An issue I am concerned with is food security and many groups/populations are affected even within the United States, such as low income or immigrant families. Within my own town an organization called “La Comunidad Hispana” specializes in providing resources to the aforementioned individuals. They […]
Category: Civic Action
Civil Action
An issue that I am concerned about is pollution, especially garbage from restaurants, schools, universities/ colleges, sporting events/ stadiums, etc. Not only on land is pollution a problem but within our oceans all over the world. Oceans are being flooded with plastics and chemicals running […]
Civic Action Reflection
For this reflection I decided to start with a ‘smaller’ issue–literacy in my home county of Whitley County, Indiana–but this workshop series has shown me that no issue is separate from larger systems, and that understanding can inform our actions. This issue has been close […]
Civic Action
An issue I am concerned about is water security. Water security is an issue throughout the world, especially in rural areas of Central and South America, but Mendoza, Argentina is especially vulnerable and they have been having a water crisis for over eleven years. Due […]
Civic Action Reflection
An issue that I care about is sufficient access to affordable housing and infrastructure. Working with the Fuller Center for Housing in Georgia and working closely with individuals affected by the system that limits them from accessing quality housing and access to infrastructure has made […]
Civic Action Reflection – Patrick Noonan
One action that I think is super important today is reducing inequalities. Around the world and in many different societies we see inequalities of all different kinds from race to gender to sexual orientation, and so on. Going back to interdependence and sustainability workshops, it […]
Civic Action
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 […]
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 […]