 What is PlanetaryCitizens.net?Vision:A truly empowered egalitarian, purely democratic and caring community, at all levels, managing the essential infrastructure for sustainable living and development of future technologies. A community that truly presents collaborative solutions for any and all dysfunctional systems that have ruled humanity to date, resulting in the demonstration of harmony among people and planet.How do we create value in the 21st Century? How do we create bridges for a holistic systems approach to planetary administration and merge diversity effectively? Whether we fear or welcome it, there is a 'new world order' that is emerging. How do we, as planetary citizens, make sure that the momentum takes us toward living as ONE - one people, one planet, one time? Please take a moment and watch the video, a timely message from one of the original actor/activist for human beings - Khigh Dhiegh, PhD. It all seems to make perfect sense when we realize that there are enough resources to feed, clothe, house and provide health care for everyone. We've placed the economics of war over human life, though, and that mindset has to change soon or we'll self-destruct. Even with those supposedly working for 'good'... are they more interested in sharing or selling you something? Donald Keys, speech writer for U Thant in the 60s, coined the phrase Planetary Citizen on the way to creating The New World Alliance. From Donald Keys circa 1982... "To cross over the threshold and enter into a world of new and exciting promise requires us to fulfill the tasks immediately before us: first, to become aware; second, to accept responsibility for the human situation; third, to acquire skills; and foruth, to act wisely and well, consciously and continuously on behalf of... a better future for humanity." Challenge: Making sense common as a new world order - harmony among people and planet. I was reminded that there are seven basic needs; food, clothing, shelter, tools, fuel, amusement and love. Somewhere deep within each of us is an understanding of natural order that provides for those needs. Perhaps there is a bridge between physical, mental, emotional and spiritual perspectives of the self and economics, ethics, energy and health for all. The drive for transparency provides a compelling opportunity to self-organize as a Planetary Society and to explore a common desire; harmony among people and planet as a goal for planetary citizens. We've reached a time where possibily can become reality. Defining a timeline is less important than education and understanding; making sense common allows better resource management in the shared responsibility, shared benefits and shared values. From Dr. Edgar Mitchell, sixth man on the moon..."No man I know of has gone to the moon that has not been affected in some way that is similar. It is what I prefer to call instant global consciousness. Each man comes back with a feeling he is no longer only an American citizen; he is a planetary citizen. He doesn't like the way things are and he wants to improve them. It is a universal feeling among the astronauts." Consideration and compassion grow as we each embrace the
challenge to change personally, professionally and politically. Chaos to order is a natural pattern, each
fractal naturally resolving into the whole, a holistic system by
design. Unresolved unspoken and unfulilled expectations, our
natural desire to merge with something greater, offers the
structural
tension to move us forward toward positive change. PlanetaryCitizens.net's mission is to create, expose and nurture positive change in the world. We hope to give you pertinent information and relevant facts in the process. The Occupy Movement, a global announcement of disastisfaction in leadership and a call for change, could be seen as a call for planetary citizens. Numerous groups and organizations are adopting the 12-sector model, illustrated here, as a means toward self-organization. Our plan is to showcase people, places and things that are contributing to the process of establishing a new world order of harmony among people and planet. Past efforts and future endeavors culminate in collaborative action. Planetary citizens understand the term 'new world order' has mixed emotional perspectives. Our world needs a new order. Our future is maleable and unknown even with the best predictive software. Planning for a worst-case scenario may be wise, but looking for patterns that reveal a natural self-organization may help even more. Contrary to one of the major competing thoughtforms a 'new world order' does not mean the continuation of the status quo and control of the world economy by the corporatocracy, although one necessarily leads to the other over time as self-organizing fractals evolve. A true 'new world order' is emerging as humanity peers into the depths of what keeps us afraid, angry, ignorant and immobile and transcends all such notions. The late Khigh Dhiegh offers his version of the Planetary Citizen pledge in encourgement to us all. The Shift Movement's Wheel of Co-Creation is just one example of engaging systemic change in a holistic fashion. Selfishness to Selflessness
We intend to align with the newly released ISO 26000 Social Responsibility Standards and encourage their wide-spread use in 21st Century business practices. Harmony among people and planet is the successful negotiation and transcendence of the chaos we're experiencing into a new world order of accountability and responsibility toward human and planetary needs for sustainability. We cite evidence of the need and solutions available from world servers throughout academia, economic restructuring, organizational development, new social architecture, scientific discovery, and technological advances that appear to be pointing toward an emerging order from the chaos of our ignorance. We consider humanity has reached this state of affairs through the best efforts of our leadership, however ineffective. We honor those who came before us, but we have reached a time for new focus and work ethic that matches our desire for change. There has been a lack of consideration of the long-term effects of poor resource management and lack of sustainability. We have not learned the laws of nature. Change is inevitable; we can engage it through a collaborative response. how - Why HOW We Do Anything Means Everything is an excellent book that offers rationale for a revival of righteousness in the sense of transparency. A promo for a television show decades ago has a similar message, but Who? unfortunately didn't get much traction then - advertisers didn't see the value. We have a challenge to
change -
a shift from prior behaviors. Our existing systems need
a reboot, a refreshing of focus toward life-friendly notions
that move us beyond liabilities,
limitations and
excuses. The Valley of the Sun
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Where are we headed?
