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By satragon: The Price (http://flickr.com/photos/tvojta/)
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Workers walk home from a Copsa Mica, Romania vulcanizing plant. (http://www.un.org/av/photo/subjects/environment.htm)
Refugee girl with a food ration stands at a table at the temporary facility in Karlovac, Croatia. (http://www.un.org/av/photo/subjects/childrenrefugees.htm)
by Son of Groucho (http://flickr.com/photos/sonofgroucho/): Not Everyone In Manhattan Is Rich....
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OK - Bush isn't president any more and the site needs updated. In the meantime, please look around. There's still plenty to do regardless of who runs the government...

War, environmental destruction, hunger, poverty, ...

We think you've come to the right place. Because the members of Earth Standing Still felt the same way — but have found something to do:

We advocate Non-action

What is non-action?

If in your daily life you buy something...
By Elektra Noelani Fisher (http://flickr.com/people/88903556@N00/): Fast Food Breakfast
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...the non-action is to not buy it.
By Timo Arnall (http://flickr.com/people/timo/): Street
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Non-action is deliberately not participating in society in some way. There is no letter writing, marching, contributing, etc. It is simply not doing something that you normally do. more...

Want to know you're having an effect on the world?

Current active membership: 52 (page down to see map)

If that number seems small, it's because it is small. For this effort to be successful, we need hundreds of thousands, if not millions of people to participate. Seem impossible? Only if you don't join or if your membership ends with you. Please become a member and ask your friends to join, too.

Each dot represents at least one member.
Please be patient - Updated in real time.