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”.
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Publications
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Fratelli Tutti: how CIDSE members are welcoming the new encyclical
October 12, 2020On October 4th Pope Francis released his new encyclical Fratelli Tutti, indicating the direction for a post- pandemic world, which […]
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Fratelli tutti – on solidarity, fraternity and social friendship
October 5, 2020As we attempt to emerge from the global crisis of the Pandemic, Pope Francis has offered us his reflections on […]
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The land’s story is my story: a common home in
October 2, 2020Margarida Alvim worked for CIDSE’s Portuguese member FEC for 10 years during which she developed the “Casa Velha: Ecology and […]
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Will the G20 cancel the debt of the Southern countries?
July 16, 2020On 18 and 19th of July, the G20 Finance Ministers will meet to decide the measures to be taken in […]
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News from CIDSE – May-July 2020
July 14, 2020Read our latest newsletter in its new format for an overview of our activities in March and April and find […]