Name: Paloma Sherak

Social Justice Group: 2022-2023, Environment: Microplastics

Date of Fieldwork: February 7, 2023

Name of Organization and person (people) with whom you met and their title(s):Antonia Rocchio and Sherezada Acosta, Middle School science teachers and LREI

Type of Fieldwork: Interview

What I did and what I learned about my topic, activism, social justice work or civil and human rights work from this fieldwork?:

On February 7, 2023, we met with Antonia Rocchio and Sherezada Acosta. Antonia Rocchio is the 7th and 8th grade science teacher at LREI. Sherezada Acosta is the 5th and 6th grade teacher at LREI. We met with them to talk about the issues of microplastics in the environment. It was very nice of them to meet with us.

They were very nice and told us all they knew about this issue. They explained how different types of plastic are made for specific types of things. Some types of plastics, like single-use water bottles, are not designed for multiple use, and begin to break down into microplastics quicker than other types of plastics. It is important for us to realize that, because if we reuse single use plastics, we will end up getting more microplastics in our bodies. It was really interesting to talk to them about microplastics, and it was really nice of them to meet with us.