oww 2011 living for one world

© One World Week 2011

OWW 2011Living for One World

Valuing and understanding the world and those who live in it

A guide to this year’s theme


Contents

Introduction

Living for the planet

Living for its people

Faith and the environment

Living and acting for change


IntroductionExplore this year’s theme through our presentation.


Understanding that our actions in the UK impact upon

the lives of people in some of the

poorest parts of the world.

Caring for the Earth now - before it is too late.

Yes! What we choose to eat, buy

and how we travel...this all affects people

across the globe.

Learning about the affects of

climate change and how to adapt to it.

Valuing our planet and

all life within it!

Take a minute to discuss:

What does Living for One World mean to you?

After you’ve discussed, click to reveal some more ideas...



Living for its people

Living and acting for change

Living for One World is divided into three sub-topics


Living for the Planet

Living for its People

Living and

Acting for Change

The affects of global warmingAdapting to a changing climateFood productionBiodiversity

Hunger and food distributionGlobal inequalities of wealthand consumptionFaith/ multi-faith perspectives

Supporting the work of charitiesBuying and promoting Fairtrade Learning about another religionCutting your carbon footprint

Living for One World: Overview



Living for the Planet is about changing our lifestyles and attitudes so that we live and work in harmony with

nature.


How is climate change affecting our

planet?

This is causing more frequent extreme weather events, such as floods, droughts and heat waves.

2010 Pakistan floodsPhoto: Islamic Relief 2010

The Earth’s temperatures are rising.



Adapting to a changing climate

Even if we work to reduce climate change, it is highly likely that not all of its effects can be alleviated; we must adapt to our changing

climate.

The effects of climate change are already

apparent, and have a very real impact on the

some of the world’s poorest communities.

Image here (Sarah, do you have a suitable photo that could be used here? Alternatively, I’ll purchase

one from iStockphoto).

Floating gardens in Bangladesh

Photo: Practical Action/Mehrab ul Goni


How can we adapt to a changing climate?


Through enhancing the capacity of communities to cope with increasingly unpredictable weather patterns.

Through implementing soil and water conservation measures.

Through developing drought-resistant crop varieties.


What is biodiversity?


Biodiversity is the diversity of life-forms inhabiting our planet.

Greater biodiversity indicates a healthy planet.

Accelerated environmental change leads to the extinction of certain species.


For further information, visit: http://unep.org/

2011 is the UN International Year of Forests


http://unep.org/


Living for the PlanetHow can we care

for the planet now, before it’s too late?

See the Living and Acting for Change section of this

presentation for ideas on how you can take action!


Living for its People“For greed, all nature is too

little”

Lucius Annaeus Seneca(Roman philosopher, ca. 4 BCE – 65 CE)


?Take a minute to discuss:

Do you have family or friends in another country who have suffered from the

effects of global injustice?



One in seven people in the world go hungry.

Why?


Rising food prices?

International trading that

favours some countries over

others?

Natural disasters brought about by climate change?

Soil depletion?



‘...We humans need to grow a great deal in our ability to

share what the planet gives

us.’

Kate RaworthSenior ResearcherOxfam GB

http://www.oxfam.org.uk/get_involved/campaign/food/

http://www.oxfam.org.uk/get_involved/campaign/food/


To find out more and to book a speaker, visit:http://www.globalpovertyproject.com/pages/presentation

The Global Poverty Project

presents:

1.4 Billion Reasons


http://www.globalpovertyproject.com/pages/presentation

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what's going here?



By understanding the role that faith can play in protecting the environment, we can begin to work together towards a better, more sustainable future.

Visit www.oneworldweek.org to download our free multi-faith resource: Environment Across Faiths

The world’s religions were the first environmental campaigners.

http://www.oneworldweek.org/



Baha’i‘The Earth is but one country and mankind its citizens’

Baha’u’llah

Buddhism‘The trees are like our mother and father, they feed us, nourish

us and provide us with everything: the fruit, leaves, the branches, the trunk. They give us food and satisfy many of our

needs’.Samdech Preah Maha (highly revered Cambodian Monk)

Christianity‘The earth is the Lord’s, and everything in it’.

