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Reasons for Hope

From: Intrinsic Hope

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Life goes on whether we choose to show up for it or not. Living from a stance of hope is the only positive and constructive course of action. In my own life, I often feel overwhelmed and hopeless about the global eco-social crisis. But then, I remember how much I care for nature, for other people, and for the earth, and I realize I can’t give up. I realize that I am called to keep on going and to be hopeful. It is my path and my destiny. If you ask people working on environmental and social issues what motivates them, they will almost invariably say things like, “I care too much to stand by and do nothing,” and “I have no choice, what else would I do?”

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Kate Davies

Kate Davies MA, DPhil, has worked on environmental and social issues for her entire career. She set up and managed the City of Toronto's Environmental Protection Office and established and directed a successful environmental policy consulting company. Davies is currently clinical associate professor in the School of Public Health at the University of Washington, emeritus faculty at Antioch University, and senior fellow at the Whidbey Institute. Her written work has been published in newspapers, magazines, and journals and she is the author of The Rise of the U.S. Environmental Health Movement. Davies lives in Langley, WA.