Would you like to contribute to
a Barefoot Guide on
Climate Change?

We are going to create a Barefoot Guide (BFG) on Climate Change that enables the everyday person anywhere to have a better and fuller understanding of climate change, its causes, implications and what we can all do about it. 
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The current mainstream narratives about climate change are dis-empowering. It seems to us that climate change has the potential to empower people to effective action at all levels and in all settings. Many people don’t realise this because they have yet to be given a perspective which allows this.
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When one focuses on combining the role of water and management of the water cycle with reducing CO2, a whole new world of opportunity opens up in the face of the changing climate. As well as helping the average person understand climate change, we want to support what people can do to help the Earth’s natural propensity to keep the globe at an optimal temperature for life. At present the need is for greater cooling. We can help the Earth cool itself and, in the process, greatly improve things for ourselves and all life on Earth. Our vision is to identify distinctions which eliminate unnecessary conflict and light up a simple, easily understood and balanced story.

​Please click here for the starter concept which gives more about this perspective.

If you want to get involved...

Firstly read the starter concept ​

Then think about what level of involvement suits you. Here are the possible levels of involvement:

1. To be part of the core (steering) group that drives the whole process. We imagine this group to have 6 – 8 people.
2. Those who would like to contribute content to the Barefoot Guide which would include participating in ‘Writeshops’, as well as other activities to collect stories/content.
3. Belonging to an email group that shares progress on the Barefoot Guide as things move along, giving feedback on particular pieces and on the Barefoot Guide drafts as they are produced. This means being a member of a support and reference group.
4. Offer financial support to cover costs.

If you’d like to be part of this collective effort to produce a Barefoot Guide on Climate Change, then please get in contact, indicating at what level you would like to be involved in. Please send any correspondence to:

                         [email protected]

Please do so by February 5th.  

1. If you want to be part of the core team then please briefly say why.
2. If you want to be a writer/contributor to content, please indicate in a few lines what the topic of your story/piece would/could be or what the story would cover, if you have something in mind already, though this is not necessary for you to participate as a writer. This may include interviewing others for their story(ies).
3. If you simply want to be part of the progress of the barefoot guide, supporting the effort and having the option to give feedback, please reply asking to be added to the email group.
4. If you have any funds to support us please indicate this. Every little bit will be helpful.

Many thanks and looking forward to a creative connection with many of you!
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John & Bongani Wilson - BFG Climate Change Initiators and Conveners