We Can Remake The World

We made it. 2020 is coming to a close. Sweet relief! Although we’re all looking forward to a much needed reset and a year of improvements ahead, let’s remember the things we learned about ourselves in 2020 that will help us be better in 2021. Let’s never take anything for granted again. Let’s reflect on the new world we want to build as we reflect on the challenges we faced in the year behind us. Join us for a look back on the conversations we had in 2020, and all that we learned from the visionary guests who joined us on the show. We highlight 10 WAYS you can make an impact in the world right now based on the missions of each of our guests in 2020. Tune in. Get inspired. Take whatever action you can. And then go and enjoy some well-deserved rest and restoration as we head into the new year.
See you in 2021!

When the going gets tough the activists get tougher. Our oceans are in distress as we continue to overfish marine ecosystems around the world. 90% of whales, 85-99% of shark species, trillions of fish, and countless other ocean animals have been lost due to overfishing, much of which operates outside of the law. Illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing is a major enabler of the exploitation of our oceans but the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society is standing in the way. Literally. By using direct action techniques and what founder, Captain Paul Watson, calls “aggressive nonviolence”, Sea Shepherd crews document and disrupt illegal fishing and whaling on the open water. Featured on the popular TV series, “Whale Wars”, and in documentaries like Seaspiracy on Netflix, Sea Shepherd ships send illegal fishing boats running as they attempt to cover up their destruction of wildlife ecosystems and human rights violations. Tune in to learn more about the crucial work Sea Shepherd is doing to protect our oceans, which also means protecting our planet, and how you can get involved today.
SUPPORT Sea Shepherd: Learn more , volunteer, donate, and get involved at https://seashepherd.org/.

CHALLENGE: The Earth Warrior challenge. Make a choice to alter your habits or behaviors in a way that benefits the Earth. If you eat seafood, or animal products of any kind, you can choose to remove them from your diet completely, or partially if you need a transition period. Replace disposables with reusables for good. If you have the choice between car, train, bus, or plane, choose train or bus – or bike. Or build volunteering with an Earth-focused organization into your routine. Choose something that you know will have a powerful impact on the health of our Earth and take action on it that you can sustain. Tell other people about the choice you’ve made and why you’ve made it. The more of us who become Earth warriors the more hope we'll see by making our hope active and alive.

TAKEAWAYS: 1: We are more powerful than we realize. 2: When we take a stand we can transform the world. 3: Hope without action is lifeless. We must take our hope and make it active.

Visit www.wecanremaketheworld.com for more info and resources.

When the going gets tough the activists get tougher. Our oceans are in distress as we continue to overfish marine ecosystems around the world. 90% of whales, 85-99% of shark species, trillions of fish, and countless other ocean animals have been lost due to overfishing, much of which operates outside of the law. Illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing is a major enabler of the exploitation of our oceans but the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society is standing in the way. Literally. By using direct action techniques and what founder, Captain Paul Watson, calls “aggressive nonviolence”, Sea Shepherd crews document and disrupt illegal fishing and whaling on the open water. Featured on the popular TV series, “Whale Wars”, and in documentaries like Seaspiracy on Netflix, Sea Shepherd ships send illegal fishing boats running as they attempt to cover up their destruction of wildlife ecosystems and human rights violations. Tune in to learn more about the crucial work Sea Shepherd is doing to protect our oceans, which also means protecting our planet, and how you can get involved today.
SUPPORT Sea Shepherd: Learn more , volunteer, donate, and get involved at https://seashepherd.org/.
CHALLENGE: The Earth Warrior challenge. Make a choice to alter your habits or behaviors in a way that benefits the Earth. If you eat seafood, or animal products of any kind, you can choose to remove them from your diet completely, or partially if you need a transition period. Replace disposables with reusables for good. If you have the choice between car, train, bus, or plane, choose train or bus – or bike. Or build volunteering with an Earth-focused organization into your routine. Choose something that you know will have a powerful impact on the health of our Earth and take action on it that you can sustain. Tell other people about the choice you’ve made and why you’ve made it. The more of us who become Earth warriors the more hope we'll see by making our hope active and alive.

TAKEAWAYS: 1: We are more powerful than we realize. 2: When we take a stand we can transform the world. 3: Hope without action is lifeless. We must take our hope and make it active.

Visit www.wecanremaketheworld.com for more info and resources.

The pandemic has shown us how crucial Nature can be. When there was nowhere else to go we still had our parks, our shores, our gardens. But millions of people in cities around the world had little to no access to green spaces, and still don't. The New York Restoration Project (NYRP) is changing that. NYRP is working in all five boroughs of New York City to ensure that every New Yorker has equal access to Nature. By transforming abandoned lots into gardens, clearing trash, restoring parks, creating community gardens and community outreach programs, and advocating for greater access to green space, NYRP is growing our relationship with the Earth and the natural world one New Yorker at a time. Why does this matter? We won't protect what we aren't connected to. With each garden, each green space, each restored park, NYRP is reminding us of the bond and the responsibility we have to the natural world. Tune in for our conversation with Executive Director, Lynn Kelly, to learn more, get inspired, and take action on behalf of urban green spaces today.
SUPPORT NYRP's work: Learn more, donate, and get involved at https://www.nyrp.org/en/.

CHALLENGE: The Green challenge. Offer something to your favorite green space in the form of a donation, volunteering time, appreciation of it, or care for it. Pick up trash every time you’re there or remove weeds. If you don’t have a favorite green space in your local area then go find one. Or support a natural space that you love or that you’ve always wanted to visit – a national or state park.Giving back to a place you appreciate it forms a new relationship with it- you’re now part of its story. Nature gives us so much, let's give something back.

TAKEAWAYS: 1: We won’t protect what we don’t value. What we can’t see. What we don’t experience. 2: The best way to make change is to get our hands in the dirt and get involved. 3: It’s time to prioritize what truly matters.

Visit www.wecanremaketheworld.com for more info and resources.

What are you grateful for? These five words can change your life and our guest today can prove it. After transforming his own life with gratitude, Teddy Droseros made it his mission to share what he learned with as many people as possible. Join us for a conversation with Teddy as we discuss the gratitude spaces he's creating in schools and businesses around the globe through his nonprofit, Grateful Peoples. In one troubled middle school, poor student behavioral reports decreased by 40% IN ONE YEAR after all 300 students began using Teddy’s gratitude practice every day. Teachers reported that even they were treating each other better. Listen to learn more about how gratitude might just hold the key to a better world.

SUPPORT Grateful Peoples: Purchase a beautiful, hand-designed gratitude journal or donate to support at https://gratefulpeoples.com/.

CHALLENGE: Gratitude challenge! Every day for at least one week, spend 10 minutes of your morning writing down what you’re grateful for. Notice how it affects the rest of your day. Consider building this practice into your routine long-term for an extra boost of positivity every morning.

TAKEAWAYS: 1: Gratitude is simple, but it can change your life. 2: Gratitude is easy and free. 3: Gratitude can transform communities, and build better societies.

Visit www.wecanremaketheworld.com for more info and resources.