If there is something that the Covid-19 has struck with greater force that our morality is the system that cohabitamos and from which provides the entire social fabric of which we are part -with more or less pleasure – but part, and at the end. Faced with this, there are two possible attitudes: resign and surrender to what is to come or try to assimilate what had happened (giving us the first time, and care they need) and to move towards alternative and more encouraging.
This second position, for those who think that another way of living(us) is possible, it helps us to draw on our horizon chimeric some strokes with the form of hope to which we must cling to, among everyone, draw outline in the materiality of a new world postpandémico away from the virus more deadly than we know: capitalism.
The pandemic has placed in the spotlight popular a known problem that now, with this crisis, it has become even more evident: the system by which we are governed in most parts of the world, the so-called neoliberal capitalism, it is not only infinitely unjust and unequal, but that is unsustainable, and believe in their own autoregularización, following the logic of fictional self-regulation by the market -which has never fluctuated free, being that in the post-war period was controlled by the states, and in the past 50 years by the oligopolies- it is a fallacy to global of colossal proportions, that leads us, like sheep in front of the slaughterhouse, to a crisis like the one we are experiencing.
This virus has not only put at serious risk the health of a good part of humanity, and also of this body of social, political and economic in gradual decline since a long time ago and now is dying for his inability to cope with a situation in which the pillars on which it sits -and of those who pervert everything that touches you-seem to not only deliver a solution but exacerbate problems already existing.
To these heights of the dystopian film in which we live, the most we know there were numerous warnings prior to the Covid-19 a pandemic threat of viral nature directly related to the environmental degradation. So what is predicted to multiple reports in the last decade that alerted about the imminent appearance of a virus zoonotic, that is to say, of those who jump from animals to humans. Some of these documents revealed predictions of chilling accuracy, as the report “Global Trends 2025: A Transformed World” presented by the National Intelligence Council (NIC), a body dependent of the CIA, as reflected in Ramonet in a publication for Le Monde Diplomatique, pointed to the potential onset of a respiratory illness new human, highly transmissible and virulent for which there are no countermeasures appropriate, and that could become a global pandemic” and included other details like, “if there is a pandemic disease, is likely to occur in an area marked by a high density of population and a close association between humans and animals, as many areas of southern China and southeast Asia, where they are not regulated the practices of breeding of wild animals which could allow a virus to mutate and cause a zoonotic disease potentially pandemic…”. Then, if there was an obvious threat and had repeatedly pointed to the governments, and the international society, especially by the scientific community, why not established preventive measures? For two reasons radically interconnected, the first is that they decided not to invest resources in something that, for the moment, in their mandate was not happening; the second reason is the one that gives rise precisely to the logic-low effect at the first, the capitalization and the mercantile thought applied to all areas, including to your life.
The success in the global expansion of a thought based on logic mercantilist responds to the achievement of several factors, but there is a triad key authors such as Maurizio Lazzarato point: the concentration of power and the production (monopolies and oligopolies); the financialization of the global economy, and globalization as a way to impose a neo-captivating and systemically unequal.
To better understand the implications that this has, at all levels, and its interrelation with the current crisis, it is worth noting that the public spending of the welfare State (such as health-care costs, salaries and pensions, are now indexed to the financial balance, and this in turn depends upon the influence exerted by the oligopolies and monopolies that-as we know by experience of previous crises – does not have as a priority to ensure the social well-being, or even the employment or productivity, but their own profitability. Therefore, the course of the welfare State, to be able to be guaranteed, it should be adapted (usually down) to the needs of the markets. This mechanism has deteriorated badly, as it could not be of another way, the public system, especially in what refers to the healthcare system and its ability to cope with emergencies.
In addition, while from the financial economy were awarded each time the greater part of the business benefits, many workers in the real economy, which is dedicated to produce tangible goods and services needed, not only have they suffered for years almost a freeze on wages and a steady job uncertainty, but the importance that as a society we have given to these efforts has been steadily declining. Ironically, in this crisis, we have seen how many of those jobs are so fundamental that they have been rezoned as essential and those performing, along with the medical personnel are risking their own health while others took refuge from the spread in our homes.
