Global Greens Charter
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The Global Greens Charter is a document that 800 delegates from the Green parties of 72 countries decided upon a first gathering of the Global Greens
in Canberra
, Australia
in April 2001 http://www.global.greens.org.au/.
The signatory parties and political movement
s of the Global Greens Charter commit themselves to global partnership and to six guiding principles. These principles are:
The Charter builds on earlier Greens statements including in 1992 at the Rio Earth Summit http://www.globalgreens.org/statements/rio_planetary_meeting, the Millennium Declaration made at Oaxaca in 1999 and the Accord between the Green Parties of the Americas and the Ecologist Parties of Africa.
The draft Charter was prepared by Louise Crossley (Australian Greens), based upon the following documents.
Global Greens
The Global Greens is a global network of Green parties and political movements. It was founded in 2001 in Canberra, Australia at the First Global Greens Congress, where the Global Green Charter was approved. The Second Global Greens Congress was held in 2008 in Sao Paolo, Brazil...
in Canberra
Canberra
Canberra is the capital city of Australia. With a population of over 345,000, it is Australia's largest inland city and the eighth-largest city overall. The city is located at the northern end of the Australian Capital Territory , south-west of Sydney, and north-east of Melbourne...
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
in April 2001 http://www.global.greens.org.au/.
The signatory parties and political movement
Political movement
A political movement is a social movement in the area of politics. A political movement may be organized around a single issue or set of issues, or around a set of shared concerns of a social group...
s of the Global Greens Charter commit themselves to global partnership and to six guiding principles. These principles are:
- ecological wisdom
- social justiceSocial justiceSocial justice generally refers to the idea of creating a society or institution that is based on the principles of equality and solidarity, that understands and values human rights, and that recognizes the dignity of every human being. The term and modern concept of "social justice" was coined by...
- participatory democracyParticipatory democracyParticipatory Democracy, also known as Deliberative Democracy, Direct Democracy and Real Democracy , is a process where political decisions are made directly by regular people...
- nonviolenceNonviolenceNonviolence has two meanings. It can refer, first, to a general philosophy of abstention from violence because of moral or religious principle It can refer to the behaviour of people using nonviolent action Nonviolence has two (closely related) meanings. (1) It can refer, first, to a general...
- sustainabilitySustainabilitySustainability is the capacity to endure. For humans, sustainability is the long-term maintenance of well being, which has environmental, economic, and social dimensions, and encompasses the concept of union, an interdependent relationship and mutual responsible position with all living and non...
- respect for diversity
The Charter builds on earlier Greens statements including in 1992 at the Rio Earth Summit http://www.globalgreens.org/statements/rio_planetary_meeting, the Millennium Declaration made at Oaxaca in 1999 and the Accord between the Green Parties of the Americas and the Ecologist Parties of Africa.
The draft Charter was prepared by Louise Crossley (Australian Greens), based upon the following documents.
- Ten Key Values of the Green Committees of Correspondence (US)
- Taiwanese interpretation of the ten key values
- Ten Key Values of the Canadian Greens
- The Earth Charter - Benchmark Draft II, April 1999
- Declaracion de principios (Mexico)
- Declaracion de principios (Mexico) - English translation
- Valores fundamentais (Brazil)
- Guiding principles, including the Four PillarsFour Pillars of the Green PartyThe Four Pillars of the Green Party are a foundational statement of Green politics and form the basis of many worldwide Green parties. The Four Pillars are:* Ecological wisdom* Social justice* Grassroots democracy* Nonviolence...
of the European Greens - Protocol between the African and American Green Party Federations
- Charter of The Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand
- Charter of The Australian Greens
- United Tasmania Group - The new ethic (1972)
- Beyond tomorrow - 1975 Values Party manifesto