Why we need to build a planetary sense of community


Abstract


The aim of this position paper is to argue that after Covid19, we have a terrific opportunity to develop a planetary sense of community to confront systemic problems such as climate change, racism, sexism, socioeconomic  and power disparities. This tangle of different crises is making both the earth and us human sick and spreading huge amounts of physical, psychological and political pain. Only if we all become more aware of the interconnections between the crisis, each of us prioritizes, and all the others, then we have a better chance to begin to develop a planetary sense of community.


DOI Code: 10.1285/i24212113v6i2-2p140

Keywords: sense of community; climate change

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