Simultaneous Policy - A Simple Solution?
Josie Sawers | 18.11.2003 12:55 | Globalisation | Social Struggles
"How can we the people get our leaders to listen to us and not just to the rich and powerful?
"How can we make our values their values, values like:
fair trade and decent livelihoods
respect for life, health and environmental sustainability
true democracy – not 'corporatocracy'
freedom, security and equal opportunity for all
zero tolerance for terror of all kinds – state terror and domestic tyranny included
unity in diversity among peoples, nations and cultures
an end to weapons of mass destruction and to war itself as an obsolete means of conflict resolution ..."
"How can we make our values their values, values like:
fair trade and decent livelihoods
respect for life, health and environmental sustainability
true democracy – not 'corporatocracy'
freedom, security and equal opportunity for all
zero tolerance for terror of all kinds – state terror and domestic tyranny included
unity in diversity among peoples, nations and cultures
an end to weapons of mass destruction and to war itself as an obsolete means of conflict resolution ..."
That emotive introduction is taken from the Simultaneous Policy (SIMPOL) website.
They go on to say: "The International Simultaneous Policy Organisation (ISPO) is a growing association of citizens worldwide who use their votes in a coordinated, effective way to drive all nations to co-operate in solving our planetary crisis. ISPO goes beyond merely demanding greater political accountability by offering citizens a new way of restoring genuine democracy lawfully and peacefully, one vote at a time."
You will find out more by visiting www.simpol.org. The ideas on the site, and in the accompanying book, are seductively simple. A Cambridge Group of SIMPOL adopters has been successfully launched and I'd like to hear from people who'd be interested in following suit in Leeds.
They go on to say: "The International Simultaneous Policy Organisation (ISPO) is a growing association of citizens worldwide who use their votes in a coordinated, effective way to drive all nations to co-operate in solving our planetary crisis. ISPO goes beyond merely demanding greater political accountability by offering citizens a new way of restoring genuine democracy lawfully and peacefully, one vote at a time."
You will find out more by visiting www.simpol.org. The ideas on the site, and in the accompanying book, are seductively simple. A Cambridge Group of SIMPOL adopters has been successfully launched and I'd like to hear from people who'd be interested in following suit in Leeds.
Josie Sawers
e-mail:
josie_sawers@hotmail.com