The August TED Talk: Eco-Edition event on environmental action was a great conversation to kick off a new semester at Illinois! Alexandra Gergova was a terrific host at the event and showed an inspiring TED Talk by Majora Carter, “Greening the ghetto”. Learn more about Majora’s work and environmental activism here. In addition to the resources outlined in Alex’s presentation (see attached), below are additional and resources that were shared during the conversation:

• Nan Holda shared information about the International Climate Action Challenge: If you and at least one other person want to have a big impact on the environment in 90 days, form a team and join the 2021 International Climate Action Challenge (ICAC): https://www.climateactionchallenge.net/challenge. Free to join by Sept 10! Every registered member of your team will receive the digital “Climate Action Challenge” book and workbook, weekly trainings, weekly check-ins, and access to the ICAC community portal. This is all geared to help everyone #BeTheChange!
• Urbana Sustainability Advisory Commission
• Moms Clean Air Force
• Defend our Future
• Students for Environmental Concerns, UIUC
• Bike at Illinois
• Continue the conversation and interact with others on the Waste Reduction @ Illinois Facebook group
• Sign up for the iSEE newsletter to stay up-to-date on all things sustainability (like future TED Talk events!)

I hope that you enjoyed the discussion on Tuesday evening and that you learned about a new opportunity or way to take action and get involved. Every action has an impact – it is up to all of us to talk about it, tell someone else, and empower others to show up and take action, too!  As always, please reach out with any questions, feedback, or to share additional resources/opportunities!