Kai Ingram

Human Ecology Summer 2021

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
271 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

6.0

neighbors

met
UP TO

1.0

pound of paper

has been saved
UP TO

6.0

documentaries

watched
UP TO

15

plastic containers

not sent to the landfill
UP TO

600

minutes

spent learning
UP TO

12

people

helped

Kai's actions

Action Track: Building Resilience

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.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Action Track: Building Resilience

Help Others

I will offer to help 4 person(s) who are in need each day.

COMPLETED 1
DAILY ACTION

Action Track: Building Resilience

Meet My Neighbors

I will meet 3 new neighbor(s) each day.

COMPLETED 1
DAILY ACTION

Health

Take Control

Both systemic and personal sustainability are important! I will develop a plan with my medical professionals to achieve my best health and live my life to the fullest.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Health

Learn About Local Environmental Justice Concerns

I will spend 30 minutes researching environmental justice and environmental racism concerns in my region, who is affected by them, and local initiatives to address these concerns.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Health

Happiness

I will write down three things every day that I am grateful for, or send one email every day thanking or praising someone.

COMPLETED 1
DAILY ACTION

Waste

Choose Two-Sided Printing

I will save up to .21 lbs (.09 kg) of paper per day by switching from one-sided printing to two-sided when I have to print documents.

COMPLETED 1
DAILY ACTION

Waste

Carry my Trash

I will carry all of my unrecyclable, non-compostable trash with me to raise my awareness of how much I send to the landfill.

COMPLETED 1
DAILY ACTION

Waste

Use Reusable Bags

If at all possible, I will not accept any disposable bags when making purchases.

COMPLETED 1
DAILY ACTION

Participant Feed

Reflection, encouragement, and relationship building are all important aspects of getting a new habit to stick.
Share thoughts, encourage others, and reinforce positive new habits on the Feed.

To get started, share “your why.” Why did you join the challenge and choose the actions you did?

REFLECTION QUESTION
Health

Who is most affected by environmental degration and/or environmental irresponsiblity in your community? How are they affected?
Kai Ingram 7/25/2021 2:07 PM
The poor, mostly because they're interacting with the environment the most. If the environment somehow turned hostile, then the poor will die in droves upon droves.

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- Parris Allen 7/25/2021 6:40 PM
  Hey Kai, I agree which is so sad. The poor is definitely more affected in our world today
  
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- Alissa Thomley 7/25/2021 6:04 PM
  You are so right Kai, thank you for bringing up this to our classes attention! So much inequality in our world, and especially our immediate society. We are all human, and should have better equal standards for all. I understand some people cause their downfall, but that doesn't mean it's okay for those people to starve of hunger or dehydration.
  
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- Giovvana Guerrero 7/25/2021 4:17 PM
  Hi Kai, unfortunately, you're right. There is so much inequality between us humans even though we all need the same basic things to survive, like a glass of water or a meal.
  
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REFLECTION QUESTION
Health

How do environmental health, community health, and your personal health intersect?
Kai Ingram 7/25/2021 2:05 PM
If something like the river is infected with a plague. The plague is then transferred into our drinking water system and then everyone, including myself, is infected. This goes to show that if anything happens within an environment, us humans will be affected too.

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- Moreak Gomez-Diaz 7/25/2021 9:37 PM
  Hi Kai, I really loved your connection of the environment and its health to our own well being. This reminded me about the relationships between things in a food web and how a disruption to on of the members of the web affects them all.
  
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REFLECTION QUESTION
Health

How does/can practicing gratitude keep you centered and motivated to work for a better world?
Kai Ingram 7/25/2021 2:01 PM
It motivates people to act better and change for the better of themselves and the environment.

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- Tanajah Steen 7/25/2021 9:45 PM
  Hi Kai, I agree that having gratitude does make people realize there is more out there want to change for the better
  
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REFLECTION QUESTION
Action Track: Building Resilience

How does food sovereignty address the complex transition from localized food systems to modern global food systems?
Kai Ingram 7/18/2021 1:08 PM
It addresses it by showing this huge web or trade, which explains how we get other foods from places like Japan.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Action Track: Building Resilience

In your opinion, how do social inequalities diminish a strong sense of community?
Kai Ingram 7/18/2021 1:05 PM
It produces a barrier that prevents people from communicating and sharing.

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- rose guadian 7/18/2021 1:40 PM
  Kai, I agree that social inequalities create a divide between people and who they are. At the end of the day, we are all humans with stories and feelings to share, but somehow we let inequalities like education and income divide us.
  
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REFLECTION QUESTION
Action Track: Building Resilience

In what ways can you create more real and meaningful interactions with friends — or strangers — each week?
Kai Ingram 7/18/2021 1:01 PM
By walking over and checking up on them. People love talking about their day, so lending an ear would make people happy.

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- Moreak Gomez-Diaz 7/18/2021 2:40 PM
  Hi Kai, the challenge that you completed is one that I do not think I could do. I find that I enjoy my personal space and solitude greatly and may be uncomfortable interacting with my neighbors. However, I commend you for doing so, as I believe it truly does help foster a sense of community.
  
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REFLECTION QUESTION
Waste

What one thing could you do right away to reduce your waste?
Kai Ingram 7/11/2021 8:17 AM
The dump is way too far for me to run over there. So, instead, I carry 5 trash bags on my back and run around the neighborhood to help boost awareness of how much said trash we sent to the dump.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Waste

Choosing two-sided printing can be an easy adjustment on your computer settings. How can you help others make this same switch? Can it be encouraged company wide?
Kai Ingram 7/11/2021 8:14 AM
Before, I didn't know the double side printing was a thing. Now, not only I save ink, money, and paper, but now I can conveniently look behind the paper to know what's going on. And they say going green is hard work.

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- Ricardo Chamale-Ventura 7/11/2021 8:48 PM
  You´re doing great. It saves a lot of paper and money, especially if you have to print school work out. I´m surprised that you didn´t know about it before, but I´m glad that you found out. It´s really helpful and keep that mentality up!
  
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Kai Ingram 7/11/2021 8:07 AM
It's going well, though I do admit it's pretty difficult.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Waste

What do you do if you find yourself in the situation of needing a bag for items but don't have a reusable one with you or aren't allowed to use the one you brought? Carry things out in your hands? In a cart? Accept a disposable one? If you find yourself in this position often, what system could you put in place to try to create a successful habit of not using plastic bags?
Kai Ingram 7/11/2021 8:03 AM
Bring more bags next time. If the item is a big box, have a sibling carry it and help me bring it back to the car.

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- Ibiyinka Ibitoye 7/11/2021 5:33 PM
  Bring more bags with me and If I didn't go with my car I will probably get more bags
  
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