Annie Leonard is an activist who has spent the last ten years travelling around the world fighting environmental threats. In this short movie she gives you a picture of where all the stuff you buy come from, where it goes and how the process of making the product affects the planet.
In the past three decades alone we have used up one third of the planet’s natural resources. If all humans had the same consumption as the Americans, we would need five worlds to cover our basic needs. Make a change in your consumption-habits and save the climate. The poorest countries are the ones who gets affected the most by climate change. Read more about climate change.
On this Saturday, the 27th of March, you can be a part of a global awareness campaign for climate change. By switching of the lights for one hour starting at 8.30 pm you demonstrate that you are willing to work to create a sustainable low carbon future for our planet. Join the movement together with millions of others from all around the world!
Published at Wednesday, December 23, 2009 by Helene
I know a lot of people out there want a new mobilephone, a doll or another material object for Christmas. Or I know that everybody want that. I also do that. But I want something more this Christmas, something bigger that I really doubt that I don’t get. I want peace in the world. Can anybody give me that this Christmas? I want that everybodys human rights will be protected in 2010 and the future, Can any body give me that? I doubt…
Another thing I wanted for Christmas was a climate agreement in Copenhagen, but nobody gave me that either. Could I wish anything from our political leaders in the world in the future? What about next year -2010? Will they give me a climate agreement from Mexico, and what about world peace? Is that to much to claim from they who has the responsibility for our community? I definitely don’t think so, and therefore I gave my face for this campaign, so I maybe could get what I want for christmas next year!
Merry Christmas from us behind the Involve Yourself campaign! (:
The 10:10 campaign was launched in UK 1rst of September to make people work together to cut our carbon emissions by 10% in 2010. Since the launch of the campaign it has got enormous sucess in the UK. More than 48 000 people, companies, schools and organizations have joined the campaign only in UK, among them Microsoft and the Guardian.
This is also a way to show world leaders meeting in Copenhagen in less than a month that we want to act for climate change and reverse the speed of global warming.
“Home is a 2009 documentary by Yann Arthus Bertrand. The film is almost entirely composed of aerial shots of various places on earth. It shows the diversity of life on Earth and how humanity is threatening the ecological balance of the planet. The movie was released simultaneously on June 5, 2009 in cinemas across the globe, on DVD, Blu-ray, television, and on Youtube. Opening in 181 countries, the film broke the world record for the largest film release in history. The film was financed by PPR , a French multinational holding company specializing in retail shops and luxury brands, as part of their PR strategy”
This quote is from the Wikipedia article about the movie. To me this sounds like a big and important movie. But I have never heard of it until some classmates told me about it few weeks ago. Why? How come it has not been written about in the large newspapers in Norway?
After some quick research I found out that it was shown only in four smaller cities in Norway on the day of release (Lillehammer, Kristiansand, Arendal and Stavanger). Why? Have Norway lost interest in global warming? Is the world tired of caring about our planet?
I recommend you all to watch it yourself, if only to see the beauty of the Earth in places you didn’t know existed. Watch the movie here. It is available in Arabic, English, French, Dutch, Portugese, Russian, Spanish, Kurdish and German.
There are more than one billion people in the world for whom basic human rights are light years away. Hundreds of millions of children and young people are living in extreme poverty. Millions of young people are having to deal with severe health issues, forever running from wars, and with no hope for a brighter future. Repression and persecution have become a part of everyday life for many of the world’s young people.
Our planet contains enough resources to secure a life of dignity for ALL of us. The time has come for us to take action. The time has come for the leaders of this world to take charge and make a stand.
NO ONE should have to suffer for the mistakes of past generations.
It is time we stopped denying.
We must open our eyes. We must act. NOW.
Modern Slavery/Human Trafficking
Forced prostitution. Forced labour. Organ trade. Millions of children, women and men are exploited in the most terrible ways, in their own countries or abroad. Human trafficking is a global problem and a grave violation of human rights. Imagine a life without freedom and human dignity!
Wars and armed conflicts
Photo by Jayel Aheram on Flickr.com, see full credits below
Civil wars, national wars, global wars. All over the world children and youth are growing up without security, without a land, without a home, without parents. Because of war and conflict. Because of humans making bad decisions and using violence to achieve their means. In war, human rights are violated daily. Imagine a life on the run without knowing where your next meal is coming from.
Poverty
Since colonial times the flow of resources between the global south and the global north have been uneven and unjust. The global trade system is based upon this disparity, and resources are exploited and extracted, literally robbed, for the benefit of consumers in the rich part of the world. Foreign debt is creating and upholding poverty, causing the cash flow from the poor to the rich to be five times higher than the aid going the other way. In the age of globalization the drive for profit and economic growth has prevented millions of people the right to food and a secure livelihood. Imagine a situation were people actually stand a change in escaping a life in poverty.
Climate change
Climatic changes disturb patterns of rain. Unpredictable weather makes it hard for farmers to know when to sow, and the risk of losing crops are a lot higher than before. Climate change is causing droughts and floods and threatens food security. Access to water is increasingly difficult as it is becoming scarce in some places, while floods are washing away farmland and houses in other. Extreme weather such as tsunamis and hurricanes are increasing, and poor countries are affected most severely. Imagine saving our planet by dramatically reducing the amount of C02 in the atmosphere, for which the rich countries are mainly responsible.
Education
Education is the key to a future; to a life where you can provide for yourself – a life without poverty. Still, there are 72 million children in the world that are excluded from their right to learn, participate and finally contribute to society. To provide education for the world’s population, aid isn’t enough. We have to address the unjust systems that keep countries from providing for education, and support social and democratic alternatives to the exploitation of poor countries. Imagine a world where everyone has the opportunity to help themselves.
Refugees and internally displaced people
45 million people are uprooted from their homes and live as refugees or are internally displaced in their own country. 80 percent of all displaced are women and children. Many people have lived as refugees for generations and have never experienced the kind of life we take for granted. States fail to give protection to their own population, and people that have to flee their countries are facing a hostile attitude in more and more host countries. Imagine bringing humanity back into the treatment of refugees and asylum seekers.
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