Keep and protect
What Summanity participants wanted to keep and protect for themselves and society:
The delicately interdependent natural world around us that we depend on
Some temperature balance (global warming does not exceed 1,5°C)
CO2 levels remain under 450 ppm
Nature, forests and natural habitats
Biodiversity
The estuary of the Amazon forest
Some of the networks, systems, and institutions we hold dear
A public sphere
Democracy
Nations
Religions
Art
Historical awareness
(Quality of) education and know how
Books
The internet
The capacity and drive to be together and benefit from the collective as we move forward
Love
Humor
Constructive, communicative reasoning
Empathy (understanding of the situation of others, feelings)
Respect for everyone in society
Compassion
Dignity in employment
The courage to move forward and keep exploring
The power to innovate
Let go
What Summanity participants said they wanted to let go… (as they felt it no longer seemed to serve them and society):
Capitalist excesses
A glorification of neoliberalism and the profit motive (versus production on the basis of needs)
A monetary system that is overly dependent on debt
Modern slavery
Advertising as we know it
Fear of missing out economics
Consumerism
Fast delivery of non-emergency goods
Air pollution and burning fossil fuels
Unnecessary use of chemicals (pesticides, cleaning products, etc.)
Processed food
Too much pork
The dominance of cars
Fear-mongering, mischievous distractions and infotainment
Injustice
Intolerance and discrimination
Inequality between men and women
And, for some, if they don’t evolve…
Religions or overly rigid institutions
Add
What Summanity participants wished to see more of, or what they felt should be added, to evolve and improve our civilization:
Investing in time, reflection and considerate attention
Historical awareness
Secular spirituality
Shamanism
Deep listening
Meditation
Regular practice of our higher ideals and beliefs
Healing our relationship with our nature
Respect for life and organic ecosystems
Natural habitats and more nature protection
World (planet) life rights
More attention and respect for circadian rhythms
Enough biological food for everyone
Vegan chocolate
The use of 100% renewable energy
Moving towards each other while working from real needs
Data-driven deciding
Twelve months of obligatory social work for all (e.g. at the end of the studies)
Broad recognition of the importance of sharing/giving and inclusiveness
A sense of global community
The creation and maintenance of communal spaces
Time and effort to create ideas for improvement
Equality of opportunity (e.g.in the area of education)
Tax on harmful actions and substances