The Big Shift Needed for Humanity to Protect the Earth -- Restore the Commons

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While it's critical to wrestle power away from those who believe that corporate profits are all that matter, we won't achieve a sustainable, just future without serious attention to imagining a different kind of world. That's why it's great to see artists playing an increasingly active role in the climate justice movement today. What bold blueprints for a green planet will arise if we unleash the full power of our idealism and ingenuity? What visions of new ways to lead our lives would turn the public's indifference about climate change into enthusiasm for building a society that is more sustainable and fair for all? On Earth day, let's talk about making the commons the organizing principle of social, economic and cultural life.

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Meryl Ann Butler is an artist, author, educator and OpedNews Managing Editor who has been actively engaged in utilizing the arts as stepping-stones toward joy-filled wellbeing since she was a hippie. She began writing for OpEdNews in Feb, 2004. She became a Senior Editor in August 2012 and Managing Editor in January, (more...)