Category: Tools

Laughtivism

Tiny plastic protesters hold up signs in Occupy Lego Land, a diorama at Occupy Wall Street.

Laughtivism (a portmanteau of laughter+ activism) is strategic use of humor and mocking by social nonviolent movements in order to undermine the authority of an opponent, build credibility, break fear and apathy and reach target audiences. 

 

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

Green suits your city – participatory photography project

Artistic photo of a person fully covered in green fabric is touching a big mirror ball, in some modern city centre

This participatory photography project infuses embodied creativity into the greening of our cities. As part of this exhibit, all are invited to check out a green suit with a leafy sash and submit a photograph of themselves or a friend in some iconic place in their city or any city.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

What are animal rights?

Animal rights means that animals deserve certain kinds of consideration. This is regardless of whether they are endangered, useful to humans, or “cute”. It means recognizing that animals are not ours to use – for food, entertainment, clothing, or experimentation.

As consumers, we have the opportunity to vote with our dollar. This means we should be consciously consuming by supporting brands and companies that are environmentally friendly and animal testing FREE!

Here are a few ways that one can participate in the prevention of animal suffering:

 

Image of globe full with animals and a text sayin gthat it is their planet too

Ecosia – plant trees while you search the web

Planting trees in our times is a creative activist act.

Ecosia is a search engine based in Berlin, Germany. It donates 80% of its profits to nonprofit organizations that focus on reforestation. It considers itself a social business, is CO2-negative and claims to support full financial transparency and protect the privacy of its users.

They use the profit we make from your searches to plant trees where they are needed most. Get the free browser extension and plant trees with every search.

 

Calculate your Ecological Footprint

Calculating your Ecological Footprint uses a resource accounting tool that measures how much biologically productive land and sea is used by a given population or activity, and compares this to how much land and sea is available.