The car dependency con: Moving beyond auto industry gaslighting to rebuild walkable communities
This part you know already:
Exercise is essential to health. In the United States, sedentary living is a leading contributor to cardiovascular disease, the most common cause of early death. Physical activity can boost your quality of life – and extend your healthy lifespan by years. But if you’re like most Americans, you get a lot less exercise than you need.
But here’s the part you don’t hear about so often:
If you don’t get as much exercise as you need, it’s not because you lack willpower, or don’t have the grit it takes to maintain an exercise routine. Sure, willpower and grit matter. But no, they don’t explain why most Americans don’t get enough exercise. The real explanation is not only interesting – it’s also useful. It can point the way toward more physical activity – a way that can help even if you don’t have a consistent exercise routine.
3 keys to building and breaking power (and the one language you NEED to be speaking)
3 keys to building and breaking power (and the one language you NEED to be speaking)
Do the things we know from prior movements are keys to WINNING.
Do the only thing that will definitely work: hit them where it hurts by speaking in the language of $$$.
Remember that the triangle of power is upside down.
Companies that are getting it right: how Patagonia, Costco, and Bob’s Red Mill are playing a different game
Here at GASLIT, we talk a lot about large corporations that are manufacturing harm, covering up the damage they do, and adding insult to injury by blaming us.
But there ARE large, national companies that are getting it right (there are even more small, local companies that are getting it right - more on them in a future post!).
3 things you can do today to build community power
Building community power is key to strengthening community connection and agency (i.e., being able to make and influence decisions!), building buy-in for policies and system changes that support our health and planet, and reducing corporate power. Which all sounds great, but how in the world does one build community power? Here are 3 specific things you can do TODAY.
What is Systemic Change? (A Beginner’s Guide in 3 videos)
Here at GASLIT, we’re talking a lot about the need to change systems. But what does that even mean? Here’s a beginner’s guide in 3 videos.