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Responsible Leadership for WP and Global Governance
Rob WHEELER
Sunday, December 29, 2002 2:28 AM
ººº Abstract: There is already a growing consciousness and a large number of
people that can provide leadership for a world parliament and lead the way
towards the strengthening and democratization of global governance. ººº
Algove speaks of humanity's cosmic or spiritual evolution which will allow
us to become true world citizens with the ability to reform and implement
new means of global governance. Personally I am quite pleased with his
forthrightness. While I agree with his analysis, in terms of this idea that
it requires personal evolution to make changes in global situations, I might
also mention that opinion polls show that the people in general are already
far ahead of governments in terms of the policies and actions which we
support.
In addition, from participation in quite a number of global fora and
conferences, at the UN and elsewhere, I have found that there are already
many world citizens and world leaders among civil society that are more than
ready to lead the way responsibly if they are empowered to do so. And
likewise in the United States, as elsewhere around the world, there are
growing numbers of people who are termed to be * cultural creatives *. This
means they already embody the new cultural orientations, many of which we
see manifest even within this very forum.
Thus, I have no doubt that if a World Parliament is formed there will be
plenty of people to participate that will act responsibly and appropriately.
The only challenge is in enacting measures and procedures to ensure that the
most capable rise to positions of leadership and that * democratic *
participation is cultivated and ensured throughout.
I have noticed both in local communities and in political processes that
there is a growing consciousness among an increasing number of peoples. In
addition, I fully believe that the act of launching a preparatory process
for a World Parliament and taking steps for democratic reform of global
governance will in and of themselves awaken many more people and serve as
educational vehicles and mechanisms for a wide variety of folks that will
truly transform the world. What we create through the WP can seep as well
throughout the processes of intergovernmental decision-making. When it is
clear that the people are prepared to lead, government officials will have
to act themselves; either that or they will have to get out of the way and
let us have a go at it.
Sincerely,
Rob Wheeler
WP21 Alliance Forum on a World Parliament for the 21st Century
E-mail : world-parl@forums.alliance21.org
Fax 1 717 264 5036
Information, inscriptions, désinscriptions: germa@alliance21.org
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