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How to Get a Sustainable Society?

Social contracts are usually unspoken understandings of who gets access to what based on their power and influence. What we’re hoping to do is understand how to infuse equity into these contracts so that resources are both available to those who need them, and managed in a way that makes them available into the future. On this scale, the decisions and actions we make determine the course of history, and make an impact for generations to come. To help navigate, we’ve explored six main areas that loosely contain what is to say society: Community, Education, Family, Health, Housing, and Occupation.

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  • Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz speaks at the company

    Values and Value Creation

    Starbucks CEO Howard Shultz

Values and Value Creation

Starbucks and so many others are connecting their value of diversity to their corporate identity, a big indicator of the future our small businesses predicted.

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  • LGBTQ Places

    Shelly's Bar in old Seattle

Preservation of LGBTQ Places

Dive into the idea of “Preservation of LGBTQ Places,” a Salon from the Sustainability and Society Series (SaSS).

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  • Shelter is Beautiful

    From Flickr.com user Nick Bramhall
  • Housing Comes in Many Sizes

    From Flickr.com user Claudio.Ar
  • Home for Centuries

    From Flickr.com user Johnny Peacock

Housing Overview

Home is where the heart is, and hopefully most get to actually find shelter there too. How much space we need, and where, and what type, and with who, and for how long is a lifelong journey.

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  • Short Term Joy

    From Flickr.com user SteFou!
  • Long Term Happiness

    From Flickr.com user funadium

Health Overview

Our bodies have millions and more of nuances, some we get to influence. How we treat the care of our body, both mental and physical, is a profound responsibility and can be a great joy.

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    Planning in the Moment

    From Flickr.com user Graham Ballantyne

Occupation Overview

Activity is invigorating when we love it, and defines us more than we like to admit at times. What you do with your time is up to you generally, unless you’re in slavery, so use it wisely.

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  • Generations of Support

    From Flickr.com user Matthew Bietz

Family Overview

Family is something we define, whether by blood or legal guardianship or intentional connections, our sense of family can be very troubling or comforting and it is rarely like 1950′s television.

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  • Joy in Understanding

    From Flickr.com user -bartimaeus-

Education Overview

Whether in brick walls or in a kitchen or from graffiti on bathroom walls, we are always learning. How do we gain a sense of the world view behind the lesson, whether or not it is explicit?

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  • Great Minds Think Similarly

    From Flickr.com user Alireza Teimoury

Community Overview

No one is an island, as they say. Our connection to our fellow human being can be grouped by geography, interest, activity or anything else. How then do we define who is included and who is excluded?

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  • A rainbow of people as art

    From Flickr.com user See-ming Lee 李思明 SML

Society Overview

so·ci·e·ty
noun \sə-ˈsī-ə-tē\
1: companionship or association with one’s fellows : friendly or intimate intercourse : company
2: a voluntary association of individuals for common ends; especially : an organized group working together or periodically meeting because of common interests, beliefs, or profession
3 a: an enduring and cooperating social group whose members have developed organized patterns of relationships through interaction with one another
3 b: a community, nation, or broad grouping of people having common traditions, institutions, and collective activities and interests
4: a part of a community that is a unit distinguishable by particular aims or standards of living or conduct : a social circle or a group of social circles having a clearly marked identity Read more →

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    Join OUT for Sustainability and Net Impact Seattle for a social and discussion on the hot topics in sustainable travel. We’ll mingle with a diverse mix of folks in a casual environment while getting a snapshot of the cool things happening in sustainable travel! When: Wednesday, June 5th – 6:00-8:30 p.m. Where: REI Seattle Flagship, [...]

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    OUT for Sustainability is embarking on a quest to green up Pride in Seattle, and as a fellow green superhero you can help (even if you’d rather dress like Clark Kent than Captain Planet). Learn more and RSVP for the day of on the Greener Pride page. If you’re up for delving into planning and [...]

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