world changing

[sway2sway]

this is a really interesting site I was just linked to, this is the manifesto:

WorldChanging.com works from a simple premise: that the tools, models and ideas for building a better future lie all around us. That plenty of people are working on tools for change, but the fields in which they work remain unconnected. That the motive, means and opportunity for profound positive change are already present. That another world is not just possible, it's here. We only need to put the pieces together.

I actually started reading about a free kitchen in Dehli, lots of interesting pictures too.
http://www.worldchanging.com/archives/006211.html
But it looks like there is lots more interesting stuff to dig around in, lots of thought provoking articles.

[tinkerlion]

nice site. i like that they focus on things that work and solutions to problems.

[sway2sway]

http://www.worldchanging.com/archives/006373.html

strategic consumption. from the article

*You cannot buy a better future, at least not the sort of bright green future we talk about here at Worldchanging. That sort of future -- a sustainable one, a future that itself has a future -- is not available for purchase: It doesn't yet exist. You can't find it on shelves, and you can't even order it up custom, no matter how much money you're willing to spend.

The reality is that only massive systemic changes offer us the chance to avoid the catastrophes looming ahead. Stuffed animals with recycled filler and natural exfoliating creams are not really leveraging much change in the system. Indeed, the vast majority of the green products around us are, at best, a form of advertisement for the idea that we should live sustainably, a sort of shopping therapy for the ecologically guilty.*

and then there are 5 practical approaches to this 'strategic consumption'.
so, I guess this means if you buy the lipstick that comes in a recycled cardboard tube, impregnated with wildflower seeds- it ain't gonna cut it. If you ask for your big mac to be placed directly in your hand and bring a clean sock to hold your large fries (reusuable), this might jive with the first point...but I think we need to look deeper, I think we can do better.