The David Suzuki Foundation is an environmental non-profit charitable organization. David and his team are working to help humans live within the earth’s productive capacity, and to “conserve our environment and find solutions that will help create a sustainable Canada, through science-based research, education and policy work” (About Us | David Suzuki Foundation, http://www.davidsuzuki.org/about/). The David Suzuki Foundation was first formed in 1990 but did not start its work until 1991. It has it’s head office in Vancouver, BC and has two other offices in Toronto, ON and Montreal, QC. It was founded by David Suzuki and now with the help of many others has been able to achieve great things for the world. The David Suzuki Foundation’s mission …show more content…
is “to protect the diversity of nature and the quality of life, now and for the future”, and It’s “vision is that within a generation, Canadians can act on the understanding that we are all interconnected and interdependent with nature” (About Us | David Suzuki Foundation, http://www.davidsuzuki.org/about/). The David Suzuki Foundation is here to help the earth and it’s natural environment. They have many goals, for example to protect our climate, to connect with nature, to establish environmental rights and justice as well as many more. This organization has accomplished many things in it’s 25 years of operation a few things being, with the help of David and his team the Green Energy Act was passed in ontario!
The Green Energy Act was put in place to expand renewable energy production, to encourage energy conservation and to create green jobs! David Suzuki also went on his “If you were Prime Minister” bus tour, visiting 41 cities in 30 days, just to show Canadians that we have the power to make a real difference in the environment. furthermore to make Canadians think about our environment, and the future so we can start to change the direction that our country and world is heading! Lastly as just one of the many things the David Suzuki Foundation has accomplished it opened a research station in the Amazon, to help the Kayapo people protect 11.5 million hectares of the lower Amazon! This Charitable organization has accomplished many things, and has jumped past many stepping stones, in the search for a sustainable earth, and is continuing to make a difference to this …show more content…
day. We have made such big strides in so many areas of human rights! Women are allowed to vote, and are considered legitimate members of society, gay and lesbian people are now recognized with having human rights, so why is our environment any different? That is exactly what the David Suzuki Foundation is challenging with it’s Blue Dot tour. With it’s massive plans for the future, the David Suzuki Foundation want’s the Canadian government to recognize along with 110 other nations, the right to live in a healthy environment and for it to be added to our charter of rights and freedoms! The David Suzuki foundation plans to make the right to live in a healthy environment, a fundamental human right just like being able to vote, and having the freedom of speech. This will make our environmental laws stronger, and ensure that each Canadian can know that their water is safe to drink, their air is clean to breathe, and our food is good to eat. This will make sure that no matter where our government goes our laws will only ever be strengthened and never weekend, but this is only one of their plans, they have many other ideas for the future. Things that include their long term direction project, or their goals to protect our climate, to connect with nature, to establish environmental rights and justice and many more, and in my opinion I would be so proud to volunteer with this organization that is working toward such great things. The David Suzuki Foundation wants to make a world where the people and places you love are safe and protected, where preserving air, soil, and water quality are in our highest priorities, and our important leaders can only move forward on the environment, working toward a future that is healthier and more sustainable!
That is exactly why I would choose to volunteer in this charitable organization, I want that world, the world where I can stop seeing fields around my house being destroyed, taking any beauty that was once there a way, where I can see the sunset again instead of it being covered by houses, and where I can swim in any lake I choose, and because I want these things I need to take action, and I think that The David Suzuki Foundation is a good place to start! It is because I too agree that “what’s more important than the right to breathe fresh air, drink clean water, and eat healthy food?” (David Suzuki) Nothing, but because we are now fighting the same battles to stop clear cutting, and the building of dams. It has showed me that we failed to change the way that we see the world, and so the root causes of our destructiveness to the environment, have not been dealt with, and with the David Suzuki Foundation I feel like we could change that, we can destroy the root causes and finally once and for all break down that big wall standing in our way of continuing our path, to make our environment more sustainable for years and years to come! Those are just a few reasons
why I would be proud to volunteer with The David Suzuki Foundation and that I am hopeful to be able to do so. David and his team have and still are continuing to make a difference in this world, from climate change to health, oceans, to freshwater, wildlife and habitat, he is there and this foundation continues to raise awareness for all these things! This organization is a very important part of our society, they help raise awareness and take action, because to them it doesn’t matter how big the difference is as long as we are trying our best. If you think you don’t have a reason to help, take a step back, because the earth is a reason, it might be a small blue dot in the scheme of things, but to us it’s everything, and the David Suzuki Foundation is trying to change how we see it and they are showing us just how important it is.
