This Changes Everything (eBook)

Occupy Wall Street and the 99% Movement

Sarah van Gelder (Autor)

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2011 | 1. Auflage
96 Seiten
Berrett-Koehler Publishers (Verlag)
978-1-60994-588-6 (ISBN)

Infos

Occupy Wall Street protests have spread around the world, with a common slogan of 'We are the 99%.' But there is a great deal of confusion and misperception about this movement. This book clarifies the who, what, when, where, why, and how of this movement. It provides profound insight into the movement's power, messages, significance, methods, and impact. The editors of YES! Magazine bring together voices from inside and outside the protests to show how the meaning and impact of this movement are much bigger and more far-reaching than is being reported. The central thesis of this book is 'This Changes Everything.' The authors show how this movement changes (1) how citizens view themselves, (2) what citizens see is really going on in the world, (3) what is possible in creating a world that works for the many (the '99%') and not just the few (the '1%'), and (4) how citizens can bring about changes they seek in their communities, nations, and the world.

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We're bombarded by messages telling us that bigger and better things are the keys to happinessbut after we pile up the stuff and pile on the work hours, we end up exhausted and broke on a planet full of trash. Sarah van Gelder and her colleagues at YES! Magazine have been exploring the meaning of real happiness for eighteen years. Here they offer fascinating research, in-depth essays, and compelling personal stories by visionaries such as Annie Leonard, Matthieu Ricard, and Vandana Shiva, showing us that real well-being is found in supportive relationships and thriving communities, opportunities to make a contribution, and the renewal we receive from a thriving natural world. In the pages of this book, you'll find creative and practical ways to cultivate a happiness that is nurturing, enduring, and life affirming.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 7.11.2011
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung
• Themenwelt: Wirtschaft ► Volkswirtschaftslehre ► Wirtschaftspolitik
• ISBN-10: 1-60994-588-3 / 1609945883
• ISBN-13: 978-1-60994-588-6 / 9781609945886