Done, But Not Forgotten

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Posted by Grist at 12:06 PM on 31 Mar 2006

On this, the final day of our seven-week Poverty & the Environment series, Grist editor at large Kathryn Schulz steps back to take a big-picture look at the challenges we've been covering and the path toward meaningful social change. She also picks her highlights from the series, and invites you to do the same.

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let's not say goodbye, let's say au revoir

Thanks to Kathryn Schulz and all who participated in this marvelous and important series. I know I for one have learned a great deal. As an ethicist, I congratulate you for being able to bring together and connect a fair number of ethical issues that are usually examined separately.

Kathryn writes, "And yet, we as a society have largely stopped believing that we can end vast systemic injustices, such as the cruelly disproportionate environmental burdens borne by the poor." And she follows that with some other examples. I know, I agree that there is this sense of something sapping the will of well-intentioned people. And yet, I am very inspired by the creativity and energy and thoughtfulness of the many men and women whose voices we heard in this series. Please let us check back with them from time to time.

Chickens deserve our true friendship! So do fish! So do other sentient beings! Let us learn to be kind.

by caniscandida at 1:07 AM on 01 Apr 2006

Stressing about the wrong things ?

I work with peasants. People tell me I am one. Either way, I don't mind because living close to nature gives you a higher stake in being right in your judgement about real risks on the ground - you learn not just to fear, but to fear the relevant things. It also increases that sense of wonder Louv's talking about . Can't say i've seen much of that same efficency in the wastemakers invention -Enviromental Assessment processees.They seem to fear or not fear something outside teh square .
The poor are still with us - maybe we have only just started to learn why . good on ya grist for keeping the door open to the possibilities, because much of the stress the rural poor suffer is clearly something we can do something about and help hela the land as well . [a href="http://dogood.blogspot.com "]a place to start[/a]

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by eagleeye at 11:49 PM on 02 Apr 2006

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