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And The Good News Is...: Who Says We Can’t Change The World - Watch Us!

And The Good News Is...: Who Says We Can’t Change The World - Watch Us! : I believe we can change the world, in fact, we are doing it person-by-person, organization-by-organization and community-b...

Who Says We Can’t Change The World - Watch Us!

This post was first published in the Huffington Post on 8/24/12 see link  http://www.huffingtonpost.com/michele-hunt/who-says-we-cant-change-t_b_1827069.html I believe we can change the world, in fact, we are doing it person-by-person, organization-by-organization and community-by-community. In the mist of all  the chaos, conflict, negativism and cynicism surrounding us, there is a rising movement to transform our world into one that values and respects all people,  life and all that gifts that nature gives us. A week and a half ago I spent 5 days with 2,000 young people averaging 20 years old from Brazil and Europe at the Junior Enterprisers Worldwide Conference, in Paraty, Brazil. I was asked to give a keynote address. I accepted the engagement because the theme of their conference was compelling – “ONE WORLD, ONE NETWORK” , and their byline was “Evolve, Undertake, Transform” . How could someone who believes we can change the world say no to so many young entr