The Bible, 1 Corinthians, 10:26



Daoism‘If all things in the universe grow well, then a society is a

community of affluence. If not, this kingdom is on the decline.’

The China Daoist Association, Beijing

Hinduism‘Every living creature is the son of the supreme Lord, and

He does not tolerate even ants being killed’.Bhakitvedanta Swami Prabhupada, A.C Purport,

Bhagavad Gita As It Is, 14:16



Islam‘And the earth has He spread out for all living beings, with fruit thereon, and palm trees with sheathed clusters (of dates), and

grain growing tall on its stalks, and sweet-smelling plants.’The Qur’an, 55:10-12

Jainism‘Lord Mahavira preached about the environment in the book of ‘Acharanga Sutra’, which is accepted, as His direct words. The elements of nature were described as living beings and under

the fundamental principle of AHIMSA there were to be protected in all ways – no waste, no overuse, no abuse, no

polluting.’R.P Chandaria, Chairman of the Institute of Jainology, 15

August 2008



Judaism‘And the Lord took man and put him in the Garden of

Eden, to tend it and guard it.’Genesis 2:15

Sikhism‘Air is the Guru, Water is the Father, and Earth is the

Great Mother of all’.The Second Guru, Guru Angad



Zoroastrianism‘Whoever teaches care for all these seven creations, does well

and pleases the Bounteous Immortals;Then his soul will never arrive at kinship with the Hostile

Spirit.When he has cared for the creations, the care of these

Bounteous Immortals is for him,And he must teach this to all mankind in the material world.’

Shayast na Shayast,15:6


Some of your previous OWWmulti faith events

One World Walking Together eventJami Mosque, Portsmouth 2007

Diwali stallSouthampton, 2009

Chester World Development ForumChester, 2010


Living and acting for

change


Prejudices

Wastefulness

GreedCorrupt Government

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Poverty

Take a minute to discuss:

What do you think stands in the way of creating a more sustainable world ?After you’ve discussed, click to reveal some more

ideas...

Fear Exploitation

Disease


What can I do?How can I encourage

myself and those around me to help bring about positive change in our

world?


Stop climate change getting worse: adjust your lifestyle to reduce your carbon footprint.

Turn off your electrical

items when not in use.

Turn down the central heating thermostat by one degree.

Compost your food

waste.

Switch off the lights when

you leave the room.Don’t tumble dry

your washing – hang it out

instead.

Choose electronic bills

and statements.

Ride a bike instead of

taking the car when making short trips.

Replace your light bulbs

with energy saving ones.


Eat fewer meat and dairy products

Free-range grass-fed animals are happier and healthier producing meat more efficiently than livestock reared indoors on vast factory farms which require massive inputs of fossil fuels and feed grains, grown at the expense of grains for human food.

Farming livestock, especially cows, releases significant levels of carbon dioxide, methane and nitrous oxide: gases that cause much of our global warming.

If we ate less meat we could afford free-range meat

and reduce harmful gas emissions.


According to the UN Millennium Goals Report 2010, ‘safe water supply remains a challenge in many parts of the world’.

Water is a very precious resource; take only what you need as it is not as plentiful as you may assume.

During the last decade, global demand for water has increased due to expanded activity in agriculture and manufacturing.

These activities have also contributed to water pollution.

Save water


Take action

Visit www.oneworldweek.org and commit yourself to one of our environmental pledges.

Images above and left: 2010 Peace Pledges

http://www.oneworldweek.org/


You could choose a charity and support one of their programmes. Below are some charities you may wish to support.

