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Somewhere over the Rainbow - Israel "IZ" Kamakawiwoʻole

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We Are All Connected - Symphony of Science

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Somewhere - Barbra Streisand

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Good Rain-Trevor Hall

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Buycott App

buycott_logo.png Buycott empowers you to effect global change by voting with your wallet.

As seen on CNN, NBC, FOX, ABC, and more!

● HOW IT WORKS ●

* Join campaigns to support causes you care about.

* Scan product barcodes to learn a product's history.

* Make a purchase decision on the product and communicate your decision to the company.

● FEATURES ●

+ Support causes by joining campaigns created by some of the world's best non-profit organizations.

+ Come across a product that doesn't match your values? No worries! Check out the suggested alternatives to find a product that's a better match.

+ Broadcast your purchase decision to create impact and get your friends and followers involved.

+ Improve your position on the leaderboard by taking action with Buycott.

+ Create your own campaign from buycott.com

● PERMISSIONS ●

Buycott takes your privacy very seriously. Below is an explanation of every permission that we ask for when you install the app, and a complete summary of what we use it for:

+ Location: They only use your location for determining nearby actions, trending campaigns, and trending products.

+ Contacts: If you try to invite a friend through the app, they access your contacts to provide you with a list of friends. Under no other circumstances do they access your contacts.

+ Camera: They only access your camera when you are scanning a barcode.

+ Cost: FREE

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Television

In the average American household, the television is on for more than four hours a day. Many households have a television in every room in the house. Some don't have a television at all. What are your habits concerning television? What are your preferences for what you watch and when? What can you live with in terms of having television on in the kitchen, living room, and other common areas? What "must you have" concerning television and what would you "like to have" in your living space?

 

Sources: Sharing Housing: A Guidebook for Finding and Keeping Good Housemates

Contributors:  Annamarie Pluhar

Recommended Books: Sharing Housing: A Guidebook for Finding and Keeping Good Housemates

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Something To Think About...

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Environmental Impact for Munkesoegaard

Munkesoegaard, a 100-household Eco-Village near Copenhegen in Denmark, learned they used 38% less water than the average Danish household, and 25% less electricity. carbon dioxide emissions from their wood-pellet heating system and rom their electricity consumption are both 60% lower than the average Danish household, and Munkesoegaard residents who carpool drove only 5% of the Danish average.

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Passing the Clipboard

Sometimes information needs to be collected during the meeting. To save time, circulate a clipboard to collect this information. Once collected it can be entered into the written record and/or presented to the group by the Facilitator.

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Phase 0 -“Seed Phase”

Purpose:

YOU establish philosophies for a better future. These are formed based on knowing how things are in relation to how you feel they acorn_seed.jpgshould be.

 

Physical:

At least one of 4 scenarios happen:

  • You take no action.
  • You find others like yourself but take no meaningful action.
  • You find others like yourself who want to take action.
  • You find a means to implement action either individually or within a group.

 

Social:

  • You, and others like you, become unsettled by the constant societal pressures of the status quo and the direction society is going.

 

Intellectual:

  • You educate yourself on the current systems in place as well as research possible solutions.  You ask yourself, “What can be done to change our current situation?”
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