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Powerful Ideas, Practical Actions         December 2012  GET THIS BOOK FOR 20% OFF When you order this book, you get 20% off the cover price, and you support our work. Thank you. BOOK REVIEW Pete Seeger: “You Stick Together ’Til It’s Won” by Kim Ruehl When a pair of writers expressed interest in publishing Pete Seeger: In His Own Words, one of Seeger’s first requests was “Don’t make me out to be a saint.” Banjo in hand, Seeger has championed causes from labor to civil rights to the environment, revived our oldest folk songs, and co-authored new folk classics like “If I Had a Hammer,” so the impulse to portray him as saintly is understandable. He has considered, at every turn, what it means to sing out in a world where the din of injustice is often deafening. But his songs assert that to sing is to recognize the power of one’s own voice, to declare and defend its worth. READ MORE ... :: SHARE THIS EMAIL    WITH YOUR FRIENDS   More from the Winter issue of YES! Magazine   Today, at a time of multiple crises, we need to move away from thinking of nature as dead matter to valuing biodiversity, clean water, and seeds. For this, nature is the best teacher. Everything I Need to Know I Learned in the Forest by Vandana Shiva My ecological journey started in the forests of the Himalaya. My father was a forest conservator, and my mother became a farmer after fleeing the tragic partition of India and Pakistan. It is from the Himalayan forests and ecosystems that I learned most of what I know about ecology. The songs and poems our mother composed for us were about trees, forests, and India’s forest civilizations. Women knew that the real value of forests was not the timber from a dead tree, but the springs and streams, food for their cattle, and fuel for their hearths. The women declared that they would hug the trees, and the loggers would have to kill them before killing the trees. READ MORE ...   See other articles from the Winter issue of YES! Magazine. ::  PEEK INSIDE THE ISSUE  ::  SUBSCRIBE TO YES! TODAY  :: Order now and start with the What Would Nature Do? issue! SEE THE TABLE OF CONTENTS       Holiday Gift Ideas   YES! Magazine’s Green Holiday Gift Guide Our guide to gifts that are thoughtful, fun, creative, and sustainable: Including tips, how-tos, books, and more for earth-friendly celebrating this year and beyond. CLICK HERE FOR MORE YES! ChicoBag® – Compact, Reusable Bag Never forget your grocery bag again, especially with plastic bag bans spreading across the country! This handy YES! ChicoBag® stuffs into its own inner pouch, and it easily attaches to your purse or backpack with a quick-connect carabiner. :: BROWSE ALL YES! GEAR Bidder 70 DVD Climate activist Tim DeChristopher went to jail for bidding money he didn't have to save 22,000 acres of public land. Bidder 70 tells his story. Order the DVD today. :: BROWSE ALL BOOKS & DVDS A World of Grace Poster That Pause Before the Meal Inspires Us Across Cultures. Artist Nikki McClure adds her touch to our collection of mealtime prayers from around the world. :: BROWSE ALL POSTERS New Cookbook by YES! Blogger Shannon Hayes Featuring an extensive collection of recipes and tips, Long Way on a Little not only helps home cooks make the most effective and economical use of their locally raised livestock, it also delivers a practical understanding of the role of livestock in rebuilding a sustainable society. :: BROWSE ALL BOOKS & DVDS   What’s New Online   “Africa for Norway” Global Aid Spoof Goes Viral by Ayla Harbin “There’s heat enough for Norway, if Africans would share,” quips this parody of overblown charity fundraisers that’s blowing up the Web. The purpose? To swap stereotypes for real needs. Hot and Crusty Bakery Workers Seal the Deal on Unionization by Olivia Rosane In September, YES! covered the efforts of immigrant workers to form a union at New York City’s Hot and Crusty Bakery. After a series of twists and turns that tested the workers’ persistence, the shop is now set to open in December with a fully unionized workforce. The Endangered Repairman by Shannon Hayes Getting your stuff fixed instead of throwing it away is good for the environment as well as for your bank balance. So why is this craft dying out in America? 3 Lessons for Appalachia’s Post-Coal Economy by Brooke Jarvis Appalachian residents are working to keep local and sustainable sources of wealth central in a post-coal economy.   Did you miss…   Audience Favorites: :: To Change Our Direction, It’s Time to Follow Nature’s Lead It takes humility to recognize that what we’ve called progress isn’t always for the better. Sometimes nature’s original idea has more promise. :: From Soap to Cities, Designing From Nature Could Solve Our Biggest Challenges Can a boat be designed to clean the water? How does a spider manufacture resilient fiber? We need products that don’t harm us or the environment, and nature’s already done the research. :: To Save Our Ecosystems, Stop Overloading Them Left alone, natural systems keep nitrogen, carbon, and other key ingredients of life balanced.   How to Get More YES!   GIVE THE GIFT OF YES! to friends and family. Buy 1, Get 1 FREE. WISDOM OF NATURE POSTER SET Gorgeous, thought-provoking. Get the set for just $9. Featuring quotes by Rumi, Carl Sagan and Blackfoot Chief Crowfoot paired with beautiful color photographs. PETE SEEGER PEACE POSTER “A Time Of Peace, I Swear It’s Not Too Late.”   Signs of Life   Protecting the Ozone: 25 Years of the Montreal Protocol How a universal treaty is still working to protect the ozone layer a quarter-century later.   Film Review   We Are Legion: The Story of the Hacktivists Whether you think the cyberactivists of Anonymous are hooligans or heroes, We Are Legion is required viewing.   Web Picks   VIDEO Stacy Mitchell: We Can’t Shop Our Way to a Better Economy Buying local isn’t enough. If we’re going to get our economy back on track, we have to re-center on communities. YES! is published by the nonprofit Positive Futures Network   ::  www.yesmagazine.org 284 Madrona Way NE, Suite 116, Bainbridge Island, WA 98110-2870, USA  ::  Phone: 206-842-0216

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