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La légende du colibri / The hummingbird legend

12/22/2016

 
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Tous nos meilleurs voeux pour 2017 !
Our best wishes for 2017!


Voici la légende du Colibri en guise d'inspiration et d'espoir pour la nouvelle année. Et si nous étions sept milliards de colibris ?

La légende du Colibri
Un jour, dit la légende, il y eut un immense incendie de forêt. Tous les animaux terrifiés et atterrés observaient, impuissants, le désastre. Seul le petit colibri s'active, allant chercher quelques gouttes d'eau dans son bec pour les jeter sur le feu. Au bout d'un moment, le tatou, agacé par ses agissements dérisoires, lui dit : « Colibri ! Tu n'es pas fou ? Tu crois que c'est avec ces gouttes d'eau que tu vas éteindre le feu ? » « Je le sais, répond le colibri, mais je fais ma part ».

Conte ancestral raconté par Pierre Rabhi, fondateur du mouvement du colibri.
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May the following tale bring you inspiration, hope and strength.
What if we were seven billion hummingbirds?

The Hummingbird Legend
One day, said the legend, there was a huge forest fire. All of the animals were terrified, grounded, they watched the disaster powerless. Only the small hummingbird did something, to get a few drops of water with its beak to throw on the fire. After a moment, the armadillo, annoyed by this ridiculous agitation, said to him: "Hummingbird! Are you crazy? It is not with a few drops of water that you'll extinguish the fire!" And the hummingbird answered:" I know, but I do my part."

Ancient legend, narrated by Pierre Rabhi, the founder of the Movement of the Hummingbird.


Big Issues Need Bigger Measures

11/16/2016

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Volunteering for Fashion Takes Action this fall, I was fortunate to be part of WEAR 2016 (World Ethical Apparel Roundtable) held November 1st and 2d in Toronto, a conference hosting over 40 speakers from all areas in textile apparel, recycling, sustainable and ethical issues.

One of the main topics was transparency in the supply chain and waste management. It was very informative and of some relief to see that companies, organizations and governments are taking measures addressing the voluminous problem of waste. It was also eye opening in the sense that green is not just black and white and that the way towards sustainability is much more complex than can be imagined. The biggest barrier is that it requires involvement at every organizational level from manufacturers, companies, consumers, policy makers to public opinion. They all live in different universes having each parallel goals.

The impression that remains is the incredible disparity with how urgent the matter is to how little there is actually being done. Textile is the second worldwide most polluting industry right after the oil industry. "The world consumes 80 billion new pieces of clothing every year. This is 400% more than the amount we consumed just two decades ago. (…) The average American now generates 82 pounds of textile waste each year. That adds up to more than 11 million tons of textile waste from the U.S. alone"*. Big problems need even bigger actions. To start seeing real change and benefits to the environment and society, efforts need to be made at a significant larger scale. Radical changes in waste management and strong policies need to be implemented to stop our economy from creating the social and environmental mess we are digging us in.

If I don't have all the answers to solve the issues, I have many ideas on what can be done from individual actions to corporate and government operations. I will share them in this blog in the hope that many will steal and improve my ideas.

*“Environmental Impact | The True Cost | Learn More.” Accessed November 14, 2016. http://truecostmovie.com/learn-more/environmental-impact/.


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    Carolina Reis
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