If this crisis socio-health is serving to something positive is that we collectively stop to reflect on a series of pressing issues such as what are the social and economic activities, more important, what should be the role of the state in such a scenario, what will be our purpose and responsibility for the world in which we live, the environmental implications, and social that our way of life associated with it, and, above all, how we can dispose, once and for all, the predator global model of “growth and development”.
A model for your support, among other things, ravaged fiercely nature and biodiversity, which brings us more and more each day to the disaster climate and ecological and generates terrible impacts and environmental imbalances and social as this pandemic; it sets up a false dichotomy between health and economic development; tap and deteriorates gradually and public sectors, such as basic health, education or science; it favours the casualisation of labour and the increase in unemployment; promotes the feminization and unpaid sectors fundamental labour, which in turn, has led to a deep crisis of care in which we are immersed… and a long etcetera.
We can’t keep speaking and acting in terms related to the search of a steady economic growth at any cost, we cannot continue to think that the only world imaginable and possible comes from the hand of the term “development” if this development means to perpetuate a mechanism based on continuing to grow the economy at the expense of the planet and the people who inhabit it.
The current crisis is also a crisis of cultural and ideological values and priorities. But it is also an opportunity to promote precisely some of the more positive values latent in humanity as solidarity or mutual care, key to the transformation that we need. This instability in which we move may be precisely the one that we open the way to correct the direction. As well announcing the philosopher Byung-Chul Han: “The virus will not expire at capitalism. […] We are we, as people endowed with reason, who we need to rethink and restrict radically capitalism destructive”.
Urges to make projects that support and enhance our society towards equality, good governance, social and ecological transition, even towards degrowth and the resolution of the climate crisis, towards a new relationship of respect and empathy with nature and all beings that we coexist on this planet. To do this, we need strategies that are pointing in many directions, but under a common perspective. In addition to the pressure on the public authorities, also we can and must act from below, from the citizen action, trying to create synergies between civil society and governments. In this regard, there are plenty of potential initiatives such as networking collective in the neighborhoods and communities where we live and engage in social causes and environmental issues through volunteerism.
Today, it is undeniable that the majority of people spend a large part of your time in front of screens and, in the case of young people, the use of social networks consumes an amount of time to grow.
It is important that, within social networks, the people who come to a large audience and talk about topics that are current and relevant both for society and for the planet, not only of their lives, travel, and products that send them the marks.
Instagram de Carlota Bruna
Each time there are more young people to get on their platforms content denouncing the critical situation that is hurting our planet. There are influential people from all over the world and from all walks of life, with more or less followers, but the point in common is their concern about the changes that must be made before it is too late to save the environment. In Spain and one of the influencers most relevant to talk about veganism, meat companies, air pollution, and the consequences that this will cause to the planet is Carlota Bruna which , thanks to its involvement has come to form part of the European Pact for the Weather. This barcelona-based, student of Nutrition and Dietetics, uses his Instagram as a point of information about their style of life, ways to reduce plastic and options that help to slow climate change.
Instagram de Martiño Rivas
Increasingly, leaders from all sectors are positioned in favor of the planet, rising to their networks, news, and tips to improve the world we live in, bringing that message to reach a number of people who otherwise would not be possible. An example of this is the actor and model Martiño Rivas, as well as the also actress Carolina Yuste or Georgina Amorós. It may seem that to upload a photo by inviting your followers to collect the plastics that you find on the beaches or mountains, which they visit, or to learn about climate change and what they can do to prevent it, are acts without relevance. However, the fact that one of the followers of these people will read and transmit it to your environment is a big deal, even more so taking into account the public relevance of many of these influencers.
Instagram de Inka Williams
At the international level, there are several models very important make an effort, and in their day-to-day take time to talk to his followers of the possible improvements that are in your hands. Blanca Padilla and Inka Williams are two examples of women who struggle to preserve the planet and put their networks as a showcase of what happens.
The majority of people mentioned in this article have highlighted sections on their profiles to inform you about the plastic problem, the industry of fast fashion, the pollution, how to adopt sustainable lifestyles and conscious living. To change our habits and to follow people defending the care of the planet and to make efforts to try to curb the climate crisis can seem an action of little relevance, but if we change the content that we consume daily, we can change habits and routines.
