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INVITATION
TO WORK TOGETHER ON A UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN DUTIES
Below you
will find a link to a draft Google Doc document https://docs.google.com/document/d/1vjtJ2jcN1zeEoF_Pt-z2SMpCo9SQOUb8fJtdKRzhHoY/edit?tab=t.0#heading=h.wwu5oc30o5ft
to formulate a universal declaration of human duties. You are invited to
improve it with your thoughts and insights. We need to develop a new north star
that collectively guides our lives to preserve the future:
IT STARTS
LIKE THIS:
Let us declare, in the light of the daily growing global
crisis, a companion to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, calling not
only for what we are owed as individuals, but for what we owe to each other, to
future generations, and the Earth itself. Such a declaration, taught in all
schools around the world and sworn to by all adults, will serve as a moral
compass, a legal aspiration, and a call to mobilize, not just to prevent
collapse, but to consciously birth the just and regenerative civilization we all
long for and without which our species will be reduced to rubble in the years
and decades ahead of us.
Universal Declaration of Human
Duties
Preamble
* Recognizing that humanity is facing a convergence of
crises, climate disruption, ecological collapse, social inequality, increased
global military tensions and acknowledging that in the pursuit of endless
growth, consumerism, and technological progress, many societies have severed
their connection to nature, community, and purpose, leading to rising anxiety,
disorientation and cruel behavior.
* Affirming that every right must be
accompanied by a responsibility,
* Acknowledging the Earth as our shared
home, alive and interdependent,
We, the people of the Earth, declare the
following duties as part of being human:
Article 1 – Duty to
Life
Every human being has the duty to act as guardian of life and protect
and restore the living systems of the Earth, which are the foundation of all
life and future.
Article 2 – Duty to Future Generations
We must act
with foresight, ensuring that our actions do not deprive future generations of
their right to a safe, stable, and beautiful planet.
Etcera: more in this
draft google doc: https://lnkd.in/gNHke2s8
If you
think this to be an important missing link in the global movement that needs to
rise to protect the future, please add your thoughts to it.
Grateful for
your insights and input!
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