Culled from the responses from people around the country, and from the examples of positive actions already happening, below are five ways to take action now to demonstrate that it is vital -- and possible -- to point our country in an alternative direction: one based on a shared vision of respect, justice, equity, and solidarity.
"Together with Gemalto's management, we have big ambitions based on a shared vision of the digital transformation of our industries and customers.
What is needed particularly in these times of increasingly complex national security challenges, rising costs, and shrinking budgets is a plan for going forward that is centered on a shared vision of the variety of threat conditions we are likely to face, an honest evaluation of their significance, and a mature appraisal of what will be required to deal with them.
From our first conversation at his home, Dr. Rao and I developed a partnership based on a shared vision of how Hinduism should be better taught.
Although there is great diversity among the beliefs and practices found within the New Age movement, according to York it is united by a shared "vision of radical mystical transformation on both the personal and collective levels".
Then he reminded his audience how the United States and Europe came together after the Second World War to defend "a shared vision of Europe, a vision based on representative democracy, individual rights, and a belief that nations can meet the interests of their citizens through trade and open markets, a social safety net, respect for those of different faiths and backgrounds".
Similarly, the high embeddedness of Austin's growth and startup levels may lock in a shared vision of global business opportunities based on an Austin perspective, and these could result in missed opportunities in the global ecosystem.
The meeting, which involved a ministerial-level session on a shared vision for long-term cooperative action, represented another step in the negotiations toward strengthening international action on climate change the so-called Bali Road Map process.
But there is a mutual respect and support based on a shared vision for the future of Africa's wildlife and recognition of each other's efforts to stamp out poaching and trafficking.
