Our mission is to end war, 

halt climate change, 

and reduce the threat of artificial intelligence

Sounds impossible, right? But here’s the thing. 

We’re getting the whole world involved.

We, the people of the world, united in our desire for lasting peace and a habitable planet, believe that there is only one way to achieve this goal; a World Federation.

So we are establishing a new global movement, OCCUPY EARTH to make that happen. 

There are already organizations and individuals working at the international level towards the same goal. But what we know works best, what moves mountains, is the legitimate voice of the citizenry. We must create a movement by and for the peoples of the world. Global problems need global solutions, and we need a democratic World Federation - a vital global institution - to be that solution.

A global legal system is absolutely essential to deal with the major global issues we face today. The new World Federation will enact enforceable laws where necessary to save people and planet from destruction.

No more toothless treaties and false promises - while the planet literally burns. 

We believe that this is the only effective path forward. How? See our strategy here.

The greatest threat to our planet is the belief that someone else will save it."

~Robert Swan

 

Let's make a move. Together.

Sometimes it feels like events are just happening to us, that we are merely passengers on a runaway train. Maybe we protest, sign petitions, and write letters, yet the train continues to careen every which way, bouncing off the guardrails.

And we see the solid wall fast approach at the end of the line.

The upcoming disaster looks unavoidable because we can’t believe that there is anything we can do. We can’t really change anything. So, we stay on the track, in our seats. We follow the rules. By following the rules, we remain passive and powerless passengers.

But what if there really is something you can do? 

In the train analogy, someone needs to break the glass and pull the emergency chord. It's hard to be the one to do it, and it takes some courage, but somebody has to do it.

In our reality on this planet at this moment in time, we are faced with the threat of nuclear war, an overheating planet, and unchecked artificial intelligence.

We must do something.

It might seem impossible, but there is a way out of this mess. It just needs action, and a few brave souls are needed to take the first steps.

It’s easy, and maybe a little too convenient, to just exclaim that this is impossible. 

That there is nothing I can do. No, something this critical merits much more serious consideration. 

You are right if you say, "There is no way to get everyone to agree." But there are exceptions to that thinking. First, we don't need everyone to agree—a small percentage of the population joining movements like this has historically proven to be successful. But more importantly, there are a few, very important things where the majority do agree.

• Most everyone wants a future for their children.

• Most everyone fears nuclear war.

• Most now even agree that climate change is at a crisis level.

Focusing on the areas we agree on can get us the support we need. These are global, life-threatening issues that we all know need to be solved, no matter how difficult that is.

WORLD FEDERATION

A World Federation quite elegantly solves these problems. As a Federation, it would only have jurisdiction over these global matters. Nation-state governments would continue to have jurisdiction over all other matters, in much the same way that many other national governments share jurisdictions with their states or provinces.

When Kansas and Colorado have a quarrel over the water in the Arkansas River, they don't call out the National Guard in each state and go to war over it. They bring suit in the Supreme Court of the United States and abide by the decision. There isn't a reason in the world why we cannot do that internationally."

~Harry Truman

We need a parliamentary assembly to make global laws, international courts to adjudicate, and an international enforcement agency to enforce them. We need to establish a World Federation.

So there is something to be done. 

It won't be easy by any stretch of the imagination.

But it is very far from impossible.

There are a billion people around the world ready to act — if someone breaks the glass, if someone moves first. 

We are ordinary people who love life and want to protect our children. We understand that it is literally insane to allow the planet to be destroyed. To wage war, let alone nuclear war. To mindlessly develop dangerous technologies.

We shouldn’t be frozen in fear. We shouldn’t be immobilized. We need to be making our move. 

Let's do it together!

How?

I knew someone had to take the first step, and I made up my mind not to move.”

~Rosa Parks

Working together, we can build the largest movement in human history