Game-Changing Sport Cleans Streets

Turning litter-picking into a high-stakes competition, the sport of spogomi “turns the humble act of litter-picking into a high-octane contest with a side order of civic pride,” writes Robin Eveleigh. Founded in Japan by runner Kenichi Mamitsuka, who...

Scotland’s Tiny Forest Revolution

Picture this: a ‘wee forest’ that transforms urban Scotland, sprouting hope and greenery in tennis court-sized plots. Schoolchildren get their hands dirty, learning why “a hedge matters,” and how tiny forests, inspired by Japanese botanist...

The Work of Grief and Love

Buddhist teacher and environmental activist Joanna Macy (1929–2025) identifies four stages of work that support our ongoing participation in the healing of the world:  The spiral of the Work That Reconnects maps out an empowerment process that journeys through four...

A Blessing for Political Leaders

Hatsat Abiola, a Nigerian activist, says to us: “Guard your light and protect it. Move it forward into the world and be fully confident that if we connect light to light to light and join the lights together of the one billion young people in our world today, we will...

New Year, New Opportunities

Joanna Macy (b. 1929) has worked for decades to support the Great Turning, a movement towards life-sustaining cultures and economies. She writes: When a change wants to happen, it looks for people to act through. How do we know when a change wants to happen? We feel...