Go on, light your fire

Take control, the revolution starts with you.

Article by : SpunOut.ie

Spark that fire in your belly folks! It’s time to rise up and kick start a new era of people powered social change.

SpunOutters are getting feisty with the joint celebrations of Bealtaine and May Day. Long ago on May Day, people used to light bonfires on mountains and hills of ritual and political significance, bringing forth a new season of change, light and hope. The same can be applied to us in these stirring times.

May Day is also recognised as a celebration of workers’ rights, reminding people of the hardships many people have suffered to win fair wages and conditions. 

We here in HQ feel now is the perfect time to embrace both occasions with heart and soul. It’s time for us to rise above it all and light our collective fire’s for change. Let’s do it!

Finding answers and solutions to our many problems isn’t going to come overnight and is going to take some bright new thinking and ideas. We don’t have all the answers but together we can find the solutions.

That’s why we’re appealing to SpunOutters everywhere to light their own fires and start creating the change they want to see.

Here’s some ideas to get you started:

 

Get political! Make them work for YOU    

We know people are losing faith in politicians but the bottom line is that politics still matters. So when politicians come a’ knocking on your door let them know what changes you want and ask why they should be trusted to REPRESENT YOU. After all, they work for you, so remind them who’s boss.

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INSPIRED! See how Ross Mullane in Dublin South is trying a new approach to elections through his United Minds project.

 

Here’s to the dreamers!

Now’s a good time to dare to dream about a better future for you, for your family and friends, for Ireland and for the planet. It’s hard to move on if you don’t have a vision and a vision needs a dream. Go on, take a day off or go camping, take a notebook and some tunes and make some time to figure out what you really want.

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Take Control, the revolution starts with you

You don’t need to wait for politicians to act or for a revolution to take place. There are thousands of things you can do to make a difference in your own life and in the world around you now.

Take control of your mind, diet, finances, thoughts and habits. Make time for family and friends. Make time for yourself. Turn off the computer and telly and tune into books, art, music, nature and fun. Get out into the open air, visit an elderly relation or neighbour, join a community project, start a community project, smile, wink, jump, share, donate....the options are limitless!

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INSPIRED! Check out Galway Social Space to see how one group of young people decided to take matters into their own hands.

 

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A blazing and spirited May Day and Bealtaine to you!

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