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Transcript of Awakening the Dreamer
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Hunger:
Exploring the root causes of
Awakening the Dreamer
The Impact of
Western Consumption
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Fact:
The U.S. represents 5% of the worlds population,
but consumes about 30% of its resources.
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If everyone consumed at U.S. rates,
we
d need 3-5 more planet earths.
Fact:
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We only have one.
Fact:
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What are the
consequences?
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75% of global fisheries are fished
at or beyond capacity.
Fact:
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80% of the earths original forests are gone
in the Amazon alone, we are losing2000 trees every minute.
Fact:
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Because of the way we live,
other people suffer, and go hungry.
Fact:
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Todays consumption is undermining the
environmental resource base. It is
exacerbating inequalities. And the
dynamics of the consumption-poverty-
inequality-environment nexus are
accelerating.Human Development Report, 1998 Overview
United Nations Development Program
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So, why do we
consume somuch?
Conversation Circle:
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Exploring our
Unexamined Assumptions
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Examining Unexamined
Assumptions
Actions/Outcomes
Culture/Values
Worldview
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Learn more:
http://www.globalissues.or
g/issue/235/consumption-and-consumerism
http://www.globalissues.org/issue/235/consumption-and-consumerismhttp://www.globalissues.org/issue/235/consumption-and-consumerismhttp://www.globalissues.org/issue/235/consumption-and-consumerismhttp://www.globalissues.org/issue/235/consumption-and-consumerismhttp://www.globalissues.org/issue/235/consumption-and-consumerismhttp://www.globalissues.org/issue/235/consumption-and-consumerismhttp://www.globalissues.org/issue/235/consumption-and-consumerismhttp://www.globalissues.org/issue/235/consumption-and-consumerismhttp://www.globalissues.org/issue/235/consumption-and-consumerism -
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Next Journey:
Changing the Dream