Michel, there are tons of this type of calls without offering a credible structure of engagement. They nurse only the good conscience of the callers and signers, and don¹t make much difference, IMHO. george
dear friends,
has anyone objections that we endorse this as p2p foundation (I can also do it in personal capacity)
Michel
---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Kamran Mofid <[email protected]> Date: Sun, Nov 27, 2011 at 4:39 PM Subject: A Call to Action and the Endorsements To: [email protected]
Dear Freinds,
Please see below: A Call to Action and the Endorsements.
A Call To Action The world is riveting toward a possible turning point and we hope that you are able to stand with us in this call to action Hundreds of thousands of people, young and old, employed and unemployed, black and white, men and women, have come together in a continuing and lasting global unity, partaking in a dialogue of civilisations, faiths, cultures and peoples in consideration for the common good. This global movement has risen in a thousand cities on six continents: from Tahrir Square to Alexandria and Tunisia; Rio de Janerio to Bogota; Santiago, Chile to Barcelona; Zuccotti Park to Oakland; Wall Street to St. Paul¹s; Frankfurt to Brussels: Rome to Athens; Toronto to Vancouver, Chicago to Philadelphia, Sydney to Brisbane and more, rejecting neo-liberalism and its prevailing economic and business models, demanding a better, kinder and more humane world. The crises of ecological devastation and glaring social and economic inequality are pushing the planet to the brink of catastrophe. We, the undersigned, co-authored the document noted below- A Call to Action- and sought the support of interested parties, by asking them to consider endorsing it. As the current global crises have clearly shown, the whole world is waking up to the value of co-creation and the harnessing of knowledge from diverse sources, disciplines, experience and expertise. We are gratified by the level of enthusiastic support for the Call. We also received wise arguments and sincere suggestions on how to make this more inclusive, so that many more can join and sign the petition. We have acknowledged these suggestions and have incorporated them into the Call to Action. The final document and the list of our endorsees are noted below. It goes without saying that we are most grateful for all your ongoing support. It is only when we work together that we may change the world for the better. Kamran Mofid PhD (ECON), Founder, Globalisation for the Common Good Initiative (UK) Jamshid Damooei PhD (ECON), Co-director, Centre for Leadership and Values, School of Management, California Lutheran University, USA Steve Szeghi PhD (ECON), Dept of Economics, Wilmington College, Ohio, USA To Read the Call to Action: See below A Call To Action: Endorsements *Hans Christof Graf von Sponeck, Germany, former UN Assistant Secretary-General and UN Humanitarian Coordinator for Iraq, New York, USA *Prof. Johan Galtung, Founder, TRANSEND, France and the European University Centre for Peace Studies (EPU), Austria *Luk Bouckaert, Emeritus Prof. Centre for Economy and Ethics, Catholic University Leuven, and President, European SPES-Forum , Belgium *Paul Shrivastava, David O'Brien Distinguished Professor of Sustainable Enterprise, and Director, David O'Brien Center for Sustainable Enterprise, John Molson School of Business, Concordia University, Montreal, Canada and The 50+20 Steering Committee (A project to transform management education worldwide) *Fred Dallmayr - Packey J. Dee Professor in the Departments of Philosophy and Political Science at the University of Notre Dame, USA and Co-Chairman, World Public Forum, Dialogue of Civilizations, Russia and Austria *Prof. Hans Kochler, Chair, Political Philosophy, University of Innsbruck, Austria, and President, International Progress Organisation (I.P.O), Vienna, Austria *Nancy Roof, Founder, Kosmos Journal, Co-Founder Values Caucus at United Nations, Co-Founder Spiritual Caucus at United Nations, USA, and many more See the complete list of endorsements and the Call to Action: http://gcgi.info/news/139-a-call-to-action <http://gcgi.info/news/139-a-call-to-action> -
Kamran Mofid PhD (ECON) Founder, Globalisation for the Common Good Initiative(GCGI) www.gcgi.info <http://www.gcgi.info> Adjunct Professor, Dalhousie School of Business, Dalhousie University, Canada http://sba.management.dal.ca <http://sba.management.dal.ca/> GCGI 2012 Conference, Dalhousie University, Canada http://management.dal.ca/news/CommonGood/ Member of the International Coordinating Committee (ICC), the World Public Forum, Dialogue of Civilisations http://www.wpfdc.org/ Founding Member, World Dignity University, and Global Advisory Board, Human Dignity and Humiliation Studies http://www.humiliationstudies.org/education/education.php#foundingmembers