Walking down the road with my three and one-year-old girls they are oblivious to this international turmoil. The only winds of change which blow are the chill autumn breezes of this moment. I look at them and wonder how the world will be when they have little children of their own. Very different I presume. Not too hard I hope. I fear for them, for the world at this moment of transition. And I want to look back and say - in all honesty and conviction - we were there at that time of change, we played our part, we did our best.
As regular readers will know I have been blogging about transition, culture change and the economic crisis since Dreaming Aloud started. This time last year, on the verge of Ireland's economic bailout and General Election, I wrote this...
"But what do we do?
Here, today, on the ground....what do we do? And how do we do it ? Not in our heads, but in actions, right here, right now?And on a national scale. How do we harness the moment, the feeling of the need for change? "
This is us. We are still there, wondering - what can WE do to be most effective, to make our voices most heard?
One small tangible thing I did was this: Yes! magazine are offeringthat if you give a $50 donation they will deliver 25 issues of their current issue on New Livelihoods to Occupy Wall Street - to educate and inform and you will get a free gift subscription - which is what I have just done. http://store.yesmagazine.org/g
Twitter #globalchange
This looks like the next big event...
For more on the Occupy Wall Street movement...http://occupywallst.org/
http://www.meetup.com/occupytogether/
http://wearethe99percent.tumblr.com/
http://www.occupytogether.org/
http://occupytogether.wikispot.org/
One small tangible thing I did was this: Yes! magazine are offeringthat if you give a $50 donation they will deliver 25 issues of their current issue on New Livelihoods to Occupy Wall Street - to educate and inform and you will get a free gift subscription - which is what I have just done. http://store.yesmagazine.org/g
And a wonderful link from Jen Louden as to why it matters...
And more insight into it from Thorn Coyle
For more of my writings on the topic read...
A mix up of reporting on the Occupy movement and Bob Dylan's classic: The Times they are A-Changin
My call to arms: This is our moment
How should women respond to that which outrages them? Raising our voices
What are you doing? Please do share any good resources you have come across on this topic.If you too feel like getting involved, this is where it's at right now as far as I can see...
And more insight into it from Thorn Coyle
For more of my writings on the topic read...
A mix up of reporting on the Occupy movement and Bob Dylan's classic: The Times they are A-Changin
My call to arms: This is our moment
How should women respond to that which outrages them? Raising our voices
My transition family series:
My worries about the times ahead: Watch out! Rocks ahead!
Be prepared: building family resilience
Be prepared: Skills for resilient families
Be prepared: Instead of money
My worries about the times ahead: Watch out! Rocks ahead!
Be prepared: building family resilience
Be prepared: Skills for resilient families
Be prepared: Instead of money
Twitter #globalchange
This looks like the next big event...
OCTOBER 29 – #ROBINHOOD GLOBAL MARCH
This is a proposal for the general assemblies of the Occupy movement.
Eight years ago, on February 15, 2003, upwards of 15 million people in sixty countries marched together to stop President Bush from invading Iraq … a huge chunk of humanity lived for one day without dead time and glimpsed the power of a united people’s movement. Now we have an opportunity to repeat that performance on an even larger scale.
On October 29, on the eve of the G20 Leaders Summit in France, let’s the people of the world rise up and demand that our G20 leaders immediately impose a 1% #ROBINHOOD tax on all financial transactions and currency trades. Let’s send them a clear message: We want you to slow down some of that $1.3-trillion easy money that’s sloshing around the global casino each day – enough cash to fund every social program and environmental initiative in the world. Take this idea to your local general assembly and join your comrades in the streets on October 29.
More info: AdBusters.org // OccupyWallSt.org // OccupyWallStreet.com // OccupyTogether.org //TakeTheSquare.net
A great tweeter on the topic is @LupeFiascoFor more on the Occupy Wall Street movement...http://occupywallst.org/
http://www.meetup.com/occupytogether/
http://wearethe99percent.tumblr.com/
http://www.occupytogether.org/
http://occupytogether.wikispot.org/
To be honest, my feelings on the matter are a little mixed. I too, like the idea of change, it is hard needed. But what kind of change? There is a lot of injustice in the world that needs addressing. How will we address it though? I feel that at the moment too much blame is put on the financial world, as if only they are responsible. No, all of us, we were there all the way, involved, joining in, profiting, not minding or else. It is very easy to point fingers, much harder to do the right thing. It seems to me a lot of people in this protest have their own agenda. I do not like protest generally, rather than being against something I like to be in favour of something, make plans, be positive. I try to make positive things happen around me and if, for now, that means my circle of influence is not as big as I would like it to be, so be it. Lead by example. Not every day I succeed, but I keep trying.
ReplyDeleteI admire your effort, and will keep watching!