WHY THE
« PEOPLES' CONGRESS »? WHY DIRECT
NOMINATION OF DELEGATES OF THE PEOPLES TO A
« WORLD CONSTITUENT ASSEMBLY » FOR
PEACE AND WORLD ORDER ?
Thousands of men and women, among high ranking
representatives of the arts, literature, religion and
sciences have already declared themselves “ World
Citizens” in a common effort to organize peace and
security through democratic world institutions .
Following the examples of the cities of Hiroshima,
Cahors, Figeac, Nîmes, and hundreds of other
counties in Japan as well as the French Departments of
Gard and Lot that were "mundialized" around 1950, new
communities are symbolically declaring themselves "world
territory."
These are no longer dreams but facts that rise
spontaneously or result from common efforts anywhere in
the world.
The following questions and answers will help you
to understand the meaning of the work which has
been undertaken all over the
world..
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1.
WHAT SHOULD BE TO DAY EVERY MAN’S MAIN CONCERN
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Our main concern should be to create
new ideas and institutions that could
effectively stop all the threats accumulating in
this early beginning of the 21st
century. For the first time in history man has
the power to destroy his own species.
Neither the ‘balance of terror’ nor
the policy of relaxation between the world
nuclear powers represent peace. Both are
unstable and could crumble under the pressure of
regional wars. The proliferation and
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spreading of nuclear weapons raise the
risk of a fatal error or an unpredictable act of
madness destroying us all. No other question can
be examined validly before we answer this one
IF A GLOBAL WAR BREAKS OUT, IT WILL
NECESSARILY BE NUCLEAR. AND NOTHING THAT YOU DO
WITH COURAGE AND HONESTY TO DAY, WILL STILL HAVE
A MEANING.
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2.
ARE THEY
DANGERS THREATENING HUMAN KIND?
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Malnutrition of two-thirds of the
world's inhabitants that the wealthiest
countries have been unable to address is
unacceptable to day and represents at the end a
potential threat of war.
Pollution of water and the atmosphere, waste
of natural and energetic fossil resources,
monetary disorders,
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overpopulation and poverty of many
among the abundance reserved for to the
privileged represent germs of violence that are
very urgent to stop .
IN OUR TIME , THE DANGERS
THREATENING HUMAN KIND ARE GROWING AND ARE
TAKING A PLANETARY DIMENSION.
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3.
CAN
GOVERNMENTS SOLVE THIS PROBLEMS ?
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No. It became absolutely impossible. To
address problems , all the world’s nations
to day, depend on each other. No individual
person , no nation can hope not to be involved
if a general conflict starts , and to be able to
fight by himself the aggressions inflicted to
the earth population .In spite of the endless
alibi-conferences, countless trips of states men
,agreement attempts and the trials of
continental alliances ,the risks remain.
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National or multinational institutions
in charge of peace and security will always
fail. It is necessary that nations or groups of
nations comply with a world democratic authority
IN ORDER TO ORGANIZE AND SOLVE SURVIVAL
WORLD PROBLEMS, GLOBAL INSTITUTIONS. ARE
COMPULSORILY NEEDED
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4.
IS THERE
STRONG EVIDENCE THAT SUPPORT THE IDEA OF WORLD
CITIZENSHIP ?
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Yes! This evidence exists.
First, the world has become a much smaller
place. Traveling from Paris to New York or
Moscow does not take any longer than it did to
travel from Paris to Orleans, only half a
century ago.
Then under the pressure of the new production
technologies ,the inhabitants of the whole world
realize better and better the solidarity that
unite them inside our world space; the French
farmers work with tractors made in Germany or
America . People in India and China need the
wheat from Ukraine and Manitoba.Germany and the
UK depend on French or Dutch agriculture
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Third, we all face one same
threat—a global war that will destroy our
assets and take away our freedom and at the end
our lives.
The people of the world have the same fear
and hope about the use of nuclear energy or the
conquest of space depending on how they see it :
as a frightful mean of destruction or as the
promises of an improvement in the quality of
life.
KNOWING IT OR STILL IGNORING IT, ALL OF US
ARE CITIZENS OF THE WORLD.
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5.
WHAT ARE THE
CONCLUSIONS OF THIS PRECEEDING REMARKS
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It is extremely important that every
person and nation learn to see the differences
between personal interests, which may conflict
with those of others in the political or
ideological field and the common good for the
human race whose protection is our duty. The
latter by far must supersede the former. Indeed,
the special needs of disputes between nations or
ideologies loose their signification if a
minimum of food, information and security is not
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provided to everyone. Every conflict
missing this warranty whatever the motifs and
ending are is necessarily going to be absurd
.Only those who already are able to make the
distinction can rightfully claim to be World
Citizens.
WE MUST DISTINGUISH BETWEEN OUR COMMON
INTERESTS FOR SURVIVAL AND THE SPECIAL INTERESTS
OF NATION-STATES AND SOCIAL CLASSES.
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6.
WHAT IS THE
MAIN GOAL OF WORLD CITIZENS?
