#simple acts

The biggest threat to our planet is the belief someone else will save it. Now is the time to take a stand and protect the earth! This is the only earth we’ve got, save, protect & love your planet.

Every day offers opportunities to help the environment. For instance, you could:

•Bring reusable containers to restaurants for leftovers 🫙🥡

•Stop the junk mail by unsubscribing from all those catalogs 📬🗞️

•Share important articles and petitions on social media 📲

• Plant a tree (or two!) in your neighbourhood 🌳🌲🌴

•Learn about endangered species and how to protect them🐢🦋🐋🐘 🐝🐅

•Get your ice cream in a cone instead of a single-use cup🍦

•Ditch the plastic bags and use a tote bag at the grocery store instead 🛍️

These are only a few examples out of hundreds of ways you can help save the planet.

Your influence doesn't stop there! Humans have a unique ability to alter our natural environment, and by making simple changes to the things you do every day, you can protect the planet now and make a real difference for the future. What's more, your commitment to sustainability may inspire others to take action as well! Who knows, when your coworkers see you using your own mug instead of Styrofoam cups, maybe they'll try out new travel mugs themselves. Want to make your neighborhood a bit greener? Start a compost pile to help your garden grow, and then share your strategy (and homegrown fruits and vegetables) with neighbors to spread the word.

Remember, little acts really do add up to big change.

Take some time each day you head out the door to start protecting Mother Earth!

🌱 Keep in mind these are just ideas and I understand a some of these won’t be doable for certain individuals. Though I encourage you to find a way that works for you in order to take part in helping save our planet. 💚 🌏

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I received an email today from someone I knew many years ago. We have long since lost contact and for reasons I won’t get into. Regardless, this message was about them moving and as they were packing they found something I had given to them a terribly long time ago: a birthday card. I was surprised to get this email at all because I’m pretty sure the last time we communicated it didn’t end well. The email continued on to say thank you and that during that part of their life I had helped them become a better person.

I've been really excited about a collaboration that I've been taking part in over the past few months! I've been working in partnership with Simple Acts and Counterpoint Arts to develop a workshop for the Celebrating Sanctuary festival that happens every year on the Southbank as a celebration of Refugees. The workshop we'll be running will be near the OXO tower as part of an artistic strip of workshops we're calling 'Simple Acts Village' The theme for this year has been child refugees and how we might welcome them, and so the workshop we've developed has become a gift-giving gift-making call to arms. Which has slowly began to turn into a bit of an elaborate toy making workshop with a luggage tag of action attached to whatever you make! You'll be able to choose between whether you want to be making German penny toys or you'll be able to draw and invent your own to that you'd like to give to a refugee! All in all very exciting! And if you're in London at any point tomorrow (Sunday 15th) come along!