About the Democratic World Federalists (To learn more, scroll through or use the subject links below to jump.) Purposes & Objectives 6-Point Program Historical Narrative Affiliations & Contacts

The Purposes and Objectives of Democratic World Federalists are:       A. To promote an understanding of the principles that:   Common Humanity   The people of the world, as interconnected members of a common humanity, must recognize that the well-being and safety of anyone should be of concern to everyone.   Global Problems & Benefits   The people are confronted by global problems, such as war and civil conflict, crimes against humanity and anarchy, large-scale poverty and disease, and degradation of the environment. These can be dealt with, and peace and the well-being of the people promoted, through enforceable world laws.   Sovereignty & Citizenship   The people, as sovereign citizens, are inherently endowed with the authority and the duty to govern themselves, either directly or through elected representatives, on all levels of society and ultimately the world. As citizens, they should respect the rule of law, which their civic participation creates and legitimizes.   Good Government   The government of all political units must be open, democratic, and accountable to the people and have effective legislative, executive, and judicial branches, with checks and balances.   Federation   Planet Earth, with unity in its diversity, requires a democratic, federal system of government, where problems from local to global are dealt with by governments at the appropriate level.   Constitution     A world constitution with a declaration of rights should be promoted by any means possible, e.g., restructuring and democratizing the United Nations, federating a number of regional unions, expanding a community of democracies, or building a new set of institutions of government through a world convention.       B. To develop an organization/movement without borders and spread its message throughout the world via contacts with other civil-society organizations, educational institutions, the media, lawmakers, and the general public.

Our 6-Point Action Program: publication of Toward Democratic World Federation, which goes to readers throughout the United States and several other countries; informing the public about the movement for global government through our website, www.dwfed.org; keeping our Supporters up-to-date on news about governing the world and related U.S. foreign policy via e-mail; communicating our message to the media, public officials, other civil society organizations, and the general public through letters and the above means; helping other activist organizations to understand and adopt concepts of world federalism through our Solutions to Global Problems outreach program; and sponsoring and co-sponsoring events and cooperating with like-minded organizations, including the Union of European Federalists, in spreading awareness of the benefits of democratic federations.

Who are We and What are We Working for? (Historical Narrative) On 11 February 2005, the Board of Directors of the World Federalists of Northern California, which a year before had incorporated as a public benefit educational organization in California, took on the new name of Democratic World Federalists. As Democratic World Federalists, we are working for a Democratic World Federation and have many honorable antecedents to follow. In 1942 Student Federalists were already calling for a Federal World Government. In October 1945 many civic American leaders issued the Declaration of Dublin, New Hampshire which promoted a world federal government. In 1947, World Federalists from around the U.S.A. formed the United World Federalists (later reformed as the World Federalist Association). Also in 1947 some far-seeing men and women from many countries met in Montreux, Switzerland, issued the Montreux Declaration, and formed the World Movement for World Federal Government. This global body later was renamed World Federalist Movement (see below for details). In 1992 we named our quarterly publication Toward Democratic World Federation. In 1997 the former World Federalist Association amended its Goals and Beliefs to declare that to achieve its goal a democratic federal world government was required. Reflecting the growing consensus about what we should be working for, it is essential that we do not shy away from calling ourselves Democratic World Federalists. Our office is in San Francisco, the city where the finishing touches were put on the United Nations Charter in 1945, and where we hosted the XXIInd World Congress of the W.F.M. in 1995. California is also the state where in 1949 United World Federalists of California, led by President Alan Cranston and Executive Director Robert Walker, convinced the State Legislature to pass the California Resolution, the first of several state resolutions calling for the United States to participate in a world federal government. But, befitting, an organization working for a government for all humanity, we've discarded geographic limitations and opened ourselves to World Federalists and other concerned citizens from anywhere. We have Supporters -- many of them distinguished World Federalists -- from Hawaii to Massachusetts and from Oregon to Florida, as well in Canada and several European and Asian countries. We've had nationals from Australia, Cambodia, Canada, China, France, Germany, India, Italy, Pakistan, Spain, Switzerland, and Vietnam working in our office or on our governing board. Many groups have been working to bring the rule of law to the people of the world. Debates have occurred over how this should come about. Some advocate strengthening the United Nations with its General Assembly and Security Council, which had been modeled somewhat after the League of Nations with its Assembly and Council. Some have advocated creating international institutions to deal with specific international problems. Some have proposed producing a popular assembly as a step in democratizing the U.N. Some have proposed developing regional federations, from which a world federation may evolve. Still others have advocated holding a world constitutional convention to produce a world federal government. Some have even drafted constitutions for the world community and government. We invite anyone to become a Supporter who believes that it is essential to popularize the concept of a Democratic World Federation if the Earth and humanity are ultimately to survive. Not only those who may feel isolated from any organized group are welcome as Supporters of the Democratic World Federalists, but also those who feel themselves to be World Federalists while also supporting other groups with tangentially related interests.

Affiliations & Contact Information Democratic World Federalists With an office in downtown San Francisco, D.W.F. serves Supporters throughout the United States and the World. 55 New Montgomery Street, Suite 225 San Francisco, California 94105-3421 Tel & Fax: 1-415-227-4880 -- E-mail: dwfed@dwfed.org Coalition for Democratic World Government Democratic World Federalists are one of the 18 member organizations that comprise the C.D.W.G. The coalition is committed to creating a democratic federal world government, founded on a world constitution with a global bill of human rights in order to: Ban weapons of mass destruction, Protect the Earth's environment, Prevent/stop international military aggression, Uphold basic human rights, Help eliminate poverty and hunger worldwide E-mail: cdworldg@comcast.net www.cdwg.org World Federalist Movement Democratic World Federalists also work as an Associated Organization with the world-level federalist organization, the W.F.M. Formed in 1947, as the World Movement for World Federal Government, it was subsequently renamed the World Association of World Federalists and World Association for World Federation before coming to its current name. The WFM has member organizations, associated organizations, and individual supporters in many parts of the world. 708 Third Avenue - 24th Floor New York, NY 10017 www.wfm.org

Contributions to the Democratic World Federalists, a 501(c)(3) organization, are tax-deductible.