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by  Mobei Zhang Mobei from Beijing in China shares her experiences on preparing for a WiserLocal Gathering. She has now held two gatherings in Beijing attended mostly by students and NGO representatives. This is my second time preparing for WiserLocal gathering. The first time is around July and the second one was in November last [...]

Arnold looked at me, and said with a taunting tone, “So, you think a global direct democracy would be utopia.” My instant shock of anger immediately started to cloud my thinking.  With what few remaining wits I had, I thought, “That’s exactly what he is trying to do is to get me angry.  That way, [...]

We talked volunteering, education, and life exploration with Maria Arguelles, a Wiser.org member and volunteer who teaches at a Montessori school in Ontario.  Read on to hear about her Wiser.org “fan girl story,” cultural differences between the U.S. and the Phillipines, and how she’s not the only teacher in her classroom.  Thanks for speaking with [...]

by Peter Koll Being a member of WiserEarth since 2007 and later becoming an editor, I very much appreciate the vision of the Wiser.org network: connecting likeminded groups, organisations and committed people to raise awareness for the vision of sustainability. The aim is to be the change and to interconnect with each other, making a [...]

Celeste, Wiser.org’s community manager shares her thoughts on her recent trip to India, which included some incredible experiences, part of which included a broken elbow after hiking. Here she recounts a short story of her visit. India really is an incredible country I came here in early November for our yearly staff and editors gathering [...]

This month, we’re featuring editor Mainsah Gilbert. He is a photographer, video producer and webmaster working for Magisha Vision specializing in the production of video and picture documentations. He is also the technical director of NORSR an association of researchers in community development, youth and women empowerment has been working in different fields to promote community development especially through [...]

by Maria Arguelles I was so inspired by the Peace by Peace Events Challenge that I sought to discuss, experience and celebrate more peace related events with my class. As I was planning my circle topic in October, I noticed that on the 24th it is United Nations Day. I thought that this would make [...]

We spoke with David Fox, a Wiser.org member and Board Member hailing from Australia, about why he believes Wiser.org‘s work to be so important.  As we kick off our year-end fundraising campaign and ask for your help in maintaining the only ad-free global sustainability network, we wanted to hear why other Wiser.org members lend their support.  Alex, from the campaign team, [...]