{"id":13318,"date":"2018-09-11T16:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-09-11T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.yesmagazine.org\/article\/people-power-mysmallworks-your-small-actions-have-big-power-20180911\/"},"modified":"2019-11-26T01:19:38","modified_gmt":"2019-11-26T09:19:38","slug":"mysmallworks-your-small-actions-have-big-power","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/www.yesmagazine.org\/democracy\/2018\/09\/11\/mysmallworks-your-small-actions-have-big-power","title":{"rendered":"#MySmallWorks: Your Small Actions Have Big Power"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Don&rsquo;t listen to the cynics. Your small actions can create powerful change.<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<p>All around us are tiny opportunities to make the world a better place. Do you take public transportation and use cloth instead of paper napkins? Let your lawn die in summer? 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