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<\/a>Historic Kilauea Lighthouse. Kilauea Hawaii<\/p><\/div>\n
Transitions leading to transformation continue to exceed imagined speeds, both globally, and locally. Sometimes it occurs like we are all collectively dancing the \u201cCha-Cha\u201d or \u201cTango\u201d going backwards to thrust forward, in a rhythm created by the tension of opposing forces, coming to one. A triune perspective, like the wholeness of the Yin-Yang symbol, helps temper the warming-heating contrast to go forward with momentum needed to better build movement and strengthen a collective consciousness of being in a myriad of crises, on this one Planet Earth.<\/p>\n
Aligned in the depths of the mission and vision of what started as a Call for a \u201cWorld Team\u201d and morphed from Team World Corps, non-profit, and ultimately residing in our named registered; \u201cWorld Team Now,\u201d says the words of the visions\u2019 priorities.\u00a0 What if all in the world worked together as a team? Taking action together, teaming-up? The vision was to change the perspective of even divided hemispheres, the Global North against the Global South, but instead a real whole, World Team that united for our collective survival of all species in harmony with one another. Then what would be the goals?\u00a0 WHO do we play against? What is the equivalent of a global race or game, that needs to be won for our future?\u00a0 This movement is organically unfolding with little help from the mysterious ways that come from higher up.<\/p>\n
<\/a>Opening plenary, SDG Action Weekend 9\/16\/2023<\/p><\/div>\n
The United Nations (UN) \u201cSustainable Development Goals\u201d (SDGs)<\/a> \u2014 yes, in one\u2019s brain the acronym tends to get confused with a contagious disease.\u00a0 The UN speaks the language of acronyms, and this one gets a laugh or cry as we\u2019ve learned when sharing about the goals publically most recently in Kauai, Hawaii USA. World Team Now\u2019s systems solutions work on island resiliency and for the health of waters, especially the Ocean with a curriculum.<\/p>\n Bi-location is something many of us wanted to master, but now the team was growing to have at least one of us physically representing at the UN, and one on an island.\u00a0 The beauty of these times is we can have a virtual and actual physical presence. Now there are so many people with the common vision each going forward in their own creative way at the United Nations and especially on islands to hold the light for a future.<\/p>\n The ironic laugh or cry in the corridors inside plenaries of the United Nations meeting rooms, on the home island of Manhattan is more about the seriousness of the situation we are in collectively with natural resources to be reprioritized. The Global Goals, targets and indicators to be achieved by 2030 are ambitious.\u00a0 \u201cPie in the Sky,\u201d is a remark I heard along the journey of World Team, too, but it is important to have values to aim for, however like regions of the world boundaries divided what divides us can limit us until the division is united by us people.<\/p>\n SDG Media Zone at the SDG Action Weekend & Summit<\/p><\/div>\n This Sustainable Development Goals Summit<\/a> that preceded the 78th<\/sup> UNGA (United Nations General Assembly)<\/a> was to take a look at our progress and set the tone for the work towards much needed transformation\u2014 action, beyond the bureaucratic siloed approach that has contributed to the crises we face, in the effort to aid. The perspective is what was called to check, at this half-time point since in 2015, and how to engage all people.\u00a0 It is becoming more clear as what was falls away and becomes beyond the future we want, is the future that is Divinely inspired to become us all to remain being human here<\/p>\n Thankfully, these thoughts contemplated over 5 decades ago, are becoming a collective priority, expressed in myriads of diverse ways of action, played out creatively.\u00a0 Next year more of the movement will play out in the public sphere to inspire all to participate<\/a>. Out of the opposing tension of contrasting views, beliefs, and values in civil society, governments, corporations, and institutions, births an opportunity to see the light of peace collectively.<\/p>\n Especially prioritized in the hearts of youth today\u2014 peace in creative collective action is being demonstrated.\u00a0 Youth armed with indigenous wisdom passed forward, innovative science and pioneering technology to lead with a Call for \u201cAll People\u201d\u2026.