 'Tis the time for New Year's Resolutions. We're in a climate crisis and maybe you've decided that for 2020 you're going to try and be more "green." Here's a list of things you can do to save the Earth, featuring beginner, intermediate, and advanced actions that build on each other.
 One of my favorite things about my wardrobe is that every piece of clothing I wear comes with a story. It makes getting dressed fun and always allows for a quick conversation starter if needed. If you're conscious of what you're bringing into your closet, you're more likely to respect and wear those pieces more. Let me tell you the story behind this simple outfit I have on above.
 *This post was originally published on DoneGood's Blog and the original can be viewed here.*
Last month, Cornell University announced that they cut ties with Nike over labor disputes. This is a win for Cornell Organization for Labor Action (COLA), a student group that started protesting Cornell’s licensing contract with Nike two years ago after they refused to allow the Workers Rights Consortium (WRC) to independently monitor its supply chain. With this, Cornell joined four other schools that have severed their contracts with the manufacturer: Rutgers University, Georgetown University, UC Santa Barbara and Northeastern University.  I had been aware of Change Co. new subscription box for a couple months now but had yet to take the dive and purchase it since I already subscribe to the similar CAUSEBOX. Even so, I had been following along with the Change Co. summer box launch on social media to see what products were included and earlier this week I happened upon a summer box giveaway that Change Co. was running. I entered, and I won! I was really excited to get a closer look at the products and share my initial reaction when the box arrived at my doorstep today.
 I've seen a few posts on my Facebook questioning why women (and men!) took to the streets to march yesterday for the Women's March on Washington. A few posts pointed out the severe women's rights issues occurring around the world and that they (such as FGM, child marriage, sex trafficking, etc.) are more pressing than those happening in the US and therefore women in the US should be happy and have no need to protest. Below I defend why I marched and why I assume many other marchers did as well, so here we go:
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