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Stories from No Impact Saturday: Giving Back

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Erin Blogs on No Impact Week Erin Blogs on No Impact Week
by Erin Collins
posted Sep 19, 2011
After leaving a simple life in an ashram in India, Erin's figuring out how to live responsibly—and joyfully—in a challenging place: home.
Tamar Blogs on No Impact Week Tamar Blogs on No Impact Week
by Tamar Samir
posted Sep 19, 2011
No Impact Eco-leader and yoga instructor Tamar has tried the experiment five times already, but she still learns a lot from her fellow participants.
Christian Blogs on No Impact Week Christian Blogs on No Impact Week
by Christian Honce
posted Sep 19, 2011
Christian just moved from rural Kentucky to Brooklyn, New York, where low-impact living is harder than he thought.
Rebecca Blogs on No Impact Week Rebecca Blogs on No Impact Week
by Rebecca Rockefeller
posted Sep 19, 2011
Rebecca's an underemployed, single mother with a surplus of good humor and innovative spirit. She's tackling No Impact Week for the second time on a shoestring budget with two little girls.
Kathy Blogs on No Impact Week Kathy Blogs on No Impact Week
by Kathy Kottaras
posted Sep 19, 2011
In Los Angeles, mother and teacher Kathy Kottaras takes on a second No Impact Week to find out where there's still room for change.
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by Denisse McLean
posted Sep 19, 2011
Denisse, a Nicaraguan researcher in Honduras, wants to see how far No Impact Week principles can go in the Global South.
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by Bunmi Ishola
posted Sep 19, 2011
Bunmi left her comfort zone to join last January's No Impact Week. Now she's back for round two—and she's bringing her students with her.
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  • Christian Honce: I've been capitulating all week about what I've done wrong, and I haven't stopped to think about what I've done right: learning to see things differently.
  • Erin Collins: Australian children are raised to be water-conscious, but right now the country is gaga over mining—including mining water.
  • Fr. John Rausch: I put a jar of orange water on the table, and people know that’s filled with iron, arsenic, and more, drawn from the neighborhood. I then ask—where do kids play? 

 

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