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1. More Global Marshall Plan videos online

   [Wed, 18 Jul 2007 11:00:00 GMT]
   

   - Establishing and meeting global environmental targets
   - Time to take action!
   Use the videos to spread the idea. Send the links to friends.
   
   Part 2 of the interview of Frithjof Finkbeiner by James Quilligan in the US is now online!
   
   You are invited to take action!
   There is a restoration happening everywhere. You are invited to action for your highest aspirations for a better world. In the affairs of humanity there is a tide of possibility, seen in places like the Global Marshall Plan, the Millennium Promise, and Green Design.
   
   May you act now for the purpose of a new common ground with all people, goodwill towards all life, and the better world we have always dreamed of.
   
   Have a look at Pierre Terres website for his video.
   (Source: Pierre Terre Productions)
   

   
   

   
   

   
   

2. International Consultation Process starts in September

   [Wed, 18 Jul 2007 11:00:00 GMT]
   

   Istanbul Conference backs this process
   Civil society needs to bundle its collective intelligence into a global consciousness - probably humankind's only chance of survival. Today NON-governmental organizations are engaging in different issues and everyone is fighting for themselves. It is high time for a world civil society which follows a common vision and joins forces.
   
   Only knowledge multiplies when shared.
   
   Since the G8 summit we have been working on this International Consultation Process. If you are interested in helping us with this, please contact Maike Sippel. The consultation process is integral part of our media campaign JETZT-DIE-WELT-RETTEN.DE (save-the-world-now).
   
   In the Istanbul Declaration the participants of the Globalization for the Common Good conference which took place from 4-9 July call for "a common global action plan, beginning with a multi-stakeholder consultation process, and culminating in a common vision for ending poverty, reversing climate change, financing sustainable development and creating structural reforms in global trade, finance, and energy policy".
   This was inspired by the Global Marshall Plan panel which presented the idea of an international consultation process.
   
   
   

   
   

3. New office building

   [Thu, 19 Jul 2007 11:00:00 GMT]
   

   and further changes
   The coordination office will move. Please update you address files.
   
   Our new addresse from 1 August:
   Global Marshall Plan Initiative
   Am Sandtorkai 62
   20457 Hamburg
   Germany
   
   Telephone and fax remain the same:
   phone: +49 40 822 90 420
   fax: +49 40 822 90 421
   
   
   Sabine Stoeck will focus in her PhD from 1 August
   Since 2004 she was supporting the coordination office with her expertise, especially with publications. We wish her all the best for her studies and thank her a lot for her commitment.
   
   Maike Sippel back in the coordination office
   After finishing her PhD Maike Sippel rejoined the team and is focussing on the international consultation process. Welcome back, Maike!
   
   
   
   
   

   
   

4. New Global Marshall Plan Video

   [Wed, 04 Jul 2007 11:00:00 GMT]
   

   Meeting the Millennium Development Goals
   In April James B. Quilligan interviewed Frithjof Finkbeiner on the issue of the Millennium Development goals and the Global Marshall Plan.
   
   

   
   

5. George C. Marshall inspired Bill Gates

   [Thu, 28 Jun 2007 11:00:00 GMT]
   

   During his speech the Mircosoft founder reminds of the idea of the Marshall Plan and drew the bow to the present.
   Bill Gates pointed out that access to technology is virtually basic to improve the world´s situation and called on the Harvard University to dedicade its best minds for the solving of the worldwide problems.
   
   The Wall Street Journal reported about the speech: Read the article by Robert A. Guth.
   Find the speech here.
   
   
   

    

   
   

6. Want to change America?

   [Thu, 21 Jun 2007 11:00:00 GMT]
   

   Don't be realistic.
   Rabbi Lerner urges viewers to stand up for their highest vision of the good rather than allowing the current powers to predetermine what kinds of social change are "realistic".
   
   Watch the most recent video by Michael Lerner.
   

   
   

   
   

    

   
   

   
   

7. Script doctor: How Microsoft chief marshalled speech to Harvard grads

   [Thu, 21 Jun 2007 11:00:00 GMT]
   

   Article published in The Wall Street Journal
   
   Bill Gates was inspired for his speech at Harvard University by the Marshall Plan.
   Read the article by Robert A. Guth here.

