What if … ?

Complex and colourful graphic showing local community initiatives to bring about change.
Panel 7. What if, We imagined a future full of possibility… where we focus on a positive vision. Where we tell a new story of a future where humans and the environment flourish together.
Complex and colourful graphic showing local community initiatives to bring about change.
Ask people, anywhere in the world, what really matters most to them and the answer is not great material riches, but family, friends, security, a sense of meaning and a good environment Wellbeing Economy Alliance Scotland
What if we were a Good Food Community? In which no one goes hungry, everyone has access to good, healthy food and access to land - if they want it…..… What if we were a Good Enterprise Community? In which everyday necessities are produced and available locally, everyone has access to meaningful and rewarding work, where new and existing businesses are inspired and supported to be part of the solution… What if we were a Good for Nature Community? In which we value and restore our local environment -and measure our progress by the number and diversity of birds, insects and other wildlife….. What if we were a Good Energy Community? In which new housing costs nothing to heat, older housing has been made warm and comfortable and locally owned renewable energy supplies our needs…..
What if we were a Good Enterprise Community? In which everyday necessities are produced and available locally, everyone has access to meaningful and rewarding work, where new and existing businesses are inspired and supported to be part of the solution…
What if we were a Good for Nature Community? In which we value and restore our local environment -and measure our progress by the number and diversity of birds, insects and other wildlife…..
What if we were a Good Energy Community? In which new housing costs nothing to heat, older housing has been made warm and comfortable and locally owned renewable energy supplies our needs…..
What if we were a Good Community? In which we are connected to our neighbours, our streets have become places for social interaction and for children to play, in which everyone has the chance to learn and share new skills, in which caring and sharing are the norm……
What if … We reached out to other communities in Scotland and beyond, to learn from them and to share our experience… In which we worked together to influence local and national governments to go further and faster to build the new system that we and the rest of the world so urgently need…
Cartoon image. While the lecturer on the podium talks about the many benefits of climate action including liveable cities, green jobs etc. a naysayer at the back asks: "What if its a big hoax and we create a better world for nothing?"
Now you imagine the future you want and ask ‘ What If?’ – and be part of shaping a vision we all share.
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