ChangeMakers: Disruptors Transforming the World for Good
In April 2018 global changemakers converged at Maharishi University of Management (MUM) in Fairfield, Iowa, to explore what it takes to make a seismic difference on this planet.
In April 2018 global changemakers converged at Maharishi University of Management (MUM) in Fairfield, Iowa, to explore what it takes to make a seismic difference on this planet.
Bob Roth, author of the new book Strength in Stillness: The Power of Transcendental Meditation, has appeared on Good Day New York, Good Morning America, 92nd st, NPR - Marketplace, Morning Report, Architects of Change live, Conversations with Maria Shriver, and has completed a book tour of the USA, the United Kingdom and Australia.
Australia's dependence on nonrenewable energy sources is decreasing at a rapid pace. Why? The increased number of homeowners installing solar panels. The increase is contributed to the decrease in the cost of solar panels and homeowners’ desire to take control of their electric bill. The numbers have set records, and they are expected to continue their drastic climb.
NASA Astronaut Scott Kelly reflects on his time in space, and the different ways in which it changed him. He relates his hope that others will eventually have the ability to travel to space and that the experience will change them as well.
City planners and scientists across Europe, and the world, see the benefit of replacing urban concrete with green spaces. The hope is to increase the benefits of nature for inner city residents and reduce the effects greenhouse gasses in urban areas.
More land is going to organic farming, according to the Research Institute of Organic Agriculture FiBL and IFOAM. The amount of revenue created by organic food products continues to increase in many countries.
Communities in Scotland strive to help those who find themselves struggling with homelessness. One sandwich chain owner vows to help provide permanent housing for hundreds.
Doctors in Quebec refuse pay raise and ask that the money be used to improve conditions for nurses and health care system overall. The move is seen as an act of solidarity and comes after nurses in the province showed anger over conditions with sit-ins and social media postings.
Ancient cultures are still close to people's hearts, as testified by the care and attention they put into preserving or reviving them, in the countries listed below - Native Americans in New York state campaigning for their traditions, Lebanon recovering ancient artifacts, and a national Finnish radio station broadcasting the news in Latin.