My first two weeks of action have gone well. In my first week, I chose to hold a Mission Blue viewing party. My friends really enjoyed the documentary and said they were greatly affected by it. One friend has since watched numerous other documentaries about the ocean and how to preserve its health. Some friends said it helped them to think twice about eating fish and helped them to realize the seemingly indirect impact humans have on the ocean. For my second week, I decided to hang information around Morrill Tower about actions people can take to decrease dead zones. By doing this, I discovered that by decreasing car usage you can help the ocean because this creates less of a demand for oil companies. I also learned that by consuming less fish, one can help to preserve marine life and ocean biodiversity.
I think one thing I can do that will help with my actions is doing actions that I can directly see the impact from. For example, in my action for the first week, I was able to see how it affected my friends right in that moment. However, in the second week, I do not know if people read the information I displayed or if they gained anything from it. The main challenge I foresee over the final two weeks is actually making an impact. I have seen that small actions I take can and will make an impact in the issue of dead zones. However, over the next two weeks I want to make a larger impact. I think this could be a challenge because it can be hard to make a big impact with oceans from Ohio. Another challenge I foresee is to continue on with actions after Earth Month is over. In order to make a lasting difference, I know it will be necessary to do this though.