Felipe: No, that helmet full of holes isn't good! It lets bullets in!
Mafalda: But' lets ideas out.
There haven’t been any entries these last two weeks because... there were holidays! Nevertheless, here we come back with some news. The semester is half way to its end and, despite I know I’m getting some readings, the comments and feedback are null, so I have added Google advertising; maybe this way the number of visits will increase. Soon you will see some advertising around here.
Today I will talk about two pieces of news I’ve found and, even if they’re not initially related with the environment, but which take care of one of the spheres I’ve mentioned in other entries: the social sphere. Each one of these spheres has a “bottom-line”, a minimum which is considered acceptable, and no action to improve any of them can imply the conditions to fall below this line. It’s the base and the objective of IEM practices is always keeping these lines high so all the spheres that affect environment mutually profit from this enhancement [This theory concept comes from Freer Sperckley (1981). Social Audit - A Management Tool for Co-operative Working, Beechwood College, Leeds, UK].
The first news (seen in The Press published August 26th) is caused by the anniversary of the first Christchurch quake. As some Cantabrians in nearby areas may have seen during the night, since September 4th there are two beams shining in the night sky from Cathedral Square and they will be on until February 23rd, to remember people the future that is to be re-built in Christchurch.
The second, also related with the social sphere, comes from the North Island; there, New Plymouth prison is teaching the prisoners to knit and they donate their creations to Women’s Refuge (more info here).
Ok, I recognize you could be wondering what on earth these so different pieces of news have to do with environment, but I think they take care of one of the line of the “triple” that usually is forgotten or dismissed and that can be very helpful regarding to prepare the field for future IEM actions.
Are people who make the work for the environment and who are (or must be) educated and cultivated to appreciate, value and protect environment; enhancing people into their communities, making sure their culture and welfare levels are high is a way to uphold the standard of that wire of the triple-bottom line. Even if these projects aren’t directly related to some environmental challenge which needs to be managed, they improve people’s life, by giving hope and mission, building stronger communities and, this way, facilitating the settlement of a basis for dialogue, bargaining, negotiation and cooperation that will be extremely helpful when approaching environmental problems; this way, given-hope people from Chch will pay more attention to their city reconstruction, and benefited people from New Plymouth prison initiative will be more valuable and will give better contribution to their community that if they are treated as cons and problem women. People will take more care about what surrounds them, will value better their strengths and know more deeply their weaknesses, so they can contribute better to their places, and this means the environment. Cultured, happy and focused people (the kind of people these projects help to create) value their environment and their Nature more deeply and are more willing to get involved into their conservation and management.
Using the phrases from The Press, the future is bright. And people are who are called to build this future.
Today I will talk about two pieces of news I’ve found and, even if they’re not initially related with the environment, but which take care of one of the spheres I’ve mentioned in other entries: the social sphere. Each one of these spheres has a “bottom-line”, a minimum which is considered acceptable, and no action to improve any of them can imply the conditions to fall below this line. It’s the base and the objective of IEM practices is always keeping these lines high so all the spheres that affect environment mutually profit from this enhancement [This theory concept comes from Freer Sperckley (1981). Social Audit - A Management Tool for Co-operative Working, Beechwood College, Leeds, UK].
The first news (seen in The Press published August 26th) is caused by the anniversary of the first Christchurch quake. As some Cantabrians in nearby areas may have seen during the night, since September 4th there are two beams shining in the night sky from Cathedral Square and they will be on until February 23rd, to remember people the future that is to be re-built in Christchurch.
The second, also related with the social sphere, comes from the North Island; there, New Plymouth prison is teaching the prisoners to knit and they donate their creations to Women’s Refuge (more info here).
Ok, I recognize you could be wondering what on earth these so different pieces of news have to do with environment, but I think they take care of one of the line of the “triple” that usually is forgotten or dismissed and that can be very helpful regarding to prepare the field for future IEM actions.
Are people who make the work for the environment and who are (or must be) educated and cultivated to appreciate, value and protect environment; enhancing people into their communities, making sure their culture and welfare levels are high is a way to uphold the standard of that wire of the triple-bottom line. Even if these projects aren’t directly related to some environmental challenge which needs to be managed, they improve people’s life, by giving hope and mission, building stronger communities and, this way, facilitating the settlement of a basis for dialogue, bargaining, negotiation and cooperation that will be extremely helpful when approaching environmental problems; this way, given-hope people from Chch will pay more attention to their city reconstruction, and benefited people from New Plymouth prison initiative will be more valuable and will give better contribution to their community that if they are treated as cons and problem women. People will take more care about what surrounds them, will value better their strengths and know more deeply their weaknesses, so they can contribute better to their places, and this means the environment. Cultured, happy and focused people (the kind of people these projects help to create) value their environment and their Nature more deeply and are more willing to get involved into their conservation and management.
Using the phrases from The Press, the future is bright. And people are who are called to build this future.
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