My groups action project has turned out to be a far more complicated and insightful experience that that of what we originally anticipated. From the beginning Tova, Kate, Ryan, and I knew that we wanted the underlying theme of our project to be centered on waste production and management. Some issues of the Anthropocene are easy to push out of your… Read more »
For my groups Action Project, we went to various restaurants in the University District and beyond disseminating information on how they could donate their excess food at the end of the day to an organization called Food Lifeline that would then distribute the food to people in need. Our project was limited by the amount of time that we put… Read more »
A quick-look at our action project presents mixed results. The issues we chose to direct calls to, the repeal of Net Neutrality and the GOP Tax Plan, are both expected to pass with relative ease despite our group’s opposition. Initially, we set out to help in preventing these two potentially dangerous legislative actions. While we likely won’t succeed in this… Read more »
For our action project, my group decided to create a website to help spread awareness of climate refugees. Our site looks at the issue from many different angles, including the environment, law and policy, infrastructure, and social cohesion. We feature original and professional material as we wanted to speak about climate refugees in our own words. A contemplative practices page… Read more »
Food Lifeline volunteers pack and deliver leftover food from restaurants to homeless shelters. My group’s original action project evolved from small-scale to large scale and systemic. After hearing in class about the UW Farm action project, a truly impressive implementation, we realized we could expand the scope of our project from UW campus to the community. We decided to ask… Read more »
Having strangers take your photograph is an intimate and often uncomfortable experience. Thus, when Sasha, Kleitia and I were walking through the streets of downtown Seattle clinging to five black and white posters, I was convinced that few people would be willing to participate. Throughout the development of our project, our group continually struggled with the concern that the purpose… Read more »
A drizzly day came in early December when eight people rose to do something different. “Solar Powered” aimed to generate sweat—perspiration as lubrication for social advocacy. It was a yoga & dance party aimed to empower people in light of dismal climate change facts; we wanted to discuss agency in a positive setting. I worked on the basic logistics of… Read more »
Alex, Willa, Simone, John, and I assembled an informative and interactive website for our action project on the topic of climate refugees. The topic seeks to draws awareness to the interdependent nature of our global system. Climatic crises, caused by Western overconsumption, will displace millions of people in historically exploited areas, to flood countries that enabled their displacement. Ultimately, our responsibility to… Read more »
Throughout the discussion, creation, and implementation of this project, I have learned that taking the things we learn in the classroom and bringing them to the larger community is easier than I thought. I have been worried for a long time about finding the “right” organizations to support and the best career that will not only interest me but… Read more »
For our action project, Tova, Ryan, Elyse and I worked to promote Food Lifeline’s Seattle’s Table, a nonprofit organization designed to deliver surplus food, that is otherwise destined to be composted or thrown away, to meal programs throughout King County. This program has a twofold impact on the Anthropocene, reducing food waste and feeding the hungry. With our action project… Read more »
