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SIMPOL - Simultaneous Policy
One of those real live networks on a steady exponential connecting the people's politics around national politicians who agree world agendas never get prioritised in national elections, peoples everywhere, local activist groups wherever they are working on the contextual impacts of a global crisis (eg extreme poverty). Some spaces where simpol resources can be discusses or co-edited: 1, 2
Reasons you might be interested:
We know its founder John Bunzl very well, and SIMPOL has evolved over nearly a decade and also one of and Club of City's longest running collaboration cafes (every Wednesday 11.aom Friends House opposite Euston station for over 6 years now)
If you see national politicians deserting people for Big Business, SIMPOL provides a 2nd open party without competing on national agendasSimpol's simultaneous design, is the number 1 pattern rule for turning non-transparenct complexity back to simplicity
It connects 3 groups no other network does, and can collaborate with every NGO of MakePovertyHistory and more:
-National MPs
-Local action groups working on a worldwide agenda
-All people who want to vote for a worldwide sustainability concern, and not just what gets national politicians elected
Here is the news release from Simpol, the day Blair was returned to his 3rd period in power:PRESS RELEASE: 6th May 2005[Please forward to your networks. In case this message should be unwelcome, please reply to this message requesting to be unsubscribed.]Simultaneous Policy Achieves Cross-party Representation in UK ParliamentThe Simultaneous Policy (SP) campaign, aimed at addressing global problems such as climate change, unfair trade and unsustainability, achieved cross-party support in Parliament following yesterday's general election. Of the many candidates across 33 constituencies who signed a pledge to implement SP alongside other governments, 10 have been elected. These are from Conservative, Labour, Liberal Democrat and Plaid Cymru parties. Green Party, Party of Cornwall and UK Independence Party candidates also signed the SP pledge (see http://www.simpol.org.uk for full list).The Simultaneous Policy is a package of measures being developed by campaign supporters around the world, known as SP Adopters, and is to be implemented only when all, or sufficient, governments have pledged to do so. Simultaneous transnational implementation removes the fear governments have of becoming uncompetitive and losing investment and jobs if they act alone.MPs are encouraged to support SP on its merits, but there is also an electoral reason for doing so. Adopters undertake to vote at elections for any candidate, within reason, who has signed the pledge to implement SP alongside other governments, or to encourage their preferred party to support SP. It is free to become an Adopter.In Australia where the SP campaign began only recently, 59 candidates signed the pledge during the election last year, bringing support for SP into the senate. East Timor’s Foreign Minister and Nobel Peace Prize winner, José Ramos-Horta, has also given his support. The campaign is coordinated by the International Simultaneous Policy Organisations (ISPO) and has Adopters in many countries who are in the process of forming national and local groups.Mike Brady, Local Group Network Coordinator for Simpol-UK, formed in March 2004, said: “The Simultaneous Policy is limited to those issues where governments are hampered from taking unilateral action because of the real fear of becoming uncompetitive and losing investment and jobs. These policies fall largely outside the scope of political parties which is why we haven’t formed a new one, but are instead working for cross-party support for SP. SP is not an alternative to other campaigns, but an innovative parallel strategy.”The campaign arises from the 2001 book The Simultaneous Policy, by John Bunzl, founder and trustee of ISPO. Adopters are holding policy fora to discuss and develop possible policies for inclusion in SP on topics including climate change, trade, corporate power and others.
