Unifying Principles for Social Change Activists

Although not for everyone, I find this set of "unifying principles" from the Network of Spiritual Progressives,  very meaningful:

Unifying Principles for Social Change Organizations, Spiritual/Faith Communities, and Activists

"Set forth below are five principles that we think articulate values upon which those of us working for a loving, just, and sustainable world might agree. Please read them and then reach out to social change organizations, faith/spiritual communities, and others asking them to publicly commit to these principles by signing on here. We can be the change we wish to see in the world. To do so, we need to not only advocate for the world we seek, we must also live into that world now. Guiding principles to which we all commit can be the catalyst needed to unite our efforts and help ensure that we truly transform our world."

https://spiritualprogressives.org/philosophy/unifying-principles/

only 2 U.S. cities are in the top 80

Although Americans often focus on our own nation as if it were the "center of the universe", in fact the rest of the globe is proceeding without equally focusing on us.

Among the world's top 80+ cities by population,
 https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_cities_proper_by_population
only 2 U.S. cities are in the top 80 in that list:
New York is #27 and Los Angeles is #63
Reflecting on this list may be good for one's perspective.

Chongqing, the world's largest "city proper"

forests and climate change

"Improving management of the world’s forests is a “no regrets” mitigation strategy that is also important for adaptation and the Sustainable Development Goals."

Read the information on forests and climate change at the World Resources Institute's website, listed under

Forests in the IPCC Special Report on Land Use: 7 Things to Know: https://www.wri.org/blog/2019/08/forests-ipcc-special-report-land-use-7-things-know

 

Ph by J M Miller