Do you want to join the large and small initiatives that mark a big change? Would you like to get your ideas and environmental projects in the pipeline but you are looking for support? On this International Day against Climate Change, we propose to move to action from our platform for Climate Action, a public space that gives you the tools to cope, we issue@s to this ecological crisis and climate.
Before anything.. What do we do from Climate Action?
Climate action is a platform created to put technology at the disposal of the fight against the climate crisis and ecological. This free space, free and participatory seeks to consolidate itself as a useful tool for activism and mobilization of environmental.
The main objective of this project is to encourage citizen participation in real-life through the interaction on digital media: creating, sharing and adding to actions that are taking place all over the world.
The situation in which we find ourselves is still a test of fire for the achievement of sustainability. In the year 2020 was the first overall decline since the adoption of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGS) in 2015, a trend has been maintained since then. The health crisis and economic causes of the pandemic caused by the expansion of COVID-19, in addition to the geopolitical risk, have caused the agenda 2030 for sustainability is affected severely.
Faced with this situation arises for Climate Action, an initiative that aims to serve as a common place for connecting people, organizations and initiatives in all those places where they are taking measures and are taking action to confront the climate crisis, we issue@s. This platform was created with the intention of serving all those people who choose to be part of this movement, tool-free and free to organize, learn and work networks that help to promote a real change.
How does it work and how can I join?
To be able to post and share your actions in Climate Action, justregister as a new@ user@. From here, you can publish all those activities and events (actions, meetings, trainings, demonstrations, interventions…) you know you are going to take place in the coming days, weeks, or months, as well as inform you of all the actions that are sharing the rest of user@s.
De esta forma, el mapa de acciones que ponemos a vuestra disposición, servirá tanto de punto referencia para conocer todo lo que se está haciendo a nivel activismo y movilización por el cambio climático, al mismo tiempo que de repositorio para numerosas iniciativas que puedan valer de inspiración y motivación para ser recreadas en otras partes del mundo.
Además, este espacio cuenta con los apartados “Clima Info” y una sección de stories (en el home de la página) donde iremos compartiendo toda aquella información y contenidos que puedan ser de interés o relevancia.
¿Qué hay de nuevo?
We’ve assembled a team that transform the platform and to keep you inform of all the latest news, initiatives, activities, projects and ideas that you can participate in, or create, as well as to give voice to your own projects, amplifying together the activism by the weather.
Follow us on @AccionxClima_ both in Instagram as on Twitter, where they come new news and changes that we are developing, always in collaboration and active listening of the ciudadan@s that you can do these projects.
The discharge of plastic pellets that has affected the coast of Galicia, Asturias, Cantabria and the Basque country has become a new environmental emergency. The call to citizen action has been immediate, and numerous organizations, groups of citizens, neighbors, and friends have taken to the beaches of the north to begin the activities of collection and cleaning.
In this post , we pick up the keys on the deployment of citizen activities carried out by NGOS, accounts information in social networksled by the citizenry with actions, tips for collecting and cleaning for you to disseminate, to collaborate and amplify the efforts to combat this emergency climate.
After the collapse of more than 26 tons of pellets in Portuguese waters, we have seen how came waves of plastic to the northern shores of Spain, causing an ecological disaster of severe consequences for marine ecosystems. To combat the massive pollution of the beaches affected and protect the environment from the coasts who are suffering after the spill, the population citizen, has been mobilised in their efforts to address this crisis before the indecision and delay of governments in responding effectively.
Different organizations, associations, groups of friends and neighbors, social media accounts, and more are organizing activities of cleaning, as well as to disseminate useful information about the situation in the worst affected areas in which you have to concentrate the efforts of collecting pellets and plastics that are bringing back the tides.
In addition to sharing updated information on the crisis on the coast, these entities and accounts share advice for proper clean-up and management: from utensils to the collection and recommended equipment to protect themselves from the toxic substances, where to deposit the collected plastic from the beaches for their disposal.
