Climate Activists Dream a New Future In the mid-1990s, a group
of indigenous Achuar elders from the Ecuadorian Amazon sought
out partners from North America. They were worried about threats
to their ancient way of life and asked their partners to help
“change the dream” of the north, which they say is driving the
destruction of the rainforests. The result was the Pachamama
Alliance and its Awakening the Dreamer workshops, which
encourage a re-examination of the values and assumptions that
have led our society into social and environmental crises.
Participants often turn their new insights into action. For
example, the Massachusetts Climate Summer activists pictured at
right are cycling across the state, discussing possibilities for
a clean-energy future with those they encounter on the way.
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