elrrldrerr, luresee a world wlrere Hun are no eroded
sore, serrpped iercsrs, iarnrne. m poverry, bur l do see a
way rn which we can spend mu lives ruwards enrrn
repair. II and wlren rlre wnple world ls seeure, we have
wan z r-rglrr ru erplare space, and rlre ooeans Unrrl we
lrave denrarerrarcd rlrar we an esrabl’plr a produerive
and secure earrlr may, we do nut beldng anywlrere
else, nor (1 suspeerl wauld we be weleurre elwwhm

14.3
A NEW UNITED NATIONS

rlre "Unlud Narrons" roday ls nerrner unrred nor
represenrs nations; rr rs lrke rbe ulruuared "moral
nupnry”. wlnelr rs also nerrner ul muse rlungs‘ Many
lrue nadpns, surlr as me Imqlmis eenrederarrorr or any
rnbal alIiarwe mm a «mum elhkc, are rim represenred
by such a body, nor are whale muons suelr as re.
basques, Tina's, Kurds, Palesnnrans, Hawaiians, Hopi,
nberans, Pirrauanrrara, Misqulln. Aranda, Basarwu,
chwo err ere ere

Moar narrons rn rrre Unrred Narrons 7:77th a nrrrrarrry
o/reoplrs an r/rrllr. Talking wrrlr Thomas banyaca, a Hupl
messenger ar lnrs people, ll beearru eldar ro rne rlrar we
need a new edneepr or "union“, and a new
represenrarrve body ra speak lor rlrern. We srarl by
defining a nariun as 11 people errrserrrrng rrr n rrrnnrrrrr
erlrrr, and aaprrrrrg ru a srrn ar eulrure Suelr narrpns
rnay rrol lravea mmmn land base, or language. bur do
have a eornnren erlrrs, mmimdlly.

. Tn rare lar lne mm; In repair and mnserve,

- To seek poaee, and to guard nurrran rrgrrrs Weryr
wnere: and

r Tu invesr all eapiral, urrellrgenre, guadwrll, and
labour is lbeae ends

Al presenr, rnany rlrousands ol urganrsauens,
allrnrues, mbts, broregiens, and sprrrrual and nan.
guvernrnenr organisilluns asprre la suen benelrsral
ends n every conrrnenl, a nrarddry or people—me
ellrrral mpnly>wam peaee, a dean and loresred earilr,
a cessarion re rurnrre, rrralnurrrrron, and rrppressron,
and a riglrr is work lewardsrlrese ends.

It would lake very llule addrrrdnal organrsarlon lor
llrese grcrups re nreer regerlrer, munr rlreir nurnbers, and
reeognrse eaelr diners riglrrs There are. klr rnsrarree, lar
less paldrup or acrive members 0! pol cal parlies er
oppressrvc aoereues now rlran inere are organre
gardeners wlrose lrie wurks seek peace and plenry, As
groups diseuss, and asccpr, rlre unrrrrnal erlrne above,
rlrey rney can qurekly proeeed m reeagrng eacn urlrer.

Suelr inrlrarrves have in raer eanrmrnecd ln rlre
Amerindian groups sum re narronal u e polrnean
oppression rrr burl. Nerllr and Soulh Amenca
nrreugnour rne warld, groups are ralkrng a! rsaurng
rlrerr own passporis, ar adepring wmld cirrverr shank
given a eonrrnrrn arrn. Pernaps me firs! nuwe re a new
body ol muons unrred rn nrlh em are rlre brpregsonal
and rribal emigreaaesrnar are oeeurrurg rpday

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Unlike are pruene lJnrred Naripns, we da ml need a
warld eenue, er paid adrni srrarars, but can inslead
rneer as r/yrnily groups reg m alrernarrvc eeonornre
surnrrurs, broregronal congresses, rribal eonlerences,
garden and rarrn desrgn groupsl ru deal with our
spccilre areas 0! rnreresr, and re rrrzkr inese allrnlrres
glubal In seepe, by avardrng senrralrsed adrnlrr rra.
rreus, we nvold power blurs, and by avardrng rax
lundrng, we avold rrrellreleney Fees [or a regronal
aecreranar would anse nurn an annual lee lomarded
by parnerpanr yuupi

Onre eenrrnenral groups and some glabal groups
have allied, rlreae eongresses ran rnrreaarngly bring rn
lc-ss rnirmned nr more rernare groups to share mum
In an lrunrarre nilnmr‘, alrcr all. global seed esenanges,
reebnulugy groups, gardenrrrg lorurns. and regronal
groups already rneer and are inerdasrng m Mpenlmn.
A concepr ol a glubal narrun rs. 1!! led. very well
developed rn suelr graups, and rlre rdea oi war m
oppressron aeross raee, language, or lerrrrory rs
anmerna u» mos-e allred All good world Tlre advanuge
dl suelr allranees rs lhal even rsolared people ean find
global alnnrues, rlrrr rs nor nxtssarily rrue a! regional
argarrrsalruns

14.4

ALTERNATIVES TO POLITICAL
SYSTEMS

sysrerns or gavernrncnr are sur-renrly based on selfr
rnlcresl, eronornre pragrnarlsnr, belrel, rrnpraerrral
rlrerrry, and pflwerrremrtd nunrrrrrres irelrgrous, m
rary, eaprralrsr, carnrnunrsl, irrrulral, or crinrrnalr
Almosr all suen gruups sei up rornperrrrve and
“adversaryaarlenrw sysrerns.

We need is. ser abuul, in an arderly, sensiblc, and
emperarrve way, a syslenr or replacing pcwem‘nlved
palrries and polrrrcal nrerarelrres mm a lar nrore
llerrble, pracrreal. and mformdncnrtentred sysrerrr
responsrve rd researen and leedbaek, and will. long.
renrr goals nl srarnlrry And we need ro drr rlrrs rn an
emicnl and non-lhmalenlng way, so rnar rlre rnlmlmn
ro a eooperarlye lyersus ennr-lreringl global soerery rs
rrearrve lndr desrrudlvel,

Tne wurld needs a new, rron-polarrscd, and
nun-conlemruus what: one rim rnade possrble by rlrose
m srruarurns rlrar prornore a lei rrglrr, blxkrwhitc,
raplhhs|1nmmunislr believe inrrdel lbrnking Surn
syslcrns are, like u or nor, prunurrrng anragdnlsrn and
desrrdyrng rooperarurn and rrrrerdependenre Cun-
ironrarronal rlrrnlrrng. aperarrng llrreuglr pnlllluI ox
pow" sysrenrs. nas dvslmyed culmrzl, urrclleerual, and
rnarerral resources rbar erruld have been used, rn a
lrlc-eenrrod erlue, lorearrlr reparr.

n is posuhk |n agree wllh rrrpsr people, a! any race Dr
ereed, an rlre bailcs or lrre-eenlred erlrrrs and
commonsense pnrsedures, aeruss all (ulrulal groups: ii
nrarrers nur rlrar one group ears peel, and anarlrer