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If this is your first visit to our new site, I would like to welcome you. If you are a repeat visitor, thanks again for stopping by. I ask you to look around, read the initiatives and join in the conversation, knowing that your voice is as important as any other voice around here.
This site exists as safe place for us to join in the conversation about the Global Crises that are tearing our world apart and becoming part of the solution to fix the world around us, thereby getting off the suicide machine Brian talks about in his latest book. Please look through these posts for more information on what we are doing here and what you can do to help.
After registering, look through the initiatives and find one or two to give your support to. Then, let us know what you are doing and passionate about. We have split the site up to make it easy to navigate and get involved.
We have given you the 4 main crises. Let's review them now...
The Four Crises
1. The prosperity
crisis – or crisis of the planet –
grows from the fact that our pursuit of prosperity is unsustainable
ecologically. We demand more resources and produce more wastes than our planet
can handle. In our lifetime, we have crossed several tipping points where our
unsustainable way of life pushes us farther and faster toward a whole array of
intensifying ecological crises.
2. The equity
crisis – or crisis of poverty – arises because a minority of the world’s
population is experiencing great prosperity, while a majority is not. This
growing gap between rich and poor adds to the pain of poverty an acute sense of
injustice: while some starve, others waste, and while some are sick, others
have abundant health care, and while some feel trapped, others have abundant
opportunities.
3. The security
crisis – or the crisis of peace – is made worse by the two previous crises.
As the environment experiences greater stress and puts limits on economic
growth, the poor suffer disproportionately. Their suffering in turn fuels mass
migration, petty and organized crime, war, and terrorism. The rich respond by
investing more and more of their income in weapons and armies and police,
leaving the poor even more isolated and angry, resulting in a vicious cycle of
resentment among the poor and fear among the rich that increases the likelihood
of catastrophic war.
4. The
spirituality crisis – or the crisis of purpose/ story – intensifies as our
religious systems fail to provide inspiration and moral will to address the
previous crises. Too often, they legitimize counterproductive responses, or
they distract people from constructive action by preoccupying them with other
matters.
Within each crises we want you to tell us what you are doing to solve those crises. To make it simple, we give you 6 ways you can get involved or share your involvement. First of all we need to LEARN about the crises and solutions. Secondly, we need to BECOME the solution through our own practices. Third, we need take ACTION around us to solve the crises. Of course, to create systemic change we need to move beyond that. Next we need to SPEAK out on the issues and solutions, whether to our friends, family, legislatures, businesses or faith communities. We need to advocate on behalf of those unable to advocate for themselves.
But we cannot stop at speaking out. We must SHARE the message with others. This site is such an initiative and there are many other places people are sharing ways to solve systemic issues. In fact, we want to see you share the message and the solutions by starting your own organizations and initiatives. The more of us involved, the better.
Lastly, we need to make our pocketbooks part of the solution, We must GIVE to organizations working systemically to solve crises. Look around the site and find organization or an initiative you can be part of. Give them your money. Find a business or start a business with your money. Give a microloan. Just give. In the future, we will give you an avenue to do this through this site.
So, here we are. Thanks for coming and lets get started sharing our stories of how we can change the world. Keep coming by and keep giving us your ideas. This site will continue to change to help you own the journey!
Rick Bennett
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