Resources
The sites recommended below help to enhance one's awareness and consciousness of crucial issues, whilst providing a sense of empowerment in that they are also channels for action.
Green is not just environmental, not just technological - but also political.
Wherever humanity is oppressed the long term prospects for Green are compromised.
Wherever conflicts are taking place, Green is compromised.
In South Africa we are fortunate in having experienced one of the greatest conflict resolution successes in history.
But we should seek "continuous improvement" or 'kaizen' as the Japanese call it ...
1. Universal Declaration Of Human Rights
Without Human Rights there is no sustainable Green
http://www.un.org/en/documents/udhr/
2. South African Constitution Bill Of Rights
Without Human Rights there is no sustainable Green
http://www.info.gov.za/documents/constitution/1996/96cons2.htm
3. CNN Freedom Project
Slavery is not Green!
http://thecnnfreedomproject.blogs.cnn.com/
4. Body Shop Anti-Human Trafficking Petition
Slavery is not Green!
http://www.thebodyshop.co.uk/_en/_gb/values-campaigns/stop-trafficking-sign-petition-Market.aspx
5. Amnesty International
Without Human Rights there is no sustainable Green
http://www.amnesty.org/
6. Human Rights Watch
Without Human Rights there is no sustainable Green
http://www.hrw.org/
7. Greenpeace
Poverty Alleviation Via Green
http://www.greenpeace.org/africa/en/
8. Avaaz
Online Campaigning
http://www.avaaz.org/en/
9. Terra Madre
Food Sustainability
http://www.terramadre.info/pagine/welcome.lasso?n=en
10. Slow Food
Food Sustainability
http://www.slowfood.com/
http://www.slowfoodfoundation.com/welcome_en.lasso?-id_pg=1
11. The Big Issue
Promoting Street Sustainability
http://www.bigissue.org.za/
12. Rasika Rai Das
Promoting Street Sustainability
http://www.gaurangapeacemeals.yolasite.com/
13. Green Growth
Asia Focus
http://www.greengrowth.org/index.asp
14. Green Habitats
Promoting Green Buidings
http://inhabitat.com/the-pupa-pavilion-is-built-entirely-from-office-waste/
15. Centre For Non Violent Communication
Promoting Harmonious Communication
http:// www.CNVC.org
Please note that there is no direct affiliation between GreenIt! and any of the above sites. These are organisations that we recommend your support for.
