I’ll be honest, prior to this course I didn’t pay much attention to the choices I made and the impact it had on the environment. Never had I realized the harm that occurs in each mile I drive to and from work. I never cared about eco-villages or co-housing communities. I never even considered participating in peaceful exercises such as meditation and nature walks. Most importantly, I was surely closed-minded to the many ways that encourages living a more sustainable life.
As Dr. Becker points out, we are all very passionate about our own thing. Whether it’s our families or sports, we all are passionate for something. Surely, the most important thing I learned is that it’ll take all of us, in this class, in our community, and in this world to be passionate towards sustainability in order to change the way we view our lives and the way we utilize our resources in our world.
Thursday, July 15, 2010
4.5 Communication, Media, and Social Change
One of the top five trends in sustainability communication is more use of social media tools and online video. Businesses and advocacy groups are realizing that social media networking can be used to connect with customers. This is why our group has decided to use Facebook as a way to present our project. Online communication is rapidly replacing written communication. More so, social networking sites is surely the new trend in our society. Even prominent leaders in our society such as President Obama use this type of communication to communicate his ideas and concerns with a sustainable way of life. By presenting our project on Facebook, we are able to communicate our ideas and encourage our friends, family, and the Facebook community in a setting that many of us visit daily.
4.4 (B) Sheena Tagalicod Contribution: Children’s Peace Camp
Foundation for Sustainable Community. (2006). A Children’s Peace Camp. Retrieved July 14, 2010, from http://www.communitysustainable.org/
index.php?page=peace-village
Peace Village, located in Snohomish, Washington offers a children’s peace camp for children in Kindergarten through 8th grade. They partake in excellent activities such as cooperative games and art projects. In addition, children learn how to deal with conflict resolution and awareness to multicultural issues. This peace camp offers an effective way in learning compassionate communication in our world that often tests our patience and purpose.
index.php?page=peace-village
Peace Village, located in Snohomish, Washington offers a children’s peace camp for children in Kindergarten through 8th grade. They partake in excellent activities such as cooperative games and art projects. In addition, children learn how to deal with conflict resolution and awareness to multicultural issues. This peace camp offers an effective way in learning compassionate communication in our world that often tests our patience and purpose.
4.4(A) Sustainability, Communication, Hope, & the Future
Intentional Chocolate
This video introduced a product that is sure to help everyone live a more sustainable life. Intentional chocolate infuses its chocolate with good intentions. Research has proven that those who consume this intentional chocolate showed improvements in their mood. More so, intentional chocolate shows us that if we want to live a more purposeful life, we must offer our best intentions that will definitely affect the world and other people.
This video introduced a product that is sure to help everyone live a more sustainable life. Intentional chocolate infuses its chocolate with good intentions. Research has proven that those who consume this intentional chocolate showed improvements in their mood. More so, intentional chocolate shows us that if we want to live a more purposeful life, we must offer our best intentions that will definitely affect the world and other people.
4.3 Part A Conflict
Nonviolent communication (NVC) is not a new concept for it has been practiced for many years. This technique of conflict management refers to when violence is absent from one’s state of compassions and most importantly from one’s heart. NVC encourages deep listening of one’s thoughts as well as the thoughts of others. Through NVC, thoughts and emotions can be straightened out and better understood in a manner that brings peace to our world.
We all know that our environment and natural resources are being depleted as we speak. In terms of the massive oil spill in the gulf, NVC can be used to resolve the issue and begin reconstructing the area. I, like many I’m sure, was first filled with much anger and frustration when seeing how the animals, plants, and community were affected by the oil spill. However, if NVC is practiced we can all learn to clear our minds and come to terms with what has happened. By listening to our own thoughts and feelings, we will be able to calmly begin to enforce change.
We all know that our environment and natural resources are being depleted as we speak. In terms of the massive oil spill in the gulf, NVC can be used to resolve the issue and begin reconstructing the area. I, like many I’m sure, was first filled with much anger and frustration when seeing how the animals, plants, and community were affected by the oil spill. However, if NVC is practiced we can all learn to clear our minds and come to terms with what has happened. By listening to our own thoughts and feelings, we will be able to calmly begin to enforce change.
4.2 FSNP
One of the techniques that I learned was that members in a group need to be willing to be open, honest and kind with one another. I have often been in group situations where this was not present. Thus, it made it extremely difficult to feel comfortable with one another. As a result, our work as a group suffered as well. This technique is already taking place and has deeply allowed us further grow as a group.
Clear communication skills is also an important technique that will ensure our group is on the same page. Being in different parts of the world surely has its difficulties in communicating with one another. However, by have a sense of clear communication with one another will eliminate and confusing or frustration that may occur. Furthermore, by addressing and resolving any conflict that may arise, our group will be sure to succeed in our project
Clear communication skills is also an important technique that will ensure our group is on the same page. Being in different parts of the world surely has its difficulties in communicating with one another. However, by have a sense of clear communication with one another will eliminate and confusing or frustration that may occur. Furthermore, by addressing and resolving any conflict that may arise, our group will be sure to succeed in our project
4.1 Leadership-Sheena Tagalicod
Our world has surely seen its share of great leaders such as Gandhi, Martin Luther King Jr, and former President George Washington. All have inspired change and all have been highly recognized for their abilities as a leader. However, as Simon Sinek points out in his presentation, “How great leaders inspire action,” we are all capable of being leaders. He points out that to be a great leader one needs to not only communicate what they are doing and how they are going to do it, but most importantly communicate why they are doing it; thus, making a great leader.
In Hawai’i, many families are so set in their own traditions and ways of living. Therefore, breaking the barrier and changing the way people view their lives becomes a great struggle. One goal that I can set is to educate my community on ways to improve their way of living. Taking on the leadership role in this sense would involve organizing meetings and events that would gain the interest of the community members and open their eyes to a new way of living. Indeed it would be difficult to organize such events. The initial step of breaking one’s own views on their particular culture and being open-minded to other cultures and ways of living will be the hardest to overcome. However, having the right connections and getting everyone involved, including our county council representative and other political voices, we can be sure to make a difference.
In Hawai’i, many families are so set in their own traditions and ways of living. Therefore, breaking the barrier and changing the way people view their lives becomes a great struggle. One goal that I can set is to educate my community on ways to improve their way of living. Taking on the leadership role in this sense would involve organizing meetings and events that would gain the interest of the community members and open their eyes to a new way of living. Indeed it would be difficult to organize such events. The initial step of breaking one’s own views on their particular culture and being open-minded to other cultures and ways of living will be the hardest to overcome. However, having the right connections and getting everyone involved, including our county council representative and other political voices, we can be sure to make a difference.
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