I want you to take a second and think about your childhood. cast your mind back to those simpler days when all we had to do to fix all of our ecological problems was to remember a conveniently alliterative phrase. Reduce, reuse, recycle.What a time. What a scam. Plastic recycling is the red herring of the century.It brilliantly messages us away from holding the companies that are creating the pollution accountable and instead urges us to police our friends, our families, and ourselves. The Washington Post r ...

[Music] [Applause] [Music] Have you ever been to a pada. >> The word pada means shelter in Spanish. And this Mexican tradition commemorates the search for shelter in the nativity story.Every Christmas season, my neighborhood was starts and ends at my parents house. We knock, we sing, some in tune, others not so much, and we ask for shelter. At every door, we're turned away with the same rehearsed verses as we walk from house to house in a candle lit procession on my block. When we finally arrive to my paren ...

Core Message - The presentation focuses on creating meaningful change by analyzing systems, discerning unique skills, and identifying entry points for influence [5][6] - It emphasizes that systems are designed by those in power to serve their interests, requiring critical thinking to understand underlying dynamics [14][15] - Collective action and community support are crucial for sustaining efforts and achieving meaningful change [23][35] System Analysis & Influence - Understanding power dynamics within a system is essential for effective influence [8][9] - Policy and law are key factors governing how systems function, impacting access to resources like land and markets [15][16] - Entry points for influence vary across systems, with challenges inherent in each [20][26] Food Systems Example - The food system involves agriculture, production, processing, transport, distribution, access, markets, consumption, and waste management [11] - Agricultural monopolies and power dynamics contribute to high food prices and food unaffordability for poor people [13] - Farmers may grow cash crops for profit rather than nutritious food, leading to malnutrition in agricultural areas [29][30] - The affordability of unhealthy, processed foods over nutritious options is a policy-driven problem impacting health [31][32]