How many organizations can you name that are dedicated to making the world better? Twenty, 100, 150? Did you know there are over 10 million worldwide? That's 10,000,000 organzations whose mission is to address the pressing needs of the day!
Never in the history or the planet have ordinary people organized themselves in such numbers. Paul Hawken, in his book Blessed Unrest, describes the phenomenon as humanity's immune response to the dire threats facing the human race.
Hundreds of millions of people, perhaps billions are dedicating their time, their money and their talent to address the issues of the day: poverty, social justice, environmental degradation, children's rights, racial equality, and much more.
When asked if he is pessimistic or optimistic about the future, Hawken replies: "If you look at the science that describes what is happening on earth today and aren't pessimistic, you don't have the correct data. If you meet the people in this unnamed movement and aren't optimistic, you haven't got a heart."
Not only can we do something about the world condition, there are millions, perhaps billions of people who already are doing something.
Can you imagine what we can accomplish?
Check out WiserEarth for a glimpse of what is happening.
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wiserearth.org, is a visual representation of Earth's "immune system" of social justice and ecological sustainability organizations. There are over 100,000 of them on the site, and anyone can contribute by editing or adding their own organization or resource! It was started by Hawken and his team, and is a project that's been over two years in the making.
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