One of the people and organizations I have learned most from in my "environmental journey" is Helena Norberg-Hodge and Local Futures.
In a world where systems and structures seem to be so complex and inextricable and where making essential changes to create more just, healthy and connected structures seems insurmountable it sounds almost condescending to say that the answers to the question of how to create that better world are quite simple.
Localization is about bringing the economy home - back to a human scale.
It is the process of building economic structures that allow the goods and services a community needs to be produced locally and regionally whenever possible.
Helena tells us what that can look like, how to make people see the beauty and benefits of this idea that has become reality in a few places of the earth already.
How through rebuilding human-scale economic structures we can live in connected, independent communities that offer more and meaningful jobs, less stress and create more meaningful and healthy ways of living for us and the planet.
Please watch the film "The economics of happiness" and visit Local Futures.
We know we must change the world and education and awareness are powerful tools in this quest.
Thank you Helena for being part in making the world a better placeš
Thank you for listeningā
I appreciate your eager ears
Cheers,
Stella