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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REGENERATION OR DESTRUCTION?
Yesterday – trees. Today – stumps. Why? They say it’s sanitary and rejuvenating pruning – the trees interfere with traffic and infrastructure… Now they’re grotesquely trimmed into poles....
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ONE BUTTERFLY–AN ENTIRE ECOSYSTEM
The Charlton’s Apollo butterfly is a ‘living fossil’ – an endemic relict high-mountain species found in the Global warming is causing glaciers to melt and altering microclimates in specific locations. Human activities such as deforestation, o...
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STOP FOSSIL FUELS
We always define our goals as a humanitarian approach to ensure environmental safety and protection, yet we still find ourselves drowning in the adverse effects of the climate crisis. What went wrong? Instead of bombarding the mass with alternatives...
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DEVELOPMENT IS UNNECESSARY EVIL
Remember that development is unnecessary evil. It may make my life luxurious and easy, but it should not jeopardise my basic right of a blue sky, clean air, water and soil. I do not want to be pumped with chemicals and energy shots for food and gaspi...
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ACTS OF LOVING KINDNESS
Hope comes from acts of loving kindness, from slowing down and resting. Let rest be our ultimate resistance in a world that’s moving too fast towards self-destruction....
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NOT IT’S CHOICE
If Earth could choose its packaging, it certainly wouldn’t choose plastic....
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OVERLOAD
I’m suffocating from all this plastic! Where are the glass bottles, the reusable mesh bags; the durable, high-quality goods that used to last our grandparents for years?...
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HONESTY
The honesty of nature is not like of anything that could be taught to us at school. So when nature speaks, we shall listen and when nature cries we shall console. The stark beauty of nature's honesty gives us direction for what we should do next and...
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PUHON (SOMEDAY)
Puhon translates to “someday” or “in God’s time” in Bisaya, a language from the Philippines. This special expression brings hope and positivity, a glimpse of the possibilities of all that seem impossible, and the limitless dreams of young c...
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MONEY WON’T SAVE US
No matter how much money polluting industries have made, when wildfires consume the last forest, when the last city is flooded, when we are unable to produce any food and are severely dehydrated because of the extremely high heat and no water to drin...
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FACE THE CLIMATE CRISIS REALITY
Your climate change policies and actions will make or break us all. Open your eyes and stop turning a blind eye to the realities and sufferings of the people outside your offices and social bubbles. Do not wait for the entire planet to be a massive e...
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CONSEQUENCE OF OUR CURRENT ACTS
Let’s see the future as a consequence of our current acts, let’s show the youngest examples of good acts that have been done before and how they have contributed to the improvement of today. Every little seed that is planted today, tomorrow w...
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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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DO WHAT YOU CAN
One day a wildfire engulfed a forest, the animals ran and stood by the river watching in fear and helplessness. A small hummingbird flew to the river and scooped up a beak full of water and poured it onto the fire. The animals discouraged him, an...
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THE POWER OF WORKING TOGETHER
"Berat sama dipikul, ringan sama dijinjing" means working together through tough and easy times. The obligation to preserve the environment is not only the responsibility of one or two people, but is a shared responsibility of everyone because we liv...
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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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We are guests on this planet
We are guests on this planet. We come, live for several decades, and then leave. We are supposed to leave the things the way they are for our next generation. We can enjoy and revel in this beauty but we are not supposed to change and destroy it....
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HOLD CEREMONIES, EXPRESS GRATITUDE
My ancestors in Indonesia always taught us that we must care for and protect the universe. Nature and humans live side by side in mutual support of each other. My ancestors have taught us to hold ceremonies to express gratitude for what the universe...
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DO NOT LIE IN WAIT, REACT!
Let the earth give you life and all that you own, Let earth recharge your weary bones. But be warned that in order to fully connect, We must tread with deep and utter respect. Kneel at the stream and pond, Watch the evading prey and the predator conn...
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