Thanks for the nomination, Dylan Badger

I’m currently reading Change Everything by Natalie Bennett. It’s a political and philosophical book about how our current systems, like economics and politics, are built in ways that leave many people behind. Instead of accepting that things are just “the way they are,” the book argues that society can be redesigned to be fairer, greener, and more focused on human wellbeing.

What I like about it is that it doesn’t just criticize the world. It pushes the idea that ordinary people actually have the power to reshape it. Bennett talks about communities rethinking things like work, wealth, and democracy. It makes you question assumptions you have always heard, such as the idea that constant economic growth is the only path forward.

While reading it, I find myself reflecting on how easy it is to grow up assuming the current system is permanent. The book keeps reminding me that every system we live under was designed by people at some point. And if people created it, people can change it.

One of the themes that stuck with me is the idea that progress should not just mean more money or faster growth. It should mean healthier communities, a stable planet, and people having a real say in decisions that affect their lives. That perspective felt surprisingly hopeful because it suggests the future is not fixed. It is something we can shape if we are willing to rethink the rules we have been given.

Now I’d like to nominate Daisy Emma , Nhyi , Priscilla Bansah and Kwabena Joseph-Dace