Brainstorming+Solutions+to+Local+and+Global+Issues

LOCAL ISSUE || As a group we have identified problems within our own communities that demand local and global attention. Although you were not specifically asked to provide issues that are global in nature, everyone of our responses indicate that our local issues are global issues. Poverty, homelessness, over population, pollution, drunk driving, and leadership are problems we presently face, that is left unaddressed, will continue to grow. Thankfully we have also highlighted ways in which we can personally combat these problems. Awareness and involvement are the first step to creating an understanding of global solutions. Self awareness and action are constant themes throughout this exercise. I would encourage you to practice these whenever possible. In some cases we need to reduce our global footprint and in others we need to make it as big as possible. When we look at the issues that plague our communities, and the world, access your roll, no matter how large or small, and produce a strategy, much like we have in this exercise. As a group we have indicated that the global impact of our local issues seems larger than ourselves, but in reality it is through local action that local solutions become global solutions. Getting involved in order to connect to the issue from a meaningful way serve for better solutions locally and globally.
 * LOCAL ISSUE || WHAT CAN YOU DO? || GLOBAL IMPACT OF
 * Leadership || Individual participation in local community organizations and local political activities. || A lack of leadership at the local level leads to underrepresented populations and a over lack of global leadership. ||
 * Drunk Driving || Aiding in providing resources for visual reminders of what drunk driving does to the innocent. || Combating drunk driving at the local level brings awareness of the issue to communities that may not have identified the problem in the their own community. ||
 * Homelessness || Bring the issue to the attention of local government representatives through letters that specifically address the homeless and what resources need to be provided to those affected by homelessness. Build shelters, programs and educational resources for the needy community in an effort to prevent the cycle of homelessness to continue. || Homelessness prevents those people that do not have the means or abilities to secure shelter the ability to fully contribute to society and global well being. Not addressing the issue of homelessness with the necessary aid creates a cycle that is increasingly more difficult to brake. ||
 * Pollution || Being constantly conscience of what resources you are using and making smart consumer decisions. Using more recycled and recyclable materials as well as using less nonrenewable materials. || The global impact of pollution can rarely be missed when we turn on the television. Global warming due to overuse of resources has depleted animal populations and altered the availability of natural resources. ||
 * Poverty || Raising funds for causes such as preventing and alleviating poverty creates a stronger community acting in the interest of others. || Global poverty produces mass populations that are hungry, lacking shelter and basic living needs. This produces large scale suffering and growing gaps in education. ||
 * Over Population || One way to address over population is to be mindful of the environmental effects of over population and act individually to make your environmental footprint smaller. || Over population creates social and environmental issues that are increasingly difficult to address. Social actions taken to contain population result in questionable human rights policies. Over crowding negatively effects economies and prevents social growth. ||

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