This is a guest post by James Holland, a climate camp and a local community activist.
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People who want to make the world a better place usually start with the big things – war, poverty, climate change etc and they usually look to make changes on a national and global level, because surely you can have more impact more quickly that way?

TMPOnline Editor, Justin writes about the Haitian Earthquake and its socio-economic and political context