I love this idea:
Next month, the Sci Fi Channel is hosting a kick-off event in conjunction with Wired’s NextFest to announce their new public affairs initiative. Visions For Tomorrow
is a multi-platform, national public affairs campaign to "inspire
individuals, organizations, and policymakers to meet the growing
challenges of the future and advance the idea that individuals can
affect positive change. The campaign launch will focus on the
production and use of energy – one of today’s most critical issues."
The over-arching idea behind VFT is that small changes now can result in a large impact on the future. Or, in the words of the Mahatma, "You must be the change you want to see in the world."
What changes do you want? What are your visions for tomorrow? Here are some of mine, in no particular order.
Visit Josh’s blog to see his visions. They’re worth a look. Then, go and post some of your own. Wouldn’t this make a great recurring writing prompt for students? This idea reminds me of one of my favorite sound bites of all time:
- Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens
can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.
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Elona // Aug 22nd 2006 at 8:37 pm
I found this post most timely. I have recently started to blog because I wanted to share what I have learned as a teacher of at risk kids. I teach teenage kids who are disconnected from home and disconnected from school. Many of my students see no future and live without goals from one minute to the next. What a waste. My goal is to help as many kids as I can find a connection by helping them find realistic goals. Every year I help a few and that keeps me going.
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