Pamela Matos

Students of Sheridan's Sustainability Class

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
183 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

75

minutes

spent learning
UP TO

30

minutes

spent outdoors

Pamela's actions

Action Track: Healing & Renewal

Explore My Area

Sometimes protecting nature requires feeling connected to nature. I will invest 30 minutes in exploring and appreciating a natural area in my region, whether a forest, wetland, coastal area, or somewhere else.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Food, Agriculture, and Land Use

Research Businesses Owned by Women, POC, or Immigrants

Sustainable Intensification for Smallholders

I will spend 60 minutes each day researching businesses owned by women, people of color, or immigrants that I can support when shopping.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Industry

Practice the 5 R's

Recycling

I will Practice the "5 Rs" — refuse, reduce, reuse, repurpose, and recycle — to reduce my waste more than I can with just recycling alone.

COMPLETED 2
DAILY ACTIONS

Health and Education

Research Barriers to Participation and Representation

Health and Education

I will spend at least 60 minutes learning more about the barriers to women's equal participation and representation around the world.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Participant Feed

Reflection, encouragement, and relationship building are all important aspects of getting a new habit to stick.
Share thoughts, encourage others, and reinforce positive new habits on the Feed.

To get started, share “your why.” Why did you join the challenge and choose the actions you did?

REFLECTION QUESTION
Action Track: Healing & Renewal

How can spending more time outdoors enhance your sense of place -- your deep knowledge of and appreciation for your surroundings?
Pamela Matos 4/11/2022 10:46 AM
I have sat down in front of my house to absorb some Vitamin D and enjoy being outside. The weather is getting nicer so I make sure I can enjoy every minute of it. I felt more at ease when I was sitting on the grass, I felt connected and calmer.

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Pamela Matos 3/21/2022 1:48 PM
I live off-campus and we have two trash cans in front of our house. I am ensuring that we put the correct materials in each bin, for example keeping cardboard separate from regular garbage. I am doing a better job at recycling and not putting my empty bottles in the trash can, but instead in separate bags.

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Pamela Matos 3/21/2022 1:45 PM
During spring break I was in nature twice. I first was around a body of water near a park. I walked toward the rocks in that section and began to feel at ease. As well, for my mother's birthday weekend we went to the Hudson River and enjoyed the view. My mom and I were enjoying the ducks making their quack noises and the water swiftly moving to the wind.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Food, Agriculture, and Land Use

Globally, women typically invest a higher proportion of their earnings in their families and communities than men. What have you done in the past to support women-owned businesses? How can you better support communities by supporting women?
Pamela Matos 2/10/2022 5:42 PM
While I was on social media, I came across a Dominican woman handmaking knitted blankets. She is currently making five blankets at a time. I have reached out and supported her by asking for information and giving her props and congratulation for being an entrepreneur. I did not buy a blanket, but I made sure to reach out and support by telling other people interested.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Industry

What are some more "R's" you could add to your daily practice to reduce your waste?
Pamela Matos 2/10/2022 5:29 PM
I currently live off-campus and I have been using useable wooden or plastic utensils when I am eating. This is safer for the environment and made it convenient for me to take utensils anywhere I go instead of bringing a metal one from home. I also began using a reusable rubber straw. The straw is kept in a small circle container that was given from SUNY New Paltz. This straw became extremely convenient than using plastic straws that are harmful to the animals in the sea.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Health and Education

What are some of the barriers that exist to women's equal participation and/or representation in your community?
Pamela Matos 2/10/2022 5:22 PM
I have researched for 45 minutes women that were born in the 1800s that took leadership roles and represented people of color. I came across a woman named E. Kitch Childs. She pursued higher education and was in psychology and in the LGBTQ+ community. She owned her own practice in 1973 and provided therapy to LGBTQ+ folks living with HIV/AIDS. She focused on feminist therapy and centered her research on the experiences of black women. She is known for her participation in the Women's Liberation Movement in North America and for advocating for people of color women, prostitutes, gays, and lesbians.

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