Sustainability Conversations ... Some people wait for the future

Leaders create it.

 
In 2006, Nobel Laureate and former U.S. Vice President Al Gore got the world talking about climate change with the Academy Award-winning film An Inconvenient Truth. It was just the beginning of a climate revolution, and later that year, he founded The Climate Reality Project to take the conversation forward and turn awareness into action. 

The Climate Reality Project is a diverse group of passionate individuals who have come together to help solve the greatest challenge of our time. We are cultural leaders, marketers, organizers, scientists, storytellers and more, and we are committed to building a better future together. 

 

 Ordinary people face challenges. Climate Reality Leaders embrace them. The Climate Reality Leadership Corps is a global network of activists committed to taking on the climate crisis and solving what is far and away the greatest challenge of our time.

The program takes great leaders and makes them exceptional, providing the training in climate science, communications, and organizing to tell the story of climate change and inspire communities everywhere to take action. The result is a dynamic group of world-changers shaping the conversation on climate in forums from family dinners to international summits and building a 21st-century movement for solutions.

iStart2Sing... Do you?

There is optimism about the winds of change blowing through the forests and plains of Africa, over the mountains and across its deserts, it will navigate the obstacles in its path. This will be a decentralised grassroots movement that will connect local struggles, that is committed to peace and nonviolent action. As it powerfully advocates in its Kilimanjaro Declaration.

“We assert our inherent rights as Africans and invite our governments, leaders, other stakeholders and institutions to join us in pursuing the Future We Want.”

The time for us to listen very carefully to the voices of the next generation is now.
- Jay Naidoo
Read more here

  

Mario Molina, Director of The Climate Leadership Corps at the Climate Reality Project is in South Africa holding strategic meetings with climate stakeholders on how to take the climate movement forward. Meet Mario at Food & Trees for Africa on 30 August 2016. Book here.  He will be interviewed on the iStart2 Show on Thursday 01 September at 17h30. Don’t miss what he has to say!

Keitu Gwangwa & Pierre du Toit host the iStart2 Show on Thursdays at 17h30. Radio Today broadcasts on 1485 MW (AM) in greater Johannesburg and countrywide on ‪#‎DStv‬ audio channel 869. 

Radio Today also streams globally on www.1485.org.za. 

Us? Why not? Now? Of course! You? Yes!!

Building and sustaining yourself and your business is hard work! It can only be sustained by visionary leaders who commit to making a change in the world. Leaders who stand up for what is right and who are prepared to challenge the status quo and contribute in making work and companies more worthy and better positioned to excel in a better sustainable future for all. 

This week on the iStart2 Show we chatted to some of our partners in

Coaching - Coba Röhm from Ignite - and Training & Development - Naledi and Oz Bantu from Grounded Partners about collaborating on new visions for the future. 

"Take time to stand still and look at me"

- Coba Röhm  

"How green is green? It is about changing lives"

- Oz Bantu on the iStart2 Show

Listen to the show and find out more about interesting projects in the making:

ITO Focus - The Green Network and iStart2 invite you to join hands with us to create a better world and a better South Africa and leaving sustainable footprints for the children of our children.

Please contact Pierre du Toit at spjdutoit@gmail.com if you are interested in a presentation about our services:

Maybe a morning workshop with Pops Mohamed and lessons learnt from our ancestors through music? Or get us in to help you with Entrepreneurial Capacity Building or Training in Evironmental Skills? We also offer a two day Team Building Through-Music-and-Art workshop to inspire your work teams. 

We look forward to collaborating with you! 


 
Don't miss the iStart2 Show at 17h30 on Thursday 1 August 2016 when we welcome Mario Molina to our studio in Johannesburg.

Mario is responsible for the design, strategic goals, and engagement programs for The Climate Reality Leadership Corps in the US and abroad. Mario joined the Climate Reality Project in April of 2013 and has spearheaded trainings for over 4,000 leaders in Australia, Brazil, Canada, India, South Africa, Turkey, and the US. 

His expertise in international climate policy and strategy combined with a strong background in metrics, analytics, and data drives the Leadership Corps with a data-driven engagement strategy across multiple sectors and demographics.

Prior to joining The Climate Reality Project, Mario was responsible for creating a climate education program that reached more than 1.5 million students across the United States, and several sustainability and conservation programs in Australia, Ecuador, Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic, and Peru.

Watershed Year ... Keitu Gwangwa & Pierre du Toit

2014 promises to be a watershed year for the iStart2 initiative. Many challenges facing us as an international society and as South Africans. Bring it on!

Pierre & Keitu with Frank Malaba from Radio Today

In the iStart2 Show we chat about iStart2 and partner initiatives for the year ahead. We look forward to:
-The Climate Reality Leadership Corps is a global network of activists committed to taking on the climate crisis and solving the greatest threat humanity has ever faced. To become a member of the Climate Reality Leadership Corps, you must apply and be accepted to attend trainings with former U.S. Vice President Al Gore. Join us in this training by submitting your application HERE
- The iStart2 Arts competition that will be open for entries from 1 February -31July 2014. Check out the website for more info.
- The long awaited launch of the iStart2 CD in February with the iStart2 Signature song... Soooooo excited!

- Events around the country to find talent in all different art forms in South Africa. We chat about our goals, how people can get involved and the business imperative for taking hands in this movement. Let's create a sustainable world ... together.

To listen to the show ... and some music by Watershed, Johnny Clegg and Simphiwe Dana, just click play:


Thought for the Day:

Tune in at 18h30 to the iStart2 Show on Radio Today 1485 AM in Jozi, Nationally on DSTV Audio Channel 869 or worldwide on www.1485.org.za. Show hosted by Pierre du Toit and the beautiful Keitu Gwangwa.

New Time slots for the iStart2 Show. The show is broadcast every Monday at 17h30 and repeated on Thursdays at 17h30 (SA Time). Visit our brand new website: www.istart2.com and join our movement.