SUSTAINABLE LIFESTYLES
The changes that we envision towards a just and sustainable world, the kind of transition for society that history usually attributes to politicians or leaders, cannot happen without the personal commitment of the many. There are ways we can all engage in creating the kind of world we want to see, and our actions can be the seeds of a new way of life and the driver for policy makers to move from words to actions.
By practicing and promoting sustainable consumption and production patterns, we send a message to our decision makers that we want sustainable alternatives to be made the norm with policies that make them more accessible for all, safer and more affordable.
In 2015 we began the collective CIDSE initiative Change for the Planet – Care for the People, dedicated to inspiring individuals and communities to commit to sustainable ways of life. We develop multimedia materials and organize spaces for activists to learn from each other how to live more sustainably in their daily lives. A project that, inspired by the Encyclical Laudato Si’, put at the center the call for an ecological conversion: a deep transformation towards a more sustainable way of living rooted in our values and a moral call to answer with our daily actions to “the cry of the poor and the cry of the earth”.
Stories
Publications
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Young voices on sustainable lifestyles, engagement and action for change
August 22, 2016These past few weeks, we’ve met several young dynamic leaders at World Youth Day in Krakow, Poland and at World […]
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Mobilising the youth: discussing with Janelle Delorme on the World
August 19, 2016Janelle Delorme, who started engaging in activism with Development & Peace since the young age of 12, is now a […]
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Changing the system to address injustices: discussing with Mamadou Goita
August 18, 2016Mamadou Goita is the Executive Director of the Institute for Research and the Promotion of Alternatives in Development (IRPAD/Afrique), based […]
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CIDSE World Social Forum Webinar
August 10, 2016Invitation to CIDSE World Social Forum Webinar, Friday 12 August 2016
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Ready for the 2016 World Social Forum in Montreal
August 2, 2016Another world is needed- together it is possible!