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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TEAMWORK
I admire bees so much that my desire is to become one of them — from their flight, which is a real enigma, to the funny way they buzz while filling their little bodies with pollen. But what I admire the most is that they form hives and carry out a...
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WE ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE AIR
We are responsible for the air we breathe, for the forest we choose not to cut, and for the clean water in our lakes....
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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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EMPATHY
Humans often think in an anthropocentric way considering only what is best for an individual human, in a given moment. We build over environments and corral animals to suit our needs. This has led us to the brink of planetary disaster. The future...
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TRANSFORM BEYOND THE CONFINES OF WESTERN STANDARDS
We need to learn how to change and progress in modern ways without being confined to Western standards. In this way, we may let our Earth breathe again...
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WE NEED SYSTEMIC CHANGE, INDIVIDUAL ACTION IS NOT ENOUGH
All our life, we have been taught about small acts to save the planet. We had always been told to plant more trees. Pick up our trash. Decline straws to save the turtles. Reduce, reuse, recycle. But at this level of crisis, simple acts won’t cut it...
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SIX TO TEN YEARS TO TAKE ACTION
We have six to ten years to take action before it is too late to reverse any of the damage our planet has suffered....
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NATURE IS THE SECOND MOTHER
Nature is the second mother from whom I learn the lessons of four elements essential to life. Water teaches me how to calm and keep going when meeting any obstacles. Fire teaches me how to be a burning star. Earth teaches me how to be patient. Air te...
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CANCEL CATASTROPHES!
Care, courage, cooperation Can certainly curtail catastrophes. Concerned, caring citizens Consider cleverness, curiosity; Convince communities, committees Crack country’s concurrent crises: Crime, climate change, corruption. Consider conditions: Co...
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SOMETIMES ANIMALS ARE MORE GENEROUS THAN PEOPLE
Humans can be arrogant and selfish. Sometimes, they refuse to do even what’s in their own best interest. Of course, human intelligence may surpass that of any other living being – but it’s essential for every creature – human, animal, or plan...
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WE BELONG TO EARTH
We belong to Earth, the Earth doesn’t belong to us....
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Doughnut Economics Action Lab
Doughnut Economics recognises that human behaviour can be nurtured to be cooperative and caring, just as it can be competitive and individualistic. It also recognises that economies, societies, and the rest of the living world, are complex, interdepe...
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LET EARTH CATCH HER BREATH
Empowered with knowledge and equipped with empathy, education has the potential to shift minds and attitudes to let Earth catch her breath....
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PLANTS LIVE AND LET US LIVE
Plants live and let us live. We must live so that we can benefit each other....
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NATURE COMMUNICATES WITH US
The real threat to human existence is humans. Humans have a tendency to take more from nature than they offer and to take nature for granted. It is mankind’s deficiency in empathy and the inability to listen to and feel the world around us that sha...
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THE PULSE OF LIFE IN YOUR BEING AND BODY
From Nature you can learn to feel the pulse of life in your being, in your body. You can remember and learn how to come into the sacred dance of creation that is happening all around you, you can learn to play your own instrument in the great...
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THE ART OF HEALING
Nature teaches us the art of healing and finding solace in all troubles and provides the template for peaceful relationships with others. Its laws of interconnection, harmony, balance, interdependence, and above all unity advise us to be humane a...
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THINK ABOUT ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH
The challenge before us today is to begin to think about sustainability through the lens of environmental health. The environment is a primary concern, not an afterthought. No human technology can fully replace “nature’s technology,” perfected...
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TURNING EDUCATION INTO CLIMATE ACTION IN CENTRAL ASIA
Education is more than knowledge – it is empowerment. Climate change education (CCE) equips young people with the skills, values, and mindsets to become changemakers in their communities. Yet CCE remains under-prioritised in national strategies, bu...
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