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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Making food waste history!
March 10, 2016Natalia Lázaro is a volunteer in the Media department of Manos Unidas – Barcelona. She recently graduated as a journalist. […]
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Living simply, sustainably and in solidarity to care for the
March 7, 2016Paul Kelly is an active supporter at CAFOD in the UK. In this interview, he tells us about his involvement […]
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Living in a low-carbon emission community
March 1, 2016Stefan Salzmann is Desk officer for Sustainability at the Swiss Lenten Fund – Fastenopfer. He’s the father of a 1 […]
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Sustainable lifestyles and alternatives, we have the solutions!
March 1, 2016Following December’s workshop on sustainable consumption and production solutions to the current model, this month we launch a map of […]
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Event “Ecology and Spirituality” as seen through social media
December 12, 2015[View the story “Ecology and Spirituality: a multidimensional perspective” on Storify]