Fixing the Planet: An Overview for Optimists and Activists - Softcover

Norton, Michael

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1914613112 ISBN 13: 9781914613111

Verlag: September Publishing, 2022

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Knowledge is power. Get informed and choose action overdespair.

Everythingyou need to know about the earth and the life it supports – right now. From thechallenges we face with global environmental, health, poverty, equality,technological, political and justice issues to the pioneering places and peoplemaking a difference to our future.

Includes40 simple ways to support change!

‘While the hour is late, the future remains ours to make.This hugely enjoyable book is a powerful introduction to the way things are andthe way things can be. Keep it by your bed.’ Tim Smit, co-founder The EdenProject

‘This book gives you all the information anyone could wantabout the state of the world and how to save it. Michael Norton’s grippingread, filled with a wealth of facts, will arm you in any discussion, teenagersand adult alike who want to make the case for rescuing the planet. This willgive you hope for what can still be done, if we all act now.’ Polly Toynbee,Guardian

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Michael Norton is a social entrepreneur who creates projectsthat provide innovative approaches to solving problems in society and theworld. His smallest project – developing a self-help group for homeless people– was founded with a £2,000 innovation grant from Crisis in 1995. This startedwith a Wednesday afternoon club for homeless people to work together onprojects that were important to them. This led to the creation of Groundswell,a national federation of homeless self-help groups. His largest project was thecreation of UnLtd, the UK foundation for social entrepreneurs, which was set upwith a £100 million legacy fund from the UK lottery, which makes awards toindividuals with ideas. He has created street children’s banks and villagelibraries in Asia, helped develop an international network of crisis helplinesfor children in need, developed projects which promote financial literacy foryoung people, mental wellbeing of adolescents, collecting and cooking surplusfood, environmental awareness and action, community engagement and philanthropyfor young people and much more. He is a professor at the China GlobalPhilanthropy Institute in Shenzhen, winner of the 2014 UK Charity Award forlifetime achievement and was awarded an OBE in 1998 for services to thevoluntary sector. His books include 365 Ways to Change the World, offering small ideas everyday to encourage people to address many of the world’s big issues, The Everyday Activist and Click2Change.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: September Publishing
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2022
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 1914613112
• ISBN 13: 9781914613111
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Anzahl der Seiten: 384
• Kontakt zum Hersteller: Nicht verfügbar
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