Monday, April 30, 2012

Consumption fair


Photograph by Mert Alas and Marcus Piggott.
As long as vanity and arrogance find justifications, solidarity will only find excuses.


Compete or cooperate?
Consume or reduce?
Waste or reuse?
Throw away or recycle?


Can a change in our consumption habits contribute to greater social and environmental justice?


If crisis is synonymous with change, it may be this the historical moment of a  change of cycle. The time to make individual awareness that existence is meaningful only if we share it with our neighbors in this global village. That pride, individualism and competitiveness are hallmarks of a failing system that benefits only an oligarchy. The greed of this oligarchy is fed by our vanities. And our vanities are nothing but void, injustice, irrationality, conceit and pride.

Transforming consumption to meet needs rather than vanities. Consume to transform.


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