We’ve mentioned in a previous post, the efforts of Abby Goldberg to stop the use of plastic bags in her community. Abby reported that her press conference at the Chicago office of Governor Quinn went well:
“Thank you to everyone who supported this petition! Without your help I would not have gotten as far as I did. On Tuesday, in Chicago, we held our press confrence, delivered the petition and Governor Quinn was actually there and said this: I, a one-time grassroots activist who ran petition drives that collected millions of signatures, promise to have Abby back when I reach my decision.” Let’s hope he vetoes bill sb3442!”
Go Abby!
But Abby’s not the only one out there trying to make positive change. Whether inspired by Abby, or not, Bethany Bauer has started her own petition to stop plastic bag use in the state of New Mexico. Let’s hope people young and old see these efforts and take a stand in their own hometowns and states.
Join Bethany’s petition here:
http://www.change.org/petitions/ban-single-use-plastic-shopping-bags-in-new-mexico
Meanwhile, we also discussed the great success of SPARKTeam and others to change the way young women are portrayed in Seventeen magazine. Seventeen agreed to not use photoshop or other techniques to change the young models appearing in their pages.
So now SparkTeam has moved on to TeenVogue. Help them bring their message to TeenVogue!
We applaud all these young people for stepping up when they see a need for change, and doing what it takes to get things done.
Check out this profile of SPARKTeam activist, Julia Bluhm! http://ktar.com/41/1557818/Seventeen-magazine-We-celebrate-all-shapes-sizes-