05/11/2025
[Report] On November 4th, we held the 76th "SDGs Basic Course for Adults." Once again, thank you to everyone who participated, even though they were tired late into the night!
The theme of this session was "Diversity: Let's Discuss Diversity."
We started off by discussing the controversial Swedish news story of "White Supremacists Uniting at a Fitness Club: Fostering Brotherhood Through Violence," a case that seemed to hint at the future of diversity.
We then discussed the academic definition of diversity, its types, why it's considered important, why companies are so keen on diversity, diversity and "inclusion," EDI (Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion), recent signs of EDI in the United States, affirmative action, and the echo chamber phenomenon.
We also looked at biodiversity in nature and its integration with diversity in the human world.
While the concept of diversity may seem plausible and even gimmicky, it has become clear that there are difficulties and problems with correctly understanding, implementing, and promoting it.
As such, we are not only considering basic awareness of social issues related to the SDGs, but also thinking about what we should do and how we should do it at the individual level.
We have no intention of continuing to do anything pointless until 2030.
This is a very valuable time for us as individuals to appreciate the meaning of having been born and raised in this era, and to explore what we can do, even if just a little, for the world, for people, and for the planet.
We look forward to your enthusiastic participation.
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Once again, I believe we had a very meaningful conversation with all the participants.
As always, the preparations are difficult alongside our farming work, so I am filled with gratitude and appreciation.
Thank you very much.
The next event will be titled "2025 Summary: Towards a New World in 2026," and will be held online on Tuesday, December 2nd from 8:00 PM. Please join us! We look forward to seeing you!
This course will continue until 2030, the year the SDGs are due to expire.
We sincerely thank you for your sincere participation this month.
Thank you as always.
Hiroto Fujii
※If you are interested in each topic of this course, please watch the full archived video on Vimeo (paid content). The insightful comments from the participants are also very worthwhile.
https://vimeo.com/ondemand/kanglosdgs
YouTube digest available here:
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