Nayanka James
POINTS TOTAL
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- 0 THIS WEEK
- 530 TOTAL
participant impact
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UP TO21meatless or vegan mealsconsumed
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UP TO14whole food mealsconsumed
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UP TO10conversationswith people
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UP TO3.0peoplehelped
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UP TO1.0petitionsigned
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UP TO1.0neighbormet
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UP TO2.0documentarieswatched
Nayanka's actions
Transportation
Use Muscle Power
I will only use muscle-powered transportation this week.
Transportation
Locally-Sourced Meals
I will source 7 meal(s) from local producers each day this week.
Community
Meet My Neighbors
I will meet 1 new neighbor(s) this week.
Community
Attend a Meeting
This week, I will attend one local event or meeting concerning a current issue in my community such as a planning meeting, a town hall, or a training on taking action.
Community
Host a House Party
I will host a house party to watch a movie or present a guest speaker on an environmental issue that matters to me.
Community
Connect with a Nonprofit
I will connect with a local nonprofit, environmental or otherwise, and find out how I can get involved or become a member.
Community
Help Others
I will offer to help 3 person(s) who are in need this week.
Food
Whole Foods Diet
I will enjoy 2 meal(s) free of processed foods each day this week.
Food
Choose Organic Ingredients
I will enjoy 7 meal(s) cooked with organic ingredients each day this week.
Food
Weekly Meal Planning
I will reduce food waste and save money by planning a weekly menu, only buying the ingredients I need.
Food
Reduce Animal Products
I will enjoy 2 meatless meal(s) and/or 1 vegan meal(s) each day this week.
Food
Watch a Documentary
I will watch a documentary film about food with family and friends and talk about what we learned.
A Call to Sustainability
Research Local Organizations
I will learn what local organizations are working on sustainability issues and how I can get involved.
A Call to Sustainability
Talk To Others
I will tell 5 people why sustainability is important to me and what my vision for a sustainable world is.
A Call to Sustainability
Watch a Documentary
I will watch a movie about a sustainability issue I would like to know more about.
A Call to Sustainability
Sign a Petition
I will sign petitions in support of an environmental or social initiative in my state.
Participant Feed
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Nayanka James 2/23/2018 7:31 AMI invited my friends to eat at my place and watch the documentary the True Cost, which is a great documentary ! That was fun but I don't know if they will change anything about their habits ! -
Nayanka James 2/23/2018 7:30 AMI went to my neighbors dorm and I offer them "crepes", which are french pancakes. They were not really... nice and refused my offer ! So I ate my crepes alone !! -
Nayanka James 2/22/2018 6:21 PMI am already a vegetarian half of the week! This week I tried to not eat meat and the surprise point was that I actually missed ham in my salads! -
Nayanka James 2/22/2018 6:19 PMLike for the organic food it was not hard for me ! I just tried to be even more engaged on my whole food goals and eat less bread and jam ! -
Nayanka James 2/22/2018 6:17 PMThis week I tried to be more organize and plan my food in advance to reduce the food waste. It was not easy because sometimes I did not want to cook altogether and I only wanted to eat bread and jam! -
Nayanka James 2/22/2018 6:15 PMThis challenge was not hard for me knowing that I am only cooking with organic ingredients, I think that it is very important to be careful of the food that we ingest. Eating organic food is also way more tasty !! -
Nayanka James 2/22/2018 6:13 PMI watched a documentary about a slaughterhouse in France. It was posted on a Facebook page called Konbini which offered numerous short videos about different subjects and different perspectives on the same subject. Recently, they did videos on the way animals were treated in slaughterhouse in France, it was awful to heard the guy talk about what happened to him whole he was working there.
And how animals were violently and mistreated by the employees. He is now a practically a vegetarian and denounce in a book the method used to produce meat -
Nayanka James 2/22/2018 6:10 PMI watched a documentary called the True Cost, this documentary is about the fashion industry; and how clothes are produced in developing countries like Bangladesh. It was heart-breaking and awaking to realize how our industry damaged both the environment and societies, jut for us to have clothes that we don't really need and that we won't use a long time; -
Nayanka James 2/22/2018 6:07 PMI talked with some of friends about sustainability and what it represented to them. And I was really surprised to realize that they did not have the same point of view about the issue, and how some of them did not really care about the environment. -
Nayanka James 2/22/2018 6:05 PMI asked my mom to signed a petition in my hometown for me. This petition is against gold mining in French Guiana, particularly near cities like Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni my hometown.