unplug issue one
unplug issue one: connections
This issue is about connections: the connections between cause and effect, the ties between past, present, and future, our connections with nature and society... By looking at the world as interconnected, possibilities open up and we can see everything as part of a bigger picture. This issue explores how our actions are connected to who we are, and how viewing the world as part of an integrated system can lead to the openminded thinking that can change the world.
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ConsumerismThe problem with consumerism is its connections to other problems. By reclaiming our social structure from overzealous consumer-capitalism, we will be reclaiming our lives and our minds. |
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The Where of What We WearDo you know where your clothes were made? What about who made them? 95% of clothes we buy are made in sweatshops in third world countries; we are more connected to them than we think. |
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Cause & EffectPollution has one main cause: us. The effects range from health problems to extinction. By viewing the ecosystem as connected in a web of life, we can start reversing pollution and change the way we live. |
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Our Other HalfBy viewing nature as our other half and rekindling our historically close relationship with the planet, we can begin down the road to a sustainable lifestyle and a renaissance of environmentalism. |
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Going OrganicFood production is often connected to many environmental problems. But organic farming, a sustainable and healthy form of food production, is catching on. This is a journal of my organic diet experiment.. |
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RepercussionsYour actions have consequences; each thing we do or say makes ripples. Change is possible with just a little action in the right direction. Here are several activist movements and people who have made ripples. |
