If you’re like me, the boredom is really starting to set in. I officially finished undergrad last week, and one week out, I already feel a little bit like banging my head against a wall. To avoid doing that, here are five things that I’ll be doing this week.
Watch Rotten
Every so often while watching Netflix, I forgo watching The Office and instead opt for something a little more mentally stimulating. This weekend, my show of choice was Rotten. This docuseries investigates the unintended impact of the global food supply chain. The first season of Rotten was released in 2018, but it turns out that I accidentally started on season two–regardless, I’m really enjoying it. Episode one of season two focuses on where and how avocados are grown, and how the avocado has become such a popular global product. Our year-round global supply of avocados comes at the cost of water shortages in Chile and violence in Mexico. Episode two of season two explores wine production in the south of France and in China. I didn’t even know that wine is produced in China! Rotten does an amazing job of explaining the history and economics of the food supply chain through a global perspective. Furthermore, it reveals the human side of food production. In a time when we’re constantly hearing about shortages in grocery stores and disruptions to the food supply chain, Rotten is more pertinent than ever.
Read Economic Dignity
In this book, former Director of the National Economic Council Gene Sperling argues that the promotion of dignity should be central to our economic policy. Sperling has written about his idea of economic dignity before. There are three pillars: the capacity to care for family and experience its greatest joys, pursuit of potential and purpose, and economic participation without domination and humiliation. Economic Dignity will be released tomorrow. I’m excited to read it and learn more about the role of respect for human dignity in economic policy.
Watch The New Breed
If you enjoyed Grace’s interview with social enterprise co-founder Alexis Cook, you’ll want to watch The New Breed. This documentary follows three social entrepreneurs who started businesses to make a social impact in three areas: poverty, homelessness and environmental pollution. The New Breed was released today, so I haven’t watched the whole thing yet, but it looks great!
Take this free course on sustainable fashion
I’m also really excited about this one! Fashion Revolution, a global nonprofit that advocates for reform and greater transparency in the fashion industry, is offering a free course, “Fashion’s Future: The Sustainable Development Goals.” This four-week course covers topics like fair trade products, the Sustainable Development Goals, and gender equality in the fashion industry. This course starts TODAY–literally, you can make a free account and start learning right now. I’m going to start the course tonight, so if you sign up, let me know what you think!
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Have a great week everyone!
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