Mankind has existed for thousands of years and we have evolved to become better than past generations… or did we? We learned to evolve technologically to fight against each another. We learned to evolve intellectually to vote Donald Trump as the US president of 2016. We learn all these things that cause our own destruction, yet we don’t learn to care for the environment around us and respect it. In “Hidden Lessons” by David Suzuki, he explains how children are misguided by the negative views of nature of many people and how children are influenced to fear nature rather than embrace it. While I am not an environmental activist, I strongly agree with David Suzuki’s inner meaning of not just teaching “children to love and respect other life forms”
In 1990, David Suzuki Foundation was established, with David Suzuki being the co-founder. The David Suzuki Foundation focuses on 5 main points: making Canadians aware of how important the nature is, protecting natural systems, boosting up the economy, protecting our climate and helping the citizens to live a better and healthier life.
David Suzuki, an 80-year-old, third-generation Japanese-Canadian academic, science broadcaster, and environmental activist. During World War 2, his childhood, he was sent to an internment camp with his family and he grew up to hate himself for being who he was, a Japanese. Over the years, he made himself very well-educated. He earned a B.A. in Biology at the Amherst College in Massachusetts, and a Ph.D. In zoology from the University of Chicago. From 1963 – 2001, he was the professor in the genetics department at UBC. His meaningful background and excellent education shape him into a great individual for an environmental activist. This is how he makes his mark on Canada, making him one of the ‘Greatest Canadians’.
I am dedicated to helping out our community and school, because it warms my heart and soul. Seneca said in about 40 to 60 A.D. that you should “be silent as to services you have rendered, but speak of favors you have received.” In other words you should not boast about the numerous projects you have accomplished and how much physical work you executed, but rather pride yourself on how you helped people in community and school, and how you have affected their lives with positive means. I feel life is joyous and it should be the feeling everyone illustrates, and this is exactly what keeps me functioning in the stressful world today. I find comfort in helping others to make their lives a little more like heaven and this comfort motivates me to perform copious service projects to the best of my capability whenever I find the time. Time is fair to the rich, the poor, and to every race, because time is equal and gives everyone 24 hours daily to accomplish their required tasks. Because time is so valuable and I am occupied by difficult advanced placement and honor classes and juggle school, clubs, sports, and friends, I joined Key Club, a high school division of the adult service club, Kiwanis. Key Club opened new doors to make every extra minute count towards helping others.
I am a staunch promoter and supporter of various social causes such as civil rights, animal welfare, environment, health, economic empowerment and culture and arts. River Cohen Giving has done a lot for the community living in California, Arizona and elsewhere. Some of the organizations that I support include the Pollination Project, St. Mary’s Food Bank Alliance, Make-A-Wish Foundation of America and Feeding
Buddhism saw its initial, but slow rise under the Han Dynasty, which lasted from 206 BCE to 220 CE; however, the religion spread rapidly towards the end of the Han amidst political chaos and hesitance in Confucian principles. During the postclassical era, Buddhism’s spread in China was caused by the prospect of Nirvana, while it also gave way to both negative and positive responses.
Buddhism originated in India in the sixth century BCE and spread throughout China starting from about the first century CE. Buddhist ideologies appealed to a majority of the lower-class in china, as it served to embody a much more pleasant life, rather than the lack of opportunities for them in China’s political society. However, the social elites and government authorities saw Buddhism as a threat to their previous decrees and traditions, and may consequently result in a loss of their political power. As a result, they sought to undermine the impact of Buddhism on their societies by discrediting it’s teachings.
