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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Lent 2020: embrace a true ecological conversion
February 26, 2020Lent is starting today. This is a special time of the year when we are invited to pray, reflect and […]
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CIDSE joins the Pope in his call to stop the
February 12, 2020-See below some quotes from Synod participant Josianne Gauthier, CIDSE Secretary General – The Pope’s Exhortation “Querida Amazonia” recalls the […]
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CIDSE Highlights November – December 2019
December 19, 2019Read our latest newsletter for an overview of our activities in September and October and find out what’s coming next! In […]
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Sharing energy to change
December 5, 2019Last October, during the Amazon Synod in Rome and as an event of “Amazon Common Home“, CIDSE with its campaign […]
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Cardinals at Synod call for climate ambition: “Inaction is a
November 25, 2019A call from the Synod for the Amazon for urgent climate action Catholic Church leaders from across all continents, who […]