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| World Federalist Movement www.wfm.org |
| Oklahomans for Global Solutions |
| Envisioning a future in which people work together to abolish war, protect our rights and freedoms, establish a culture of peace, and solve the problems facing humanity that no nation can solve alone. |
| "I salute the flag of the State of Oklahoma. Its symbols of peace unite all people." |
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Our security is shattered by rogue nations and violent terrorist groups. Uncontrolled economic globalization creates new challenges for workers and local businesses. The health of our world’s environment is threatened by runaway exploitation of our “global commons.” Poverty and disease cause misery for millions. The cost of war and militarism drains the resources of our economy – leaving less for future generations. |
Defend human rights and individual liberties. Implement creative solutions to assure a peaceful, just and ecologically sustainable world community. Promote a worldwide Culture of Peace by supporting “global education” in our communities and schools. Exercise our rights as responsible citizens of a global society. Create a world governed by law, based on strengthened and democratized world institutions. |
We envision a future in which nations work together to abolish war, protect our rights and freedoms, and solve the problems facing humanity that no nation can solve alone. This vision requires effective democratic global institutions that will apply the rule of law while respecting the diversity and autonomy of national and local communities. We are a membership organization working to build political will in the United States to achieve our vision. We do this by educating Americans about our global interdependence, communicating global concerns to public officials, and developing proposals to create, reform, and strengthen international institutions such as the United Nations. |
From www.globalsolutions.org
U.S. Global Engagement:
Promoting a multilateral foreign policy.
We advocate for a foreign policy that
makes us stronger and safer through
teamwork, cooperation, and effective
global institutions.
Peace and Security:
Advocating collaborative approaches to
prevent and resolve conflicts and
establish effective peace operations.
We promote an empowered, efficient
and accountable UN peacekeeping
capacity to meet the challenges posed
to the world by post-conflict regions.
International Law and Justice:
Strengthening laws and institutions that
protect human rights and help nations
resolve disputes peacefully. We
promote U.S. cooperation with the
International Criminal Court to prevent
atrocities and help bring to justice
future Hitlers, Pol Pots, and Idi Amins.
International Institutions:
Proposing reforms to make
international decision-making more
effective, transparent, accountable, and
democratic. We seek practical reforms
to improve the United Nations and
support a UN democracy caucus,
encouraging democratic nations to
lead UN decision-making bodies.
Health and Environment:
Supporting global cooperative efforts to
confront environmental and public
health challenges. We want to see the
U.S. resume its leadership role in
protecting the global environment. We
promote the establishment of an
international system to help countries
work together to protect the
environment and manage shared
natural resources.
There are dozens of local chapters of “Citizens for Global Solutions” all
across the United States. Our chapter in Oklahoma is still in formation.
This is a great time for you to get involved!
Here’s a short report on our situation, from a strategic perspective—
Early January, 2005
(1) Strengths. Drew Asson of the CfGS national office has been a great resource for
us. He has supplied me with the names of about 70 Oklahomans who are already
members of Global Solutions. So, we have a fairly good membership base to start with.
Last November, at the Fall Peace Festival in Oklahoma City, I collected the names of
about 30 more people who are interested in joining. This indicates to me that there is
some real good interest in our mission. We need to turn that interest into energy!
(2) Weaknesses. We don’t have a chapter organization yet. We haven’t had a
general meeting of our Oklahoma members. We don’t have any by-laws. There are no
officers. I have identified several leadership positions that need to be filled, but I don’t
know who those leaders will be yet. Financially speaking, our chapter is starting out
with a clean slate. We can expect some limited support from the national office in the
future, but that will be after we are up on our feet and demonstrating that we’re getting
things done. Our first challenge will be to pull together our human and capital resources.
(3) Opportunities. In terms of making a difference on global issues, our
opportunities are wide open. Oklahomans need a stronger voice speaking up for global
solutions. Our chapter can serve to amplify the concerns of thousands of our neighbors
who support cooperative, multi-lateral approaches to the problems that are faced by our
world. In terms of building a stronger civil society, we can make a difference, too. We
can work cooperatively with other organizations to help to support the global education
movement in Oklahoma. In many respects, there is no way to go but up!
(4) Threats. Thinking about barriers to the formation of a strong chapter, there are
no obstacles that can’t be overcome. Other communities from Maine to California have
organized successful chapters of Citizens for Global Solutions. Even so, we should
recognize there are limits to what we can expect to achieve. Partly, this is because we’re
facing a political environment in our state that is significantly influenced by isolationism
and xenophobia. Partly, it is because our “global education” quotient in Oklahoma hasn’t
yet caught up with other more globally integrated parts of the world. These “threats” to
our success will continue to be features of our operating environment in the foreseeable
future.
In summary, we have a good opportunity to build a successful chapter here in Oklahoma
– one that can benefit all Oklahomans – if we approach the task with positive energy,
integrity, and enthusiasm.
Are you an advocate of global solutions? Consider how you can become
involved in the building of our chapter. Please visit our “Get Active”
page.
[Next Update: Early August, 2005]
Bill Bryant
Chief Instigator
Oklahomans for Global Solutions
| Our Mission: |
| Our Vision: |
Our Issues
From the Preamble to the Statutes of the
World Federalist Movement
1. As members of the World Federalist Movement, we affirm our determination
to exercise our rights and responsibilities as citizens of the whole world in order
to achieve the high purposes of the United Nations.
2. Ours is a planet in crisis, suffering grave problems unable to be managed by
nations acting separately in an ungoverned world. It has become urgent for the
world's people and governments to join in achieving a new level of global
cooperation such as can only be sustained by a commitment to the planet as a
genuine community. We make that commitment, and call on our fellow citizens
and governments to do the same.
3. As world federalists, we view the world as one society embracing all of
humanity in all its diversity. We affirm that the ideals and principles of
community life which are basic to civilized existence can and must be applied to
international relations. To this end, we call for urgent progress in developing the
democratic world institutions of law by which the world's people and nations
can govern their relations to assure a peaceful, just and ecologically
sustainable world community.
More at … http://www.wfm.org/VISION/SoP.html
World Federalist Movement
1. As members of the World Federalist Movement, we affirm our determination
to exercise our rights and responsibilities as citizens of the whole world in order
to achieve the high purposes of the United Nations.
2. Ours is a planet in crisis, suffering grave problems unable to be managed by
nations acting separately in an ungoverned world. It has become urgent for the
world's people and governments to join in achieving a new level of global
cooperation such as can only be sustained by a commitment to the planet as a
genuine community. We make that commitment, and call on our fellow citizens
and governments to do the same.
3. As world federalists, we view the world as one society embracing all of
humanity in all its diversity. We affirm that the ideals and principles of
community life which are basic to civilized existence can and must be applied to
international relations. To this end, we call for urgent progress in developing the
democratic world institutions of law by which the world's people and nations
can govern their relations to assure a peaceful, just and ecologically
sustainable world community.
More at … http://www.wfm.org/VISION/SoP.html
| Problems |
| Solutions |
Organizing our Local Chapter
| Dear Senators Inhofe & Coburn, and Representatives Sullivan, Boren, Lucas, Cole, & Istook: Citizens for Global Solutions has made some important Global Resolutions for 2005. We hope you will make them your New Year's resolutions so we can work together to make a better and safer world for Americans. To see our Resolutions ... Click Here! |