How to be a Part of the Audacity Movement
STEP 1: Think up something positively audacious to do. Be audaciously kind, be a changemaker, a voice in the crowd that promotes peace, or take a minute out of your day to make someone smile. The list below has some more ideas of how to be audacious in your daily life!
STEP 2: Use the logo in the attachments on the Home Page (or draw a circle with the AM logo in it) and put it on whatever you're doing as a symbol that we're all in this together and looking out for each other. Also, so that staff and students know that it's part of the movement and will protect your note or act from being removed.
STEP 3: Use #AudacityMovement to share any good stuff you see! Make a video of you doing something audacious, share on our community pages when you see someone doing a random act of kindness, or even just smiling, because it's nice to hear about people being awesome!
Thought-starters:
These are just some thoughts about audaciousness, because we know you're creative and kindhearted so use this is inspiration for your own audacity! Make them up on your own or do it with friends, as this is a unique and free movement so whatever way you want to express your audacity is the right way!
1) The Pen Can: (see Kim in the library)
2) The "Hi-Way": Saying hi to anyone you pass on the walk between rez and commons. Smile at someone, give them a highfive, or compliment their outfit because it goes a long way in someone's day to know someone out there cared!
3) Umbrella Walk: (see T-Bird in security)
4) Midnight Howl: Final Friday before exams every year at the stroke of midnight. Have the audacity to howl like wolves in unison so loud we shake the moon! Stay wild moonchild!
5) Guerrilla Whiteboarding: Leave a note of positivity for the next class, prof, cleaning staff, or anyone that will come across it. A small circle with an AM inside lets them know you're joining a social movement of kindness and respect and it will inspire more random acts of kindness.
6) Campus Art Blast: Leave behind a drawing of a sunny day when it's raining, a smiley emoji on exam days, or a flower garden for a reminder that there are good days and bad. No matter your art skills, it always makes people smile when they see a pure expression of art and positivity, so get out your pencil crayons and use your imagination!
7) Formal Friday: Instead of a Dress Down day make it a Dress UP day. Everyone feels good when they wear their fave outfit, so why are you waiting for a special occasion? You look amazing in that dress or new blazer so you should wear it with pride! You feel good when you look good, no matter your sense of style, so put on your best and inspire others to wear what makes their hearts sing!
8) Leacock Strut: Dance! Even if people are looking, because that song is YOUR jam and there's nothing like seeing someone be free and feel good in their own skin! Music makes people happy, and we all dance like crazy when we're alone anyway, so let's be audacious and do something that makes you and everyone else feel good in their bones.
9) Volunteer to Help Tend the Campus Gardens: We are so lucky to have so many gardens right here on campus! Have you seen the beautiful vegetables and flowers in the community gardens? Did you know you can tend your own plot so you always have fresh veg?! There's even a Medicine Garden AND a Three Sisters Garden that were planted in partnership with the Turtle Island Student Circle and the Orillia Native Women's Group!! Nothing makes you feel closer to nature than dirt on your hands, so volunteer and know you made the Earth a better place!
10) Pay it Back: Have a few bucks left on your meal plan at the end of the year? What about buying a drink/snack/lunch for the person in line behind you? Sharing is good for the soul.
11) Hello-vator: Riding the elevator? Who has the audacity to post a motivational quote inside? What about a question that provokes deep spiritual thought? A reminder that every single person is a galaxy of beauty and strength? Who has the audacity to start a conversation?
12) Be a Printz or Printzess: Ever been stuck without the change to print something in the commons? Maybe, just maybe, someone's audacious enough to start a "Take a Print, Leave a Print" jar. We can all respect the honour system when people believe in our genuine goodness!
13) Mash-up Lip Synch: (see Student Affairs)
14) Audaciousness on the Internet: Tweet, Tumble, Instagram, Pin, or Snapchat something audacious and use the hashtag #AudacityMovement Before long, we could have a global community of compassionate individuals inspired to make a difference!
15) Cheerio: Anybody can cheer on a sports team, but it takes someone pretty audacious to cheer on a class going into a test or cheer on your prof when they made a good lesson plan (it's actually a super tough job). Why not cheer on the kitchen staff while they cook up your delicious lunch? You know what makes everything better? Gratitude!
16) Closet Hero: Fashion trends can sometimes end with closets stuffed with clothes we only wore once, and it's a shame to let that hoodie or dress we thought we liked sit unused when there might be someone out there in need that would love it!! Finally bought a new parka and the old one's no longer in rotation? Donate! You never know, that piece of clothing could make someone's day!
17) Club-House Deluxe: Start a student club! Are you into watching Disney movies? Maybe mountain biking is more your speed? How about your knitting obsession? There are probably a few students that share your interests and maybe they make good cookies and tell funny jokes. You won't know until you start your club and make new friends!
18) Club-House: On the topic of student clubs, did you know that there are already some on campus? For those that don't want to take on the job of forming a new club, but still want to meet new people, take a look at the clubs that are already full of potential new besties.
MISTAKES WE COMMIT THROUGH AUDACITY ARE EASILY CORRECTED WITH MORE AUDACITY - Paulo Coehlo
