Thank you Susan, ironically I believed there to be a number of just such people, sadly their efforts seem to be drowned out by those who control the airways and narrative.
Oh Ruth, what a diverse 3 weeks you have had. However, as you so eloquently pointed out, was it really that diverse? I seem to remember as a child in the '70s that the same questions were being asked by men in bowler hats! Move into the 80's and 90's and, yes, the questions were the same. Fast forward to the naughties and into present day, where the buzz words are different, more women are in influential roles, but the reterique is the same. In the '80s, Bob Geldof wanted our money to save the starving in Africa, but today I don't think anything has changed. Billions of £££'s are raised, multi millions disappears into administration fees and corrupt officials' pockets and we still have children starving on a global scale.
You mentioned the "surveys that show that globally around 70% of people are worried about climate change, with two-thirds wanting to see action and policy change. Yet only one-third are actually talking about it." Quite frankly most people who talk about it and want action don't actually do anything to change things themselves. They don't take responsibility for their own actions and look at how they are affecting the planet. They don't want to give up the nappies for their kids (THE most pollutant item on the planet. They will still be in tact in landfill in 100 years!). They seem to think that there is a magic wand that will fix everything.
So I will bring my rant to a close with this thought... If people keep buying cheap tat from China, supporting 'luxury brands' who have their products made in Vietnam and buying avocados for 'their wellbeing', absolutely nothing will change. However, if everyone was to buy food seasonally, buy from the country they live in and support small businesses then climate change would be a thing of the past. There would probably be a bit more cash in people's pockets too to put away for later life. Can I see that happening in my lifetime??? Sadly NO. Will I continue to do my bit for the flora and fauna around me, buy local produce and support small businesses??? ABSOLUTELY. Why? Because, like your friend, I just want to do what I can do to help make a difference. That way I can say with hand on heart that I am doing what I can to save Mother Earth. No buzz words, no people in suits. Just me, doing what I can.
Well said Evelyn. We can all play our part but what will really move the dial is systems change…which will also curtail part of what we have all got used to in modern life spurned on by making marketing activities and ‘big’ industry. None of which is a vote grabber…and so the inconvenient truth continues to be ignored, for now at least.
Let’s keep doing our bit nonetheless…and I do see the conflict in my message and flying to Spain and Amsterdam…
And an uplifting post reminding us about passionate, talented people working for a better world light onto the darkness..thank you
Thank you Susan, ironically I believed there to be a number of just such people, sadly their efforts seem to be drowned out by those who control the airways and narrative.
Oh Ruth, what a diverse 3 weeks you have had. However, as you so eloquently pointed out, was it really that diverse? I seem to remember as a child in the '70s that the same questions were being asked by men in bowler hats! Move into the 80's and 90's and, yes, the questions were the same. Fast forward to the naughties and into present day, where the buzz words are different, more women are in influential roles, but the reterique is the same. In the '80s, Bob Geldof wanted our money to save the starving in Africa, but today I don't think anything has changed. Billions of £££'s are raised, multi millions disappears into administration fees and corrupt officials' pockets and we still have children starving on a global scale.
You mentioned the "surveys that show that globally around 70% of people are worried about climate change, with two-thirds wanting to see action and policy change. Yet only one-third are actually talking about it." Quite frankly most people who talk about it and want action don't actually do anything to change things themselves. They don't take responsibility for their own actions and look at how they are affecting the planet. They don't want to give up the nappies for their kids (THE most pollutant item on the planet. They will still be in tact in landfill in 100 years!). They seem to think that there is a magic wand that will fix everything.
So I will bring my rant to a close with this thought... If people keep buying cheap tat from China, supporting 'luxury brands' who have their products made in Vietnam and buying avocados for 'their wellbeing', absolutely nothing will change. However, if everyone was to buy food seasonally, buy from the country they live in and support small businesses then climate change would be a thing of the past. There would probably be a bit more cash in people's pockets too to put away for later life. Can I see that happening in my lifetime??? Sadly NO. Will I continue to do my bit for the flora and fauna around me, buy local produce and support small businesses??? ABSOLUTELY. Why? Because, like your friend, I just want to do what I can do to help make a difference. That way I can say with hand on heart that I am doing what I can to save Mother Earth. No buzz words, no people in suits. Just me, doing what I can.
Well said Evelyn. We can all play our part but what will really move the dial is systems change…which will also curtail part of what we have all got used to in modern life spurned on by making marketing activities and ‘big’ industry. None of which is a vote grabber…and so the inconvenient truth continues to be ignored, for now at least.
Let’s keep doing our bit nonetheless…and I do see the conflict in my message and flying to Spain and Amsterdam…