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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Moving Towards Sustainable Lifestyles at World Youth Day 2016
July 28, 2016With its official opening on Tuesday July 26, the Laudato Si’ Eco-Youth Festival at Park Krowodorksi in Krakow aims at […]
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Ready for World Youth Day 2016 in Poland!
July 19, 2016CIDSE’s Joint Action Campaign ‘Change for the Planet – Care for the People’ will be present at World Youth Day […]
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Making the move towards sustainable lifestyles possible
June 27, 2016On June 15, CIDSE, Fair Trade Advocacy Office, Action Aid, Via Campesina, the International Federation of Catholic Parochial Youth Movements, […]
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CIDSE and its members celebrate the first year of the
June 13, 2016CIDSE reflects on the impacts of the Encyclical on the major political processes that marked 2015 and launches a series […]
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Creating a Climate of Change in Canada
April 25, 2016Climate change is dramatically altering the planet as we know it. The poorest people contribute the least to climate change, […]