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There are many worthwhile organizations with considerably more resources than this site, or have been operating for longer.
Links are provided to several in the different articles below. I would welcome any new leads - email
As noted, we are not "health experts" with the lastest Covid-19 Pandemic.
The articles below are in random order.
This website does not have the human resources to devote to all the issues facing the world or to keep up to date on the various movements and interest groups.
As a result, a selection of issues and groups in Australia are mentioned briefly.
In essence, the Wake-Up events from 2019 - in Australia at least - have resulted in the growing awareness of the values of Community, of dependence on others in the community (eg Firefighters, Health Workers to name just two). "We are all in this together", "Together we will get through" are phrases used in these "unprecedented" circumstances.
Covid-19 lockdowns have enabled many of us to develop more appreciation of others and the need for more inclusion and equality. Many have formulated what is acceptable Morals as well as recognizing unacceptable behaviour.
Social Media platforms play an increasing part of modern life and through these platforms there has been much good done to help communities and people to join social movements and groups.
A very incomplete list is started below:
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In our view, sustainable development means that at some time in the not to distant future our only planet will be able to continue to exist in a more stable manner.
In our view this means that the world population should not go on increasing unless there is significant changes to our use of resources and we drastically reduce emmissions and deforestation.
What this implies is a new look at what our economies mean - rather than relying on new construction of housing and infrastructure to cater for increasing population and urbanization.
There is a huge challenge for our political leaders to create a global community and work towards a new normal to sustain our planet.
We all need to grasp the enormity of this challenge and be prepared to reduce the impacts of our aspirations and lifestyle.
Two starting links are:
- United Nations - Sustainable Development Goals
- SDG Knowledge Hub
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