Conscious
Consuming seeks to increase awareness of the impact of buying
decisions on our health, happiness, and environment. Through education and discussion
we encourage people to live in line with their values by better prioritizing
time, money, and material things.
Many of the products and services we use in industrialized societies today
are disposable, hazardous, and often, unnecessary. Yet our capitalist economy
depends on our consumption of such products and services, and we are told that
it's un-American to question our role in this arrangement.
Conscious Consumers
dare to question; a whole host of variables might go into our decision-making,
but the important thing is that we do that thinking. Before we buy, we wonder:
Is this item in line with my values?
Does this product or service support my vision for a sustainable, equitable
society?
Is there another product of service that is better aligned with my values?
[Photos] Conscious Consuming Potluck on Community-Supported Agriculture and Farmer's Markets:
Join Conscious Consuming at our Annual Gift
It Up Alternative Gift Fair!
Gift It Up!
is an opportunity to give back to the larger community and honor your loved
ones at the same time. You can eliminate holiday stress and rid yourself of
the nagging feeling that your uncle or son-in-law really doesn't need another
tie and your daughter's teacher really doesn't need another apple ornament.
At the fair, learn about the many local, national and international non-profit
organizations making a difference in your community. Choose from a list of tangible
gifts, such as art supplies for autistic adults, cattle for a family in Cambodia,
or dinner for the hungry in Boston!
Who I'd like to meet: People concerned with how the purchasing and accumulation of material stuff is shaping our culture, impacting the environment and affecting our health and quality of life.
We should work on a pamphlet of "Green" stuff... It can be a buying guide such as "The Green Pages" & will end up in places like news papers and office tables. Perhaps we will need support from: Governments, schools, companies, & others. Not everybody knows what options are already available, I want to assist progress for the future generations & we have to start somewhere. We can work on letters with: google ::art::/photoshop.com & GIMP ::more:: is available. I started a bookmarking site as well: delicious.com/gringots ;
greetings, sorry to hear about situation, hope for the best whatever transpires and the work ur organization has done/cont. to do is not in vain. More power to ya all in the near future.
"Our Attitude Toward Life Determines Life's Attitude Towards Us." -Earl Nightengale
Become So Wrapped Up In Something That You Forget To Be Afraid. Destiny Is Not A Matter Of Chance, It Is A Matter Of Choice; It Is Not A Thing To Be Waited For, It Is A Thing To Be Achieved
*Blessings*
Have A BEAUTIFUL Week, & Enjoy Your Suday. Take Care.
Hello ~ thank you for being a friend of Moonwarriors. 800 dogs & cats are killed every hour in the US, often by inhumane methods such as gassing or heart sticking. This cruel disposal of homeless & stray animals is paid for by your taxes. Sponsors of petitions promoting no-kill alternatives have shown that it would be more cost effective & humane to fund spay-neuter programs, adoption schemes & sanctuaries.
"What is unconscionable, abominable and outrageous is that animals, healthy and well-behaved, are being killed because someone says there are too many. That is something we do not accept. That is something we find intolerable" - Richard Avanzino, President, San Francisco Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (1997)
Please visit my blog for more info & to sign petitions to end the animal gas chambers:
The warnings about global warming have been extremely
clear for a long time. We are facing a global climate crisis. It is deepening.
We are entering a period of consequences."
~ Al Gore
bit confused, thanks for all the lovely comments, but does anyone out
there actually really care, how many light bulbs did we turn off today,
how many times did we turn up our noses at someone else, be honest, we
do deserve the, SHIT, in the world we have, created, and i do get so
pissed of standing up for, Love, when all around i see such a load of
old bollocking shit around me. And yet i see so much love, we love so
much, i thinking god is made from that desire to, LOVE, and i aint no
religion;ous, So tommorow's, make a difference. Give some LOVE.
There are tons of magazines that are wasted! Can we attempt harvesting these? It is my prerogative to
get them to others that are less fortunate. This has to go to the
companies because there are laws. The stuff should go to:
hospitals(positive stimulus), communes(progress in mind),
shelters(poor), Orphanages (inc-blot & conversational) It is
travesty to utilize societies creation& labor. It might help sales and can be used in art classes also.
Just dropping by to say Hi and see what you’re up to and how you are doing.
As always, wishing you well. Stay positive, productive & purpose driven.
Peace
Michael
After years of communist dictatorship and with the political opening begun in the 90s, Tirana, capital of Albania, whose buildings were a mass tedious and gray, was transformed by the Mayor Edi Rama. Concerned about the welfare of the population, with creativity and attitude, he transformed a landscape tedious and monochrome in a colorful and full of joyful energy...
We can make a better world. If we want to... we can!
We don't need be heroes or martyrs to become us agents of transformation, only human, supportive and aware. A simple gesture makes all difference.
We should work on a pamphlet of "Green" stuff... It can be a buying guide such as "The Green Pages" & will end up in places like news papers and office tables. Perhaps we will need support from: Governments, schools, companies, & others. 
Not everybody knows what options are already available, I want to assist progress for the future generations & we have to start somewhere. We can work on letters with: google ::art::/