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It is the organization of worldwide
free and democratic elections for the
designation of delegates to a “Constituent
Assembly of the People” This elections
shall be democratic on the basis of strict
equality between the electors represented
proportionally to the number of inhabitants (For
example: 1 Delegate for 1 million people )
Once elected, the Constituent Assembly of
Peoples shall be tasked to clearly define the
concept of ‘World Citizenship’ and
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accordingly create world institutions
through which all citizens can be guaranteed
freedom and security. This means we cannot tell
as yet what these institutions will be like.
That will be for the Assembly alone to decide.
IN ORDER TO ESTABLISH WORLD LAWS,
ELECTIONS FOR A "WORLD CONSTITUENT ASSEMBLY."
ARE NEEDED
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7.
COULD THE
"WORLD CONSTITUENT ASSEMBLY" CONVENE VERY SOON
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No. Because the Constituent Assembly of
Peoples remains a very distant goal for the
moment, as has been proved over our many years
of struggle to create it. That is why World
Citizens have settled for a first project called
the Peoples' Congress, one that was a lot more
within our reach.
The first Delegates to the Peoples’
Congress, who were democratically elected by
registered World Citizens, will invite other
organizations and communities calling for a
Constituent Assembly of Peoples, as well as all
those working to
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create supranational global
institutions and, finally those working for
world peace, unity and friendship between men
and at the election of representatives to the
Peoples Congress..
When this process is completed, the Congress
will have become more representative of the
people of the world. It will then be replaced by
the Constituent Assembly of Peoples.
THE PEOPLES' CONGRESS IS THE FIRST
REPRESENTATION OF THE WORLD PUBLIC
OPINION.
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8.
DOES IT MEAN THAT ALL WORLD CITIZENS SHOULD SHARE A
COMMON VISION OF TO MORROW’S WORLD
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Absolutely not. It would become an
undesirable uniformity . Each of us has his or
her own reasons to wish the creation of world
laws. What unites World Citizens is the
achievements of their common goals
Nobody will never be asked to give up ,even
temporarily, his or her own believes but respect
those of others The differences between
political and survival interests allow us to
understand that humans can unite to demand
election to a People’s Constituent Assembly
where everybody is
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free to send representatives according
to his own choice .., Thus in a company the
workers might want to elect their trade union
delegates, however they can belong to a
political party ,a religion or have different
beliefs Confirming the registration with the
world Citizens Registry ,first step to a world
registration is a base of agreement sufficient
for a common action
AS A WORLD CITIZEN, YOU CAN AND YOU MUST
KEEP YOUR OWN BELIEFS AND OPINIONS.
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9.
WHAT ARE THE MEANS OF ACTION AVAILABLE TO WORLD
CITIZENS ?
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Everyone who understands his
responsibilities to the world community must
find out what the most effective means of action
are, taking in account his possibilities ,where
he lives and the circumstances
It is important to remember our end-goal:
the creation of world supra-national
institutions.
However it is obvious that this goal cannot
be reached without wide information allowing
more people to access world awareness
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It will become necessary that the more
advanced meet and elaborate together techniques
of action developed progressively..’
Mundialisation” of communities is one of
this techniques , as was the creation of the
Peoples’ Congress and the registration of
World Citizens
It is necessary to discover new ideas if
needed
WHEN YOU BECOME A WORLD CITIZEN, YOU DO
NOT JOIN A “MOVEMENT” YOU ARE IN ITS
DIVERSITY , THE FIRST EMBRYO OF THE
PEOPLE’S WORLD COMMUNITY
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10.
ARE THIS
IDEAS NOT UTOPIAN?
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It depends on our individual actions,
not to perceive it as utopian . We can also
point out that in to day’s world everything
that can be tried to avoid war and famine should
be attempted even if the chances of success are
minimal and far away..
We must also add that this ideas are the
expression of the people’s deep concern in
all the countries of the world and the appeals
of insightful people whose voices are heard
everywhere in the world in increasing
numbers.
Like for example the declaration of the 13
most important men in the world promoting
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world citizenship that was published in
the press
Most people feel it but don’t know how
to express it. Other people, including
high-profile individuals, have indeed said it
aloud. ; if so many people share that
desire to express themthelves it cannot be an
utopia .
We have to require from the to day’s
governments to give up part of their sovereignty
needed for the organization of world peace and
security .
IT IS EACH OF US WHO MAKES PEACE
IMPOSSIBLE, IF WE REMAIN PASSIF, FATALIST AND
ACCOMPLICE .
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11.
COULD WE
EXPECT THE SAME RESULTS FROM THE UNITED NATIONS
ACTION?
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No because the UN represent world
governments which by definition are dealing with
their own interests rather than with the world
interests. It is with the UN support that the
world is divided in groups that think only to
paralyze each
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other and built its own powerlessness .
NEITHER THE UNITED NATIONS NOR THE WORLD'S
SOVEREIGN STATES CAN POSSIBLY REPLACE THE POWER
OF CITIZENS AND PEOPLES IN ACTION.
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12.
WHAT SHOULD
WE DO TO BECOME A WORLD CITIZEN?
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First recognize that, as a human being,
you are responsible to the entire world
community and then register at the closest
Registry Center to prove that you are committed.
Try to participate as much as you can to
trigger world
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awareness everywhere it is possible
according to your own possibilities and help
world election preparation
WE SEND YOU A CALL…DECIDE TO TALK,
ACT , THINK AND FEEL LIKE A WORLD
CITIZEN
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