Give someone the gift of hope for the world this Christmas.
“For many young people around the world, a shifting climate is not a point of contention so much as an ever-present facet of life. They are doing what most people do when problems crop up: roll up their sleeves and get to work.”
Have you seen our story this week behind the new feel of The Christian Science Monitor? Either buy a subscription online (see information in the link), or come in to the Christian Science Reading Room at 50 Pirie Street and buy Weekly print magazines – currently $7.00ea – a low cost to put hope about the world into someone’s thought!
Starting with the November 6th edition, the Monitor is exploring “The Climate generation” – those ‘Born into Crisis, building Solutions. Amelia Newcomb, Managing Editor had this to say in that edition:
“For more than a few people, the subject of climate change is reason enough to turn the page or reach for headphones. But for the individuals you’ll meet in this issue, it’s an impetus to do what most people do when problems crop up: roll up their sleeves and get to work.
In the Nov. 6 issue of the Monitor Weekly, we launched “The Climate Generation,” our series about young people around the world for whom a shifting climate is not a point of contention so much as an ever-present facet of life. We’ll take you to the Canadian Arctic, Barbados, Portugal, Namibia, Bangladesh, Turkey, Germany, and the United States, guided by reporters Sara Miller Llana and Stephanie Hanes, photographers Melanie Stetson Freeman and Alfredo Sosa, and project editor Clara Germani. These places are on the forefront of climate challenges – be it in courts of law or flooded communities. You’ll hear more about that soon. What you won’t hear a lot about is polarization or eco-anxiety; coursing through these stories is a can-do attitude infused with purpose and the expectation of progress.
Sara and Melanie found optimism in drought-stricken Namibia. Young Indigenous Guardians in remote villages in a warming Arctic spoke of opportunity amid crisis. Everywhere, our reporters found active youth networks that transcended geographical barriers.
“I was seeing positive connections across the world that give me hope,” Clara says. “There was not a single place we traveled to where there wasn’t a sense of a solutions focus. They’re taking the first steps of living amid global warming.”
So give yourself – or someone you know a gift of Hope this Christmas. A subscription will give the recipient unlimited access to thoughts on this page
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