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Happy International Youth Day! Today we celebrate the power and potential of young people, and how they are contributing to progression the UN's Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). This year we are emphasizing the important role that youth have in harnessing technology to advance SDGs. Let's continue to empower youth and work alongside them to make positive change 🌏

Did you know that fast fashion is the 2nd most water-intensive industry in the world?

It takes 3,000 litres of water to make one cotton shirt. The dyes used to make clothing have toxic chemicals that end up in our waterways, and approximately 20% of the world's water waste is from this process. Do your part by committing to act sustainably through avoiding fast fashion! Log your actions with Commit2Act.org

On the mat and in her class, she’s learned to bend instead of break and to release worries and expectations so she can stretch out and take up space. Learn life lessons from teacher Bailey Johnson’s Fireside Chat ✨

https://www.firesidechats.ca/video/bailey-johnson

One of the biggest lessons teacher Bailey Johnson learned is if at first you don’t succeed, try, try again. Her first year didn’t go as planned she made a new plan: teaching in the classroom & the yoga studio. Hear her story in her Fireside Chat ✨

Bailey Johnson - Future Pathways Fireside Chats On the Mat and in her Class: Teacher Bailey Johnson Takes Up Space and Learns of Grace

Together, we have the power to create real change.🌍
How will you make a sustainable impact this weekend? Share your actions and join the movement at Commit2Act.org!

From 2012-2020, the equivalent of more than 15 billion plastic bottles and as many as 14 billion plastic grocery bags became litter in Canada's environment. Do your part to eliminate litter by using reusable water bottles and shopping bags. Make sure to log your actions with Commit2Act.org! 🌊

With three degrees and a certificate, Doris Camsell has impressive credentials to inspire Indigenous learners and wisdom to share that comes from the challenges she faced along the way. Hear her story in her Fireside Chat ✨ https://www.firesidechats.ca/video/doris-camsell

Passionate about passing on the gift of information to other people, Doris Camsell has devoted her life to learning and helping others learn, too. Learn about her learning journey in her recent Fireside Chat ✨

Doris Camsell - Future Pathways Fireside Chats Enhancing Indigenous Education: Doris Camsell Gives the Gift of Knowledge

Happy Monday! It is a new week and a new opportunity to chase your dreams. Embrace the unknown, conquer your fears, and watch your dreams come to life. 🌟

Today is National Chocolate Chip Cookie Day! To celebrate the day we encourage you to enjoy a plant-based chocolate chip cookie, or even make your own with plant-based chocolate! Be sure to log your plant-based eating actions at Commit2Act.org 🍪

Tori Ford is a 2024 Sprout Ideas Fellow that launched Medical Herstory, a youth non-profit focused on eliminating sexism, shame, and stigma from health experiences through storytelling, medical education, patient advocacy. Tori shared this great reflection on the skills they were able to develop throughout the project✨

To learn more about Tori's project, visit: https://www.sproutideas.org/fellows/tori-ford

Sprout Ideas Fellow Tori Ford founded Medical Herstory, a youth not for profit advancing gender health equity. They were able to unite medical students through discussion groups and heard from one another on how they were going to work to eliminate gender bias in their own practice. They received feedback that these spaces were helpful, inspiring, and empowering. ✨

Learn more about the project at: https://www.sproutideas.org/fellows/tori-ford

Happy Friday! With the week coming to an end, we hope that you are able to find time to rest, reenergize, and reflect on how you can continue to do your part to live sustainably. Make sure to track your actions at Commit2Act.org🌎

Happy World Wide Web Day! Today is a celebration of the technology that transformed communication and information exchange throughout the world. It has given us the power to see impactful, positive social movements from people all across the world. Celebrate the day by sharing your daily sustainable actions at www.Commit2Act.org 🖥️🌍

Navigating the tricky ground of the academy, she’s finding her way, her truth and her joy. Meet SFU assistant professor Sara Florence Davidson and hear her advice for Indigenous youth in her Fireside Chat ✨ https://www.firesidechats.ca/video/sara-florence-davidson

Raised by a carver and as someone exploring the craft herself, Sara Florence Davidson is continuing to carve out her own path in the field of education and Indigenous pedagogy. Find out where pursuing her passions led in her Fireside Chat ✨

Sara Florence Davidson - Future Pathways Fireside Chats Potlatch as Pedagogy: Sara Florence Davidson Carves Out Space for Herself in Education

Embrace Mondays as a fresh start, offering new beginnings 52 times a year! Let's seize every opportunity that comes our way. 🌟

Happy World Nature Conservation Day! Let's take a moment to reflect on how we can protect and preserve our precious environment for future generations. Whether you take action by using more sustainable transportation, hosting a community clean up, shifting to plant based eating, or washing your clothes with cold water— every single action counts! The time to act is now! Be sure to track your actions with Commit2Act.org 🌍🌱

Together, we can make a positive impact!

Writing, recording, performing and exploring, Malcolm Camsell’s finding harmony in work, family and music. Hear about his music journey from the North to the South in his Fireside Chat ✨ https://www.firesidechats.ca/video/malcolm-camsell

He grew up in a musical family and now he’s a stay-at-home and play-at-home dad, working for FedEx part-time and dreaming big musical dreams the rest of the time. Meet Malcom Camsell in his Fireside Chat ✨

Malcolm Camsell - Future Pathways Fireside Chats Stay at Home and Play at Home Dad: Malcolm Camsell’s Music Journey From the North to South

We all have our own part to play, no matter where we are in the world. Every little action counts, especially when we add them all together! You can track your sustainable actions with Commit2Act.org 🌎

Today is National Hot Fudge Sundae Day! Did you know that the sundae was first created in 1906 at an ice cream parlour in Los Angeles? Celebrate this sweet day by enjoying a plant-based hot fudge sundae! Track your impact of eating plant-based at Commit2Act.org 🍨

Art brought her from chaos to calm as a child and now it’s taken her to community and connection, bringing forth beauty from hard work and creativity. Learn from Sharifah Marsden in her Fireside Chat ✨ https://www.firesidechats.ca/video/sharifah-marsden

What made her happy was making art and Sharifah Marsden had to find out how to sustain herself while doing just that. Find out how the successful painter, jeweller and community builder did it in her Fireside Chat ✨

Sharifah Marsden - Future Pathways Fireside Chats Practice Makes Profession: Sharifah Marsden’s Creative Career Path as an Artist

This is your beginning of the week reminder that we cannot control everything that happens around us, but we have the choice to respond with resilience, positivity, and joy. 💛✨

Today is National Ice Cream Day! To celebrate this awesome day we encourage you to enjoy plant based ice cream or even make your own at home! You can track this sustainable action using Commit2Act.org 🍦

The lessons he’s learned have allowed him to do what his people have done for so long - change the world, not because he wanted to, but because it was needed. Learn more about Deneze Nakehk’o in his Fireside Chat ✨ https://www.firesidechats.ca/video/deneze-nakehko

Creating cultural connections, organizing for Idle No More, telling the stories of his people, Deneze Nakehk’o is making change and centering what matters: women, children and the land. Tune in for his Fireside Chat ✨

Deneze Nakehk'o - Future Pathways Fireside Chats “I think as Dene people we've changed the world many times. We've changed this entire world…and it's not because we want to, it’s just because it's needed,” says Deneze Nakehk’o. He is Dene, originally from Fort Simpson, Northwest Territories and is related to the Antoine family. He took s...

We must be mindful that every action we make has an impact on the Earth. What little daily actions will you start with in order to live a greener life? Make sure to track your actions with Commit2Act.org 💚