Earth Charter

01.6.2007

Alan AtKisson Speaks (and Sings) in Final Plenary of CIVICUS World Assembly

CIVICUS made an unequivocal statement about its commitment to sustainability by focusing the final plenary of this year’s World Assembly on: “Our Accountability to Future Generations: Responding to the Challenge of Environmental Sustainability.” Jem Bendell, a professor from Auckland University, moderated the plenary, which included June Zeitlin of the Women’s Environment and Development Organization, Alan AtKisson of Earth Charter International, and a video broadcast of Wangari Maathai, Nobel Peace Prize winner and Earth Charter Commissioner.

30.5.2007

Youth Participation at CIVICUS (and late night sessions at the Youth Hostel)

The first ever CIVICUS Youth Assembly brought together 150 dynamic, energetic, and committed youth delegates from 38 countries. As the co-presenter of a workshop, I am grateful to have been invited to participate. The Youth Assembly took place in Glasgow, Scotland from the 22-23 of May and fed seamlessly into the larger 5-day World Assembly in which young delegates made up approximately 15% of the 1,000 participants.

29.5.2007

Media and Civil Society Dialogue at CIVICUS

This year at CIVICUS, IPS (Inter Press Service) and Oxfam-Novib organized a one-day, invitation-only dialogue for a group of global media and civil society representatives.

21.5.2007

Planting Trees for Peace in Kenya

Two active members of the Earth Charter world are coming together in the Maai Mahiu Rift Valley of Kenya with a new initiative aimed at the long-term sustainability, peace, and security of the region.

16.5.2007

ECI Congratulates the World Future Council

The World Future Council — an independent body formed to speak on behalf of policy solutions that serve the interests of future generations — was officially launched to great fanfare in the city of Hamburg, Germany, on 10 May 2007.