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Burma: A Fake Constitution for Suffering People Written by Rene Wadlow Thursday, 15 May 2008 The Smart Way Out of a Foolish War By Zbigniew Brzezinski The Washington Post ARTHUR C. CLARKE - VISIONARY - WORLD CITIZEN Association of World Citizens - San Francisco - March 22, 2008 “The Spirit of Rebellion: Thomas Jefferson” by Michael Hardt Associate Professor at Duke University USA, Michael Hardt’s recent writings deal primarily with the political, legal, economic and social aspects of globalization. His most recent is a new edition of “Thomas Jefferson’s Declaration of Independence. ARCHIVES

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Muslims condemn Dutch lawmaker's film - CNN The World Forum of Civil Society Networks prepared a Declaration for the UN's 60th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration on Human Rights reinforcing the need to promote the human right to peace, development and environmental protection in order to establish peaceful societies. Please read and endorse this declaration. First Global Peace Index Ranks 121 Countries - Norway tops list, U.S. comes in at 96 Global Trade Unions Rising to Challenge of Climate Change ARCHIVES

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The People's Assembly Movement - Empowering the Voices of the People in Global Decision Making

Global Assembly Dialogue Ongoing Participation Welcome! UN DPI/NGO 2007 GLOBAL PEOPLE'S ASSEMBLY MOVEMENT TACKLES CLIMATE CHANGE - UN Correspondents Club, Friday, 7 September 2007 THE PEOPLE'S MOVEMENT THE VOICES OF THE PEOPLE IN GLOBAL DECISION-MAKING By Susan J. Zipp 10 STEPS TO CREATE A LOCAL PEOPLE'S ASSEMBLY "Something earth-changing is afoot among civil society - a significant social movement is eluding the radar of mainstream culture." - Paul Hawken, a social activist living in California, shares his observations of the global grassroots movement for social and political change.

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Good Governance is the Road Map for Peace and Renaissance of Africa - By Mussie Hailu Annan tapped to head Africa agriculture organization Former UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan is serving as chair of the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa, which battle chronic hunger, soil erosion and lack of water. Civil society, a primary beneficiary of good governance in Ghana civil society must therefore government to implement comprehensive anti-corruption programmes. Local Government Making Accountability work at Grassroots Level, panel discussion. World Bank reports progress in battle against AIDS ARCHIVES

 

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ON-LINE FORUM FOR WORLD CITIZENS THEME: HUMAN RIGHTS AND GLOBAL DEMOCRACY "What Is The World Coming To" By Gray Southon, Vice President United Nations Association of New Zealand Remarks from Bill Gates - Harvard University - Harvard Commencement THE PATH TO THE FUTURE by Douglas Mattern - November 13, 2007 FROM THE ASSOCIATION OF WORLD CITIZENS - SAN FRANCISCO Published by: AMERICAN CHRONICLE October 24, 2007 --- Opinion OUR CHILDHOOD'S END THE NEXT GREAT EVOLUTION Noam Chomsky: "The Responsibility of Intellectuals" An enlightening interview of Professor Noam Chomsky by Gabriel Matthew Schivone on culture setting intelligentsia and the war guilt. AZERBAIJAN SOCIETY OF AMERICA SENDS LETTER TO UN. SECRETARY GENERAL BAN KI-MOON DEMANDING ACTION ON ARMENIA Interview with Helen Caldicott The Nobel Peace Prize nominee on nukes, global warming, and why we're closer to Armageddon than ever. - Los Angeles City Beat - March 22, 2007