|
|
|||
|
Date: Monday, July 13, 2009 At 10:00:00 AM
Duration: All Day
|
||
|
|||
 Audrey Morrison from Clackmannanshire and Stirling Environment Trust is leading a project that aims to remove the Himalayan Balsam from the many sites along the river Devon that it is growing at a pace.
It is important that as much of this invasive plant is uprooted before it produces seed, it pulls up quite easily. Meet at Strathdevon Primary 10.00am - 2.00pm.
Bring your own boots, gloves, midge repellent!! and bring a packed lunch if you need it.
|
|||
|
||
Learning for Living is an exciting project, now completed, which received European funding through LEADER. We worked with the innovative Open Green Map which created a living portrait of community as mapped by local people. By charting all the local resources using the unique mapping language created by Green Map Systems it became possible to get a picture of Clackmannasnhire as seen by the people who live here.
Kincardine has seen many changes in the last 25 years, from the closure and demolition of the old coal-fired power station to the new rail link, road bridge and bypass route being built. 2010 / 11 will see the end of Kincairne, Sandeman and Ramsay Courts, the three blocks of high flats that have dominated the Kincardine skyline for 40 years, to be replaced by mixed social housing. A community that once saw thousands of people and cars passing through it every day is now quieter and less interrupted. Change is all around us.
The Earth Charter is an international document created entirely "to promote the transition to sustainable ways of living and a global society founded on a shared ethical framework that includes respect and care for the community of life, ecological integrity, universal human rights, respect for diversity, economic justice, democracy, and a culture of peace."
Action for Change (AFC) supports, develops and trains organisations, communities and individuals in sustainable development and resilience. This arises from recognition that although initiatives such as Local Agenda 21 and Community Planning encourage a bottom up approach to development, a major problem exists whereby local communities on their own are often unable to contribute effectively to this process. AFC acknowledges that without addressing this problem and taking steps to create informed and engaged communities, the large scale social, economic and environmental change required for sustainable and peaceful communities in the 21st Century will not take place. AFC addresses this need by offering a holistic approach to sustainable development, using the ethical framework of the Earth Charter and its associated educational resources.
The Earth Charter is a product of a decade-long, worldwide, cross cultural dialogue on common goals and shared values http://www.earthcharter.org
Starting as a UN idea in 1989, it was carried forward and completed by a global civil society initiative, then finalized as a People’s Charter in 2000 by the Earth Charter Commission. In 2008 the Earth Charter Initiative (ECI) launched it’s strategy of decentralised empowerment, encouraging and supporting grassroots initiatives across the world to take forward the vision of the Earth Charter. The mission of ECI is to promote the transition to sustainable ways of living and a global society founded on a shared ethical framework that includes respect and care for the community of life, ecological integrity, universal human rights, respect for diversity, economic justice, democracy, and a culture of peace.
AFC is the only Affiliate in Scotland of ECI.In 2005, funded by Awards for All, AFC produced a 16 panel exhibition (artwork supplied by ECI) called “Seeds of Change – The Earth Charter and Human Potential” used to support the 3rd World Youth Congress in Stirling. AFC represented Scotland at ECI international conferences in Amsterdam in 2005 and 2008.
'It Starts with One' is the theme of Earth Charter+10. Launched at The Peace Palace in The Hague on June 29th 2010 together with a supporting exhibition 'Seeds of Hope' created by Soka Gakkai International (SGI) www.sgi.org/sd100629.html
It Starts With One
It starts with one universe
With one awakening, one choice
With one person who cares
With one teacher, one neighbour
With one dialogue, one collaboration, one action
With one dream
It starts with caring for one plant, one tree
Looking after one bird, one squirrel
Saving one drop of water
Picking up one piece of waste
Walking one journey
one future, together
Caring for one Earth Community
Featured Mini Website
Our Work
| About CGMI |
| Clackmannanshire Green Map |
| Sustainable Clackmannanshire |
| Simply Local Kincardine |
| Learning for Living |
| CCAT |
| Earth Charter in Scotland |
| About Action for Change |
| Gallery |
Login
Interact
| Add an Event! |
