Social Activism

Having followed the work of some of the people who are disillusioned with the present-day society and contemplate a better future, and having observed and/or participated in some of the initiatives that are aimed at positive social change, I’ve come to realise that many people are finding it difficult to picture how such a future might work, and even more difficult to envisage how we might create it.

It occurred to me that it would help the situation if we could find a way to leverage all of these initiatives so that the role that each one can play in bringing about the desired change is well understood. To this end, I have tried to put together a comprehensive plan of action whereby such a change could be achieved, trying to account for all the prerequisites and drawing on all the initiatives that I’m aware of. In so doing, I haven’t necessarily adopted them in their entirety, but only taken the parts that could contribute to the overall transformation as I see it, without clashing with other initiatives.

The purpose of the plan of action is to create a utopian society. That is, the best society that we can imagine. Because different people imagine different things and what we imagine changes over time, this vision is neither singular nor static. I have adopted as goals those aspects of our vision that I consider to be universal – goals like freedom, harmony and prosperity – while trying to allow for multiple ways of reaching them.

The plan of action is subjective in nature. It is really nothing more than my opinion, and shouldn’t be taken to amount to more than this. It is offered in the hope that you find it useful; that it makes social transformation appear more tangible and that it stimulates participation in various activities that can help bring it about.

It is also work in progress. I will continue to update the material as I learn more about the subject. To this end, I would appreciate it if you could draw my attention to ideas and initiatives that I may have missed.