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# Vandana Shiva
- URL: https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/vandana-shiva/
- Published: 2011-05-05T11:05:56.000Z
- Updated: 2026-04-17T11:33:52.000Z
- Author: Vandana Shiva
- Tags: #en, #Migrated, #Import 2026-04-09 18:59, #ImagesUploaded

'The year 2050 saw diversity, freedom, pluralism and open societies grow because in 2011, from Tunisia and Egypt, to Libya and India, ordinary citizens discovered their power to act, their "shakti". Earth Democracy started to flourish because across the world , people rediscovered their Earth citizenship and recognised they are part of one Earth Family'

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Author: Vandana Shiva