I am enthusiastic about this section of Discovering Wes Moore because it prompts me that we should all try to make the world a better place. Everyone can contribute something positive to our community. This quote relates to me because this summer I joined trail monitoring in Kennebunk, Maine. I wanted to do community service and give back to my society. When my aunt’s friend, Marie Louise, told me about her job at the Kennebunk Land Trust and all the environmental tasks they do for the town, I jumped to the chance to participate as a trail monitor. I was assigned two trails to clean up and monitor. I kept a log of the number of miles and hours I spent on the trails. I loved helping the environment and making way for others to enjoy nature. In addition, I made another connection to this quote when I give back to my community by raising money for animal shelters. I participate in local food drives. In the summer time, I bike in the Tour de Cure race, which raises money for diabetics. When I was little, I had birthday parties and instead of my friends buying gifts for me I asked if they could give money to Birthday Wishes. Birthday Wishes is an organization that raises money for kids who can’t afford birthday gifts and parties. These actions help to make way for each other and makes the world a kinder and better place to grow up and live your life. All in all, the
With Suzuki’s outstanding intellect, he has achieved numerous numbers of high honours in Canada. In 1976, David Suzuki was awarded the ‘Order of Canada.’ It is a grant in ‘recognition to the highest degree of exceptional contribution to Canada and humanity.’ Specifically, Suzuki was awarded this award for proposing many alternatives to remedy Canada’s environment through his research. ‘In 1995, he was honored with the ‘Order of British Columbia,’ which is a civilian honour of excellence in the province of British Columbia in honor to its residents for their prominent accomplishments in any field. As referred earlier, Suzuki has done a lot for people in British Columbia such as encouraging youth to pursue science research and helping out minorities
As a result, people are starting to use more biodiesel for their automobiles and new discoveries are made to prolong the our existence. Suzuki has taken his plan to next level by creating a non-profit organization, The David Suzuki Foundation. The David Suzuki Foundation came to be when ‘17000 shocked listeners wrote letters to David Suzuki,’ seeking resolutions to prevent ‘environmental catastrophe’. The purpose of the foundation is to identify the needs to reform the environmental crisis in Canada. ‘Early projects focused on fisheries, forestry and species at risk.’ Since Canada has some of the world’s worst fisheries, in terms of sustainability, Suzuki’s foundation thought about making fisheries sustainable on all of Canada’s oceans, and freshwater lakes and rivers. The foundation works with employees throughout the fish supply chain, and influences the laws and policies around Canadian fisheries to prevent seafood fraud. They also have their own scientists on government committees that manage the whole operation to make sure they don’t abuse the health
If you had the opportunity to change the world and your life, would you? I have many experiences with volunteering and each time it has left an impressionable effect on me and benefitted the world because of it. Volunteerism gives a person the opportunity to change people’s lives, including your own. Volunteering is crucial to a functioning society and can better the world one person at a time. Volunteerism is essential to creating a functioning society, personal well being, and advancing careers.
Afforestation and Biotechnology – Toyota is focused on saving the earth by promoting greenery businesses that include biomass, green roofing, and enhancing Japanese farming by offering the “Housaku Keikaku” (harvest plan) for rice-growing cooperatives.
I have been involved in the American Cancer Society for five years. My team, Team Hoot has raised funds for cancer as well as participating in Relay for Life each year. This year, I will be on the board committee at Relay; giving back to the survivors. This organization is one that I always promote and give back to. Also being involved in Relay for Life this year, National Honors Society is a club that helps the community. Being on the executive board, I correlate new service projects as well as corresponding with the Lee County National Honor Society chapter. Also, I am forming a new club at North Fort Myers High, Red Cross Club. Being president, Red Cross helps donates funds back to the American Red Cross. This year we are planning to donate materials for our troops as well as materials for individuals in disaster situations. Giving back to the community is very important to me. Being passionate about making a difference is a drive that I always
Buddhism is the philosophy of being awake and conscious in life. Siddhartha Gautama, or Buddha, shared his wisdom with the world and believed that the path to enlightenment was a process of elimination. These eliminations can be conquered through a process called Zen. He believe it was the only way to get rid of the burdens human’s carry of, ignorance, desire and suffering. Buddhism is almost the complete opposite of our western world because our society requires us to act a certain way in order to thrive or even survive.
The other source has been Puranas which are eighteen in number and contains information about the creation and dynasties of god, sages and kings and detailed description of yugas. All the sources are on the same footstep and no one has supremacy over the other.