In many industrialized 'first world' countries, we live in a consumer-driven, insular communities which have little or no contact with global issues. We consume grotesque quantities of natural resources. We use goods wantonly, we burn vast amounts of fossil fuels every second. We let good clean water run down the drain endlessly. We cram miles of good fertile land with plastic, paper, yard waste, glass, metal. We pay billions of dollars to watch idiots and buffoons entertain us. We are a glutted society, drowning in our own waste.
So what's the point of this article after that scorching indictment on the western world? That all is not lost. We have a generation of citizens who are forced to sit in our schools every day listening to talk on all sorts of subjects. What if we were to bring this captive audience some awareness of the world around them? Not just latitude and 'name the capital of Tibet' and drawing maps, but real lessons about real people around the world, 3/4 of which live below the poverty level. Here are links to websites that are all about raising awareness, reducing our carbon footprint, encouraging activism and educating us all on global issues.
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