For a full list of organisations and websites that can tell you more about fighting global injustice, download our free resource: Explore Living for One World

www.actionaid.org.uk/

www.islamic-relief.org.uk

www.christianaid.org.uk/ www.practicalaction.org/

Support a charity

www.cafod.org.uk/

http://www.actionaid.org.uk/

http://www.islamic-relief.org.uk/

http://www.christianaid.org.uk/

http://www.practicalaction.org/

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tackling/ fighting global injustice

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support their programmmes to help people adapt to climate changeCampaigns need a further slide I think with ref to political campaigns (may be non - charitable eg WDM 'Stop betting on hunger' and the Oxfam one already referred to in this presentation' +Jubilee Debt and IR together on debt and the Climate adjustment Finance Facility

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some of the campaigins are not charitable


Support overseas adaptation programmes

The Cafédirect Producers Foundation (CPF) is working on a project with smallholder tea partners in Kenya and Uganda to develop and implement strategies to help farmers address and adapt to changing climatic conditions.

For more information, visit: http://www.adapcc.org/download/Adap-CC_Update-from-pilot-groups_201009_en.pdf

For further useful information on adaptation to climate change, read Tearfund’s report: Adaptation United.

To download, visit:http://tilz.tearfund.org/Research/Climate+change+reports

You could support overseas adaptation to climate change through donating to aid agencies’ projects and programmes.

http://www.adapcc.org/download/Adap-CC_Update-from-pilot-groups_201009_en.pdf

http://www.adapcc.org/download/Adap-CC_Update-from-pilot-groups_201009_en.pdf

http://tilz.tearfund.org/Research/Climate+change+reports

http://tilz.tearfund.org/Research/Climate+change+reports


Campaign against climate debtThe UK helps developing countries adapt to the effects of climate

change through loans lent through the World Bank.

This is unjust, as much of the responsibility for

climate change rests with the actions of richer

countries.

Jubilee Debt Campaign and the World Development Movement have launched a campaign to prevent loans creating further poverty. Visit: http://www.jubileedebtcampaign.org.uk/

Delivering assistance through grants, not loans, would be more

ethical.

http://www.jubileedebtcampaign.org.uk/


Banks, hedge funds and pension funds bet on food prices in the financial markets.

To take action, visit the World Development Movement’s campaign:http://www.wdm.org.uk/food-speculation

Campaign for fairer trade: E.g. WDM’s campaign for food speculation

This contributes to severe swings in the price of everyday foods such as wheat, maize and soy.

This leads to food becoming unaffordable; families already living in poverty suffer from increased hunger and malnutrition.

Our world needs national and international policies which put the needs of the planet and its people first.

http://www.wdm.org.uk/food-speculation


People playing a Fairtrade game about where products come from.OWW Portsmouth, 2009

Visit http://www.fairtrade.org.uk/ for information and resources to get you started!

Campaign for fairer trade: raise awareness

http://www.fairtrade.org.uk/


For a full list of organisations and websites that can tell you more about fighting global injustice, download our free resource: Explore Living for One World

Below are some current campaigns you may choose to support:

World Development MovementStop bankers betting on food: campaign to limit commodity speculation. www.wdm.org.uk/food-speculationOxfamGROW Campaign: raising awareness of our broken food system – and what can be done to fix it. www.oxfam.org.uk/get_involved/campaign/food

Stop Climate Chaos CoalitionStop Climate Chaos is a coalition of organisations working towards the reduction of climatic change.http://www.stopclimatechaos.org/

Support an environmental campaign

http://www.wdm.org.uk/food-speculation

http://www.oxfam.org.uk/get_involved/campaign/food

http://www.stopclimatechaos.org/


Photos from your past events

Bournemouth, 2009

Portsmouth, 2009

Portsmouth, 2007

Newport, 2009


Living for One World

Written and compiled for One World Week 2011

by Sarah Kilou

Developed from an idea initiated by Sam Kennedy, OWW researcher and writer from October 2010 to March 2011

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