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Join the St. Kate's community in celebrating Earth Week (April 19th-24th) with a series of virtual events and activities, including the Ecochallenge, Bee Run/Walk, events hosted by student groups, and more! Visit the Earth Week website to learn how to get involved! Contact sustainability@stkate.edu with questions.

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Join Team St. Kate's in a virtual sustainability competition against colleges and universities across Minnesota. Set goals to complete daily sustainable actions and the chance to win sustainable prizes! Learn more about the Ecochallenge and register today!

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For the challenge this week I decided to explore some new parks! I visited 2 parks that I have driven by many times but never stopped to visit. Both of the parks had short hiking trails through wetland areas. I really enjoyed the trails and plan to visit again!

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I filled out my carbon footprint from this website (https://www.footprintcalculator.org/). I am very fortunate to not have a long transportation because everything is close to me! Although, I was surprised that being Pescatarian didn't reduce my carbon footprint ☹️ I have been purchasing seafood products that has an emblem of a blue fish from BAP Certification, it means that it is sustainably caught. For more information, here's the link (https://www.nsf.org/testing/food/food-safety-audits-certifications/agriculture-seafood-farming/bap)

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As part of my bingo list, I want to share a nature documentary that I recently watched titled "My Octopus Teacher" I am not going to say anything else because it is worth a watch! You will feel all the feelings and will have connections in real life like building trust! It is a wonderful documentary and octopuses are AMAZINNNNNNNNNNNNGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG!!!!!

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I walked around Battle Creek last week with my corgi, Nellie! They have an amazing dog park. The warm weather is so nice but also makes me nervous for the climate crisis!

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Yesterday the weather was super nice so I decided to explore a new trail for the challenge this week! ☀️ I visited a local park that I have been to a few times before, but I had never explored this trail. I saw a few birds and spotted many shells since the trail passes through wetlands and floodplain forest. Here is a picture of me on the hike!

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Hi everyone! The Line 3 Pipeline is an issue that may be of interest to you - it is an oil pipeline that will pollute and also infringe on Native rights. If any of you are interested, U of M's climate action group is holding a series of virtual events next week about this and will be posting info and links on their Instagram, @umnclimatestrike. There is also an opportunity for socially distanced action with the Sunrise Movement against the pipeline here. https://fb.me/e/dqLYnQ6en

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For the challenge this week I attended the Gather film screening and panel. The panelists were absolutely amazing, and I am looking forward to talking about it at our next meeting! If you weren't able to make it to the screening or want to watch it again, the film is available through the library: https://bit.ly/WatchGather

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For the outdoor challenge, I set a goal to spend time outside every day and I recorded what I did each day. Although most days consisted of taking a simple walk around my neighborhood, it helps me so much to take a break from my schedule and spend time outside! 🍂

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Film screening: Monday, November 23rd 4:00-5:30PM

Panel discussion: Tuesday, November 24th 4:00-5:30PM

Register here: http://bit.ly/StKatesGather

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This week, despite the snowfall, I tried to get outside and do walks around campus and the neighborhood surrounding campus. Here are the photos I took. ( I won't be able to make it to this week's meeting so I wanted to share what I did)
- Ceci

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Research and promote local sustainable businesses + promote sustainable gift-giving

Check out and add to the Google Doc below to help us get started on this goal!

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Local Sustainable Businesses Planning Doc

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Publish a St. Kates informational sustainability packet/OAKS (bi-weekly?) newsletter

Check out and add to the Google Doc below to help us get started on this goal!

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Me with my skeleton outfit which I have worn for the past 3 years for halloween!

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This is from a while ago, but my little sister and I took turns sketching the tree outside of my bedroom window! I don’t draw too much so this was something new for me, but it was super fun!

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About this film

The Story of Cosmetics, released on July 21, 2010, examines the pervasive use of toxic chemicals in our everyday personal care products, from lipstick to baby shampoo. The seven-minute film reveals the implications for consumer and worker health and the environment, and outlines ways we can move the industry away from hazardous chemicals and towards safer alternatives.

