AWAKENING THE GLOBAL HEART
Compassionate Activists Unite to Write Earth’s New Story by Linda Sechrist
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s individuals and in groups, more people today are express- ing deep inner caring and com-
passion for fellow humans and all life on this planet by hitching their heartfelt energies to powerful actions that hold the promise of a sustainable future. In This Changes Everything: Capital-
ism vs. The Climate, author Naomi Klein attests that the power of ferocious love is underestimated by companies and their government advocates. Suggesting that climate change be considered a frame- work for broader social improvements instead of a single issue, she invites “seizing the moment of discontent” to
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advance healing the planet and its bro- ken economies and communities. Stories about how ordinary people are energizing local and online com- munities of practice to improve inter- generational communication, eliminate monetary influence in politics and restore democracy, and support social justice, community wealth building, independent media, sound health care and clean food and water are frequent- ly missing from mainstream media. Pioneering efforts by activists such as Mario Tigueros, Pachamama Alliance program manager for the Game Chang- er Intensive; Joshua Gorman, founder of Generation Waking Up; and Cole Kleitsch, founder and director of Walk- ing Civics, warrant widespread atten- tion and support.
Hearts Afire
When hundreds of participants in Pachamama’s Awakening the Dreamer symposium, held in cities throughout the U.S., kept asking “What’s next?” Tigueros facilitated the creation of Game Changers, which explores pres- ent challenges and possibilities and ways to create a new future. He says, “We wanted to help them in awakening to their personal qualities and strengths before setting out to change the world. While engaging with others and cre- ating a global society for all beings to flourish is a goal to strive for, we came to recognize that it takes a collective and collaborative approach within
People have the power, when we choose to use it, to act on it, to dedicate ourselves to change.
~Rebecca Solnit
a community of practice to keep the message alive and implement what’s learned in the 12-week training.” A love for social justice prompted
Tigueros to recognize the corporate capture of America’s democracy. “Sug- gesting that symposium participants work with Move to Amend and Citi- zens’ Climate Lobby made sense,” he explains. One is a nonpartisan coali-
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