   
   

8. Podcasts of radio interviews available

   [Wed, 13 Jun 2007 11:00:00 GMT]
   

   Global Marshall Plan and G8
   Apart from many press articles, our Initiative was an issue of several radio and tv shows. Some examples can be listened to at our website.
   
   (all in German)
   Franz Josef Radermacher on 7 June 2007 at Deutschlandfunk. (2,5 MB)
   Frithjof Finkbeiner on 9 June 2007 at Antenne Bayern. (30 MB)
   

   
   

   
   

9. Change the system and abolish poverty

   [Wed, 13 Jun 2007 11:00:00 GMT]
   

   This is the response to Heiligendamm
   Press release
   Sent to journalists in Germany and  Austria on 12 June 2007
   - German version only -
   
   Pressemitteilung der Global Marshall Plan Initiative
   Hamburg, den 12. Juni 2007
    
   Global Marshall Plan Initiative wendet sich nach G8-Gipfel an Zivilgesellschaft
   
   "Wenn wir das System verbessern, schaffen wir die Armut ab!", wertet Frithjof Finkbeiner, Koordinator der Global Marshall Plan Initiative, den G8-Gipfel. Das sei die Antwort auf Heiligendamm. "Die Volksvertreter der mächtigen und reichen Welt haben eine wichtige Chance vertan. Beim Klimaschutz ist theoretisch ein bedeutender Durchbruch gelungen; gleichzeitig wurde die Glaubwürdigkeit der G8 stark beschädigt, da die Versprechen gegenüber den Armen gebrochen wurden. Jetzt müssen die Bürger der Welt sich ihrer Verantwortung bewusst werden. Wir müssen eine gemeinsame Strategie entwickeln, wie wir die UN-Millenniumsziele bis 2015 erreichen und gleichzeitig faire Spielregeln für die Weltwirtschaft setzen.", sagt Finkbeiner.
   
   "Bangladesch wird die UN-Millenniumsziele bis 2015 erfüllen und bis 2030 die Armut vollständig ins Museum verbannen", sagte der Friedensnobelpreisträger Muhammad Yunus. Das Yunus-Modell stellt das Banksystem auf den Kopf. In wenigen Jahren hat Yunus mit Kleinstkrediten in Bangladesch, einem der korruptesten und ärmsten Länder dieser Erde, die Armut reduziert. Finkbeiner teilt Yunus' Philosophie: "Wir können die Welt verbessern, wenn wir die Institutionen ändern. Die Welt braucht eine Systemänderung."
   
   Das Ziel muss eine weltweite Ökosoziale Marktwirtschaft sein. Die Global Marshall Plan Initiative lädt alle gesellschaftlichen Kräfte ein, eine gemeinsame Vision für eine gerechtere Weltordnung zu gestalten. Die Ergebnisse dieser Konsultation sollen 2010 in einer internationalen Konferenz vorgestellt werden.
   
   
   Hintergrund:
   Die Global Marshall Plan Initiative setzt sich dafür ein, die UN-Millenniumsentwicklungsziele zu verwirklichen und eine weltweite Ökosoziale Marktwirtschaft einzuführen. Sie arbeitet seit 2003 als Netzwerk von Organisationen und Personen aus Zivilgesellschaft, Wirtschaft, Politik, Wissenschaft und Medien.
   
   Rückfragen
   Frithjof Finkbeiner
   Global Marshall Plan Initiative
   Steckelhörn 9
   20457 Hamburg
   +49 40 822 90 420, +49 171 74 88 108
   E-Mail
   www.globalmarshallplan.org
   
   Die Pressemitteilung als pdf
   
   
   

   
   

10. Jimmy Carter supports Strategy of Generosity

    [Tue, 05 Jun 2007 11:00:00 GMT]
    

    NSP met Jimmy Carter
    On May 2, some leaders of the Network of Spiritual Progressives (NSP) invited other Jewish, Christian and Islamic leaders to a private meeting with former U.S. president Jimmy Carter to discuss Israel/Palestine and also their strategy for homeland security: the Strategy of Generosity and the Global Marshall Plan. Here's what happened at the meeting.