Topic: Environment
Nueva publicación STWR liberado: Mohammed S. Mesbahi esboza una estrategia visionaria para la transformación del mundo
Blog / 29th July 2015Compartir Los Recursos Del Mundo (STWR) ha editado una nueva publicación importante sobre la necesidad de una movilización masiva de la sociedad civil para terminar con el hambre y la pobreza que ponen en peligro la vida, como una prioridad absoluta para los gobiernos del mundo, lo que requerirá un levantamiento sin precedentes de la gente común en nombre de los menos privilegiados entre nosotros.
A reflection on Pope Francis’ clarion call to #sharetheplanet
Article / 10th July 2015The Catholic Church has embraced a radical position on sharing the world’s resources, one that we would all do well to heed and ponder. But the real significance of Laudato Si’ is its powerful message on the centrality of ending poverty for healing the wider crises of climate change and environmental degradation.
Božič, sistem in jaz
Article / 22nd June 2015Mi vsi skupaj tvorimo ta sistem, ki ga krivimo za svetovne probleme, kar se zelo jasno pokaže ob božiču, ko v trgovinskih središčih v Jezusovem imenu ropamo svojo krhko Zemljo. Poznamo še kakšen boljši način praznovanja rojstva Kristusa kot združiti se pod zastavo svobode in pravičnosti ter se na mirnih demonstracijah zavzemati za konec lakote in revščine v svetu.
Exploring the virtues of sharing and collaboration: STWR interviewed by Sharing.Lab
Article / 15th June 2015To realise the true potential of sharing and collaborative consumption we need to challenge the prevailing economic model, particularly the excesses of consumer culture and the widening of inequalities that are an inherent feature of modern capitalist societies.
New visions of global solidarity
Article / 2nd June 2015In this latest editorial we’re highlighting some of the various ways in which a call for sharing is being expressed in the field of international development, especially in relation to calls for more and better overseas aid.
Catalysing a civil society movement to share the sky
Blog / 22nd May 2015A radical new initiative has recently been launched that could potentially break the impasse in climate change negotiations by catalysing a global civil society movement that claims collective property rights over the atmosphere.
“The more you talk about economic growth, the less you talk about sharing”
Blog / 21st May 2015If we agree on the goal for a more equal world, then we must stop pursuing endless economic growth and start sharing what we actually have, which will make all our lives better.
The spiritual imperative to share our world
Article / 12th May 2015The major spiritual lesson for humanity in the twenty-first century could not be simpler or more urgent, however difficult it has been to realise this obvious truth in our structures of international relationship: that a more equitable sharing of wealth, technology, skills and knowledge is the fundamental basis of a just and peaceful world order.
Policy experts point the way towards sustainable consumption on a shared planet
Blog / 8th May 2015During a recent workshop held in Eugene (Oregon, USA), a number of policy experts met to research and explore actions that cities can take to promote sustainable consumption and well-being at the municipal level.
Calls for a ‘restorative economy’ encapsulate the growing debate on sharing
Blog / 6th May 2015A new report calling for a ‘restorative economy’ seeks to stimulate a much needed debate about how we can create a fairer, more sharing-oriented society in the UK and globally. Launched as part of Tearfund’s Ordinary Heroes campaign, the report advocates for a drastic change in economic direction if a decent standard of living is to be extended to everyone on the planet, as well as future generations.