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every gill rerelved, lhe laws ol power demand gills
wuhoul lhougnl or lelurn—lhls is called "eeonorole
womb and nleans onlllniled lesouree erploll
and lhe eoneolnilanl uplolhllon ill people
the weallh oi any area he nor in banks or clncs, bin
in inose basie resourees, skills, and nalural sylleins
developed by ill peoples
ml lflCAL AFFILIATIDNS
there are nvo ways in ensure lhe polllieal changes
whiell wlll bring eonlogleal ehanges 1hc lirsr ls ro
mobilise ground supporl in elery eieeloiale whore a
candidale oi any pally lakes a stand on good «ology,
or againsl nuclear and pollunng lnduslry, and lne
seeond is in lorrn a loral Eeologlcai or Cm l-arrv, ora
bio-egillnal gloop
Thls would be all easier lask ll all lnlenlianal gioups
allllialed, and subserrbed io a eolnoion pulxry; ll ls
diilieull lor a small group so evolve a (mfl policy in
isolallon, and a manner. poliry slaloneni sums up «he
skills oi all groups Coinriloil policy always leaves ionln
lor local issues, bul gives snong vmm'P'rs lor guidanre
in lhoae issues As well as a guidrng elhle, the bload
aims ol surll a parry ale (:5 slag in Plum! Drum, no
link alzsl, San Francisco, ca 94m. usAl ecological,
soeialll- egalllarian, grassrools democralir, and
nun»gxow(h, in Germany and nlher European
counmes. lle Gm" Pally has increasing supporl and
ieplesenlarion, wrih 23 lederal and 48 stale seals by
was no Green l'any's address is on» clunen,
aundeslag, bonn. Wesl Germany in she use,
lnlonlallonal cleen Parry, in 29th sr, Newporl Beach,
Calllornia mas
:vowwc A NEW POLICY BASE.
A roinrnan global poliey ean slarl wllh a xmfllll who as
slaled in lhe beginning 04 lilis bunk; ii (an lhen pmcd
lo speellir policies, ior lpeeilic rullores, legions, and
landseapes lo slruenlre such pollnes, we lnusl sealrh
oul working soluiroloie g, we know lhal Singapore has
solved niosi housing lun g problems, rhal sorne
inwns are energy and lood soli-lellanl, and inal lnany
ploolelns have already been solved in olher oreas or al
other lirnesi, Thus, lhe slruclure under whieh we
should galherrolnnlon policy L“
- mne wnal u 255 mmkmbleln or mogul,
give weignl lo pi-iol-lllos on a sale lrorn l—lo
. mm ol poiiey lor your region, wnal ii is
liuended lo dollhe pnneiples nl lhispolieyl
a Colleel slrglgg'gg that have been ploven kl work,
lhis lealiy rneailsa seroleaoe hislories,
. Elem: a sel oi wlicies based on all surresslul
suaaegles
Ovelall, 3d po|icy prionlles |n rough older, weighled
ior urgency, publlr eosr or loss a! weallh, general or
global spread or in. problem, Inngrierm elreci, and
ihieals lo hwi lesouleos or llie sysfflns Do nm, in llle
fils| piase, uy an llanle poliey on purely local or l-nvial
510
models. unless as a ease nlslory applicable lo a broad
pnnelple
14 5
BIOREGIONAL ORGANISATION
A bluleglonal assoc ll is an «whorl ol llle roll.
slenls ol a nanlral and idennnable region This legion is
sonlolinios dellned by a waiershed, somelioles by
leninanl or causing oioal or language boundaries. al
nines by lown boundaries, suburban sireels, or
dlsmni, and al llnles by some rnniblnallon ol ihe
above laclors Many people ideallly willn lhelr local
region or neighbourhood and know us boundalies,
Thole an obvious connior berween lhe need lo live
in a legion a responsible way lbioreglonal reniralilyi
and lie need to lnlegrale wllh ollier people in olher
places lglobal oulroaenl We need nor only lo "think
globally and nor locally .bul lo da and rhink globally
and loeally~
The legion is our home address, lhe plaee whele we
develop oul eullure, and lake parl ill oiolegional
nelworks nuough global aseooaiions and ~lalnllies cl
eoinrnon inlerosl" we eloss nor only ihe legional bur
also siaic and n - llal boldeis lo sel up lnullieulnilal
alllanees.
lusr i< biolegioils need a iedoral oongless periodlr.
aily, so do thty oerasiooally need global rongresses,
soelones or famillcs also need global lneenngs lo bleak
down llie idea oi delendud regional boundaries lo
hurl-nanny Elhus and principles oi soil—governance,
inleldepondelice. and volunlaly sll-npiieliy m resins-
uon nl llunian nulnbels on eanh soil apply at regional
and ouoeaeh levels lolernlarnage, vis ls, inunlal lrade
and aid, skrlls earhange, and edueaiional exehanpe
belween regions ol very dilloreai mllures enrich:
bolh Thls is she anilrhcsis nl "inlegrallon-
ibuleauoaoe genoodcl lhai ls promulgaled by nialoniy
groups who disallow language use and sullural lile aa
rnlnorilles ln pallieulal, leciprosal educallon va|u5
bath seis oi knowledge and world ennrepls, and
iespeeis oinels lilesivles
Tubal lnaps olren delined blnreglnns rely wdl:
iolelns and «my (clan groupsi ol lribes niiglu lake.
as lheir mreinie lnoihers, a particular llee or 1mm
whien ilsell was lilnlled in dilcrlblnlon by lhe silo. d
lopographle and dlmihc racinrs Other groups
oecupled eeolngies ol grasslands, srony desem
swarnps, or riiounlaln ndges. Tnday, ininol-lly language l
groups (Saamln basque, Piljalianllard) elailn (n11-
iones lhal ale aneienl, and spedlir m llieir lilo node
obviously. r break up lnlo dillerenl, one.
oeeupanonal or income. disolcrs, each wllh us on
dulled and eeology, consumplroo speelruln, and
lnoralrly The arid lusl ol a bloregion is ihal ll 3
' a. uen by us lnhabilanls
ideally the legion so donned can be llrniled lo in
oeeupied by iloin moo lo 10,000 people 0! iheae.