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Earth Community Organization (ECO)
the Global Community
Global Dialogue 2004

New Age Civilization of the 3rd Millennium:
the age of global co-operation and symbiotical relationships
theme
A Vision to Caring for Life and Earth
August 1 to 31, 2004


Previous Global Dialogues
Issues and Discussion Roundtables of Global Dialogue 2000
Issues and Workshop Sessions of Global Dialogue 2002
Global Dialogue 2004
Scheduling
Introduction and Procedure
Final Program
Workshop Sessions in Nanaimo
Discussion Roundtables on Internet
For more information contact the Office of Global Dialogue 2004









Final Program
There are two places where you can read about the Final Program of Global Dialogue 2004:
1.      Final Program of Global Dialogue 2004

2.     Final Program of Global Dialogue 2004
http://globalcommunitywebnet.com/globaldialogue2004/index.htm



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Scheduling

Global Dialogue 2004 begins August 1st, 2004, on the Internet. Roundtable Discussions begin on the Internet that first day.

The period August 17-22 is a time for the Workshop Sessions to occur all over the planet and in Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada, and for summarizing results, and August 31 is the closing of Global Dialogue 2004. If we continue to have sponsoring, Proceedings will be written and published in September/October and will be made available on the website of Global Dialogue afterwards.

Any change in the scheduling of Global Dialogue 2004 will be shown on the website at:
http://globalcommunitywebnet.com/gdufour/scheduling.htm

The proposed framework for sessions, and Opening and Closing Ceremonies is shown at:
http://globalcommunitywebnet.com/gdufour/frameforsessions.htm

Scheduling at the physical site and the proposed framework for sessions at the physical site, i.e. day(s) of the Global Dialogue at the physical site, and number of days reserved at the physical site, may change, and we may not know for certain about these parameters until July 2004.



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Introduction and Procedure

Global Dialogue 2004 is being held all over the planet. Our website is used to relate results to everyone so as to continue the discussions with everyone else on Earth.

Participants may apply to lead a Discussion Roundtable(s) and/or a Workshop Session(s).

Leaders of the Workshop Sessions being held all over the world and in Nanaimo and Leaders of Discussion Roundtables on the Internet are allowed to organize their sessions in their own town, global community, university or home, wherever, as long as they assume all costs and responsibilities. Noone is being paid for their work and expenses. This is strictly on a volunteering basis and no money is available or will be available. You may also invite the public, experts and all Participants to your Discussion Roundtable or Workshop Session. This is a grassroots process and everyone is invited.

Leaders may also be chosen from the Participant list.

Leaders do not have to do this. They may even up-out of this process at any time without penalties of any kind (let me know now if you cannot go on with this process). So please be understanding! We are breaking grounds with the Global Dialogues and in the ways international conferences may be held in the future. Noone has ever organized a Global Dialogue having people (including the general public) from all over the planet participating interactively from their own town, community, universities or homes.

Daily results of the Discussion Roundtables and Workshop Sessions usually include comments and recommendations and are to be sent by email to gdufour@globalcommunitywebnet.com or gdufour@globalcommunitywebnet.com in the message area of the email (please no attachment unless necessary). Each email message should not be larger than 60 KB. Send several messages but try to be within this limit. Only messages with email addresses shown under "Participants" will be read. If you need to use a different email address let me know first by phone.

All Participants are invited to send their papers, comments and recommendations to the Leaders of their choice and they may send them also directly to the Office of Global Dialogue 2004. Participants are required to communicate with their leaders of interest. You are required to discuss via email and send comments and recommendations to them. Leaders will relate to this website your comments and recommendations and summarizing results.

All Leaders are required to send an Opening Statement related to their Discussion Roundtable. A Closing Statement should also be sent during the period August 17-22, 2004. These statements along with the comments and recommendations will be inserted in the space reserved to each Discussion Roundtable and Workshop Session on our website.

The list of participants who have sent research papers is shown on our website. If you are planning to send a research paper do read the section 'Expectations from those sending research papers', and the section 'Call for Papers'. When you submit a paper you must fill and send us the Paper Submission Cover Sheet. Research papers and other information will also be copied on our website in the 'Participant Listing' section. Follow the link.

All Leaders will contact (by email) paper submitters who have written Lead Papers within their respective Discussion Roundtable and Workshop Session and ask for comments and recommendations. All papers must be reviewed. During the period August 17-22 leaders will summarize results and email them as well.


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Issues and Discussion Roundtables of Global Dialogue 2000

Global Dialogue 2000 was the Global Dialogue of the World Congress on Managing and Measuring Sustainable Development - Global Community Action 1 that started August 1st, 2000, on the Internet. The same issues listed below were relevant to Global Dialogue 2002 Earth Management - all People together. We are showing here the Index of Global Dialogue 2000.

