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Filed under: environment, film | Tags: climate, climate change, film, greenpeace, inspiration
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Focus the Nation presents an unprecedented opportunity for the entire country, at thousands of sites, to participate in a serious discussion of global warming solutions and economic opportunities—on one evening, January 30th—as part of a nationwide webcast of the 2% Solution—and on one day, January 31st—as part of a nationwide teach-in.
On January 31, 2008 a national teach-in on climate change will be held across the country. Created and led by Focus the Nation the teach-in an unprecedented educational initiative on global warming and climate change solutions for America. It will occur at more than 1,000 universities and colleges and in all 50 states.
The teach-in is a tried-and-true method of creating new understanding and social change. Teach-ins were held during the 60s to educate and propel students to protest the war in Vietnam. This time around, universities and K-12 teachers are the change-agents as they prepare to devote the day to educating students and communities on climate change.
But no one will be sitting in class taking notes: a national vote on priorities will be held via cell-phone call-ins, and a webcast broadcast nationwide will inspire you and your school or organization to take the next steps in your own community.
by Patricia Gilbanks
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although we are destroying ourselves rather than the planet…!
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Behind the scenes of climate change and what is the real story?
How much is it all connected to world peace – world justice? Some kind of transient force of corporate madness – powerful and yet silently and stealthily changing life as we knew it.
Mostly we wonder about the people that are already making this world overcrowded – then we look at the great inconsistencies in the world – how come there are so many countries giving out so few carbon emissions? How come it is not abundantly clear that there has to be another way which is sustainable, and the countries to take on this technologies are the richer ones. But the money men in power, they only care about profit, and if that means social injustice, then so be it.
But this is all changing.
We are changing it – for every plastic bag not taken when we are offered our packaged sustenance as we consume to our hearts content, for every tap closed when we brush our teeth, for every light switched off when we are not using it. This may seem like a tiny amount, but it will mean the world for our children and indeed ourselves, as this is due to affect our lifetime, not the next generation. We really do have the power to choose our futures.
Take that choice.
Think about it.
