After a depressing and dreary 2020, the new year has not come a moment too soon. The coronavirus pandemic has not yet ended its whirlwind of destruction, and it promises to loom large over the first half of 2021. But one day soon, we can reasonably hope it will be over. In an effort to... Continue Reading →
Recent years have seen an onslaught of apocalyptic natural disasters around the world – floods, cyclones, storms, wildfires, and 2020 was deemed the joint hottest year on record. All over the world young people have demanded action against climate change, determined to compel the world to act now to prevent irreversible damage to our environment... Continue Reading →
WaterAid showcases 15 young activists fighting to save our planet
the future of our children…
We are living beyond our means. As a people we have developed a lifestyle that is draining the earth of its priceless and irreplaceable resources without regard for the future of our children and people all around the world. - Margaret Mead & If we are to achieve a richer culture, rich in contrasting values,... Continue Reading →
Youth Climate Strike – March 15
The U.S. Youth Climate Strike's website includes a detailed list of the organizers' mission, demands, and solutions. Their mission is to get more world leaders to address issues regarding climate change, and they believe skipping school is the way to do that because "if the social order is disrupted by our refusal to attend school, then... Continue Reading →
You Are Stealing Our Future…
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act right now on climate change…
In this passionate call to action, 16-year-old climate activist Greta Thunberg explains why, in August 2018, she walked out of school and organized a strike to raise awareness of global warming, protesting outside the Swedish parliament and grabbing the world's attention. "The climate crisis has already been solved. We already have all the facts and... Continue Reading →
dots between climate change
“Knowledge empowers people with our most powerful tool: the ability to think and decide. There is no power for change greater than a child discovering what he or she cares about. (Speech about Global Warming read on the National Mall for the 40th anniversary of Earth Day, 2010)” - Seymour Simon & Saving our planet,... Continue Reading →
trust yourself…
“You can trust everyone to be human, with all the quirks and inconsistencies we humans display, including disloyalty, dishonesty and downright treachery. We are all capable of the entire range of human behavior, given the circumstances, from absolute saintliness to abject depravity. Trusting someone to limit their sphere of action to one narrow band on... Continue Reading →
suffering for them…
“A father acts on behalf of his children by working, providing, intervening, struggling, and suffering for them. In so doing, he really stands in their place. He is not an isolated individual, but incorporates the selves of several people in his own self. Every attempt to live as if he were alone is a denial... Continue Reading →
dialog with oneself
“Reading is a dialog with oneself; it is self-reflection, which cultivates profound humanity. Reading is therefore essential to our development. It expands and enriches the personality like a seed that germinates after a long time and sends forth many blossom-laden branches. People who can say of a book, 'this changed my life' truly understand the... Continue Reading →
the road to human progress
“Literacy is a bridge from misery to hope. It is a tool for daily life in modern society. It is a bulwark against poverty, and a building block of development, an essential complement to investments in roads, dams, clinics and factories. Literacy is a platform for democratization, and a vehicle for the promotion of cultural... Continue Reading →
empowerment & inner transformation... 