Index 1. Scheduling
2. Introduction and Procedure
3. Discussion Roundtables

* Social
* Environment
* Economic Development
* Availability of Resources

4. Discussion roundtable leaders
5. Summary of all Comments and Recommendations from Participants
6. Concluding Remark

The listing of the issues is shown here:
Issues and Discussion Roundtables of Global 2000

Global Dialogue 2002 was being held all over the planet. Our website was used to relate results to everyone so as to continue the dialogue with everyone else on Earth.

Global Dialogue 2000 had 73 Discussion Roundtables divided into the four interacting blocks: Social(37), Environment(16), Economics(8) and Availability of Resources(12).

Leaders of the Discussion Roundtables were allowed to organize their sessions in their own town, university or home, wherever, as long as they assumed all costs. Noone was being paid for their work and expenses. This was strictly on a volunteering basis and no money was made available or will be available. Leaders have also invited the public, experts and all Participants to their Discussion Roundtable. This was a grassroots process and everyone was invited.

Leaders were chosen. They did not have to do this. They were given the opportunity to up-out of this process at any time without penalties of any kind. We are breaking grounds with the World Congress and in the ways international conferences may be held in the future. Noone had ever organized a World Congress having people (including the general public) from all over the planet participating interactively from their own town, community, universities or homes.

Daily results of the Discussion Roundtables usually include comments and recommendations and were to be sent by email to gdufour@globalcommunitywebnet.com
in the message area of the email.

All Participants were invited to send their comments and recommendations to the Leaders of their choice. Participants were required to communicate with their leaders of interest and were required to discuss via email and send comments and recommendations to them.


The listing of the 73 Discussion Roundtables is shown here.

Social Aspects

1. On well-being, the healthy family and the community
2. The role of families
3. Women's issues
4. Personal sustainable development pathway
5. Social development
6. Earth Charter
7. Aboriginal peoples
8. Human Rights
9. Quality of Life
10. Global Ethics
11. Genetic resources
12. Public discussions: listening to all voices
13. Eradication of poverty
14. Wars, armed conflicts, and violence
15. Earth management
16. Cooperation between developing and developed countries
17. Human health
18. Education and training
19. Spiritual values helping a sustainable future
20. Transboundary agreements
21. Disability and globalization
22. Human evolutionary development
23. Institutions for Environmental Governance: issues of Community Participation and Sustainable Development
24. International and interstate conflicts on the base of environmental stress
25. Social-economical problems of environmental refugees
26. Sustainable urban community development
27. Globalization
28. Earth Community: its objectives, the GCAC, the Charter, the grassroots process and the organization
29. World models to sustain Earth
30. Definition of Sustainable Development
31. Vision of Earth in Year 2024
32. The Scale of Values
33. A photo display presentation for interpreting sustainability
34. Dramatic play presentation
35. Implementation of Sustainable Development
36. Measurement and assessment of indicators
37. Population Pressure


Environment Aspects


1. Ecological protection and management
2. Sustainability of technological processes
3. Marine area management
4. Land management
5. Waste management
6. Energy management
7. Ozone layer protection
8. Global warming
9. Climate changes assessment and management
10. Air pollution
11. Water pollution
12. Measurement and assessment of indicators
13. Land Degradation
14. Environmental films to stimulate the emotional perception of ecological problems and motivate people
15. Ecological Education
16. Watershed Management


Economic Development


1. Global Economic Development
2. Risk analysis to measure sustainable development for large construction projects
3. Integrated system of economy-environment accounting
4. Financing sustainable development
5. Measurement and assessment of indicators
6. Sustainability and Global Consumption
7. Sustainability, lifestyle and global consumption
8. Sustainable Agriculture and World Trade



Availability of Resources


1. Resources management
2. Farming
3. Water resources protection and management
4. Measurement and assessment of indicators
5. Energy
6. Mining
7. Tourism
8. Forest Issues and Sustainable Forestry
9. Fresh Water Resources, Clean Air and Human Rights
10. Oil and Gas Industry
11. Manufacturing Industry, Consumption and Sustainability
12. Power Industry


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Issues and Workshop Sessions of Global Dialogue 2002

Global Dialogue 2002 was about Earth Management - all Peoples together. It was held in Toronto at the Harbourfront Community Centre, 627 Queen's Quay West, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. You may read about the Proceedings of Global Dialogue 2002. These Proceedings include Issues and Workshop Sessions of Global Dialogue 2002

The Index is shown here.


Index


1. Scheduling
2. Introduction and Procedure
3. Workshop sessions on Earth Management
4. Workshop session leaders
5. Summary of all Comments and Recommendations from Participants
6. Concluding Remark


Global Dialogue 2002 started August 1st, 2002 on Internet. The period August 17-22 was a time for Workshop Sessions to be held in Toronto and a time for summarizing results, and August 31 was the closing of the Global Dialogue.

