date: Thu, 21 May 2009 15:44:44 -0400
from: "Matt Foster - civis mundi" <civismundi@civismundi.net>
subject: a message for environmentalists everywhere
to: <k.briffa@uea.ac.uk>

   Dear Dr. Briffa,

   I am making every effort to contact as many environmentalists as possible in an effort to
   join them in a common cause. Please take a few minutes to evaluate these ideas as we are
   quickly running out of time.

   I read an article a couple of months ago in the Guardian Weekly where the environmental
   scientists in Copenhagen asked world leaders to please do something. I wrote to the editor
   that perhaps the scientists should better ask the people to get back into the democracy
   game as our representative leaders now represent special interests and that they can do
   nothing. If we could get as little as two percent of the population mobile we might have a
   chance.

   I am going to try to forgo a lot of rhetoric and try to get to the point.

   In the fight to save this planet we are fragmented into ten thousand separate organizations
   all fighting to be heard. (Not to mention the hundreds of thousands trying to expose the
   depth of the situation and trying to spur the public into action) Never has the saying
   "divide and conquer' been truer than today. If we continue on this road we will win a few
   battles but this end game will be lost.

   Now I have never seen an NGO or activist group or a socio-democratic party ever say lets
   cooperate. This will never happen nor would I want it to - but - what would happen if every
   organization said "let's have all our members in all our organizations unite under one name
   worldwide". This group could grow into millions - a formidable force. The initial
   responsibility of this group would be to find and recruit every environmentalist world
   wide. (The beginning)

   Lets for the moment call these people WORLD CITIZENS as this is a complimentary term but
   because of the bias against any single dominate language let's call ourselves CIVIS MUNDI
   when we refer to the international concept. (Nationally people can use their own words for
   world citizen)

   The basic premise is simple - you need no money and almost no time to get involved. There
   are no rules and no dues - but a few suggestions that hopefully could grow into a specific
   mission.

   The idea needs to be a bit of fun - the chance to meet others - a sense of purpose - a
   commitment to something that each individual thinks is important (nothing is dictated)
   There could be a symbol, a badge, a membership card perhaps, a registry just to show how
   many of us there are, a universal greeting, and whatever else shows our participation.
   (Every time we see the color terra cotta or the symbol it should bring our cause to mind)

   The first thing a person does is say "I am a world citizen" (Civis Mundi Sum). They then
   put this little tag after their name on their email. They make up a little signature box to
   put at the end with a little message of their own choosing. Now every message that leaves
   the computer carries a second message that basically says "I'm concerned and I am doing
   something - please join with us".

   Initially gathering together people under one name does little in itself but the
   suggestions go beyond the initial building of worldwide comradely. The suggestions go from
   (one) recruiting to (two) supporting a cause to (three) actual participation in democracy.
   Everyone finds their own comfort level but everyone needs to do something.

   We have a hopeless situation here in North America. America has eliminated all left
   ideology and now attacks anything that does not meet the radical free market anarchist's
   ideology. We need to reengage in representative democracy or we will never get anywhere.
   (My political chart has received some small praise from a political scientist in Holland -
   you might find it interesting to see pictorially how ideology has moved right)

   I have my ideas at [1]www.civismundi.net.

   I can be reached at [2]civismundi@civismundi.net or [3]world@golden.net or 519 621 9908

    To make any inroads in this end game we need this idea to be spearheaded by someone with
   some influential power - Perhaps you might circulate this email to other scientists if you
   believe it has any merit.


   Sincerely,




   --

     [cid:image001.jpg@01C9DA2B.0F94D1F0]  Matthew Foster - Civis Mundi

          After thousands of generations of humankind -

          we are the last generation that can engineer a solution to today's environmental
   crisis.

          [4]civismundi@civismundi.net [5]http://www.civismundi.net/




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