[The Good Stuff] Ready, Set...Make Change!

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Welcome to The Good Stuff. Here's what's inspiring and giving us hope right now:

Growing Solutions

#EcoChallenge

Ready, Set...Make Change! Join the Story of Stuff Team and 'EcoChallenge' Yourself!

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Flex Your Citizen Muscle

With the San Bernardino court decision at our backs, we're deepening our work with local communities to protect their water. This will work depend on the leadership of community changemakers—like Aurora:

She Was Just One Person...Until She Joined Up with Her Neighbors to Take on Nestlé

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Wins Around the Globe

While news surrounding the U.S. election* has people around the globe worried, zero waste is winning, winning and winning some more.

Yes! France just banned disposable plates, cutlery, and cups. It's a win for the planet, so spread the word!
Double yes! Sweden just created a tax break for repair! Long live our Stuff!
Let's win some more! The Solutions Project's 'Fighter Fund' is looking to fund a few good changemakers. Do you know someone in Mexico, Canada or the U.S. working on the frontline of the energy fights or working for clean energy solutions? Nominate her / them / yourself here. So you can keep winning.

*And hey, U.S. folks:
Voters are winners too! Find out if you're registered and pledge to vote!

Your Better Off Life

We all know that the take-make-waste system trashes both the planet AND our well being. So what would a better-off life in a better-off world look like? We sat down with author Courtney Martin to find out. From co-housing to co-working to sharing, she told us it's all about community and creativity.

Meanwhile, Yes! Magazine dug deep on the gig economy: from the ups and downs of non-traditional work to a new kind of labor organizing among digital workers known as "Mechanical Turks."

If you're thinking of simplifying your own life, the new film Minimalism may inspire you. (Be sure to start here and use promo code 1N38/clIzL3VSV3 for 50% off.)

And once you've seen the movie, you won't be able to unsee the tree-killing junk mail cluttering your house. Use Catalog Choice to "Stop Junk Mail for Good."

Better by Design

Single-use 'designed-for-the-dump' products are the WORST. Well, now a great new group is leading the way to change all that. Head over to People's Design Lab, and submit a terrible product that should be 'restricted, redesigned or removed from production' (with apologies to Pete Seeger).

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...And that's just The Good Stuff we could fit here today! Thanks for reading. Let's support each other in building a brighter, better, bolder world that's more sustainable, just, and fun.

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