http://climatechange.foreignpolicyblogs.com/2007/07/08/fireflies-and-the-earth/ The World Affairs Blog Network Sat, 07 Nov 2009 21:58:14 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 http://climatechange.foreignpolicyblogs.com/2007/07/08/fireflies-and-the-earth/comment-page-1/#comment-341 Michael Spalding Tue, 10 Jul 2007 16:17:49 +0000 http://climatechange.foreignpolicyblogs.com/2007/07/08/fireflies-and-the-earth/#comment-341 I think one of the most important analogies Paul makes in Blessed Unrest is between this new type of social movement and the immune system. The success of the immune system depends on the quality of its connections and the social movement's success depends on the same. Connections, rather than the strength of any individual organization or person, will set the stage for our success. And as a result of Paul's research, his staff created <a href="www.wiserearth.org" rel="nofollow">WiserEarth</a>, an online tool to improve the quality of the connections between the millions of organizations and people that work in social justice, the environment and indigenous rights. I think one of the most important analogies Paul makes in Blessed Unrest is between this new type of social movement and the immune system. The success of the immune system depends on the quality of its connections and the social movement's success depends on the same. Connections, rather than the strength of any individual organization or person, will set the stage for our success. And as a result of Paul's research, his staff created WiserEarth, an online tool to improve the quality of the connections between the millions of organizations and people that work in social justice, the environment and indigenous rights.

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