Close Up IMPACT: Task Force Action Plan Presentations (Fall 2020) by Meadow Jane Wiggington https://padlet.com/mwiggington/taskforcepresentations Hi everyone! In this space, you will be able to engage with all of the presentations and other materials that every subcommittee created for this program. Please engage with one another, leave comments, and feedback on presentations - Feel free to even share your contact information if you want to get in touch with anyone! Thank you again for all of your hard work this fall. It was truly an amazing experience working with every single one of you! ♡ Meadow Wiggington, Katie Jones-Gray, Kevin Gomes, Julianne Forzano, Meredith Polm, Jared Conn, and Danny Hastings en-us 2020-12-18 15:48:57 UTC 2025-09-28 19:58:13 UTC hello@padlet.com Subcommittee on Disability mwiggington https://padlet.com/mwiggington/taskforcepresentations/wish/1031625599 We are creating a job fair that will connect people with disabilities to jobs that are looking to hire. We call this program “able-connect”. In addition to the fair, people can sign up to be on an email chain (you fill out a survey to see which you get placed on). Companies may reach out to the people on the chain with job opportunities.

Job Fair Survey: https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=FnbISY8jRUOeI-vNEyWVuwgJgZsnUUFPlgO7OOjBqLdUNDFOMDdMNUY1RlZXMTJHOUFMUVpHTUtQWC4u]]> 2020-12-18 15:54:42 UTC https://padlet.com/mwiggington/taskforcepresentations/wish/1031625599 Subcommittee on Accessibility and Disparities in Healthcare mwiggington https://padlet.com/mwiggington/taskforcepresentations/wish/1031628905 We are creating a social media and phone banking campaign to support bills that will make healthcare more accessible for lower-income families. The social media account will include infographics and will encourage people to fill out a letter template to send to their representatives asking them to support certain healthcare bills.

Instagram: amend_american_healthcare]]> 2020-12-18 15:55:38 UTC https://padlet.com/mwiggington/taskforcepresentations/wish/1031628905 Subcommittee on Restricted Social Mobility mwiggington https://padlet.com/mwiggington/taskforcepresentations/wish/1031641837 We are using social media as an outreach tool to spread awareness, as well as holding events (most likely virtually) that will help get more people involved and inform them about restricted social mobility. We will also create a program that will focus on educating and offering support to students, while also writing up and distributing petitions that focus on tackling restricted social mobility. ]]> 2020-12-18 15:59:05 UTC https://padlet.com/mwiggington/taskforcepresentations/wish/1031641837 Subcommittee on Pollution and its Impact on Ecosystems mwiggington https://padlet.com/mwiggington/taskforcepresentations/wish/1031652429 Our action plan is to encourage members of our nation to be environmentally friendly towards our economies, neighborhoods, crops, and animals. The outcome of our action plan is for citizens to be more aware of changes and how their activities affect said environment. As a result, we have taken the initiative of starting within our schools and disapproving while also creating a new alternative to plastic and wasteful products, specifically Styrofoam, and bring in safer, biodegradable products to schools and organizations.

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=siijkj4-CZI
Gmail: jjcbapollution.evolution@gmail.com
Instagram: pollution_evolution
]]> 2020-12-18 16:01:54 UTC https://padlet.com/mwiggington/taskforcepresentations/wish/1031652429 Subcommittee on Incorrect Waste Disposal mwiggington https://padlet.com/mwiggington/taskforcepresentations/wish/1031656580 As the environment takes on a toxic toll day by day, us as individuals should do well to take every step we can be it big or small to steer incorrect waste, which holds a heavy effect on the environment.

Petition: https://www.change.org/p/school-administrations-encourage-schools-to-switch-from-styrofoam-to-reusable-materials-for-school-lunches?recruiter=1101813572&recruited_by_id=433f2630-a437-11ea-898b-715114214735&utm_source=share_petition&utm_medium=copylink&utm_campaign=petition_dashboard
Instagram: the_lunch_bunch5
]]> 2020-12-18 16:03:03 UTC https://padlet.com/mwiggington/taskforcepresentations/wish/1031656580 Subcommittee on Gender Norms mwiggington https://padlet.com/mwiggington/taskforcepresentations/wish/1031659243 We work on educating others about the detrimental effects that transphobia, homophobia, and gender norms have on LGBTQ+ youth. To go about doing this, we are going to use short infographics to share information, going to start a petition that is against the Trans/Gay Panic laws in the U.S. along with making a template to email local representatives to share your opinion on it, and going to share stories that come from LGBTQ+ youth to directly see how gender norms negatively impact them.  Our hope is to educate people on why gender norms and heteronormativity are harmful, and how they can take a stand in their community.

