#BePartOfTheSolution

[live2love2laugh4life]

You must be the change you wish to see in the world. ~ Ghandi

#live2love2laugh4life #livelovelaugh #page154o365 #change #you #allin #bepartofthesolution #bethegood

[blastkat]

First Covid19 vaccination early this morning.

[onevoiceforanimalsuk]

[eleonoragendelman]

PUBLIC VIRTUAL CLASSES class time GMT+1 Saturday 9:00-10:15 || Vinyasa & Meditation || Zoom Sunday 9:00-10:00 || Vinyasa || instangram live (free) Classes all suitable for every level of experience. Please go to -> https://eleonoragendelman.com/classes for more information on how to book a class/PM me. #BMW #bodymindworld #calmbodycalmmind #bepartofthesolution #showup #innerwork #practice #explore #play #create https://www.instagram.com/p/B-sKBmlj5C6/?igshid=1uc4pmtnqvo56

[thinkthisthru]

SUSTAINABILITY 101: Slow Fashion > Fast Fashion

If it is within your means, a great way to help the environment is to support environmentally friendly, ethical brands! Instead of shopping at stores that dont put an emphasis on sustainably sourcing and making their clothing and paying/ treating their employees well, these companies/clothing outlets put a lot of effort into being transparent and eco friendly.

VOCAB (definitions from Wikipedia and Study New York)

Fast Fashion: an approach to the design, creation, and marketing of clothing fashions that emphasizes making fashion trends quickly and cheaply available to consumers

Slow Fashion: designing, creating, and buying garments for quality and longevity

So What?

Many times in fast fashion, corners are cut in order to make sure that the garments remain cheap. This may mean that the fibers used to make cloth are sourced unethically, harmful chemicals may be used, factory workers may not be paid very much, child laborers may be used, and/or one type of clothing may be mass produced to a hugely wasteful extent. This is not healthy for the workers or the environment. 

Why is Slow Fashion Better?

Slow fashion is better in the long run because, while you may be paying more money for the garment, the workers will be paid well, the company will focus more on their environmental impact, and you will have a piece of clothing with much better quality and longevity. Having higher quality clothing that lasts longer is good for the environment as well, as it decreases the need for new clothing items. 

Stores to Watch Out For

H&M (unethical)

Abercrombie & Fitch (unethical)

The Gap (Old Navy & Banana Republic) (unethical)

Walmart (unethical)

Forever 21 (unethical)

Stores to Look Into/Fast Fashion Alternatives

Everlane, Patagonia and PACT are a few slow fashion clothing brands that I have heard some very good things about!

Since these are price-y, some other alternatives are: reusing clothing you already have, buying off DEPOP, buying from thrift stores, making your own, maintaining a capsule wardrobe (there are lots of great vids on YouTube) and upcycling :)

Overall, it is not yet in my means to shop at ethical stores. Some ways I combat fast fashion are: shopping for clothes infrequently (I usually only buy things I really really love or that I really really need), looking in thrift stores before looking elsewhere, and altering clothes I already have

[moyrascott]

Me after my mile run this morning. Day 4 of #runforthetrees am running a mile every day for 33 days. doing it to raise money to plant trees 🌳. Each £2 I raise will plant a tree. Am donating to a non Profit called forests without frontiers who plant on my behalf. Every little helps. #bepartofthesolution #climatestrike #climatechange #planttrees I will put link to my fundraiser in my bio. Xxx (at Brighton and Hove) https://www.instagram.com/p/B2MM2FbnWBF/?igshid=1q249x356te3n

[sdg-zero-hunger-blog]

We want to create change in this world, and end world hunger. Help us to reach this goal, and be part of the change!

