Part of my daily activity is involved in changing how communities get things done. Results are satisfactory. Exactly 50 years of experience in social and resource development has taught us that joining, licking stamps, sending cheques, writing petitions, makes people feel better. Action comes from getting out of the house, being part of the action, exercising intergenerational strengths. Rights are protected by a well-balanced diet of information that better educated populaces have grown to expect, and know how to show their appreciation.