Small World, Big Ideas - Eco-Activists for Change
By Satish Kumar Gupta

Small World, Big Ideasand collects twelve of the most inspiring and courageous activists together to share their stories and present an inspiring vision of what each of us can do to build a better world today.There's an activist in all of us, and you don't have to shout about it to be heard.And to prove it, life-long campaigner and former Jain monkand Satish Kumarand has invited twelve of those activists he most admires to share their own inspiring stories inand Small World, Big Ideas, revealing-some, for the very first time-who or what made them want to change the worldand and what kind of world they want to help create.and This book collects the thoughts, hopes and visions of some of the most significant figures in the global fight for aand better and more compassionate world.and As well as Satish Kumar, we hear from:Deepak Chopraand - The mind-body healing pioneer discusses his journey from growing up in post-war India to learning about Ayurvedic medicine, to his current work promoting spiritual knowledge and working for world peace.and Jane Goodalland - The renowned scientist and conservationist tells of the people who have inspired her in her work to pretect animals, and the reasons she has for hope in the future.and Franny Armstrong -and The McLibeland filmmaker writes about her politicisation as a teenager, her involvement with the Greenpeace movement and the next steps in the fight against climate change.and Bob Brownand - The Australian Green politician shares stories from his time as an ecologist and lawmaker, and his belief in how democracy can be used to bring people together to fight the looming crises facing Planet Earth.and Tim Flanneryand - The explorer and ecologist tells of watching the ecosystems around him disappear, his travels to remote areas around the world and how the only hope for our future lies in connecting with others to act together.and Polly Higginsand -The late environmental lawyer discusses how the concept of Earth Law, and how she came to fight for ecocide to be recognised as a crime against humanity.Caroline Lucasand - England's only Green MP, Lucas writes about how she has fought all her life to change the political system, and how radical change is always possible!and Bill McKibbenand - The writer and activist discusses moving from writing to political campaigning, and how he founded 350.org, the global grass-roots organization that works to halt and reverse climate change.and Carlo Petriniand - The slow food advocate tells of growing up in Piedmont, and of how we can change the world by putting food back at the centre of our lives.and Vandana Shivaand - The ecofeminist discusses how the multiple crises which she has fought - climate change, misogyny and inequalityand -and are all interlinked, and how our response must be similarly all-encompassing.Whether they have championed the tragic plight of Indian farmers impoverished by the domination of the agro-giants or shamed Hollywood into treating climate change as a serious concern these are theand people who have made their voices heard.Their illuminating and often moving life storiesand will inspire all of us to get off the couch and do something ourselves to help shape a better world.and