Global Dialogue 2002 was being held all over the planet. Our website was used to relate results to everyone so as to continue the discussions with everyone else on Earth.

Their were several Workshop Sessions on Earth Management and were listed here below and in the Proceedings.

Leaders of the Workshop Sessions were allowed to organize their sessions in their own town, university or home, wherever, as long as they assumed all costs. Noone was being paid for their work and expenses. This was strictly on a volunteering basis and no money was available or will be available. Leaders were also required to invite the public, experts and all Participants to their Discussion Roundtables. This was a grassroots process and everyone was invited.

Leaders did not have to do this. They may have even up-out of this process at any time without penalties of any kind. We are breaking grounds with the Global Dialogue and in the ways international conferences may be held in the future. Noone has ever organized a Global Dialogue having people (including the general public) from all over the planet participating interactively from their own town, community, universities or homes.

Daily results of the Workshop Sessions usually included comments and recommendations and were to be sent by email to

in the message area of the email.

All Participants were invited to send their comments and recommendations to the Leaders of their choice.

All Leaders were required to send an Opening Statement related to their Workshop Session. A Closing Statement was also being sent during the period August 17-22.

All Leaders were asked to contact (by email) paper submitters who have written Lead Papers within their respective Workshop Sessions and ask for comments and recommendations. During the period August 17-22, Leaders were asked to summarize results and email them as well.

A listing of the Workshop Sessions is shown here.

