THIS IS THE YEAR WE SAVE THE WORLD!
Greywolf: At the end of 2009 I was walking home from the village shop when I suddenly thought: 'This is the year we save the world.' And then I thought, 'Why not?' And I couldn't think of a single good reason why we shouldn't. Everything we need to solve the energy crisis, global warming, war, hunger and poverty already exists. The answers are, in most cases, blindingly simple. The reasons they are not put into action are inertia, narrow self-interest, short-term thinking and fear. All have these can be combatted by one simple thing: belief. If we believe that global problems can't be solved, that there is nothing we can do about them, and that we are all doomed, then that's exactly what we'll get. If, on the other hand, we believe that solutions already exist, that we can effectively promote them, and that the result will be a better world for ourselves and our children, then that's what we'll get. I know which option I prefer. How about you?
SPREADING THE MESSAGE
The first thing to do is to spread the message that 'This is the year we save the world.' It's a very simple message expressing optimism and calling for action. Put it on your website or Facebook page, add it to your e-mails, tell it to your friends.
MAKING IT HAPPEN
As you spread the message, decide on what specific actions you are going to promote. You'll find several suggestions via the links lower down this page and are welcome to add your own. Tell us about them via the BDO Online Forum, where you'll find a section headed: 'This is the year we save the world.' We'll add the best of them to this page.
THE MUSIC
Never underestimate the power of cheap (or free) music. We plan to create a song called 'This is the year we save the world' which will be given away via this and other websites. We hope it will be strong enough that everyone who hears it will want to give it away via their own websites. We'll also offer a free version of the backing track so that people can record versions in other languages. Watch this space ... As the great bard, George Harrison, said: 'With our love, we can change the world.'
LINKS TO SAVE THE WORLD
Greywolf: At the end of 2009 I was walking home from the village shop when I suddenly thought: 'This is the year we save the world.' And then I thought, 'Why not?' And I couldn't think of a single good reason why we shouldn't. Everything we need to solve the energy crisis, global warming, war, hunger and poverty already exists. The answers are, in most cases, blindingly simple. The reasons they are not put into action are inertia, narrow self-interest, short-term thinking and fear. All have these can be combatted by one simple thing: belief. If we believe that global problems can't be solved, that there is nothing we can do about them, and that we are all doomed, then that's exactly what we'll get. If, on the other hand, we believe that solutions already exist, that we can effectively promote them, and that the result will be a better world for ourselves and our children, then that's what we'll get. I know which option I prefer. How about you?
SPREADING THE MESSAGE
The first thing to do is to spread the message that 'This is the year we save the world.' It's a very simple message expressing optimism and calling for action. Put it on your website or Facebook page, add it to your e-mails, tell it to your friends.
MAKING IT HAPPEN
As you spread the message, decide on what specific actions you are going to promote. You'll find several suggestions via the links lower down this page and are welcome to add your own. Tell us about them via the BDO Online Forum, where you'll find a section headed: 'This is the year we save the world.' We'll add the best of them to this page.
THE MUSIC
Never underestimate the power of cheap (or free) music. We plan to create a song called 'This is the year we save the world' which will be given away via this and other websites. We hope it will be strong enough that everyone who hears it will want to give it away via their own websites. We'll also offer a free version of the backing track so that people can record versions in other languages. Watch this space ... As the great bard, George Harrison, said: 'With our love, we can change the world.'
LINKS TO SAVE THE WORLD
THE EQUALITY TRUST
The Equality Trust promotes a simple truth that could, and should, revolutionise global politics, as well as providing simple ways in which we can all help make it happen. The essence of their message is that societies that promote equality do better in terms of health, prosperity, happiness, creativity and every other measure of well-being. Together, we can make a difference. Click on the image for more information.
The Equality Trust promotes a simple truth that could, and should, revolutionise global politics, as well as providing simple ways in which we can all help make it happen. The essence of their message is that societies that promote equality do better in terms of health, prosperity, happiness, creativity and every other measure of well-being. Together, we can make a difference. Click on the image for more information.
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British Druid Order 2009
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British Druid Order 2009
SALTER'S DUCK: CLEAN WAVE POWER
Invented by Professor Stephen Salter of Edinburgh University in the 1970s, Salter's Duck is an elegant, brilliantly simple method of harnessing wave power with an efficiency that puts other electricity generating technologies to shame. It has the capability to produce 85 percent of our electricity needs, reducing the use of fossil fuels and making nuclear power redundant. Click on the image for more information.
Invented by Professor Stephen Salter of Edinburgh University in the 1970s, Salter's Duck is an elegant, brilliantly simple method of harnessing wave power with an efficiency that puts other electricity generating technologies to shame. It has the capability to produce 85 percent of our electricity needs, reducing the use of fossil fuels and making nuclear power redundant. Click on the image for more information.
SPIRITUAL ECOLOGY
Here you'll find a whole bunch of links to indigenous, Pagan and global organisations dedicated to promoting eco-spirituality, caring for our Mother Earth, protecting her creatures and bringing together indigenous peoples. Most of them offer practical ways you can get involved in saving the planet and her inhabitants, human and non-human. Click on the spinning globe. Go. Do it. Now!
Here you'll find a whole bunch of links to indigenous, Pagan and global organisations dedicated to promoting eco-spirituality, caring for our Mother Earth, protecting her creatures and bringing together indigenous peoples. Most of them offer practical ways you can get involved in saving the planet and her inhabitants, human and non-human. Click on the spinning globe. Go. Do it. Now!