[edudenali]

I just voted for the New York primaries. Go out and vote in your neighborhood. You have until 9 pm. • Get involved. Be put off the solution. Don’t be indifferent to what’s going on in our country right now. Let’s make a change fires the beast to prevent our constitutional rights to be removed. • Let’s go! Let’s do this! Go vote! ✊🏽 🗳 • • • #vote #newyorkprimaries #govote #getinvolved #bepartofthesolution #makethechange #newyorkvote #goouttovote #voteforprogress #getridofrepublicans #nyc #nys #newyorkstate #newyorkstateofmind #thebigapple #i❤️ny #onlyinnewyork #ivoted #letsvoterepublicansout #voteforthefuture #wereinthistogether https://www.instagram.com/p/CfWrxi6uq2s/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[asterlives]

if you're a writer that always go and search for character, places, or any names, use this site to generate. after per search, it plant trees which is similar to ecosia.

https://www.fantasynamegenerators.com/#fantasyNames

[iohnyc-blog]

Louis and @therobynkind after filling the original 133 Van Buren St. fridge in BedStuy with a whole carload of rescue food graciously donated by @gorillasapp.usa. Everyday @gorillasapp and other businesses share excess food and every day volunteers like Robyn are picking those donations and delivering them to community fridges. On the daily people like Louis are stocking fridges for their neighbors and communities. #getinvolved #bepartofthesolution #feedthepeople #stopfoodwaste #buildcommunity #mutualaidnotcharity #freegan #mutualaid #gorillasapp (at Bedford-Stuyvesant) https://www.instagram.com/p/CbqsblnsrP4/?utm_medium=tumblr

[popupkindness-blog]

No matter how small your budget, I encourage you to send a gift today to someone who needs a little pick me up. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Who wouldn't love receiving a little gift delivered in a pizza box 👀 ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #plasticfreerevolution #plasticfreejuly #makingthechange #packaging #branding #popupkindness #recycling #bepartofthesolution #reducingwaste #gift #maketodaymagic #ecoresponsable #eco #ecofriendly #ecoresponsable #plasticfreepackaging #sydney #australia #ecoblogger #environmentalist #love #minimalism #blackandwhite

[pausingtoshare]

Pausing To Ask: Do you think that humans will ever be able to live together in harmony? #peaceandlove #harmony #bepartofthesolution https://www.instagram.com/p/CQnW0a6j5m1/?utm_medium=tumblr

[bree-fighting-4-mylife-1979]

#blacklivesmatter #brownlivesmatter #bepartofthesolution #dontbepartoftheproblem #nojusticenopeace #stopthehate #standupforthosewhocant #beagoodhuman (at Sydney, Australia) https://www.instagram.com/p/CO1MQxhs_s0ZXRBUHO-ODbJGEVSarksx9FRq8I0/?igshid=bcnxlgqv0wdu

[onecleveroso]

It is done... #vaccinated #doyourpart #bepartofthesolution https://www.instagram.com/p/COyHktUt715/?igshid=1rf0ljiye1ux0

[the-mrs-k]

Almost 48 hours since first dose Moderna vaccine. Sun shining outside, I slept like a rock (once I finally drifted off), tiredness has dissipated, injection site soreness 98% gone overnight... So my takeaway from MY experience is: Plan on making a huge dinner night of 2nd dose administration so leftovers can be reheated for day after and clear the calendar of any/all responsibilities for the day after (I’ll just busy myself with breathing & rolling my eyes enough to prove I’m not dead for the day). ~ I DID NOT HAVE ANY fever, body aches, nausea, headache... I DID HAVE really sore arm, excessive yawning, & sleepiness... ~ Vaccines Work! Get yours today (if you’re able)! ~ For those unable to be vaccinated? I’m vaccinating not just for my protection, but for your protection too! ~ We’re all in this together! Take care of each other! #modernavaccine #bepartofthesolution #stopbeingpartoftheproblem #vaccineswork https://www.instagram.com/p/CMDRNSVjvHq/?igshid=144cujjbt30yj

[k1ke77-blog]

#notavictim #yourchoice #responsibility #bepartofthesolution #admityourmistakes #Growth #grow #stopblamingothers #facts #entitlement #excuses #reason #factoftheday #bethechange https://www.instagram.com/p/CLTEJcgh03i/?igshid=lawmdg6xg50k