Hugh M.
Avaaz stands up for what is right
Avaaz stands up for what is right, and I think in a quite effective way. It is effective because of the large number of people involved. I'm on the committee of a small engineers organisation promoting social and environmental responsibility. We work hard within the limits of our available time, but I think it's debatable how much effect we have. Sometimes I think we are a support group for old men worried about the world. I don't think there is any nation state now that demonstrates any moral leadership. I'm horrified by the moral train wreck of the West which can't think of anything much to say or do about the genocide in Palestine - or actively supports it. I'm also concerned about the planetary boundaries - climate change is becoming an existential thermodynamic crisis, and the natural world is being destroyed hand over fist. I think we need a new narrative about what is important about being human. Maybe Avaaz could have role in moving us forward from our present destructive beliefs about ourselves and the world.

