Progressive climate change, growing poverty, dwindling resources, and the loss of bio-diversity are interlinked problems – problems that will be uppermost in our minds for years to come. However, the international community does little to curtail these developments, as national interests tend to reign supreme. A political turnaround will only happen, if grassroots activism prevails. We participate in creating civil society structures that, wherever possible, campaign for a changed political framework that is able to bring about environmental and social change. Plenty of ideas are out there – and we would like to facilitate creative thinking and the building of new alliances.