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Browse our events including advocacy forums, annual meetings, global conversations, and World Citizen Book Club sessions hosted by Citizens for Global Solutions.
The Politics of World Federation (Session 3)
When a new weapon changes everything, who acts fast enough? Session 3 read about two people who tried: Grenville Clark and Henry Usborne.
About this event: The Politics of World Federation (Session 3)The Politics of World Federation (Session 2)
In 1945 the first use of atomic bombs forced governments to ask whether sovereign states alone could keep the peace.
About this event: The Politics of World Federation (Session 2)The Politics of World Federation (Session 1)
Many of today's hardest problems, from nuclear weapons to weak enforcement of international law, were first argued over in the 1940s.
About this event: The Politics of World Federation (Session 1)One World Democracy (Session 5)
Most people never hear the case for ending war through enforceable law told as a story they can see themselves in.
About this event: One World Democracy (Session 5)2021 CGS Conference: Paths to a World Federation
How does humanity get from many sovereign states to a lawful common order? The 2021 Citizens for Global Solutions Conference compared four routes.
About this event: 2021 CGS Conference: Paths to a World FederationOne World Democracy (Session 1)
Wars rarely break out inside a working federation such as Canada or India, and the book argues that this is no accident.
About this event: One World Democracy (Session 1)A Constitution for the Federation of Earth (Session 5)
Draft a complete plan and ask the world to ratify it, or keep it open to rewriting? The closing session put that question to Glen T. Martin.
About this event: A Constitution for the Federation of Earth (Session 5)A Constitution for the Federation of Earth (Session 4)
How does a world of armed and suspicious states move to one governed by law, and who goes first? Session 4 read the Constitution's Articles 17 to 19.
About this event: A Constitution for the Federation of Earth (Session 4)A Constitution for the Federation of Earth (Session 3)
A law that cannot be enforced is easy to ignore. Session 3 read Articles 10 to 15 of the Earth Constitution: how its law would be enforced and what it protects.
About this event: A Constitution for the Federation of Earth (Session 3)A Constitution for the Federation of Earth (Session 2)
Who should hold the power to stop a war, disarm a nation or protect an ocean? Session 2 read the Preamble and Articles 1 to 9 with Glen T. Martin.
About this event: A Constitution for the Federation of Earth (Session 2)A Constitution for the Federation of Earth (Session 1)
War, nuclear weapons, poverty and a damaged climate cross every border, yet each is handled by governments that answer only to their own citizens.
About this event: A Constitution for the Federation of Earth (Session 1)My Country is the World (Session 3)
Session 3 concludes the exploration of Garry Davis's world citizenship legacy, reflecting on its relevance to contemporary global governance advocacy.
About this event: My Country is the World (Session 3)Fratelli Tutti: A Discussion of Pope Francis’s Encyclical with Bishop John Stowe
Pandemic, nationalism, poverty, refugees and nuclear weapons cross borders. Pope Francis argued in Fratelli Tutti that no nation can answer them alone.
About this event: Fratelli Tutti: A Discussion of Pope Francis’s Encyclical with Bishop John Stowe2020 CGS National Convention
In 2020 a pandemic, deep national division and threats from nuclear weapons and a damaged climate made the case for working across borders hard to ignore.
About this event: 2020 CGS National ConventionMy Country is the World (Session 2)
Session 2 continues the exploration of Garry Davis's world citizenship movement, examining his advocacy methods and institutional innovations.
About this event: My Country is the World (Session 2)My Country is the World (Session 1)
Session 1 of the World Citizen Book Club explores My Country is the World, the story of world citizenship pioneer Garry Davis and his vision for a world beyond borders.
About this event: My Country is the World (Session 1)UN2020 and UN75 Update with Jeffery Huffines
When the United Nations turned 75, member states agreed on a four-page declaration that mostly repeated promises they had already made.
About this event: UN2020 and UN75 Update with Jeffery HuffinesWorld Federation (Session 5)
Session 5 concludes the World Federation series with Ron Glossop, synthesizing key themes and charting a path forward for the world federalist movement.
About this event: World Federation (Session 5)World Federation (Session 4)
Session 4 of the World Federation series explores the role of citizen movements in advancing global governance reform.
About this event: World Federation (Session 4)World Federation (Session 3)
Session 3 of the World Federation series examines the practical challenges and opportunities for implementing global governance reform.
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