An issue I an particularly focused on is that of fast fashion and, specifically, the unethical and unsustainable ways in which clothing is mass-produced to fit current trends and fads and not made to last for very long. This is a wide-branching issue, as not […]
Year: 2021
Civic Action – Leah
The U.N’s 7th sustainable development goal is to ensure everyone has access to affordable, reliable, and modern electricity and energy services by 2030. Around a billion people live without adequate and sufficient access to electricity, mostly concentrated in the Sub-Saharan African and South Asia regions. […]
Civic Action
An issue that is prevalent is the pollution of the Oceans. All over the world, people continue to pollute the ocean not only by littering but also by fishing. Overfishing is negatively affecting the ocean greatly and introduces harmful plastics and destroys ecosystems by removing […]
Civic Action – Stephanie
An issue I care about is food insecurity, so it was convenient that this topic consistently came up throughout all four workshops. When I was researching, I found that 30% of Harrisburg City residents are considered to be living below the poverty line; this number […]
Civic Action
I began looking at hunger within urban areas. In particular, the city I am from, Philadelphia. When examining hunger and food insecurity, the factors that play in include a lot of things we have been talking about over the course of the last few weeks. […]
DEI reflection, McNevin
I think I would go to Germany. My identity as a US citizen might result in some questions about major cultural/socioeconomic differences like the private healthcare industry and having to pay for university for example, (and maybe even still questions about Trump). That kinda thing. […]
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion Reflection
If I had to migrate to another country, I think I would go to Canada, and I would plan to arrive in Montreal. I chose this place as it was the first place I traveled to outside of the United States, and it is accessible […]
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion
Given circumstances outside of my control, in which I had to migrate to another country I would have to be careful of where exactly I am to go. As a queer person of color there are many places in which I would be discriminated against […]
Sustainability
I believe sustainability means to be able to focus on what is needed to be done to develop in a positive way without comprising any future development. My definition has not really changed for I truly think there are many way one can define this […]
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion
If I found myself in a situation where I had to immigrate to another country, it would probably be to Canada, considering that I could drive through the border instead of having to deal with an airport, and since the only language I speak reliably […]