One Day One Action

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One Day One Action is a socially engaged public art project that reframes how we can all contribute to climate action, one day at a time, now and into the future. Through a collaborative process, hundreds of social media prompts have been developed in support of San José’s Climate Smart sustainability goals. Content has been designed to cultivate environmental awareness, inspire sustainable practices, and highlight traditional knowledge. Recognizing that San José is the 10th largest city in the United States, and one of the most diverse, this will be a multilingual campaign, in Spanish, Vietnamese, and English.

For climate action to translate into impactful change, we each need to make at least one simple yet meaningful action every day. Storytelling, the heart of One Day One Action, will compel people to engage and share their actions collectively moving us toward a more environmentally conscious way of life.

Join One Day/One Action to share your ideas, perspectives and experiences!

For full project content: One Day One Action website

Background:

The Climate Smart San José Plan, adopted by the City Council in 2018, lays out how the City, and its citizens, will do our part to address climate change. It is a community wide initiative to reduce greenhouse gas production and air pollution, save water, and improve quality of life. The plan calls for every resident and business in San José to adopt climate smart practices, and cultivate habits in support of environmental stewardship. Climate Smart aims to reach carbon neutrality across the city by 2030.

Exploring the potential of a partnership between the City of San José's Public Art Program and Environmental Service Department, artists Trena Noval and Sue Mark were consulted as thought- partners to brainstorm creative ideas. Designed by Mark and Noval, One Day One Action creative media campaign, launched in June, 2023, is the outcome of this collaboration.

Community Partners

When community members receive content from a trusted, vetted resource, they are more likely to engage and make change. A network of six local organizations have joined the project to share One Day One Action social media campaign prompts and engage with their community:

Chopsticks Alley: @chopsticksalleyart

CommUniverCity San José: @cucsjsu

Food Empowerment Project: @foodempowermentproject

Santa Clara Valley Open Space Authority: @open_space_authority

¡Sí Se Puede! Collective: @sisepuedecollective

SJSU Office of Sustainability: @sjsugreencampus

SJSU Community Gardens: @sjsugarden

Veggielution (¡Sí Se Puede! Collective): @veggielution

Vietnamese American Round Table: @varoundtable

Content Development and Advisory Council

To support development for One Day One Action's social media prompts, the artists have assembled an Advisory Council composed of diverse individuals with areas of expertise such as climate change experts, behavioral science, youth activists, and environmental social media influencers. The Council will be responsible for supporting content development through direct contribution as well as engaging the wisdom of their networks. The roster of members follows:

Mila Bekele: High school senior and member of Silicon Valley Youth Climate Action

Julie Benabente: Deputy Director with the City of San José’s Environmental Services Department facilitating the City’s climate efforts

Marciella Fuente and Emily Schwing: Veggielution + ¡Sí Se Puede! Collective

Isaias Hernandez: Environmental educator, activist, and social media influencer, Queer Brown Vegan

Michelle Maranowski: Researcher and curator/designer of Tech Interactive’s Solve for Earth exhibit

Urmila Vudali: UC Berkeley student, previous organizer of the Tech Interactive’s annual Youth Climate Action Summit

Jann Turner: Climate anxiety therapist and member of International Climate Psychology Alliance

Creative Team

As part of the artists' design strategy, is a team of collaborators supporting content development and dissemination:

Lead Artists: Trena Noval & Sue Mark

Copywriter: Genine Lentine

Social Media Manager: Gregory Collins

Social Media Specialist: Aziza Jackson

Designer: Studio Silog

Spanish Translator: J.A.V. Language Solutions LLC and Kooltura

Vietnamese Translator: Hoang Truong

Final Project Summary and Reporting: One Day One Action Final Report