HOW TO READ THIS DOCUMENT
This is a living document, created and continually being contributed to, built, shaped, clarified and substantiated by a dynamic and growing team of collaborators. This document was created by people within Greenpeace, with the initial intention of providing a source of inspiration for Greenpeace as an organisation. It aimed to illustrate the principles of a way of living that were aligned with Greenpeace’s values and global programme, while proposing potential pathways for change that could transform the economy and save jobs, prevent climate change, biodiversity loss, fight inequity and ensure wellbeing. The document is now being shared more widely - with the commitment to test ideas, seek help and input, and engender collaboration and exchange. It is meant to serve as an open and active archival space for ideas and knowledge. Significantly, this piece of work is constantly forming, not finite; it is suggestive, explorative and self-reflexive.
The nature of this work regarding Alternative Futures involves diving deeply into histories - often painful ones - contemplating inequity, and navigating power and imbalances. Neither the document nor its contributors assume homogeneity or that there are a finite number of answers. Similarly we acknowledge the complexity of our focus: complexity in identity, language, gender etc. While, for example, we do use terms such as “Global South” and “Global North”, we also acknowledge the trickiness of language and remain open to terminology becoming more robust, more accurate.
The document does not need to be read in any particular order. We advise you to start with the introduction and then follow your curiosity!