Cat Hartwell

I will find out who in my city makes decisions that impact neighborhood walkability and express my support for better walking infrastructure.

I will spend at least 15 minutes learning about the need for more regenerative agriculture.

I will support a community garden by volunteering, donating, or advocating for a new or existing one.

I will write or call 3 elected official(s) telling them not to support fossil fuel subsidies and instead support wind energy generation.

Sometimes protecting nature requires feeling connected to nature. I will invest 30 minutes in exploring and appreciating a natural area in my region, whether a forest, wetland, coastal area, or somewhere else.

I will take a walk for 30 minutes each day and take note of the infrastructure that makes walking more or less enjoyable, accessible, and possible.

I will plant 1 tree(s) in my community, public parks, or backyard.

I will spend 15 minutes each day researching businesses owned by women, people of color, or immigrants that I can support when shopping.

I will enjoy 2 meatless or vegan meal(s) each day of the challenge.

I will research and support local farmers who have made the decision to not use synthetic nitrogen fertilizers.

I will buy organic cotton and foods grown without the use of synthetic nitrogen fertilizers.

I will visit seafoodwatch.org or download the app and commit to making better seafood choices for a healthier ocean.

I will spend at least 13 minutes learning more about the need for family planning globally.

Today, I will use a metal, paper, bamboo or other reusable straw in lieu of a plastic straw. This will protect our coastal ecosystems because so many of these straws end up in our oceans.

Our online purchases are convenient, but they also come with added carbon emissions from extra shipping and packaging. Instead of ordering something online, today I will buy something in person from a local business.

Contamination prevents what is recyclable from being recycled. I will research and recycle all materials that are accepted by local haulers or drop stations in my community, making sure to not contaminate recyclables with non-recyclables.

I will avoid buying and using 2 single-use plastics and instead replace them with durable options.

I will Practice the "5 Rs" — refuse, reduce, reuse, repurpose, and recycle — to reduce my waste more than I can with just recycling alone.

This could be focused on observations you have made about climate change in your community, stories about how you are impacted by changing climate, statements about how you influence the changing climate, or a narrative about why you are passionate about climate. For example, if you were going to make a mind map or write a personal narrative but frame it entirely around the ways that your life intersects with/impacts/is impacted by climate change, what would that story be? Record your story in a way that resonates with you: an essay, a poem, a series of photographs, or a short video.

Set up a time to meet with one FXB Climate Advocate for at least 30 minutes to share about your backgrounds and climate advocacy projects.

I will use smaller plates and/or serve smaller portions when dishing out food.

Find 5 statistics about climate education for high school students in the United States. Share via Flock!

Please write a brief reflection of what you took away from our dialogue with Saket Mani on February 3rd. (In your folder, in google drive)(

Share about one concrete action you took this week to combat climate change

Have 5 questions ready for NIkayla Jefferson for our webinar on Wednesday February 12th at 5pm via Google Hangout.

Recruit 2 friends to join FXB Climate Advocates!

I will post on FXB Climate Advocate's Instagram about climate change.

I will create an outline for a social media campaign to position climate change as an urgent crisis.

I will make a list of international youth climate activists and their social media handles.

I will prepare an outline for a major initiative I will undertake between January and April, culminating on the 50th anniversary of Earth Day on April 22, 2020.

Select an existing action from one of the tracks or create a customized action for the entire FXB Climate Advocates team to complete.

Log in to FXB Climate Advocates Instagram Account (digital credentials are in the Google Drive) and follow 10 key people or organizations that are working on climate change.

Read one article of your choice about climate change and write up a brief overview of the article and why it is important. Upload to Google Drive

Set the date for a climate change talk at your school in January or February. Get at least 10-15 students to attend. The presenter will be someone who is trained to present from the Climate Reality Project.

Review the content of each resource in Climate Change 101 presentation and provide feedback on whether the resource is useful/engaging, etc. Upload a brief write up in your folder in Google Drive.