Instagram: leta_project
Website Video: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1vo6GQB14P798dbs1B-5bw4TbUdK-XcQH/view?usp=sharing
Google Form: https://forms.gle/H83ffx3WZpm3ii2TA
]]> 2020-12-18 16:03:46 UTC https://padlet.com/mwiggington/taskforcepresentations/wish/1031659243 Subcommittee on Reproductive Rights mwiggington https://padlet.com/mwiggington/taskforcepresentations/wish/1031659455 We as women, are half of the population and constantly have to pay unreasonable prices for products that help with an issue we have no  control over.  After seeing Scotland's bill on free feminine hygiene products, we’ve realized that it is something our nation can also achieve.

Instagram: reproductiverightsawareness]]> 2020-12-18 16:03:49 UTC https://padlet.com/mwiggington/taskforcepresentations/wish/1031659455 Subcommittee on Lack of Civic Engagement in Local Communities mwiggington https://padlet.com/mwiggington/taskforcepresentations/wish/1031684930 We are an organization committed to the spread and invigoration of community development and action. Our main goal is to allow people on both a local and national level to connect through their love of community service and volunteer opportunities. Through social media and our own website, where we provide many resources, we plan to minimize the barriers between one and their own community.]]> 2020-12-18 16:10:27 UTC https://padlet.com/mwiggington/taskforcepresentations/wish/1031684930 Subcommittee on Lack of Political Education and Awareness mwiggington https://padlet.com/mwiggington/taskforcepresentations/wish/1031691635 This subcommittee engages in trying to educate people on how to make better decisions when voting for candidates in an election based on facts. We plan to create a place where people can provide unbiased information about candidates whether in a local or national/presidential election. In order to rectify this issue on a broader level, we plan to use social media as a platform as well.]]> 2020-12-18 16:12:06 UTC https://padlet.com/mwiggington/taskforcepresentations/wish/1031691635 Subcommittee on Implicit Bias mwiggington https://padlet.com/mwiggington/taskforcepresentations/wish/1031692852 Our goal is to eradicate implicit bias covertly impacting the medical field, especially in terms of systemic racism in mammogram guidelines and the disproportionate negative impact of COVID-19 on minority communities.  To solve this issue, we are working to first highlight that implicit biases exist in these areas and then build momentum for change through people's’ stories.

Instagram: byemedicalbias 
Blog: https://bye2bias.wixsite.com/website
]]> 2020-12-18 16:12:25 UTC https://padlet.com/mwiggington/taskforcepresentations/wish/1031692852 Subcommittee on Police Brutality mwiggington https://padlet.com/mwiggington/taskforcepresentations/wish/1031695089
Instagram: justicejunction
Petition: https://www.change.org/p/united-states-department-of-justice-help-enforce-the-george-floyd-justice-policing-act?utm_content=cl_sharecopy_26235327_en-US%3A4&recruiter=1167968967&utm_source=share_petition&utm_medium=copylink&utm_campaign=share_petition 

]]> 2020-12-18 16:12:59 UTC https://padlet.com/mwiggington/taskforcepresentations/wish/1031695089 Subcommittee on Systemic Racism in Schools mwiggington https://padlet.com/mwiggington/taskforcepresentations/wish/1031698009 This subcommittee focuses on addressing and educating people about systemic racism in America’s education. Specifically, we are centering our presentation around discriminatory policing and the school to prison pipeline, as well as redlining and how it has created inequalities in education today.  We want to spread awareness by creating social media platforms.

Instagram: systemic_racism_awareness]]> 2020-12-18 16:13:39 UTC https://padlet.com/mwiggington/taskforcepresentations/wish/1031698009 Subcommittee on Updating Curriculum mwiggington https://padlet.com/mwiggington/taskforcepresentations/wish/1031699944 This subcommittee focuses on informing people about the outdated and non-inclusive curriculum. In an effort to remedy this problem we are starting an awareness campaign so this issue is on the forefront of people’s minds and we hope to create legislation that not only fixes this issue but prevents it from happening again.]]> 2020-12-18 16:14:09 UTC https://padlet.com/mwiggington/taskforcepresentations/wish/1031699944 Subcommittee on Lack of Funding mwiggington https://padlet.com/mwiggington/taskforcepresentations/wish/1031700679 We are sharing the experiences of others and bringing awareness to our issue through the use of a social media account and online petition. Our subcommittee wants to address the effects of chronic disinvestment in public schools and come up with ways to encourage increased funding for our communities and schools all over the country. Our hope is that by spreading awareness about this issue and providing people with ways that they can implement our action plan in their own communities, there will start to be change in how the government views funding for education. ]]> 2020-12-18 16:14:21 UTC https://padlet.com/mwiggington/taskforcepresentations/wish/1031700679