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Our Last Social Justice/Activism Thread

Tue Mar 20, 2007 at 09:30:44 AM PDT

Our experiment with a Social Justice and Activism Thread has come to an end, MTs. A sincere thank you to all who participated. A number of us started and finished some pet projects. These projects were mainly around consumption - either buying (and hopefully even wanting) less or making new efforts to buy environmentally friendly products and/or products from companies whose politics we can support. Our efforts were supported by MTs who chimed in with ideas and resources to learn more.

Some of us expressed interest in developing a volunteer project. For me, this proved to be more difficult to pull off. I am still working on it. A friend has suggested that we do something together, and I like this approach. We will be considering a number of ideas, including my idea on how to support single moms who are stationed in Iraq. My latest google search on this narrowed the field a bit, and I'm ready to take next steps.

One of the things I love about MT is that we are a community who tends to make daily choices and just live our lives in a way I believe promotes social justice or social change in some small - and even large - ways. Carry on ladies (and gents), and please do keep us posted.

Tags: social justice, activism, consumerism, consumption, environmentally friendly, green, volunteer (all tags)

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  • Hmmm... (0 / 0)

    We have a new hot water heater coming our way (much more efficient) and I signed us up for a community garden, which also produces produce for the local food banks.  

    I researched more environmental & social justice non-profits/charities but haven't yet decided how to divide up our $$ to give.

    As for volunteering, sigh...  It is just so hard to get it together now that I am working full-time!

  • Good lucki (0 / 0)

    I didn't do very well overall on my goal of reducing my spending and consumption.  But at least I thought about it a bit more!

    Good luck with your volunteering project!

  • planting native trees (0 / 0)

    Four of us Three Rivers moms got together and planted a bunch of native shrubs, vines, and trees around our new playground, just before the big rain hit on Tuesday.

    We'll plant some more and set up drip irrigation to help get them established by the end of this weekend, just in time for another big (and much needed) storm. All the things we're planting should eventually be alright with no water after the first couple years....and they'll be pretty!

    Just got my Flow book from the library today. I'm looking forward to the discussion, RachelD!

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