Workshop Sessions
August 17, 2002
9:30 am - 12:15 pm        Registration
1:15 pm - 3:00 pm        Opening Ceremony
3:15 pm - 5:30 pm        Session A
1) Consumerism 2) Consumer rights and their human rights 3) Universal values 4) Consumer responsibilities and human responsibilities 5) The Glass Bubble concept of ‘a Global Community’ 6) The Global Community, the human family, the Earth Community 7) The Gross Sustainable Development Product (GSDP) 8) Measuring and assessing Earth management with a comprehensive set of indicators. 9) Sustainable Development for the New Age Civilization. 10) Science, Technology, Engineering, and Earth Management.
August 18
9:30 am - 10:30 am        Session B
1) Religious aspects of Earth Management 2) How does a religion support a sound management of the planet? 3) The new religion of the Guiding Souls, and the Soul of humanity, make it possible to all religions to coexist in harmony. 4) Humanity's higher purpose. 5) Leadership of a nation and religion. 6) The New Age Revelations, by God. 7) The Soul of Humanity's Message. 8) Religion and environmental conservation.
10:45 am - 12:15 pm        Session C
1) Moral responsibility and accountability of all nations 2) Peace Movement of the Earth Community 3) Promoting Peace in the world as a way of life and shelving the war industry forever from humanity 4) The immediate formation of the Earth Ministry of Health 5) Abolition of Nuclear Weapons: security, sustainability and justice in a nuclear free future.
1:15 pm - 3:00 pm        Session D
1) The state of the world today is the result of a specific set of interlocking institutions: the IMF, the World Bank and the WTO. The debt of the poor or 'developing' nations to the rich nations was in actuality a form of global tax and therefore they dont have to pay it back. The Earth Court of Justice will be asked to decide on the debt be changed into an actual global tax to be paid by the rich nations to the poor nations, and to decide on the amount of tax to be paid. 2) Native rights in the province of British Columbia are classified as ecological and primordial human and Earth rights and therefore supersede in importance the rights of the greatest number of people of the province. 3) Poster presentation and student project viewing 4) A global regulatory framework for capitals and corporations.
3:15 pm - 5:30 pm        Session E
1) The Soul of Humanity 2) Global corporate ethics 3) Corporate social responsibility 4) Designing, monitoring, and implementing checks and balances for corporations 5) Corporations are required to expand their responsibilities to include human rights, the environment, community and family aspects, safe working conditions, fair wages and sustainable consumption aspects. 6) Freshwater and clean air as Human and Earth Rights.
August 19
9:30 am - 10:30 am        Session F
1) Recommendations of the Earth Community Organization to heads of State and Government, national delegates and leaders from non-governmental organizations, businesses and other major groups of the Johannesburg Summit 2002on Sustainable Development. We have already included in the 'Summary of Recommendations from Participants' a short list of recommendations obtained during a previous dialogue: Global 2000. Global 2000 was the World Congress on Managing and Measuring Sustainable Development - Global Community Action 1 held in August 2000. The same issues discussed during Global 2000 are relevant to the Global Dialogue 2002 on Earth Management - all People together. Several new issues were added for Global Dialogue 2002. We are showing here the Main Index you need to enter to: "http://globalcommunitywebnet.com/vdufour2000/DRindex.html". All research papers of Global 2000 are still available for reading at http://globalcommunitywebnet.com/gdufour99/Papers.html. 2) Special interest group and workshop 3) Agricultural Sustainability
10:45 am - 12:15 pm        Session G
1) Trade and globalization 2) The definition of 'Sustainable Development' with the idea that free trade and the planetary trading blocks are serving the Human Family, and not the other way around for the benefits of a few people on the planet 3) Global cooperation, the new way of doing business, ‘a new way of life’. 4) Trade and the Way of Life of the West to include ethical and moral values, responsibility and accountability in all situations and places. 5) The Summit of the Americas, the FTAA and Earth Management. 6) The Peoples Revolution of the New Age.
1:15 pm - 3:00 pm        Session H
1)The Scale of Human and Earth Rights 2) Reforming the structure and voting system of the United Nations organization 3) The Charter of the Earth Community 4) The annulment of the special voting privileges of the Five Permanent Members of the UN, and the establishment of a voting system that give to each nation one vote per million people. 5) The establishment of the Scale of Human and Earth Rights as a replacement to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
3:15 pm - 5:30 pm        Session I
1) Models of the Earth Government 2) Establishing the foundation of the Earth Gov. 3) Democracy of the New Age Civilization will blossom out of the Scale of Human and Earth Rights. 4) Earth Environmental Governance.
August 20
9:30 am - 10:30 am        Session J
1) Evolution, Creation, Intelligent Design, and now, the Guiding Souls to serve God 2) History in making: the end of superpowers, the birth of the New Age Civilization, the age of global co-operation 3) Proposing our Charter to the FTAA
10:45 am - 12:15 pm        Session K
1) On the creation of a new nation through the process of the Earth Court of Justice: Palestinians and Jews of Israel are invited to the global dialogue to create sustainable communities and a permanent peace movement in the land. 2) Poster presentation and student project viewing 3) New symbiotical relationships between the nations to the North with those of the South
1:15 pm - 3:00 pm        Session L
1) Establishing fundamental aspects and criteria of the New Age Civilization: all Peoples together, the Human Family, the Soul of Humanity, the Earth Community, the Global Community, Global Economic Cooperation, Earth Governance, Earth Environmental Governance, global cooperation, global Ministries, and Earth Government. 2) Leadership for the Human Family: Reflective Human Action for a Culture of Peace.
3:15 pm - 5:30 pm        Session M
1) Reforming the World Trade Organization (WTO), and the FTAA 2) Global financial institutions serving the Earth Community 3) A method of raising global taxes, of redistributing incomes to the poorest communities, of providing debt-free technical assistance to non-industrial and developing countries to help them out of poverty and to meet environmental and social standards 4) Means and action plan of eradicating poverty in the world. 5) The formation of global ministries to manage the world affairs in several aspects of our lives: energy, agriculture, environment, health, Earth resources, Earth management, security and safety, emergencies and rescues, trade, banks, speculation on world markets, peace, family and human development, water resources protection, family and human development, water resources protection, youth, education, justice, science and technology, finance, human resources, ethics, human and Earth rights, sustainable development, industry, and manufacturing products, etc. Global ministries will be given power to rule themselves in harmony with each other. The WTO will not be the only global ministry that can rule on cases related to trade.
August 21
9:30 am - 10:30 am        ECO annual meeting
10:45 am - 12:15 pm        Session N
1) The Earth Court of Justice 2) The Earth Ministry of Justice 3) The Earth Ministry of the Environment 4) Formation of other global ministries 5) The Earth Resources Ministry: assessing, compiling, managing and protecting Earth resources, and the Earth Court of Justice prosecuting cases involving crimes related to the relentless misused of the Earth resources.
15 pm - 3:00 pm        Session O
1) Settling of disputes between nations through the process of the Earth Court of Justice: the peoples of Kashmir, India and Pakistan are invited to dialogue about the disputed territory of Kashmir. 2) The Earth Court of Justice be asked to prohibit the process of market speculation worldwide, abolish speculation altogether. It can bankrupt a country's economy in seconds. Speculation should be de-institutionalized. Humanity has no real need for speculation, and it does way more damage than good. 3) Fight against terrorism and the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction. 4) Poster presentation and student project viewing
3:15 pm - 5:30 pm        Session P
1) Restoration of the planet, our home 2) Global Warming and ratifying the Kyoto Protocol 3) Climate Change 4) Closing Ceremony
August 22
Guided tours. Meet at the site at 9:30 am.
 
 
For more information contact the Office of Global Dialogue 2004

Germain Dufour, Project Officer

Telephone
(250)- 754-0778
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