<\/p>\n All People, those words remind of the lyrics of a beautiful song written by souls called \u201cVoices of the World\u201d<\/a> gifted to us to use from brothers and sisters, a family of a common Call, as each individual made it to the Earth Summit \/ Global Forum in Rio Di Janiero for World Team decades ago that forged a bond over the years continuing to build on the collective movement.<\/p>\n Sunset North Shore Kauai<\/p><\/div>\n Here is where the Biodiversity Treaty<\/a>, Law of the Sea<\/a>, the annual Conference of the Parties COP<\/a>, and other globally carved out efforts to meet and take on collective global environmental and social challenges rooted in the hearts. Many of these documents of global public policy roots were in those grounds of RIO<\/a> or Rio+20<\/a>, and now getting ready for COP28<\/a>.\u00a0 So many individuals committed to the long journey to show a resilient world with net zero energy and renewed systems coming back to respect an intimacy for nature-based solutions, for the next generation\u2014 for a regenerative future!<\/p>\n Although not from the present vantage point predictable, the 17 SDGs, aka the Global Goals, are for the higher possibility of what we each could be individually or together for the future transcending our past patterns and systems of organizing life on planet earth, ideally beyond one country.<\/p>\n In each breath, there is a choice to make a difference, in 24hrs\/1Day, and\/or a lifetime, sometimes we each have a choice of what to prioritize, and we all have in common a capacity to love. How do we make our place where love could be the priority for all by how we live?<\/p>\n SDG Digital, to accelerate the SDGs by digitization Sunday, Sept 17, 2023, UN SDG Action Weekend<\/p><\/div>\n With our roots in intercultural New York, state of mind, and at the UN SDG Summit, as world leaders have come together, and with our feet still in the sand, for resiliency in Kauai, Hawaii; bi-location would be of value, as we grow this team.<\/p>\n Holding the vision for World Team amidst a myriad of ways to \u201corganize the world\u201d through crises, allows for something organic to emerge. When not floating on the Ocean, teaching, advocating, and working on the curricula for certification we are virtually building out a World Team.\u00a0 We hope to show you more soon.<\/p>\n Ocean Float<\/p><\/div>\n With the Ocean-Float Skate-Roll<\/a> we are growing a way to represent and engage our communities in different places to experience more intimacy with the earth, land (A\u2019aina) and Ocean waters (Moana, Kai). We are excited about the Ocean-Float curricula<\/a>; clear the past out and join us in the Ocean, for the OCEAN, and YOU, and us all.<\/p>\n We have donated some sessions for Ocean-Float and Skate Roll to the auction now taking place virtually to celebrate the 50th<\/sup> Anniversary of the legendary CK Chu Tai Chi<\/a>, in New York, NY USA.\u00a0 The studio has not only helped transform us, but the neighborhood, and the island of Manhattan.\u00a0 It is remarkable to witness the energy contributed to Times Square, NYC, where Ck Chu Tai Chi is based, and all who Teamed-up for the transformation of the heart of the city.\u00a0 Team-up for transformation is key. Hope you can join us in this next chapter of island Ocean advocacy works teaming-up for us as One Body starting with one body\u2014 or all parts of us.\u00a0 Along with one\u2019s mind and spirit and soul there in, we practice being one with all within and throughout.<\/p>\n North Shore Kauai with ideal ocean conditions for Ocean-Float<\/p><\/div>\n World Team Now\u2019s approach to the Sustainable Development Goals is like a sampling of small-scale systems solutions organically coming from the island innovation discovered, that is nature-based and rooted in the heritage of indigenous culture\u2018s wisdom, augmented by technology to boost our capacity to scale.<\/p>\n We are working to pilot systems solutions, consciously chosen.\u00a0 For example, with transportation, Bertrand Piccard of the Solar Impulse shares the overview of that system vision here<\/a>.<\/p>\n The action-oriented Summit for the Future<\/a>, comprising a chapeau and five chapters on sustainable development and financing for development; international peace and security; science, technology, and innovation and digital cooperation; youth and future generations; and transforming global governance.<\/p>\n Specific measurable results with a “Common Agenda\u201d for multilateralism are explained more here.<\/a><\/p>\n Together for environmental and social justice, as ONE, as in One People, ONE Ocean, One Body, One Earth. Teaming-up so literally, as the UN slogan goes so \u201cno one gets left behind,\u201d<\/a> but we become one in the future.<\/p>\n<\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a>