Pledge “slspagaction”
"I will take an action for global justice (SP) every week but only if 10 other people will do the same."
— Mike Brady, SP Adopter (contact)
Deadline to sign up by: 31st May 2008
4 people have signed up, 6 more needed
More details
The Simultaneous Policy (SP) campaign is an international democratic movement, bringing people together to decide how they want global problems to be addressed and to make them a reality. It is free to join in. More people need to know about SP and so we will take at least one action every week in support of SP. It could be visiting the discussion board, listening to a talk from Second Life SP Adopters' Group, sending a message to a newspaper. Action ideas will be sent to the SP campaign yahoo group:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/simpol/
From Second Life SP Adopters' Group.
http://luzoorbit.blogspot.com/
There is more about SP and a discussion forum at:
http://www.simpol.org.uk/forum/
Current signatories (
= they've done it)
Mike Brady, the Pledge Creator, joined by:
- John Bunzl
- Eamonn Jerrold
- Sheff Dizzle
- 1 person who signed up in Facebook
Suggested pledges
Some of the people who signed this pledge also signed these pledges...
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/20...
This a typical message sent to the Simpol yahoo group:
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I am sending a message to newspapers picking up on the LiveEarth event. The more people that write making a link to SP, the more likely editors will publish a letter. You can email the Guardian using letters@guardian.co.uk
If you want Adopters to pitch in sending a message to other papers, post details here.
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LETTER FOR PUBLICATION
The Live Earth pledge is good, but could include a pledge to vote in
elections only for politicians who undertake to introduce global policies
demanded by the people of the world.
That is the route taken with the Simultaneous Policy (SP) campaign, which is
a perfect parallel strategy to calls for immediate changes in policy. SP
Adopters are discussing themselves the policies they wish to see implemented
to address global problems - reversing the democratic deficit with global
policy making. In voting amongst UK Adopters in 2006, climate change was way
in front as the top issue and policy fora have been held by local and
national organisations on possible approaches for dealing with this and
other problems.
MPs from all parties are already signing a pledge to implement SP alongside
other governments. Simultaneous implementation removes the fear of
first-mover disadvantage which is such an obstacle in a globalising world.
Noam Chomsky famously said of SP: "Can it work? Certainly worth a serious
try." It can work if you read this message and then sign up as an SP Adopter
- alongside any other efforts to save the planet.
Mike Brady
Campaigns and Networking Coordinator
Cambridge SP Adopters' Group
http://www.simpol.org.uk/
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http://www.simpol.org.uk/forum/index.php...