Earth Charter

17.7.2006

Yes! Educational Materials for the Charter- United States

Yes! Magazine has developed a curriculum and guide to the Earth Charter for teachers.

 

The Earth Charter Curricular Module is on the Education Connection section of the YES! Magazine website (www.yesmagazine.org ). Positive YES! stories are tied to The Charter´s main principles along with discussion questions, glossaries, and a resource guide. Currently individual articles can be downloaded for free, and soon the entire Module will be available in an e-book style PDF. YES! also plans to offer the Module soon in Spanish.

17.7.2006

Roots of Peace in Afghanistan

Roots of Peace, a new partner to Earth Charter International, has been planting the principles of the Earth Charter in the soils of Afghanistan. RoP is removing landmines from fields, and helping Afghan farmers to rebuild vineyards that were destroyed by war and drought on those same fields.

30.5.2006

Earth Charter Grassroots Organizing: Notes from the United States

by Jan Roberts

Editor’s Note:
We commissioned Jan Roberts, president of the Earth Charter Community Summits in the United States, to write the first new essay on “The Earth Charter in Action” because her message is an excellent “kick-off” on this topic: how do we build Expanded Awareness of the Earth Charter? Jan has been working with grassroots leaders throughout the US, where political support for the Charter has been weaker than in many other countries. Her story helps us think about how to build awareness and engagement in challenging circumstances.

25.2.2006

Aditi Rao

I Can Bear It, by Aditi Rao, Age 25, India

25.2.2006

James A. Wohlpart

Encountering Wildness, A. James Wohlpart United States of America

25.2.2006

Salil Chaturvedi

Sudiksha’s Zen Piddle in the Himalayas, by Salil Chaturvedi, Age 42, India