I was very nervous going into this project. I would go so far as to say I was dreading it because 1) taking action sounds like a big, time consuming idea, 2) I had little idea what a project on “movements” would entail, and 3) I generally am screwed over by group projects. However, I come out the other side… Read more »
This project was one of my first experiences planning an event for a large group of people. I learned just how many moving parts needed to be organized in order for everything to go according to plan. Unfortunately, after all of our planning we had to cancel the event because our venue pulled out. The big lesson we learned was… Read more »
This quarter, my group and I had the opportunity to learn about on pollinations, with a focus on the collapse of bee colonies. Honey bees are responsible for pollinating and producing 1/3 of the fruits and vegetables, and they have been disappearing as a fast rate. To put this in even more perspective, more than 10 million beehives were lost… Read more »
Our group project was focused around food waste reduction. We decided to connect a restaurant with a shelter to donate food and therefore reduce their food waste at the end of the evening. The ultimate goal was to connect a restaurant with a shelter and start a continuous relationship, but we weren’t able to make that happen beyond the few… Read more »
For my action project, my group focused on the issue of stormwater. We held an educational outreach event on Red Square; two posters were prepared for our event, one detailing the issue of stormwater and the other detailing potential systemic and individual solutions. While our posters held some information relating stormwater to our class, much of that information was to… Read more »
The Group action projects were an eventful, sometimes hard, yet worthwhile exercise. The thing that was most beneficial was learning about the local public health organizations and what they did, “Healthy King County” and “Food Coalition Washington” were two great organizations. Food Coalition of Washington even had a legislative agenda and goals that will be useful for enacting and advocating… Read more »
Many college students may feel disconnected with the topic of trade because of their perceived inability to influence it. However, our project demonstrates that there are many ways, in which students can get involved locally to influence this global issue. Specifically, we utilized a forum in the format of a podcast to proliferate the knowledge we gained in our discussions… Read more »
At first, I was cautious about whether my groupmates and I were all on board to focus on Food Security as our topic. I worried that I would not be able to contribute as much as I would like due to my lack of knowledge about the field, as well as the wide variety of politics surrounding food as I learned… Read more »
For our Group Action Project, my group focused on interacting with the organization (FareStart) to get resources that would support to achieve our goal of spreading awareness. My group members kept trying to contact them to receive their answer, but we realize that communication between individuals and corporation is not secure as much as we expected. We as students recognized… Read more »
Water is one of earth’s most precious resources, and it is dwindling at a rapid rate. In an industrialized world that demands water for nearly every activity, this spells disaster. Edging closer to the brink of a global water crisis as each day passes, my group action project wanted to confront the personal issues that contribute to this hostile climate:… Read more »