Surviving Capitalism (Not) : World Economic Forum that we can only dream of

We’ve lived so long under the spell of hierarchy—from god-kings to feudal lords to party bosses—that only recently have we awakened to see not only that “regular” citizens have the capacity for self-governance, but that without their engagement our huge global crises cannot be addressed. The changes needed for human society simply to survive, let alone thrive, are so profound that the only way we will move toward them is if we ourselves, regular citizens, feel meaningful ownership of solutions through direct engagement. Our problems are too big, interrelated, and pervasive to yield to directives from on high.
—Frances Moore Lappé, excerpt from Time for Progressives to Grow Up

Saturday, February 13, 2010

World Economic Forum that we can only dream of

from Yes! website. This is the altered website of the World Economic Forums website created by the pranksters called "The Yes Men". They inserted a "-" in the real website address and altered the speeches of the leading figures at the WEC. Check out the speeches on this altered website.