My name is Philippe Roussel, and it’s my privilege to welcome you to this website.
At a time of democratic decline and overwhelming environmental challenges, our societies need true builders more than ever. One Home Planet can help, in its own modest way, by encouraging citizens to explore the basics of our collective issues and build steady relationships in their fight for the common good.
My professional background has always been in didactics, teaching philosophy to students and copywriting techniques in the corporate world. I enjoy examining things in depth and am passionate about sharing what I learn. As a French-American binational, I also know from experience that we are not citizens of a country just by speaking its language, but by recognizing ourselves as part of its political project.
This dual citizenship has revived for me a valuable lesson regarding two fundamental aspects of political life. One is that beyond the particular framing of national institutions, freedom and justice are matters of principle, not of cultural differences. The other is that environmental, social, and economic justice will always require citizens to be alert and committed.
Accordingly, the One Home Planet platform has a triple mission:
1/ Giving people from all backgrounds access to a critical understanding of the basics regarding issues and their solutions in the political, economic, and environmental fields. “All that I know is that I know nothing,” the old Socrates used to say. Critical understanding is an active principle of acknowledging one’s own ignorance, and a practice to which everyone is invited on this website.
2/ Supporting you directly in your endeavors as a concerned citizen. This is achieved by being a genuine community where there is more to share than concepts: experience, encouragement, humor, and everything that can make you feel this place is yours. Community members also benefit from Progress Forms and Live Q&A meetings.
3/ Helping to catalyze structural change and move decisively toward a world that prioritizes people and the planet. Through the newsletter, all members are regularly invited to organize to help good actors, either locally or globally, to reach an important milestone.
Again, welcome!