Alter - Globalists

Globalization is inevitable, resistance is futile. Yet there are plenty of people who remain antiglobalists, such as anarchists. When we see news reports about protests of WTO meetings and the like, we hear about antiglobalists, but in reality most of the protesters are alterglobalists, not antiglobalists. Alterglobalists are opposed to the ways globalism is occuring, not opposed to globalism itself. The distinction is critically important. Antiglobalists are naive, uninformed and misguided. Alterglobalists are sophisticated, well-informed and guided by principles of virtue.

Globalization is a process, a process as old as life itself, but that perspective is a grand stretch from the present and common context we use today. Let it suffice to say that every megalomaniac in history has had in his dark heart a dream to rule the world.

It is a brave new world and depending who you are the new world ordering can be scary indeed. The structural adjustments imposed by the WTO and IMF were disasterous for millions of people. The Iraq war wasn't so good for most Iraqis. Damage to other species and environments has been catastrophic, but is more difficult to weigh. There is plenty of hype and paranoia surrounding this, conspiraciy theories abound. There is no doubt that there is abundant corruption and that there are myriads of conspiracies. Who could be immune to the influence of billions of dollars? We even have confessions from an economic hit-man to testify to the subtle corruptive influence of wealth and luxury.

Integral Activism, Take 2

Integral Activism

We live in world of unprecedented complexity and interconnectivity in which individual and collective welfare is affected by more things than we, as individuals, can adequately contemplate and manage at any one time. To more adequately and efficiently address and resolve pressing issues of militarization, nuclear proliferation, environmental degradation and toxification, social injustice and cultural conflicts, resource depletion, etc., we will need a more comprehensive, a more integral approach toward prudent activism. Integral Activism is intended and designed to meet and fill this pressing need.
IA (Integral Activism) recognizes and supports the indispensable roles, values and functions of existing non-governmental organizations (NGOs), working for greater cooperation and collaboration among them while organizing and prioritizing through the utilization of an integral model inspired by the works of Ken Wilber.
IA will serve as a centralized fundraising nexus for a more broad variety of good works for the common good than any one person could do by themselves, alone. The United Way is one example of a prototype for the emerging institution, Integral Activism.
IA works within local through global contexts for the greater health and sustainability of environments, cultures and societies. IA provides a redistributive service for charitable contributions and retains a small transparent fee to support the operation of the organization and key contributing members.
IA also provides educational resources through a variety of mediums using collaborative strategies.

Charity pays dividends



NGO LINKS
Overviews:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NGOs
http://ngo.org/links/
http://library.duke.edu/research/subject/guides/ngo_guide/
http://www.ngowatch.org/ngos.php?l=1
Global Democracy
http://www.cdwg.org/home.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Federalist_Movement note Asheville entry
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citizens_for_Global_Solutions note Asheville entry
http://www.wfm.org/site/index.php/base/mainhttp://www.cdwg.org/home.htm

Environmental
http://www.wwf.org/
http://www.environmentaldefense.org/home.cfm
http://library.duke.edu/research/subject/guides/ngo_guide/db/environment.asp
Safety
http://www.worldsafety.org/
Human Rights
http://library.duke.edu/research/subject/guides/ngo_guide/db/rights.asphttp://library.duke.edu/research/subject/guides/ngo_guide/db/development.asp
Animal Rights
http://www.greenpeace.org/usa/
http://www.hsus.org/index.html
Science
http://www.ucsusa.org/
Religion
http://www.interfaithalliance.org/site/pp.asp?c=jkLSJ6MRKvH&b=2882853
Secularist and Humanist
http://www.americanhumanist.org/index.html
http://www.iheu.org/
http://www.infidels.org/org/
Women’s rights
http://library.duke.edu/research/subject/guides/ngo_guide/db/women.asp