Find out how to help, knows first-hand the situation, the needs and risks that entails, what it means for the future sustainability of the ecosystem affected, and how it is mobilising the citizenry. Follow, share, and learn!
Focused in to promote and encourage the study and defense of the ecological balance of Galicia, ADEGA, working to ensure the right conditions for the comprehensive development of the population and the environment.
They are currently organizing a series of fundamental actions to give a coordinated response to this crisis: from cleanings training volunteer for the removal of pellets in the beaches, to recommendations for the voluntary people, or specific guidelines on what to do (and what not to do) before, during and after the cleaning. You can also keep close track of all these actions from your Instagram.
A voluntary group of Cantabria that spend part of their free time to fight against the garbage that litters the natural surroundings of the village of Castro Urdiales and its surroundings.
You can join his actions of environmental care, to know the awareness-raising materials on volunteering environmental through its website or follow them on Instagram where they post valuable information about the pollution of plastics and collection activities in a group. Join!
Perhaps you have found on social networks, videos, news content and news publications from the account of @noialimpa, an organization that, through various initiatives, such as the outputs of cleaning, contribute to a cleaner environment and healthier. Its mission is to reduce the environmental pollution and regenerate degraded spaces for the trash.
On their website you will find a space dedicated exclusively to collect updated information on the discharge of pellets on the galician coast. Here are collected daily data on the different beaches affected, calls for days of cleaning, and quantities of pellets earned.
Don’t miss out their Instagram, where they post daily essential information on the activities of collection, as guides to point you to search for pellets, the effects of this crisis to the local ecosystems, where to deposit the plastic and pellets correctly, informative videos about the situation, and much, much more content of value. ¡Follow @noialimpa here!
The Association of environmental professionals offers a meeting point and a defence of the interests of professionals in the environmental sector. Its main objective is the knowledge, disclosure, and the value of good environmental practices of companies, institutions or people. In its website you’ll find news, environmental, projects undertaken, volunteering, and related resources. You will find them in networks here.
The citizenship acts on the beaches and in the networks
In addition to the actions coordinated by the NGOS, which have been joined by citizens from different parts of the north of Spain that have been affected, are lxs own groups of friends, neighbors and young people who have been released both to the beaches as well as the networks to tell what is happening and to make their contribution for the environment. Accounts such as @remove garbage.atelier, @noialimpa on Instagram not only echoed the discharge of pellets but viralizaron this crisis on the shores of the north – as influencers as Xurxo Carreño (@xurxocarreno) or @Blondiemuser on TikTok, which bind to the past – to raise awareness about the problem and to mobilize young people and adults.
From the networks, accounts such as these show tips ranging from how to make a screen box for pick up pellets or how to look at the waves and tides to know how to identify plastic pellets, reminder to clean beaches affected, or raise awareness of the environmental risks that we face.
Spread your message, organize your own efforts and passes the Climate Action from our platform
Every contribution, action, idea, initiative and activity aimed at preserving the environment in such a crisis that we find ourselves in with the discharge of pellets or in the day-to-day, as small as it seems to us, is essential.
Aligned with this thinking, we create the platform ofClimate Action, which seeks to be a space for citizens and NGOS to share information, discuss and act on the climate crisis. This digital tool you have as a flag to encourage the creation of actions that are respectful and committed to the care of the environment.
From Hacesfalta.org and for Climate Action, will give voice to your initiatives, from our different channels. You just have to register as a new@ user@. From here, you can publish all those activities and events (actions, meetings, trainings, demonstrations, interventions…) you know you are going to take place in the coming days, weeks, or months, as well as inform you of all the actions that are sharing the rest of user@s.
In this way, the map of actions that we put at your disposal, will serve as both a point of reference to know everything that is being done at the level activism and mobilization for the climate change, while at the same time a repository for numerous initiatives that could be worth of inspiration and motivation to be recreated in other parts of the world.
We invite you to add, share, and take action for the climate!
Photography: Jorge Beak. EP.
The Day arrives Global Climate, a crucial reminder that each year becomes more relevant to the urgency of climate that we live in. Droughts, extreme temperatures, pollution, hazardous waste… environmental challenges that are pressuring the creation of sustainable solutions. As citizens, we can make this situation a planet a little bit better, we tell you how to take action for the climate.
