Hi Lisa Ni, I couldn't agree with your title more! Truly the best course I have taken at UBC.

Hi Gamen, I really like that you plan on pursuing initiatives from class outside of class! It truly speaks to the inspiring and nurturing nature of this course.

Hi Destinie Yang, I loved your intervention of normalizing hard conversations! It can be difficult, but with small steps and practice it can become easier overtime as it did for me during this class!

Hi Mathew Shum, I agree I hope the sentiments of this course continues to transcend the walls of our classroom as a voice for hope and change.

Hi Arsh, I agree with you, this class has exceeded all my expectations for a course at UBC and is unlike any class I have taken before.

Hi Sophie, I liked that you also implemented the structure of our posts y including values, vision, and intervention!

Hi Adam Gierej, I couldn't agree more with you! Vulnerability is a key factor in being able to talk about hard topics like post-death care that will allow us to truly live by our personal values in harmony with the Earth. Great post!

Hi Allison MacDonald, I found what you talked about to be very interesting and it made me wonder why there is such a culture of hyper sanitation. Perhaps more recently, it has been due to disease outbreaks like COVID-19 which has made more people overly cautious especially when ti comes to their loved ones. As nature evolves, it makes me wonder what direction the gut microbiome of humans will take.

Hi Kevin Jiang, I think the concept of life after death is very interesting with regards to organ donation. To what extent do we apply human rights? I think there are interesting arguments on both sides. Eager to hear your thoughts!

Hi Suragan Upadhyay, I agree media can be a powerful tool we can wield to gain the attention and care from the masses regarding rewilding. Do you have any ideas on how these campaigns could best reach people to mobilize such an initiative? Perhaps the government could invest in advertisements for such purposes.

Hi Anna Chou, I agree, shifting societal norms with regards to sanitation will require an increase in oped conversation and education. As a result, like you mentioned starting these conversations early with our primary care practitioners that we put our trust into is a wonderful way of educating families on scientific based facts so families can make more informed decisions.

Hi Natalie Ma, I had never heard of aquamation before your post how interesting! Do you know anything about the sustainability behind this post-death care option, I'd be eager to learn more!

Hi Anonymous Polar Bear, I think that your idea of introducing government labelling is a very good step towards increasing awareness at the consumer level while increasing the responsibility and standards of corporations and policy makers. Great post!

Hi Eunee Cho, to answer the question you proposed for a larger scale intervention, I think that if there were a very uniform set of plastics that were actually collected by passing strong laws requiring extended producer responsibility, the sustainability of this system would be greatly increased and foster a more circular economy. I concur with your values and vision!

Hi Bhavin Patel, I really like that you highlighted actionable items at the individual level to incentivize change. Transformation at both the producer and consumer level will drive the need to implement a circular economy for plastics.

Hi Maria Greco, I agree plastic in its current state seems horrible for our environment on a myriad of fronts. The environmental and social dimensions of sustainability intersect to yield bearability. Do you think the banning of single-use plastics could be considered draconian without providing businesses time to adjust to the ban and placing measures to ease the transition?

Hi Anna Chou, I agree investing in a circular economy is necessary such that plastics do not pose as much to the environment and the livelihood of all beings that occupy it. Perhaps increasing producer responsibility could also assist in your vision for a circular economy.

Hi Vani Gupta, I found your idea of introducing plastic quotas interesting! It is a great way to limit plastic use and incentivize alternatives. One confounding factor to consider is the sustainability of this solution. Could this risks pushing businesses and consumers towards alternative single-use products that may pose their own environmental destruction at worsened scales? I'd love to hear your thoughts!

Hi Megan Francisco, thank you for sharing the details of this environmental law IAA2019, I didn't know much about it before! I agree, laws need to be more rigorously enforced with incentive or repercussion, which I hope this particular one will accomplish as it seems to have a lot of potential.

Hi Kevin Jiang, I wasn't aware about the current situation regarding Apple and EU laws, how interesting! I agree the liberties the private sector has with regards to their environmental and consumer impact is far from what it should be.