Ecochallenge.org

The People's Ecochallenge

October 6 - October 27, 2021

Donaven Haderlie

EcoINL

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
363 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

3.0

conversations

with people
UP TO

3.0

documentaries

watched
UP TO

909

minutes

spent exercising
UP TO

285

minutes

spent learning
UP TO

60

minutes

not spent in front of a screen

Donaven's actions

Simplicity

Limit Social Media

Do at Home

I will limit my social media use to once each day reducing my daily use by 30 minute(s)

COMPLETED 2
DAILY ACTIONS

Action Track: Justice for the Whole Community

Research Voter Suppression

Do at Home

I will spend at least 10 minutes finding out what local laws, policies, and practices keep people from voting in my community.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Action Track: Justice for the Whole Community

Offset for Climate Justice

Do at Home

Greenhouse gases found in old refrigerants are up to 10,900 times more potent than carbon dioxide. I will help eliminate these gases through the purchase of offset credits to ensure we all have a planet we can thrive on.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Action Track: Justice for the Whole Community

Watch a Documentary about Food Sovereignty

Do at Home

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: Healing and Renewal

Happiness

Do at Home

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

Action Track: Healing and Renewal

Mindfulness Practice

Do at Home

I will spend 15 minute(s) per day practicing Mindfulness.

COMPLETED 0
DAILY ACTIONS

Action Track: Healing and Renewal

Go for a Daily Walk Outside

Do at Home

I will take a walk outside for 20 minutes each day.

COMPLETED 7
DAILY ACTIONS

Action Track: Healing and Renewal

Family Game Hour

Do at Home

I will spend quality time with family and friends by playing low-tech game(s) and/or through the spirit of imagination.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Action Track: Healing and Renewal

Core Values

Do at Home

We may find more meaning and joy in life when our actions are aligned with our personal values. I will determine what my top 3-5 core values are so that I can better align my actions with them.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Community

Engage In Active Listening

Do at Home

I will practice actively listening to a friend, family member, co-worker, acquaintance, or someone who I may disagree with in at least 5 conversations.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Health

Exercise Daily

Do at Home

Exercise is a great stress blaster! I will exercise for 45 minute(s) each day.

COMPLETED 8
DAILY ACTIONS

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
Action Track: Justice for the Whole Community Watch a Documentary about Food Sovereignty

How does food sovereignty address the complex transition from localized food systems to modern global food systems?

Donaven Haderlie 10/27/2021 8:59 AM

How is it that we have global food systems, yet 30% of Americans are classified as food insecure? Mississippi has the highest rate of food insecurity and the highest rate of obesity. Our lack of healthy/nutritious food is a direct link to the obesity problems we have in the US.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Action Track: Healing and Renewal Core Values

What are your top 3-5 core values? How did you narrow it down to those as being your core values?

Donaven Haderlie 10/26/2021 4:50 PM

I don't know that I have identified my top 3-5 yet, however some core values that I know are important to me include: clarity, competence, compassion, acceptance, meaning, loyalty, love, logic, honesty, family, purpose, responsibility, satisfaction, structure, tolerance, and trustworthy.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Action Track: Justice for the Whole Community Research Voter Suppression

What are the ways in which voters are prohibited from or discouraged from voting in your region and/or state? What could be done to get rid of these barriers?

Donaven Haderlie 10/25/2021 8:15 PM

Since the 2020 election Idaho has submitted 6 new bills that are aimed at making it harder for people to cast their vote. Some things that they are proposing include: making the only acceptable ID a State ID, if there is a spelling error in a persons name on their registration their vote is not counted, making it so you can’t sign an affidavit saying it’s you in order to vote.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Action Track: Justice for the Whole Community Offset for Climate Justice

What did you learn from the resources? What did you discover from the offset calculator?

Donaven Haderlie 10/25/2021 8:01 PM

I had no idea that eating meat had such an effect on greenhouse gasses. Dairy and meat consumption by one person equals approximately 8 pounds of greenhouse gas emissions. I do pretty good at not eating meat daily but I eat dairy every day.

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Donaven Haderlie 10/14/2021 8:28 AM

Winston Churchill said, “Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the COURAGE TO CONTINUE that counts.”

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