Ensuring healthy lives and reducing global poverty.

Art promotes an emotional reaction first and this can be helpful in bringing people in to the dialogue and action. 

I noticed that across the group of SDGs there is a rise or increase - undernourished people has risen, extreme poverty has risen (impact of covid) and, 2.3 billion live in water stressed countries. 

This group of SDGs really made me think! #7 is directly linked to work my friends and I have done through Habitat for Humanity. We worked in Guatemala to build efficient and safe wood burning stoves for families who had previously been cooking with fire, indoors, without proper ventilation. This led to high numbers of eye infections and lung disease/cancer. #12 left me feeling guilty about my electronic waste - disposing of things responsibly is so critical. 

I think I have a habit of unconsciously collecting gum wrappers and they fall out of my  car door so I did 2 things this weekend; took the entire pack out of the car, put in a small trash can from amazon. It's amazing, because then I take it out and sort it in my house. 

Link below 
https://www.amazon.com/Copapa-Office-Vehicle-Garbage-Trash/dp/B06Y47MBK9/ref=sr_1_13?crid=39PRUZLV3X0OS&keywords=car%2Btrash%2Bcan&qid=1650886915&sprefix=car%2Btrash%2B%2Caps%2C60&sr=8-13&th=1

They all seemed action oriented - with devastating outcomes if we don't work to conserve life below water, make climate adaptation plans, and protect and restore our land. It felt positive to read about the progress made in each area....but there's A LOT more to do! 

I'm terrible at wasting water when I wash dishes. I use a lot of soap and a lot of water. Over spring break, while I was in Chile, I realized that I can do better after seeing my 80 year old aunt preserving water (there's a water shortage in Chile) in her dish washing routine. 

I don't wash my hair every day - that really helps keep showers short! 

Special Waste Drop-Off Sites in New York City
Bronx: Hunts Point at Farragut Street and the East River, next to the Fulton Fish Market. Enter on Farragut Street, off Food Center Drive.
Brooklyn: 459 North Henry Street in Greenpoint
Manhattan: 74 Pike Slip between Cherry Street and South Street under the Manhattan Bridge
Queens: College Point at 30th Avenue, between 120th and 122nd Streets, at the northwest corner of the DSNY Queens District 7 garage.
Staten Island: Located off the Muldoon Avenue exit of the southbound West Shore Expressway (440), past the DSNY security booth.