We're garnering attention and focus on systemic shifts that support a holistic global world view, empowering the diversity toward unity of purpose - a better world for us all. We are developing a comprehensive internal solution using an ISO 26000-based questionnaire and protocols for social responsibility within the workplace. Application of this tool empowers the systemic shift; mitigating resistance to change, buy-in from leadership and throughout the workforce. Many people are at work in this great effort; from the trenches to the mountaintops wisdom is being shared on- and off-line. Concerted effort and arduous collaboration has been done to create the documents below, so we begin there. What evolves is our actions in alignment with these global efforts. Would you like to be invovled in this production? Please fill out our contact information form - Click here. We value your information and will keep it safe. As we progress and our reach increases through the personal, professional and social networks available our efforts will culminate in the building of a model village that synergizes sustainable development principles with a new understanding of social architecture that empowers excellence in all we do. Like Einstein revealed, we cannot fix a system with the tools that created it. Facebook, LinkedIn, ecademy and others provide opportunity and are underutilized for promoting business and social change. What are we using?World standards are evolving. Community humanitarian action fueled by economic, educational, social and technological needs can be more effectively engaged by planetary citizens; Cultural Creatives turned tenacious tradespersons. We suggest an initial document the serves to provide a consistent intentional level of compliance and/or service. This document, the ISO 26000 Social Responsibility Standards, was initiated by representatives from over 90 countries. It serves as a working document for encouraging intentional action of companies and corporations toward socially responsible action. Communication of intention is a great place to start and you can get your Draft Copy here. The UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples is also a primary document that provides a code of ethics for general behavior. Humankind is diverse across many perspectives, yet we consider all to be planetary citizens and as such would benefit greatly from the wisdom of this declaration. We can see that maligned resources, poor fiscal management and repressed populations have created near chaos in the world. We support making sense in the promotion of responsible activity throughout all existing systems, creating a new world order of harmony among people and planet. Our internet brothers and sisters, friends and relatives help create a thoughtmosphere of good will. What is in it for you?As we grow into the mission and vision of Planetary Citizens, you will have access to a wealth of information; people, places and things that support harmony among people and planet. If you are adept at searching the Web you can find resources on your own, but we've made it easier to garner more with less time spent. You will gain access to resources that embrace a new millennium mindset and remain practical and pragmatic in the bridging of cultures, religions, political notions and world service. In short, you can find something of relevance for just about any topic regarding planetary citizens.... YOU.
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Our
PlaneteryCitizens.net executive summary invites
participation with phenomenal results upon execution. It is a
brilliant and timely solution to self-organization through
Our goal is to create an environment here that empowers each visitor to engage their passion for local and global
action and/or service in the 21st century. Eventually you will
see we are a demonstration of collaborative action, based on the
accepted standards of humanitarian service organizations and the
notion of making sense common. How? We start by asking better
questions about shared responsibilities, benefits and values;
presenting possibilities and seeking the wisdom in naturally
recurring patterns that resolve into a natural order.
