TURN IT
AROUND!
How to
TURN IT AROUND! is a toolkit to help us radically reimagine education in response to the climate and ecological emergency. There is no one right way to use them, but here are some ideas that may get you started in turning this emergency around.
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THE PASSION OF YOUNG PEOPLE
Young people have the potential to become a driving force for good and transform the world into a better place for everyone. We have so much energy, creativity, and zeal that when we stand firm and act on what we passionately believe in, we become ca...
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INEVITABLE COLLAPSE
The fragile balance of our planet’s climate depends on many factors. Reckless, thoughtless human actions negatively impact environmental health and weaken its resilience – much like a game of Jenga. As we remove pieces from the tower, we destroy...
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DISAPPEARING GLACIERS
It pains me to see our glaciers – which for centuries fed rivers and lakes – disappearing so quickly. The mountains, once proud symbols of our country, now seem to cry out for help. Each year, the summers grow hotter, the rains come less often, a...
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NDN Collective
What if the best times are ahead of us? What if the only “back” we’re going towards is back into our bodies, into our ancestral ways, into our spirits, into the Earth? What if we could imagine again? Dream again? Climate asks us how we want to...
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NATURE–OUR GREATEST TEACHER
To ensure the survival and flourishing of our planet, we must remember: nature is not an infinite resource, but a fragile ecosystem dependent on our actions. Nature is our greatest teacher. Forests teach patience and interdependence, oceans remind us...
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COOPERATION
Nature taught me about cooperation or gotong royong. Plants are related to each other and complement each other to create a balanced ecosystem. Sometimes a plant's life depends on other plants, such as the endangered Rafflesia flower. Rafflesia flowe...
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DON’T BE SELFISH. SCALE DOWN
Overfishing endangers food webs and ocean ecosystems by disrupting the balance of all sea life. How to fix it? Change our fishing method by catching fish with large populations. Today's version of large-scale agriculture drives deforestation that wor...
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CONNECTION TO LAND
Our ancestors had the hands of green. Our lands have always been arable. Let us continue to cultivate and live sustainably in the years to come!...
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RESILIENCE
The global situation is testing the limits of the humanity’s resilience, one more time in history. In these moments we realize that we have the capacity to transform the world in a way that is more inclusive and in symbiosis with nature. The connec...
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EARTH IS A GIFT
The trees they teach me That to breathe It means you need To not just take but give That the Sun Is life’s sustenance And the Earth Is his gift to us The animals They speak to me In languages more sophisticated Than our own chattering They see sign...
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RECONNECT WITH NATURE
I have a friend who comes from one of the sacred lands in West Java. From him, I have learned how people from modern communities like mine have been displaced and disconnected from nature. I believe that humans can thrive together by re-learning thin...
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CHANGE OUR LIFESTYLES
Our lifestyles must change if we want to leave a livable planet for future generations. ...
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NATURE DOES NOT HURRY
Nature does not hurry, but everything is accomplished....
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WISE USE OF RESOURCES
Nature shows us how animals adapt to their habitats and how organisms evolve to survive in changing conditions. It teaches us about sustainable development and the importance of using resources wisely....
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TAKING RESPONSIBILITY
All disasters are of our own making....
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WHO IS TO BLAME?
The twenty-first century – filled with alarm, Our planet suffers, nature loses its charm. It slips through our fingers, drained and dry, Leaving behind only grey in the sky. Forests vanish, rivers run bare, Waters grow murky, life gasps for air. Fi...
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ONE PLASTIC BOTTLE
Many children – and even adults – don’t understand the consequences of throwing away just one plastic bottle....
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THE CHOICE
If we don’t take meaningful action to protect the environment, this picture will become our reality!...
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LEAVE KIND TRACES
In our Akmola region, there is a magical place called love going there with my family, walking among the tall pine trees, listening to the birds sing, and watching the reflection of the cliffs in the lake’s clear waters. But it makes me sad to see...
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