We've got to be what we want to see on this earth, in these times, and we've got to come together to discuss practical solutions, action steps, and the bridging of various peace and anti-violence movements for the greater good of us all.
There are some important follow-ups that you might consider pursuing as well as the practical actions in the steps above.
By the end you have a 144-item to-do list, ranging from "Buy Girl Scout cookies" to "Run for office!" Some of the action steps are extremely practical ("Keep receipts for tax-deductible items") and some are unarguable.
Instead, what Aurora calls "ally skills training" is meant to teach people who both understand there is a problem and want to help fix it by taking practical action – including teaching men how to step in when they see other men engaging in casual sexism.
No one with a basic level of humanity would deny the validity of a support campaign for gay people in Russia, but this type of bland showmanship seems several steps behind even clicktivism in terms of practical action.
In Nepal, Practical Action have been trying to bring the informal communities into the country's 14-step, bottom-to-top planning process.
Directed through process-oriented action steps, the conceptual framework of public health core and support activities described here provides the underpinning for the practical outworking of reform.
Lawrence Gudza, coordinator, Practical Answers, Practical Action, Zimbabwe, South Africa.
Chief executive officer, Practical Action.
The first steps have been taken – 22 May is International Day for Biological Diversity and this year the day is dedicated to raising awareness and calling for practical action to support marine biodiversity around the world.
Thus far, there has been little practical action.
