Xiao Yi Wang-Beckvall
"Let's work together to create a better environment!"
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participant impact
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UP TO31advocacy actionscompleted
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UP TO66conversationswith people
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UP TO1.0documentarywatched
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UP TO868gallons of waterhave been saved
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UP TO372minutesspent learning
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UP TO62plastic bottlesnot sent to the landfill
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UP TO62plastic containersnot sent to the landfill
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UP TO66plastic strawsnot sent to the landfill
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UP TO3.3pounds of paperhave been saved
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UP TO31public officials or leaderscontacted
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UP TO1.0waste auditconducted
Xiao Yi's actions
Health
Know My health
I will get my Core Four Biometrics tests (blood pressure, cholesterol, blood sugar and BMI).
Health
Audit Toxic Cleaning Products
I will spend 4 minutes researching toxic chemicals found in cleaning supplies and personal care products and remove them from my home or dorm room.
Health
Support Pollution Reduction
I will spend at least 3 minutes learning about water and air quality issues in my area, how they are impacting human and environmental health, and how I can help.
Food
Try a New Way to Prep
I will try a new method of food preparation, such as canning, pickling, or baking bread.
Waste
RESEARCH LOCAL WASTE SITES
I will spend 4 minutes finding out where landfills and/or toxic waste sites are situated in my region and which communities are most impacted by these sites.
Waste
Go Paperless
I will reduce the amount of paper mail that I receive by 0.11lbs (0.05kg) a day or 3.3lbs (1.6kg) a month by opting into paperless billing, ending unwanted subscriptions and opting out of junk mail.
Waste
Tour A Waste Management Facility
I will spend at least 10 minute(s) touring (virtually or in person) a local dump/transfer station, material recovery facility, and/or landfill to learn about our local waste and waste recovery streams.
Waste
Find Local Recycling Depots
I will find out where to recycle the recyclable items that I can't put in recycling dumpsters or my curbside bin.
Waste
Personal Waste Audit
I will collect all of my unrecyclable, non-compostable trash to raise my awareness of how much I send to the landfill.
Waste
Learn About & Practice Sustainable Fashion
I will learn about sustainable fashion and begin trying to practice it in my own life.
Action Track: Justice for the Whole Community
Support Businesses Owned by People of Color
Racial inequity is both a sustainability and justice problem. I will support businesses owned by people of color in my community whenever I shop.
Action Track: Justice for the Whole Community
Support Native Communities
I will use the resource links provided below and spend 5 minutes learning about the native populations that lived in my area prior to colonization, and what I can do to support those that still exist.
Action Track: Justice for the Whole Community
LEARN ABOUT TRANS, FEMME, AND NONBINARY EXPERIENCES
I will spend 10 minutes learning about the experiences of trans, femme, and/or nonbinary people.
Action Track: Justice for the Whole Community
Watch a Documentary about Food Sovereignty
I will watch 1 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.
Action Track: Justice for the Whole Community
Learn About Local Environmental Justice Concerns
I will spend 4 minutes researching environmental justice and environmental racism concerns in my region, who is affected by them, and local initiatives to address these concerns.
Action Track: Justice for the Whole Community
Learn More about Food Apartheid
What can lack of access to nutritious food affect a community? How can having access to nutritious food help a community become more resilient?
Action Track: Justice for the Whole Community
Advocate for Green Spaces
I will call or write 1 public officials per day to advocate for more green spaces around my town, particularly in neighborhoods that currently lack equitable access to green spaces.
Action Track: Justice for the Whole Community
Support a Sharing Economy
I will create or support a sharing economy with family, friends, neighbors or classmates.
Action Track: Justice for the Whole Community
Learn More and Advocate
Access to public transportation is a social justice issue! I will learn about the need for public transportation in my community and tell 1 friends or classmates each day about the issue.
Action Track: Justice for the Whole Community
Reduce Single-Use Disposables
Cheap, single-use items and disposable packaging end up blowing around as litter more often in poor and POC-majority neighborhoods. I will find out how I can limit single-use items and do my best to limit the waste I generate.
Action Track: Justice for the Whole Community
Get Involved in the Water Justice Movement
I will spend at least 10 minutes using the resources provided to learn about water justice and find out how I can get involved in local initiatives.
Water
Use Reusable Bottles
I will use a reusable bottle and stop purchasing bottled water, saving 3 disposable plastic bottle(s) a day.
Water
Brush My Teeth Without Running Water
I will save up to 8 gallons (30 L) of water each day by turning it off while brushing my teeth.
Water
Say No to Plastic Straws
An estimated 71% of seabirds and 30% of turtles have been found with plastics in their stomachs. When they ingest plastic, marine life has a 50% mortality rate. By asking for no straw when placing a drink order, I will keep 3 plastic straw(s) of out of the ocean each day.
Water
5-Minute Showers
I will save up to 20 gallons (75 L) of water each day by taking 5-minute showers.
Participant Feed
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Xiao Yi Wang-Beckvall 11/30/2020 2:34 AMGreat job everyone, we made it to the end! -
Xiao Yi Wang-Beckvall 11/22/2020 11:00 PMgood job guys, almost done! -
Xiao Yi Wang-Beckvall 11/19/2020 2:47 AMKeep up the good work everyone, almost there :))
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Xiao Yi Wang-Beckvall 11/18/2020 12:04 AMkeep up the good work guys, we are in the home stretch! -
Xiao Yi Wang-Beckvall 11/15/2020 8:31 PMawesome job everyone, doing great! -
Xiao Yi Wang-Beckvall 11/08/2020 5:11 PMLet's keep up the good work guys !! -
Xiao Yi Wang-Beckvall 11/07/2020 7:26 PMGreat improvement, guys!! -
REFLECTION QUESTIONAction Track: Justice for the Whole Community Watch a Documentary about Food SovereigntyHow does food sovereignty address the complex transition from localized food systems to modern global food systems?
Xiao Yi Wang-Beckvall 11/04/2020 5:52 PMIn the transition from localized food systems to modern global food systems, only some industries and urban areas were pinpointed for development. Rural and poorer areas, on the other hand, were exploited as places to get cheap labor. The wealthy used these areas to produce raw materials and cheap food. Therefore while these places produce these items for wealthier countries, they cannot even afford the items that they produce and receive barely any compensation in return. -
REFLECTION QUESTIONAction Track: Justice for the Whole Community Support Native CommunitiesIndigenous 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?
Xiao Yi Wang-Beckvall 11/04/2020 5:45 PMLooking at the Native Americans as an example, they never took more resources than were necessary. They believed that the resources they used they were merely borrowing from future generations, and took special care to keep the balance in nature. They never hunted buffalo greedily and to extinction, that was the doing of the white men.
Looking at Native Hawaiians, they were careful not to overfish. They had rules in place to ensure that the fish population would be stable. They never killed young fish and made sure to only fish for fully matured adult fish. -
REFLECTION QUESTIONAction Track: Justice for the Whole Community Learn About Local Environmental Justice ConcernsWho is most affected by environmental degration and/or environmental irresponsiblity in your community? How are they affected?
Xiao Yi Wang-Beckvall 11/04/2020 5:38 PMThe poor and underserved communities are most impacted by environmental degradation and pollution. A survey has found that toxic waste plants, dump sites, landfills, etc. were placed not in communities with affluent residents, but in communities with poor residents and rural communities. This is extremely unfair and creates hazardous conditions for primarily poorer people, the very people who do not have the funds needed to pay for extremely expensive hospital bills.