Once we become conscious of how our lives impact the world around us, we often find ourselves asking the logical question, "What can I do?." This is a question that can only be answered by the individual who has asked it. Please allow us howver, to provide the following links to organizations that might be of use to those who are trying to formulate their answer. If you have additional links that you feel would be helpful, do not hesitate to e-mail us and we will be happy to add them.
Four Years Go (4YG)
The goal of Four Years. Go. is to build a global movement of commitment and action that will cause a positive tipping point in humanity's future by the end of 2014, setting us irreversibly on a new path to a just, thriving and sustainable future for all.Go There »
Awakening the Dreamer Symposium
The Awakening the Dreamer, Changing the Dream Symposium is a transformative educational experience that empowers participants to respond to humanity's current situation with action and informed, grounded optimism about our future. Symposiums are being offered across the globe.Go There »
The Pachamama Alliance
The Pachamama Alliance was born in response to a request from the Achuar, an indigenous people deep in the Amazon region of Ecuador. The Achuar made the courageous decision to seek a partnership with people from the industrialized world who would work with them in protecting their rainforest home and their traditional way of life. Out of this unique partnership, it has become evident that indigenous wisdom and insight offer enormous value in addressing the complex issues that we face in our modern world.Go There »
The Marion Institute
Founded in 1993, the Marion Institute is a member based non-profit that acts as an incubator for a diverse array of programs and projects that delve into the root cause of an issue and seeks to create deep and positive change. They work with individuals, schools and communities to inspire change in the areas of health and healing, sustainability, green economics, environmental education, spirituality and much more.Go There »
Transition Towns
A Transition Initiative is a community (lots of examples here) working together to look Peak Oil and Climate Change squarely in the eye and address this BIG question: How can our community respond to the challenges, and opportunities, of Peak Oil and Climate Change?
This results in a coordinated range of projects across all areas of life that strives to rebuild the resilience we've lost as a result of cheap oil and reduce the community's carbon emissions drastically.Go There »
The Story of Stuff Project
The Story of Stuff Project was created by Annie Leonard to leverage and extend the film's impact. The project amplifies public discourse on a series of environmental, social and economic concerns and facilitates the growing Story of Stuff community's involvement in strategic efforts to build a more sustainable and just world. The project's on-line community includes over 150,000 activists and they partner with hundreds of environmental and social justice organizations worldwide to create and distribute their films, curricula and other content.Go There »