typically spent inside (computer time, watching television, etc.) with quality time outside exercising, enjoying the sunrise/sunset, gardening, journaling, or practicing gratitude for nature.

COMPLETED 27
DAILY ACTIONS

Climate & Ecosystems

Calculate Your Carbon Impact

SDG #13 Climate

I will calculate the carbon emissions associated with my household and consider how lifestyle changes could reduce the carbon footprint and impacts on the environment.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Education & Livelihood

Improve Bus 419

Tired of overcrowded and infrequent buses? Let's improve public transit by sending your concerns to the STM. Let them know that the 419 needs to be addressed. Write to them based on your own frustrating experiences with this line.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Education & Livelihood

Learn About The Education & Livelihood SDGs

SDG #4, 8, 11 & 17

I will spend 25 minutes learning about these SDGs.

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ONE-TIME ACTION

Education & Livelihood

Learn More and Talk to My Friends

SDG #17 Partnerships

During the day, I will schedule 15 conversations per day to chat with my friends about my actions and learning during Earth Month.

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DAILY ACTIONS

Climate & Ecosystems

Reduce Single-Use Plastics

SDG #14 & 15

Throughout the day, I will note the single-use plastics I use and consider the reusable options available to me.

COMPLETED 28
DAILY ACTIONS

Climate & Ecosystems

Borrow a book from JAC library!

Read a library book that covers either SDG #13 (Climate Action), #14 (Life Below Water), or #15 (Life on Land). Ask the librarian for help to find relevant titles.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Basic Needs & Security

Learn About the Basic Needs & Security SDGs

SDG #1, 2 & 6

I will spend 25 minutes learning about these SDGs.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Basic Needs & Security

Know Your Produce

SDG #2 Zero Hunger

I will visit ewg.org to learn about and use their Clean 15 and Dirty Dozen produce lists.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Climate & Ecosystems

Attend Earth Day event at JAC

Celebrate Earth Day in the Agora on Thursday April 21 from 10am-3pm! Pick up some seedlings, learn how to make a seed bomb, learn about cycling, and much more!

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Education & Livelihood

Volunteer to Tutor

SDG #4 Education

I will volunteer to tutor in my community at least once this month.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Economy & Communities

Choose Clean/Renewable Energy

SDG #7 Energy

I will sign up for my utility company's clean/renewable energy option.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Education & Livelihood

Sign the SDG Accord

Do you want to have a sustainable future? Do you want John Abbott to sign the SDG Accord? Please sign the accord as an individual, and then the college can see how many people would support the motion.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Economy & Communities

Learn About & Practice Sustainable Fashion

SDG #12 Consumption & Production

Each day, I will spend 20 minutes learning about sustainable fashion so that I can engage in this practice.

COMPLETED 2
DAILY ACTIONS

Participant Feed

REFLECTION QUESTION
Education & Livelihood

Do you think many people flooding their inbox will get the STM's attention? How did you feel expressing your dissatisfaction?
Stesha Ong 4/28/2022 7:48 PM
Yes, I think it would help them realise how many people need them to change and that there is popular demand for it. It felt great expressing my dissatisfaction because at least I did something about it by complaining directly to them and not regretting not taking action.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Education & Livelihood

What do you enjoy about supporting others who are learning?
Stesha Ong 4/28/2022 7:45 PM
I enjoy when people understand what you explain because it gives you a sense of accomplishment and that you know the topic well. It is also makes me happy when others are happy and it leaves me with a satisfactory feeling knowing that I have helped someone with what I know and that I can put to use what I have learnt.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Health & Equity

What are the implications for a culture that spends most of its time inside and on screens?
Stesha Ong 4/28/2022 7:44 PM
Firstly, there would be health disadvantages of doing that because humans are not built to not move around. Furthermore, their social life is also impacted because they are always inside it us sometimes harder to bond with people as compared to gatherings.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Economy & Communities

How can you express your personality, creativity, and values in ways that don't require fast fashion or buying more clothes and accessories?
Stesha Ong 4/28/2022 7:41 PM
I think thrifting for clothes would be one of the best options for sustainable clothing and giving out hand me downs that people would want to wear and also receiving hand me downs. Another way would be making or altering the clothes you have yourself to add in more creativity and to make things last faster.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Education & Livelihood

Do you believe signing the Accord will bring about change?
Stesha Ong 4/27/2022 11:20 PM
Yes. I believe that if there are a lot of students who agree on the same thing I believe change can be made!

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Climate & Ecosystems

What tables did you visit? What did you learn?
Stesha Ong 4/27/2022 11:13 PM
I helped set up the SDG booth and I also made some seed bombs which was a new skill I learnt. I learnt more about the SDGS which was also very interesting. Unfortunately, I could not stay there long because I had class.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Health & Equity

Why is equity for gender diverse individuals important for a just and sustainable society?
Stesha Ong 4/27/2022 11:12 PM
Equity for gender diverse individuals is important so that everybody is included and what they say is not taken with a biased perspective. Especially so that ideas are also not overlooked and plagiarised later on. This is also to promote cooperation between anyone to work towards our climate goals because cooperation plays a big factor in it and if we cannot be respectable to others how are we to work together?

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Basic Needs & Security

What is one way you will reduce your water use? What is a practice you already have that helps you reduce your water use?
Stesha Ong 4/15/2022 2:33 PM
Recently, I cut my hair really short and I found that I use much less water to wash my hair now which I found very helpful and a immediate way of reducing my water use. Another way I can reduce my water use is to take lesser time washing my body and not shower singing while the water is running🤣🤣

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Climate & Ecosystems

What is one way you will reduce your carbon foorprint? What is a practice you already have that helps you reduce your carbon footprint?
Stesha Ong 4/15/2022 2:30 PM
I will try not to shop as much because majority of my footprint comes from buying clothes especially. I think I will try going thrifting more often instead of buying completely new things and to help not buy too much fast fashion. Something that I already do is to always close my lights when nobody is in the room and to also always unplug my electronics when it is not in use to reduce the amount of electricity I use.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Education & Livelihood

What was something you learned from your friends during Earth Month?
Stesha Ong 4/09/2022 12:12 PM
I learned that they share the same mentality as me in terms of the urgency of climate change. I also learnt some new ways of thinking about climate change and we also all agreed and will go ask for governmental change and "gang up" with each other.🤣🤣

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