Write a letter – change a life

your words can change lives text in front of yellow background

Imagine being locked away, alone, not knowing if anyone cares where you are. Now imagine receiving a letter from someone, telling you they believe in you. That’s what real letters can do: bring hope to people in the direst of situations. When letters arrive in huge numbers, they are also an unmistakable reminder to prison authorities and others that the world is watching.

How to topple a dictator

People-powered resistance: can it work?

Srdja Popovic led the nonviolent movement that took down Milosevic in Serbia in 2000; he lays out the plans, skills and tools that a people-powered movement needs — from nonviolent tactics to a sense of humor.

How and why to go vegan?

Go Vegan slogan with vegatablse around itResearchers say that going vegan is the single biggest thing you can do to help save the planet.

Preventing the exploitation of animals is not the only reason for becoming vegan, but for many it remains the key factor in their decision to go vegan and stay vegan. Having emotional attachments with animals may form part of that reason, while many believe that all sentient creatures have a right to life and freedom. Specifics aside, avoiding animal products is one of the most obvious ways you can take a stand against animal cruelty and animal exploitation everywhere.

How to Live without buying?

buy nothing project logo before white backgroundBuyNothing offers people a way to give and receive, share, lend, and express gratitude through a worldwide gift economy network in which the true wealth is the web of connections formed between people.

 

You can start a buy nothing group on any social platform or download their app which they have developed after a growing demand.

https://buynothingproject.org/build

How To Start A Seed Library

Community Seed Network logoLike-minded people in communities around the world are offering low-cost or free, local, open-pollinated, pesticide-free seeds. Members borrow seeds, grow plants, and allow a plant or two to go to seed at the end of the season. Those seeds are returned to the library, which will grow 10 of each batch to confirm purity before distributing the rest.

It is called The seed library – a place where community members can get seeds for free or for a nominal fee and is run for the public benefit.

Protest of one

Protest of one interesting tactic to organize a powerful protest without a permit (by https://extinctionrebellion.uk/)

You have to place a person with a sign every 50 metres from each others so that when people walk from point A to point B (let us say a central square and a pedestrian shopping street, places which are frequented by many people) would keep seeing a protester sharing their concern.Man sitting in in the middle of bridge protesting for climate action

It is also a good way to keep the police from seeing it as a concentration of people. So you can do it without permit.

Ideas for teachers – “Shine” – Musical on Sustainability

Shine: “A mini-musical performance for 4th-12th grade students that uses theatre to explore issues of sustainability. It weaves climate science and artistic expression into a funny and powerful story that spans three hundred million years of geological time to convey the relationship between energy, humanity, and climate.” -Beth Osnes, creator of Shine.

Kids dressed as plants in SHIne performance to learn about sustainability

How to plant a tree

Carefully follow these nine steps to help your tree establish quickly in its new location: 

1. The trunk flare is where the trunk expands at the base of the tree. Ensure trunk flare is partially visible after the tree is planted. Remove excess soil prior to planting if flare is not visible.

2. Dig a shallow, broad planting hole. Holes should be 2–3 times wider than the root ball, but only as deep as the root ball.