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Watch the short video below to learn the basics. You'll be an UR Ecochallenge: New Zealand expert in no time!
I will examine my living habits while on campus, and make an effort to be more sustainable in my day-to-day living habits. All are invited to complete the checklist, however students will receive certification for their dorm room or apartment.
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ONE-TIME ACTION
I will attend a talk on "Maori Ancestors in Nature and Law: Legal personality of the environment in Aotearoa New Zealand" by University of Otago professor Jacinta Ruru in the International Commons at 4:00pm.
I will attend the "Private Prisons: Lessons from New Zealand" lunch discussion hosted by Lauren-Brooke Eisen from the Pulitzer Center for Crisis Reporting at 12:00pm in the School of Law.
I will tour the campus solar array. The tour will meet at the solar array on the roof of the Weinstein Center for Recreation at noon.
I will meet (___) new office, dorm, or apartment neighbors each day.
DAILY ACTION
I will learn about equity and inclusion resources on campus and in Richmond.
I will practice the Maori concept of tukua by volunteering or helping someone (___) time(s) this week.
I will spend (___) minutes learning about environmental justice issues in Richmond.
I will shop from (___) women-owned businesses today.
I will use the resource links and spend (___) 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.
I will connect with a local nonprofit working on issues affecting women and trans/nonbinary people in Virginia, communities in poverty, or environmental justice, and find out how I can get involved or become a member.
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