*[Enwl-eng] What SumOfUs thinks

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            15 hours into a marathon global coffee chat with SumOfUs 
members, I broke down listening to an amazing man named Paul. He lives in 
Australia, near the edge of the fires. And he woke up to the mournful sound 
of a black cockatoo outside his window, alone. Black cockatoos are never 
alone, they are supposed to travel in intimately connected flocks. But the 
fires had ravaged this majestic bird’s home and likely, his family. For 
Paul, and all of us in that coffee chat, it was too much. The devastation of 
Paul’s home country felt too familiar to all of us facing the very real 
impact of climate change on our communities.

            But there was so much hope too: Renee, who honors her daughter’s 
life, cut short from a car accident when she was 21, by showcasing a movie 
they made together about the amazing solutions to climate change being 
pioneered by activists and community leaders across the globe. Or Ing, who 
used her experience and knowledge from a long career as an economist to 
publish a roadmap for a new kind of economy that regulates corporations and 
serves human beings. Or Rama who told us about how India had grown so green 
from community tree-planting efforts that it had changed color on satellite 
images from space.

            Meeting the incredible community that powers SumOfUs, I was 
inspired by the deep connection, empathy and intelligence of our global 
membership.

            And that’s how I know I landed the best job in the world: 
serving 15 million members who work together to put people at the center of 
our global economies and protect against corporate abuses and exploitation.

            As the new Executive Director, I am excited to build on this 
movement, to help people make more impact with the time they give, to ensure 
the community grows and reaches new kindred spirits and expands to new 
languages and new countries. We are, in some ways, at the beginning of our 
story.

            SumOfUs is coming of age in a world that desperately needs 
people-powered solutions to an economic system that, time-and-time again, 
fails to serve people. As the climate crisis, the disinformation crisis, and 
the economic crisis grow, SumOfUs members are needed more than ever to 
insert human and creative possibilities for change. Together, we must stand 
as a red line against those who seek to use moments of instability for 
profit, violence and exploitation.

            Members play an instrumental part in planning for this critical 
moment in our collective story. Over the last few weeks, members finished a 
global survey that helps us chart our course for the coming years, spent 
countless hours in meetings with me held over an 18 hour period, and shared 
their campaign ideas and priorities. All the while not slowing their 
campaigning — winning an end to Credit Suisse’s support for toxic ocean 
dumping, making huge media waves at Apple’s annual general meeting with a 
demand for human rights protections, and working to make Uber a champion for 
the environment.


            Check out the video to meet other members of SumOfUs (and see 
the amazing experience I got to have in our global coffee chat). Then scroll 
down to the graphics on this page to see more results from our global 
survey.

            I can't wait to change the world together.


            Thanks for all that you do,
            Emma Ruby-Sachs and the team at SumOfUs









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            SumOfUs is a community of people from around the world committed 
to curbing the growing power of corporations. We want to buy from, work for 
and invest in companies that respect the environment, treat their workers 
well and respect democracy. And we’re not afraid to stand up to them when 
they don’t.

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            From: Emma Ruby-Sachs, SumOfUs
            Sent: Friday, February 14, 2020 8:02 PM
            Subject: What SumOfUs thinks











 
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