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All around the world, members of the Transition movement are taking up the call to combat climate change and free their communities from oil dependency. Nowhere is this more apparent than on Wiser.org, which hosts dozens of groups created by Transitioners all around the world who use the platform to coordinate their efforts. This spring, [...]

Photo credit: Saad Faruque By Laura Ross-Perry This year, Earth Day celebrated it’s 43rd anniversary on April 22nd. Across the globe, people gathered to pay respect to the planet, discuss the current state of the earth, and talk about ways in which we can improve how we treat it in order to also improve the [...]

Wiser.org Editor Sil tells us about how food cooperatives are creating more sustainable communities and benefiting the environment. Join this growing global movement and check out a co-op near you! By Sil Gabriell A food cooperative or food co-op is a food distribution outlet organized as a cooperative. This means the decisions regarding the production [...]

In honor of World Water Day, Wiser.org Editor and water expert Frank Patton shares his reflections about the crucial role water continues to play in societies around the world. By Frank Patton It’s a cliché but true: Water touches everything and everyone. Photo credit: Allan Foster To elaborate on that simple idea is to delve [...]

Wiser.org is celebrating an important milestone as it sees its community surpassing 75,000 members. This niche social network, which can be likened to a sort of green LinkedIn, has become a place for kinship-building among 10s of 1,000s of activists, social change organizations, and not-for-profits working on some of the planet’s most pressing issues. Members [...]

Ecocide is the extensive damage, destruction or loss of ecosystems. A group of citizens needs 1 million vote to End Ecocide in Europe! Read on to find out more on how you can make a difference. See below for article in English L’Écocide est un acte causant des dommages importants à un ou plusieurs écosystèmes, [...]

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 [...]