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The Story of Cosmetics was co-created and released by The Story of Stuff Project and the Campaign for Safe Cosmetics, a coalition effort launched in 2004 to protect the health of consumers and workers by securing the corporate, regulatory and legislative reforms necessary to eliminate dangerous chemicals from cosmetics and personal care products. The movie was produced by Free Range Studios.

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About this film The Story of Cosmetics, released on July 21, 2010, examines the pervasive use of toxic chemicals in our everyday personal care products, from lipstick to baby shampoo. The seven-minute film reveals the implications for consumer and worker health and the environment, and outlines ways we can move the industry away from hazardous...

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This is from last year at Minnehaha Falls but it was a great time!

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I love finding new parks and trails, so for the challenge this week I looked at a map of parks in my city. I chose a park that I had not heard much about before and went on a hike there today. It's a smaller park so there is only about 2 miles of trails, but it is steep terrain through a gorgeous oak forest (how perfect!). It is an urban park located next to a major highway, so I was surprised by how much wildlife I saw, including two white-tailed deer and a coyote. This challenge was definitely a success and I am looking forward to visiting this park again!! 🍂🦌

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First picture is my attempt on my little sibling's halloween costume as Lapis Lazuli!

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Keanna and I were sitting around our living room sunday night and found a vegan pumpkin chocolate brownie recipe! We tried to make it "spooky" using anything we could in the kitchen but it turned out not be be as Pinterest-y as we hoped! Tasted amazing though!! Happy Halloween 🌙

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I highly recommend checking out this youth movement to stop climate change that has roots all around the US!

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Sunrise is building a movement of young people across race and class to stop the climate crisis and win a Green New Deal. We will force the government to end the reign of fossil fuel elites, invest in Black, brown and working class communities, and create millions of good union jobs. We're on a mission to put everyday people back in charge and build a world that works for all of us, now and for generations to come. Join us for a 1-hr video call to connect with people like you across the country, hear our plan to win, and find your home in the movement.

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Sunrise Movement - We Are The Climate Revolution

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Sunrise is building a movement of young people across race and class to stop the climate crisis and win a Green New Deal. We will force the government to end the reign of fossil fuel elites, invest in Black, brown and working class communities, and create millions of good union jobs.

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About this film

The Story of Bottled Water, released on March 22, 2010 (World Water Day), employs the Story of Stuff style to tell the story of manufactured demand-how you get Americans to buy more than half a billion bottles of water every week when it already flows virtually free from the tap. Over five minutes, the film explores the bottled water industry's attacks on tap water and its use of seductive, environmental-themed advertising to cover up the mountains of plastic waste it produces. The film concludes with a call for viewers to make a personal commitment to avoid bottled water and support public investment in clean, available tap water for all.

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The Story of Bottled Water was co-created and released by The Story of Stuff Project and a coalition of partners, including Corporate Accountability International, Food & Water Watch, Polaris Institute, Pacific Institute and Environmental Working Group. The movie was produced by Free Range Studios.

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The Story of Bottled Water - Story of Stuff

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About this film The Story of Bottled Water, released on March 22, 2010 (World Water Day), employs the Story of Stuff style to tell the story of manufactured demand-how you get Americans to buy more than half a billion bottles of water every week when it already flows virtually free from the tap.

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About this film

From its extraction through sale, use and disposal, all the stuff in our lives affects communities at home and abroad, yet most of this is hidden from view. The Story of Stuff is a 20-minute, fast-paced, fact-filled look at the underside of our production and consumption patterns. The Story of Stuff exposes the connections between a huge number of environmental and social issues, and calls us together to create a more sustainable and just world. It'll teach you something, it'll make you laugh, and it just may change the way you look at all the stuff in your life forever.

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The Story of Stuff was written by Annie Leonard, Louis Fox, and Jonah Sachs, directed by Louis Fox and produced by Free Range Studios. Executive Producers included Tides Foundation and the Funders Workgroup for Sustainable Production and Consumption. It was released in December 2007.

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About this film From its extraction through sale, use and disposal, all the stuff in our lives affects communities at home and abroad, yet most of this is hidden from view. The Story of Stuff is a 20-minute, fast-paced, fact-filled look at the underside of our production and consumption patterns.

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A very dear friend of my family gave us some of their halloween treat! It looked super creative and it taste very sweet!