Umeå is a place in the north of Sweden with a lot of forests. While I was living there for three months to learn about trees and how we should manage the forests, I interviewed my professor in the Forest Ecology course at Umeå University. […]
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Transition theory
Over the first few weeks of this experiment, the mess in my head slowly became clearer. What is the combining factor? Idealism? Sustainability? At this moment, I think that it is ‘change’ in a broad sense. Change is a hot topic nowadays, of course. We […]
How to fight fascism in 7 days
The beginning of my journey to make a difference started with the election of Donald Trump. It made me anxious and desperate; the phrase “we have to do something!” was constantly running through my head, and the tension in my body couldn’t find a way […]
Five completely random world-changing tips
This is a chaotic collection of things that I stumbled upon. They’re all about changing the world in one way or the other, and they’re all worth a read or a look. Enjoy! 1. How To Let Go Movie This website offers a great variety […]
What I learned from talking to my friends about making a difference
Diving into a new experiment always takes a bit of courage and effort. At the outset of this project of mine, a one-year-long exploration of the ways in which a single person can change the world, I tried to minimize the initial difficulties by starting […]
Collateral benefits of activism
In an excellent The Guardian longread dubbed Protest and persist: why giving up hope is not an option, Rebecca Solnits considers the collateral benefits of activism. Solnits warns not fall into despair when your actions don’t make an immediate difference. In the article, she demonstrates how many […]
The right question?
After reading this great article by Bill McKibben, writer and founder of the action group 350.org, I realized that Surebuthow’s most important question had to be rephrased. McKibben argues that since climate change – and perhaps the same can be said about populism – has […]