— that the world can be made a better place through the evolution of
consciousness and culture,
— that we each have a responsibility of care and compassion for others
and for the natural and cultural environments in which we live,
— that in order to fulfill these responsibilities and to secure the blessings
of world peace, justice, and prosperity, it is necessary to institute a new form
of global governance deriving its just powers from the consent of the governed,
WE, the free citizens of planet earth, thus affirm the need for a system of global
governance founded on the values of integral consciousness, which include:
The value of the universal family of humanity;
The value of individual freedom and personal autonomy;
The values of decency, honesty, and respect for traditions;
The values of progress, prosperity, and economic development;
The values of multiculturalism, environmentalism, and egalitarianism;
The value of the channel of evolution as a whole -- the system through
which individuals and societies develop.
WE, the undersigned, therefore solemnly publish and declare our intent to work
toward the establishment of a limited, democratic, federal, integral world
government; so that through this organization, we can begin to solve the global
problems of war, hunger, poverty, disease, injustice, terrorism, environmental
degradation, unfettered corporate globalization, ignorance, and despair.