To adopt SP, please go to http://www.simpol.org/dossiers/dossier-UK/html-UK/how_do_i_adopt_sp-UK.html
For further information visit www.simpol.org (global site)and/or www.simpol.org.uk (UK site) Or contact Mike Brady on 07986 736179Simpol-UK 27 London Road, Bromley, BR1 1DF, UKTel. +44 (0)20-8464 4141 Fax. +44 (0)20-8460 2035 Email. info@simpol.org
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Servas: Though I have never tried, Servas comes highly recommended to me. It was born 60? years ago as a branch of the quakers, enabling people to be guests and guides to others who have matched interestes in peacemaking and are travelling through. A very deep exchnage scheme and quick way to understand new culture's deepest meanings
SIMPOL - Simultaneous Policy
One of those real live networks on a steady exponential connecting the people's politics around national politicians who agree world agendas never get prioritised in national elections, peoples everywhere, local activist groups wherever they are working on the contextual impacts of a global crisis (eg extreme poverty). Some spaces where simpol resources can be discusses or co-edited: 1, 2
Reasons you might be interested:
We know its founder John Bunzl very well, and SIMPOL has evolved over nearly a decade and also one of and Club of City's longest running collaboration cafes (every Wednesday 11.aom Friends House opposite Euston station for over 6 years now)
If you see national politicians deserting people for Big Business, SIMPOL provides a 2nd open party without competing on national agendasSimpol's simultaneous design, is the number 1 pattern rule for turning non-transparenct complexity back to simplicity
It connects 3 groups no other network does, and can collaborate with every NGO of MakePovertyHistory and more:
-National MPs
-Local action groups working on a worldwide agenda
-All people who want to vote for a worldwide sustainability concern, and not just what gets national politicians elected
Here is the news release from Simpol, the day Blair was returned to his 3rd period in power:PRESS RELEASE: 6th May 2005[Please forward to your networks. In case this message should be unwelcome, please reply to this message requesting to be unsubscribed.]Simultaneous Policy Achieves Cross-party Representation in UK ParliamentThe Simultaneous Policy (SP) campaign, aimed at addressing global problems such as climate change, unfair trade and unsustainability, achieved cross-party support in Parliament following yesterday's general election. Of the many candidates across 33 constituencies who signed a pledge to implement SP alongside other governments, 10 have been elected. These are from Conservative, Labour, Liberal Democrat and Plaid Cymru parties. Green Party, Party of Cornwall and UK Independence Party candidates also signed the SP pledge (see http://www.simpol.org.uk for full list).The Simultaneous Policy is a package of measures being developed by campaign supporters around the world, known as SP Adopters, and is to be implemented only when all, or sufficient, governments have pledged to do so. Simultaneous transnational implementation removes the fear governments have of becoming uncompetitive and losing investment and jobs if they act alone.MPs are encouraged to support SP on its merits, but there is also an electoral reason for doing so. Adopters undertake to vote at elections for any candidate, within reason, who has signed the pledge to implement SP alongside other governments, or to encourage their preferred party to support SP. It is free to become an Adopter.In Australia where the SP campaign began only recently, 59 candidates signed the pledge during the election last year, bringing support for SP into the senate. East Timor’s Foreign Minister and Nobel Peace Prize winner, José Ramos-Horta, has also given his support. The campaign is coordinated by the International Simultaneous Policy Organisations (ISPO) and has Adopters in many countries who are in the process of forming national and local groups.Mike Brady, Local Group Network Coordinator for Simpol-UK, formed in March 2004, said: “The Simultaneous Policy is limited to those issues where governments are hampered from taking unilateral action because of the real fear of becoming uncompetitive and losing investment and jobs. These policies fall largely outside the scope of political parties which is why we haven’t formed a new one, but are instead working for cross-party support for SP. SP is not an alternative to other campaigns, but an innovative parallel strategy.”The campaign arises from the 2001 book The Simultaneous Policy, by John Bunzl, founder and trustee of ISPO. Adopters are holding policy fora to discuss and develop possible policies for inclusion in SP on topics including climate change, trade, corporate power and others.
To adopt SP, please go to http://www.simpol.org/dossiers/dossier-UK/html-UK/how_do_i_adopt_sp-UK.html
For further information visit www.simpol.org (global site)and/or www.simpol.org.uk (UK site) Or contact Mike Brady on 07986 736179Simpol-UK 27 London Road, Bromley, BR1 1DF, UKTel. +44 (0)20-8464 4141 Fax. +44 (0)20-8460 2035 Email. info@simpol.org
posted by macrae.nets @
Servas
Servas: Though I have never tried, Servas comes highly recommended to me. It was born 60? years ago as a branch of the quakers, enabling people to be guests and guides to others who have matched interestes in peacemaking and are travelling through. A very deep exchnage scheme and quick way to understand new culture's deepest meanings
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