@Alexander So , thank you for joining. The last two months have been quiet for her as I have been working hard to help with a local election in the UK - we were aiming to get at least one councillor out of the possible seven districts. We had high hopes of riding the Green Party wave in a local town. But it was not to be. This is a Conservative stronghold - a safe seat. We may not have won, but for the first time, we developed an amazing team. Typically, candidates are left on their own to do the best they can - this time, 40 volunteers came together to distribute leaflets to 6000 households twice. In a rural area, this is not a small achievement. But now that we are past that, I am already back in her working on new sections in the classroom. They will be going live this coming week. So welcome, Alexander. Feedback is always welcome and sought.

@Rachele Moresi has joined us and, like many of us, is looking to learn how to counter the prevailing forces.

Hi Nicole, welcome to the group. @Nicole Jordan My aim is to help people understand the Climate Crisis - how it became a crisis, what is going on now and where we might end up - if we do not act. Then, when you are ready, suggest ideas of how you might want to speak up or even lead groups to help make change happen. If enough of us do it, we will make a difference. As part of this, I am also on a journey from - I think I know - to - oh wow - really???? There is a lot here already, and I am beginning to think I need to get more of the "and here is how you can help" material. But when you read all of this, you will see how it can deflate you. Please rest assured that it is not my intention. But all that I read really indicates that this is an emergency, and it's huge. I started this because many of us are still learning what is going on. There is so much misinformation. But it is all linked - racism, religious wars, corporate power, billionaires - there is a system, and it is doing exactly what it was intended to do. Even to the extent that, as I write this, I think - Am I turning into a weirdo ...this cannot be true.... So I try to write in a calm, neutral voice about some really intense subjects - but if you think about them for a moment, we all know they are there. Seeing them as systems makes it easier - if we made them, we can change them. This is all about do unto others as you would do unto yourself. Now we need to do just that. Welcome to the group. Please feel free to point out what I have missed - what I should add, what you think I may have got wrong. I am here to learn as much as to share. Everyone - please welcome @Nicole Jordan !

WE have a new member @Gabriela Feijo - welcome to Has2BGreen. Like the Climate Crisis - day to day, it does not look like much is happening - then every so often, a new event occurs and new sections open up. Please take a look at Level 0 to get started, then move on to the other levels. Take it slow - this stuff is not for the faint-hearted. It's okay to read a bit, then give up for a while and come back later. I, too, have to take it in small doses. Gang - please give her a warm welcome. For my part, I am preparing a new section on the foundational systems of our modern life - the structures behind what we see that make the Climate Crisis more challenging to confront. At the same time, I am working with my local Green Party to get seven candidates elected to our County Council - this is a massive task and relies on people power, since unlike the parties we are competing with, we do not get or take money from corporations or billionaires. But in many ways, this is better, as it also strengthens community ties. My goal is to learn the in-the-field tasks required to help create real change. I will share what I learn here in levels 5 and 6.

Please welcome @Kaushik Sayeemohan, a self-proclaimed optimist - like myself! Is there any other way to be? I read and write about a lot of the issues facing the - and there are many and sometimes it can feel as though we are in deep trouble. But then I read about the increasing number of people taking action and the strangest thing happens - I fear that this group may become redundant. ...and then I think - what if that is the real aim of this group - to make ourselves redundant.. We help produce the people that bring about change - we are the people that bring about change - and we are so succesful this group becomes obsolete. Welcome to the group Kaushik!