Groups Already Fighting to Improve Attention
The fight to heal and restore our attention has already begun. This is a list of groups you can join today that have started the work. It’s an early and provisional index—I believe more groups will be formed as we become more informed about the attention crisis. If there isn’t a group doing what you believe needs to be done, set it up and email me at chasingthescream@gmail.com, and I’ll add it to the book’s website and to future editions of this book.
ON FIGHTING TO CHANGE HOW THE INTERNET WORKS
Center for Humane Technology: humanetech.com
The Avaaz campaign to detoxify the algorithms: secure.avaaz.org/campaign/en/detox_the_algorithm_loc
Stop Hate for Profit: stophateforprofit.org/backup-week-of-action-toolkit
ON FIGHTING FOR A FOUR-DAY WEEK
Andrew Barnes and Charlotte Lockhart have co-founded this group: 4dayweek.com
In Europe, the New Economics Foundation is fighting for this: neweconomics.org/campaigns/euro-working-time
Four Day Week Ireland: fourdayweek.ie
ON CHILDREN BEING ALLOWED TO PLAY
Let Grow: letgrow.org
Let Our Kids Be Kids: letthekidsbekids.wordpress.com
The Daily Mile: thedailymile.co.uk
The Less Testing, More Learning Campaign: citizensforpublicschools.org/less-testing-more-learning-ma-campaign/sign-the-less-testing-more-learning-petition-today
More Than a Score (opposing overtesting in the U.K.): morethanascore.org.uk; www.facebook.com/parentssupportteachers
Keeping Early Years Unique: keyu.co.uk
Upstart Scotland: upstart.scot
ON PROTECTING KIDS FROM GETTING HOOKED ON TECH WHEN THEY ARE YOUNG
Turning Life On: turninglifeon.org
ON CHANGING OUR FOOD SUPPLY
Alliance for a Healthier Generation: healthiergeneration.org
Healthy Food America: healthyfoodamerica.org
Healthy Schools Campaign: healthyschoolscampaign.org/issues/school-food
Better Food Britain, and the Children’s Food Campaign: sustainweb.org/projectsandcampaigns; sustainweb.org/childrensfoodcampaign
School Food Matters: schoolfoodmatters.org/campaigns
Henry: henry.org.uk
ON RESISTING POLLUTANTS THAT CAN DAMAGE ATTENTION
Little Things Matter: littlethingsmatter.ca
Client Earth: clientearth.org
BreatheLife Campaign: ccacoalition.org/en/activity/breathelife-campaign; breathelife2030.org
Healthy Air Campaign: healthyair.org.uk
Endocrine Society (ES): endocrine.org
European Society of Endocrinology (ESE): ese-hormones.org
Health and Environmental Alliance (HEAL): env-health.org
ON A UNIVERSAL BASIC INCOME
Citizen’s Basic Income Trust: citizensincome.org
Basic Income: basicincome.org.uk
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