The environmental crisis is not a recent news story, in fact it is a phenomenon scientifically proven compounded with the years that has been entrenched for decades. However, as the years pass, only becomes more urgent and requires your total attention. That’s why, the Day the Global Climate, which was established in 1992 in the Framework Convention of the United Nations on Climate Change, is an essential call-to-action – and – up call- to governments, agencies, businesses and citizens.
A phenomenon that affects all the people who inhabit the planet, but not equally, as that impacts especially to those in developing countries or in poverty, and that therefore demand a collective response.
Intervene, manage, and cope with the climate change we are experiencing is a priority to get to a model of sustainable living. And, although the need to implement major changes and regulate the consumption and exploitation of current resources rests with world leaders, as citizens, we can also take actions to generate a positive impact on the environment.
Catastrophism climate can cause a first step is made impossible or overwhelming and will make you wonder: where do I begin? The answer is that the decision of individual measures and in the community for the care of the planet is essential, affordable, and effective. We tell you how.
Climate action: a platform to organize your own environmental initiatives in collaboration with the citizenry
Every contribution, action, idea, initiative and activity aimed at preserving the environment in the day-to-day, as small as it seems to us, is essential.
Aligned with this thinking, we create the platform ofClimate Action, which seeks to be a space for citizens and NGOS to share information, discuss and act on the climate crisis. This digital tool you have as a flag to encourage the creation of actions that are respectful and committed to the care of the environment.
What actions are published in Climate Action? Who can join?
All the world can see and participate in the activities published. Some are face-to-face, others invite you to the online participation, and all are aimed at the action in community.
It up to you/or you can implement your ideas and initiatives, environmental! You just have to register as a new@ user@. From here, you can publish all those activities and events (actions, meetings, trainings, demonstrations, interventions…) you know you are going to take place in the coming days, weeks, or months, as well as inform you of all the actions that are sharing the rest of user@s.
From Hacesfalta.org and for Climate Action, will give voice to your initiatives, from our different channels. Here you can see all the actions published through our platform.
In this way, the map of actions that we put at your disposal, will serve as both a point of reference to know everything that is being done at the level activism and mobilization for the climate change, while at the same time a repository for numerous initiatives that could be worth of inspiration and motivation to be recreated in other parts of the world.
The possibilities are numerous, varied, and will give you that push you need to pass to the action on the climate of the hands of people with compatible interests, working for a common purpose and shared values. Volunteering and action in the community is enriching and necessary for a planet more sustainable, don’t miss the opportunity and discover how to be part of the solution.
We encourage you to add, share, and take action for the climate of the hand of a community in search of a sustainable future for everyone.
Join Climate Action!
An hour is easy to say and it seems little, but what happens if we add one hour dedicated millions of people around the world? This is the proposal of WWF, the global initiative “earth hour”, has mobilized millions of people in over 200 countries of the world.
This initiative, born in 2007, seeks to raise awareness worldwide about climate change, inviting individuals, governments, and businesses to turn off the light for one hour.
Last Saturday, march 26, all of Spain was in darkness, thanks to the solidarity of local councils, private companies and individuals who, for one more year, have added to The time on the Planet.
The organization, through the website of the initiative, https://horadelplaneta.wwf.es/ has been reported that this year, pointed 514 municipalities in Spain, as well as about 130 companies, and 126 of organizations around the country, which exceeds greatly the participation of other years.
Among the most emblematic monuments that turned off their lights at 20:30 hours of Saturday in the Spanish capital, are the poster Schweppes of Gran Via, the Tío Pepe in Sol, Puerta de Alcala and plaza de Cibeles. In other cities of Spain, also the cathedrals were to turn off their lights, such as, the Burgos Cathedral and the Cathedral of Valencia. Not to be left behind tourist emblems, such as the Hanging Houses of Cuenca, and the Sagrada Familia in Barcelona.
Companies such as Inditex, Tetra Pak, Leroy Merlin, Sanitas, Mahou-San Miguel, Coca–Cola, among others, are also added to the dynamic, showing their commitment and concern for the wellbeing of the planet.
