{"id":24343,"date":"2024-11-22T01:09:23","date_gmt":"2024-11-22T00:09:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/talking-hope.org\/?p=24343"},"modified":"2024-11-22T13:00:21","modified_gmt":"2024-11-22T12:00:21","slug":"why-we-must-choose-hope-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/talking-hope.org\/en\/why-we-must-choose-hope-now\/","title":{"rendered":"WHY WE MUST CHOOSE HOPE NOW"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-230df426\">\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-849141e8\">\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-b1cf4801\">\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-accent-2-color has-text-color\" style=\"font-size:52px\">WHY WE MUST<br> CHOOSE HOPE NOW&nbsp;<\/h1>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-7eb9ab96\">\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-5f5a208b\">\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-059ddb05\">\n\n<figure class=\"gb-block-image gb-block-image-4abfdcd6\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1199\" class=\"gb-image gb-image-4abfdcd6\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/talking-hope.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/HOPE.png?resize=1200%2C1199&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" title=\"HOPE\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/talking-hope.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/HOPE.png?w=2000&amp;ssl=1 2000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/talking-hope.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/HOPE.png?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/talking-hope.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/HOPE.png?resize=1024%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/talking-hope.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/HOPE.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/talking-hope.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/HOPE.png?resize=768%2C768&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/talking-hope.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/HOPE.png?resize=1536%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/talking-hope.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/HOPE.png?resize=12%2C12&amp;ssl=1 12w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"gb-shapes\"><div class=\"gb-shape gb-shape-1\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 1200 350\" preserveAspectRatio=\"none\"><path d=\"M1200 350V0C22.4 60.3 0 336.7 0 336.7V350h1200z\"\/><\/svg><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-82c316e6\">\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-7bec0901\">\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-de01ea71\">\n\n<h1 class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-96c08443 gb-headline-text\">WHY WE MUST CHOOSE HOPE NOW&nbsp;<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>By Eva-Maria McCormack<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Despair, fear and, at best, gallows humor dominate the tone of many social media debates these days. A criminal climate denier is elected US- President. In Germany, the collapse of a government that once aimed for ambitious new political consensus. A stagnant COP29 hosted by a fossil nation.\u202f&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We are convinced: Now more than ever, we must choose hope. For, hope is political as it opens up new visions, enables action, and gives us the courage and strength to persevere. To keep pushing, especially when our goal of a sustainable and fairer future feels out of reach.\u202f&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Why this is not naive? Because history shows us that great change always started from the ground up and appeared impossible at first. Social progress has always been a David-versus-Goliath story. Hopelessness, by contrast, cements the status quo.\u202f&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And because the personal is, indeed, political: Social transformations begin with dialogue and exchange. It starts with our willingness to engage, especially with those who hold opposing views. Now more than ever, we need an active society of citizens. And that includes every one of us.\u202f&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That\u2019s why we at Talking Hope have written a manifesto: <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/talking-hope.org\/hope\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"24280\">The Manifesto for Hope<em>.<\/em><\/a><\/strong>\u202fTen thesis to encourage and empower. Because hope instills action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<a class=\"gb-button gb-button-78133768\" href=\"https:\/\/talking-hope.org\/hope\/\"><span class=\"gb-button-text\">Read More<\/span><span class=\"gb-icon\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"img\" height=\"1em\" width=\"1em\" viewBox=\"0 0 256 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M224.3 273l-136 136c-9.4 9.4-24.6 9.4-33.9 0l-22.6-22.6c-9.4-9.4-9.4-24.6 0-33.9l96.4-96.4-96.4-96.4c-9.4-9.4-9.4-24.6 0-33.9L54.3 103c9.4-9.4 24.6-9.4 33.9 0l136 136c9.5 9.4 9.5 24.6.1 34z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><\/a>\n\n\n\n<p><br><em>You would like to receive a printed version of our manifesto? 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