Emergence

Things that emerge are not apparent when you start something. They gradually appear over time, like a sculpture from a block of marble.
See What's Possible

The world seems to be spinning ever faster toward disaster through climate change, warfare, disease, famine and financial meltdown.  We could be forgiven for reacting with denial, despair or despondency, and some people are.  Yet simultaneously the largest ever social movement in history is rising up to resist the forces causing these crises and to build a world that works sustainably for all life.

This is arguably the biggest story of our age; how tens of millions of people in millions of organisations around the world are recognizing that our current ways are dysfunctional, they are seeing sustainable, peaceful and just alternatives and standing up for their visions.  In many cases this means standing up to governments, corporations or the peer pressure that seeks to perpetuate our present worldview.

The movement embraces the work for human rights, for the protection of our environment, for access to education, healthcare, housing and even food and water. In another language these are: environmental sustainability, spiritual fulfillment and social justice.