As an additional measure before the big blackout, the WWF implemented on its website a “Bank of Hours”, through which invited people to spend 60 minutes to a sustainable activity and positive, offering ideas for activities that contribute to the care of the planet, through which they came to register to 2.865 hours devoted to the nature.
60 minutes seem insignificant, however, are sufficient to prove our commitment and concern for the wellbeing of the planet and, little by little, you become part of the change for the environment.
What is the environmental health and why you have to worry about it?We are celebrating the World Health Day Environmental one more year, highlighting the reasons that make a volunteer linked to the nature and care of the environment. Discover the keys on this day and what initiatives you can join to collaborate with NGOS dedicated to the action and environmental care.
Every September 26 we recall the importance of the Day World Environmental Health, a day established worldwide by the International Federation of Environmental Health (IFEH) with the aim of raising awareness on the importance of a healthy environment for the well-being of human beings and the planet.
Do you know what is environmental health?
The WHO definition makes reference to the study, prevention and control of environmental factors and the environment that can influence living beings, affect the health of people and ecosystems. This includes elements such as the quality of air, water, food, exposure to toxic chemicals, climate change, biodiversity…
This reminder global us awareness about the links between human health and environmental factors such as pollution, climate change and access to natural resources clean. Hundreds of organizations and citizens/activists around the world are working to raise awareness among the population, institutions or companies on this relationship, seeking to promote citizen action to improve the environmental conditions, prevent disease and promote sustainability.
Protect and improve human health is also to preserve and care for the natural environment.
For that reason, we encourage you to join this movement and to learn about environmental health through volunteering. The volunteeris a unique way to see first-hand the positive impact on the environment at the same time that you plant the seeds for a more sustainable future.
Do you need more reasons? We leave you 5 reasons to do a volunteer work related to the environment and nature:
Creates a positive impact in your environment: Improving the spaces around you, leaving your cleaner and more sustainable environment. Clean beaches, picked up trash, planting trees, caring for parks and maintenance of green areas are some of the actions that promote a better quality of water, air and nature of our community
Expand your knowledge and learning: volunteerism is a form of awareness, educate and, in consequence, become an agent of change to raise awareness to other people in the health care environment. Expand your knowledge and thus know how to act in a more conscious way in the preservation of the planet is an essential to achieve a sustainable future.
Personal development: The personal impact is strongly linked to the environmental work that you’re going to make. You will work with other people with like-minded people for the same cause, in addition to performing actions focused on generating a positive impact on the quality of life of other people and ecosystems.
Beyond the environment: As we said, the environmental health and care of the environment are related to many aspects of life, such as inequality or poverty. In much of the world, poverty is directly related to the access to natural resources, the use of the same and the quality of the environment. If we manage to generate global awareness and local consequent on the use of these resources, we will be able to influence the rates of poverty in certain areas that directly depend on them.
Connect with nature in unexpected ways: volunteering in connection with the nature also benefits to our own physical and mental health. However, one of the great benefits of volunteering is that it adapts to different and unexpected avenues of collaboration. Beyond reforestation activities, cleaning or waste collection (also fundamental), you’ll also be able to act for the climate from awareness (workshops, discussions), education (education and outreach), the development of projects and design strategies.
Choose your volunteer!
From Hacesfalta.org you will find several areas from which you access the volunteer activities. The main one is the category of volunteer environment.
¡Share your own ideas, and environmental initiativeson Climate Action!
Climate action, seeks to be a space for citizens and NGOS to share information, discuss and act on the climate crisis. This digital tool you have as a flag to encourage the creation of actions that are respectful and committed to the care of the environment.
You just have to register as a new@ user@. From here, you can publish all those activities and events (actions, meetings, trainings, demonstrations, interventions…) you know you are going to take place in the coming days, weeks, or months, as well as inform you of all the actions that are sharing the rest of user@s.
In this way, the map of actions that we put at your disposal, will serve as both a point of reference to know everything that is being done at the level activism and mobilization for the climate change, while at the same time a repository for numerous initiatives that could be worth of inspiration and motivation to be recreated in other parts of the world.
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