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World Syntegrity News

(We have just received the following report on the second Syntegration conducted in Ethiopia. It took place in the capital city, Addis Ababa, in mid-June.)

Opening Speech by Seleshi Admassu, Infoset Organizer:

Ladies and Gentlemen, we are all brothers and sisters on this Earth. On this beautiful Earth, ethnic status and religion should not be an obstacle between people. There should not be boundary limits between us; we should use our democratic rights fully to govern ourselves.

However, our present rulers deny us our true democratic rights and reinforce the obstacles that I have mentioned.

Different countries have different laws and constitutions. And the differences between countries may deepen from time to time, resulting in wars.

To solve this problem, it is not power that is required but people's recognition of their oneness. A particular group must learn to respect the language and religion of another. And both groups have to treat each other in brotherly fashion and struggle together for the common goal of bringing equality, justice, and democracy to the peoples of the whole world.

This will be achieved when the world has a single constitution that treats all the world's citizens democratically.

Therefore, we who support the principles of the World Syntegrity Project meet here today to develop the statements that will build toward the final set of statements in the year 2000. Like the participants in other Infosets in other parts of the world, we here in our capital city, Addis Ababa, are ready to draft the statements that we strongly believe will contribute to the evolution of the World Government of World Citizens. We should feel happy and proud for being participants in this wonderful mission.

From today, June 7, 1996, until June 9, 1996, every player is expected to work to his or her utmost capacity in the team meetings. I would like to stress that every player should feel free to explore the topics without constraints.

Finally, I would like to thank the WSP and all of you for supporting this meeting.

Syntegration Process and Results:

The process of the game had been carefully planned and was carried out with close supervision. In the first day, all initial Statements of Importance were discussed by the players. Similar statements were grouped together so as to reduce them eventually to the 12 Consolidated Statements of Importance. The discussions were free-flowing, highly creative, and insightful. The final 12 Consolidated Statements of Importance-two from each of six teams-are as follows:

Red Team:

  1. Everyone must have the right to travel to any country he or she wants. Everyone should have the right to work in any country.
  2. Different countries have different constitutions and laws to govern their people. These constitutions and laws are mostly framed to preserve the advantages of ruling authorities. The constitutions and laws must be framed for the advantage of ordinary citizens. Therefore, there must be one constitution and one set of laws for the world's citizens.

Black Team:

  1. Humans should not be forced to do work which they do not want to do, such as serving in the military.
  2. Women should not be forced to marry in accordance with inhuman traditional laws. Some traditional marriages damage the body of the woman. In general, marriage should be free.

Orange Team:

  1. To develop the economy, the rights of poor farmers and those of urban residents should be equal. In particular, the poor should able to get bank loans and insurance services easily.
  2. Every human must have the right to speak and otherwise publicly express any opposition based on facts.

Green Team:

  1. In Ethiopia, education is free up to the secondary school level. This should be applied to other parts of the world. Education must be free for everyone, at least up to secondary school.
  2. In Ethiopia, sick persons who demonstrate that they are poor are able to get medical treatment without charge. The same standard must be applied in all other parts of the world.

Gold Team:

  1. Special attention and support must be given to disabled individuals all over the world so that they are enabled to support themselves and contribute to the development of the economy.
  2. Everyone should have the right to elect political officials. The post should be conferred by the choice of the people and not by the power of the gun.

Silver Team:

  1. There should be only one world currency with the same value the world over. If countries want to continue using their local currencies, the exchange rate should be the same for all countries so that poor countries can develop faster.
  2. The world should be governed by perfectly democratic laws. Although many countries of the world have signed the United Nations' Declaration of Human Rights, no country has fully respected this charter. All countries should fully respect all Articles of the Declaration, including Article 13, concerning the right to leave a country.

Syntegration Players' Summary:

Debates around some of the statements were settled by majority vote. Although we didn't encounter serious problems in the Syntegration process, we did have a hot discussion after the formal meeting. It was in regard to passports issued by the WSA. These passports are not accepted by many countries, especially developed countries like the U.S.

If the WSA cannot ensure that its passport is accepted by every nation, some participants reasoned, then how can the organization fulfill its larger goal? Players conducted a group discussion on this point. However, the organizer explained to the players that their main concern should not be the passport itself.

"The objective of the WSA is not only issuing passports," the organizer said. "These are little things. Its main objective is for world citizens to govern their world. Therefore, in regard to the passport, every individual should struggle, in accordance with Article 13 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, to have his or her passport accepted by every country."

Our Infoset organizer, Seleshi Admassu, has made a great effort, mainly at his own expense. We believe that he deserves your support. We have also agreed that we will conduct other Syntegrations in various areas in near future, depending on the financial resources available to us.

We promise to commit ourselves fully so that world government will achieve its objectives.


World Syntegrity is spreading rapidly, especially in Ethiopia, where a total of twelve more Infosets are now being planned! Khemisset, Morocco, is another part of the world newly embracing the World Syntegrity Project. There, organizer Noureddine Boukhanou is struggling to convene an Infoset.

In Sierra Leone, an Infoset for women alone has been scheduled for July 24-26, 1996. According to regional organizer Nathanael T. Tarawalli, "the participants shall be all the displaced women of the various tribes in the country.... These...women can fully participate in disseminating world citizenship information in every corner of Sierra Leone in the Second Republic.... We may perhaps mundialize after this Infoset of women."

Much assistance, however, is yet needed. Below is the text of a letter we recently sent to former Infosetters:

Summer 1996

Dear Infosetter,

I am enclosing a typical letter from an Infoset organizer who is ready and eager to further the World Syntegrity Project (WSP) but for lack of adequate funding. This moving letter from Ethiopia is only one of the dozens that Dianne Tangel-Cate, our project director, has in her WSP file.

This is a direct appeal for financial support, addressed specifically to you, a certified Infosetter who has already experienced the high-minded synergy generated by our basic question: "How can we, sovereign world citizens, govern our world?"

The work, the will, and the time you have devoted to creating a stable, peaceful world must not be lost. Others in all parts of our world are eager to follow your lead and to benefit from your example.

Unlike many peace organizations, as you may have already experienced locally, the WSP is an ACTIVE, PEOPLE-ORIENTED PEACE PROGRAM. Its potential for grassroots change is truly revolutionary. But it will succeed only to the extent that it is supported, morally and financially.

Much Infoset funding is local in its origin and, therefore, self-sustaining. But in places like Ethiopia, Sierra Leone, Bangladesh, and Ghana, additional outside help is often needed in obtaining basic expenses such as food, transportation, rent, and materials.

To facilitate such funding, under the flag of the World Citizen Foundation, we have started a separate channel:

THE INFOSET FUND

Please make a contribution to this fund today.* One hundred percent of every donation will be used to help fund future Infosets. As a certified Infosetter, you have both the right and duty to continue this dynamic program leading to one sane, peaceful world.

But time is running out. I am counting on you.

Yours in one world,

Garry Davis
Founder/Director
World Citizen Foundation

P.S. Please read the latest Consolidated Statements of Importance in the current issue of World Citizen News.

* Latest news: An Infosetter from Burlington, Vermont, has offered to match dollar-for-dollar your contribution to this fund!


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