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The "Seeds of Change" exhibition is an award winning exhibition created by Soka Gakkai International (SGI) and The Earth Charter Initiative, first shown at the World Summit on Sustainable Development (WSSD) in Johannesburg, South Africa in 2002.
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| This exhibition is based on the Earth Charter initiative focuses on three crucial questions: |
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What's going on? A few people enjoy lives of relative comfort, while most people in our world struggle to survive in impoverished conditions. Also, we are destroying the Earth we live, polluting the air, poisoning the rivers, driving other species to extinction. |
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Things cannot continue as they? No matter how complex global problems may seem, it is we ourselves who have given rise to them. Therefore, they cannot be beyond our power to resolve. |
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We can change our future? See how individuals are making a difference when they empower themselves and others through taking action. Learn what you can do to empower yourself and become a part of the solution. |
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The preamble of Earth charter states that "We urgently need a shared vision of basic values to provide an ethical foundation for the emerging world community. Therefore, together in hope we affirm the following interdependent principle for a sustainable way of life as a common standard by which the conduct of all individuals, organizations, businesses, governments and transnational institutions is to be guided and assessed."
The Colourful exhibits of 'Seeds of Change' introduces the Earth Charter as a tool of understanding the vision of a sustainable world and highlights the values and activities of individuals and organisations, including the Soka Gakkai International (SGI), that contributes to this vision.
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| OBJECTIVES : |
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To promote the concept of sustainable living. |
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To imaginatively develop and apply the vision of a sustainable way of life locally, nationally, regionally, and globally. |
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To introduce the Earth Charter as a set of values and principles for a sustainable future. |
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To preserve our cultural diversity. |
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To illustrate the view that one person can make a difference in tackling even the most seemingly complex problems. |
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To provide opportunities for local viewers to benefit from these informative exhibits as students or as community and environmental groups. |
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