No one knows how we stop global warming
Our civilization is unable to stop global warming
BECAUSE
POLITICS IS LOCAL
We act where we live
There are no solutions close to hand
We exist for those we know
(Data systems know us as sets of numbers)
SOME OF US ARE WEALTHY
SOME ARE STARVING
EVERYONE DIES
That’s reality–not the system
SOME PAY TO PLAY
THE GREATER THEIR ADVANTAGE, THE MORE THEY PAY
That’s the system–working as designed
We live and work in communities
Communities are not organized
This is our system, working as designed
Communities have no ability to act collectively.
Communities lack a political structure to use collective power and coordinate for action
That is our system, working as designed
TECHNOLOGY HAS OBSOLETIZED DEMOCRACY
THERE IS NO DEMOCRACY
Elections confer public authority–not government by the people.
In a democracy, the governed authorize public power
We are not limited by technology
We are limited by our political system
Our system rewards (SOME OF) us for global warming
PLAY NOW, LET SOMEONE ELSE PAY
THE SOLUTION
SINCE ALL HUMAN POLITICS IS LOCAL
COLLECTIVELY–WE ARE POWERFUL
LOCAL POLITICS HAS BEEN HI-JACKED
LOCAL POLITICS IS PRODUCING GLOBAL WARMING
(AND OTHER CRISES)
COORDINATED ACTION NETWORKS
A NETWORK TAILORED FOR YOUR COMMUNITY
WHEN PROBLEMS ARISE
1. You show up online
On your community’s platform
2. Hear and see
Problems, ideas, concerns
Personal experience
3. Interact
Establish mutual interests
Test what holds up
(rewarding activities)
4. Listen
What people agree on—
Vet information
5. Define Actions
Negotiate
Challenge
Propose
6. Build Consensus
Collective voice
7. Take Action
Coordinate resources
COORDINATING RESOURCES
FOR EMERGENCY RESPONSE
C.A.N HELPS SAVE LIVES IN EMERGENCIES
Coordinated Action Networks
maintain communication
coordinate volunteers
communities support others
share vital resources
facilitate government efforts
MOBILIZING COLLECTIVE ACTION
Who decides what matters?
PROPOSED PILOT: PLAYAS DE TIJUANA
COMMUNITY SHAPES SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
DEVELOPERS WANT TO BUILD 1600 APARTMENTS, A HOTEL AND A SHOPPING MALL–THE COMMUNITY OBJECTS
Concerned about water, waste disposal, traffic.
neighbors are circulating a petition
Without a structure for consulting the community, people protest and petition
TO STOP PROJECTS
This doesn’t ensure sustainable development
CAN LETS THE COMMUNITY SHAPE DEVELOPMENT
Collective Action For Sustainable Development
CAN makes community consensus practical
CAN shapes liveable communities
Affordability preserved
Community Childcare
Open space & parks protected
Community banking
Support for local enterprise
Reduce energy demand
Global Warming
Community consensus drives coordinated action
Homes can become affordable.
Childcare can be organized.
Parks can be protected.
Local economies thrive
Government can be responsible
GLOBAL WARMING BECOMES ACTIONABLE
Coordinated Action Networks
NO ADS – NO PERSONAL DATA COLLECTION
ALIGNING LOCAL ACTION
FOR GLOBAL IMPACT
SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES
Independent Action
What people agree on—right now, moving the world
REMEMBER
Organized, we are communities.
With CAN infrastructure, communities are powerful