A DECLARATION OF INTIRDEP.

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build those Institutions which

Interdependence with the people of all nations and to embrace those principles .and

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~'~( IN THE COURSE OF HISTORY the threat of extinction confronts : man N kind, it Is necessary for the people of The United States to declare their

should reaffirm those principles on which the United States of America was founded, acknowledge the new crises which confront them, accept the new obligations which history Imposes'
upon them, and set-forth the causes which Impel them to affirm before ail peoples their com=

Two centuries ago our forefathers brought forth a new nation ; now we must join with others to bring forth anewworld order: On this historic occasion it Is proper that the American people

will enable mankind to survive and civilization to flourish .

THIS 'DOCUMENT N SIGNED BY 12 :5 MEMBERS OF THE,' U .S . CONGRESS Jan . 29, 1976 . THE NATIONAL EDUCATION 'ASSO( TION IS PUSHIN( GURR I BULUht WH Tf STRESSES GLOBAL INTERDEPI NDa NG1 (Please see . attached NEA Curriculum Recommendation

We hold these truths to be self-evident ; that all men arecreated equal ; that the Inequalities and injustices"filch afflictso much of the human race are the product of history and society, not of God or nature; that people everywhere are entitled to the blessings of life and liberty,- peace

mitment to a Declaration of Interdependence . .

that unite It are Incomparably deeper than those that divide it-that all i people are part of one Philadelphia, P.a global community, dependent on one body of resources, bound together by the ties of a compublic schools a is e a 1 r e a d y- u s i n mon humanityand associated in a common adventure' on the planet Earth.a t e r a 1 s wh t' h Let us then join together to vindicate and realize this great truth that mankind Is one, and as downplay U .S . one will nobly save or irreparably lose the heritage of thousands of years Ofcfvillzation . And let sovereignty sind us set forth the .principles which should animate and inspire us If burr civilization . Is to survive : which quest oil he tbecom val crucial for, human survival, a .j that that the resources of t eir expioli., . AFF' the.-globe are finite, #i on should be' so . regulated as to serve, the interests Oft)* not infinite, that they are the, heritage of no one entire globe, and of future : generations. nation orgeneeration, but of all, peoples, nations WE AFFIRM that pollution flows withh the waters and flies ~ . +~. ~4 .vae,i~y,~ii u thn~Li iFt~iti:r~s:St Gutt` s{di ,1Ji Ii aL7 ticttt3 . Mth ti .e winds, that it recognizes no boundary lines anti pen , rrue. ca brat posterity a P lobar richer in material bouncy, In etrates all-defenses, that it. works Irreparable damage alike to I- eauty and In delight than we found it Narrow notions of taNature and to Mankind` threatening' with extinction the life tional sovereignty must not..t be permitted to curtail that obisof the seas, the flora and fauna of the earth, the hey fth.of the gation. people in cities and the countryside alike -anti that It can be WE AFFIRM that the expioitatlon ofthe-poor by the rich. adequately controlled only through international .coop era P tlon and the weak by the strong violates' our common humanity' WE AFFIRM. that the exploration: and utilization of outer and denies to large segments of society. the blessings of life. space is a matter' . equally important to all the nations of the Iiberty and happiness : We recognize a moral obligation to globe and that no'natioh can be permitted to exploit or destrive for a more prudent and more equitable' sharing off the velop the potentialities of the planetary system exclusively resources of the earth in order to ameliorate poverty, hunger for its own benefit: and disease. WE AFFIRM that the onom. of all niistions'l a WEAFFIRM that the resources of nature are sufficient to web: louri5h and sustain all the present Inhabitants bf the' globe _ an t atno..one nation can any orieer effectively r .*In-, . P and m ttin. I ts rocesses.of roduc society to distribute ind that there is an obligation on every oliaborativeregulatiotti.bv In . ~ , t e tie . c a S si: tv forc : obligation out recogn. t . :hose resources equitably, along . with A. corollary Intemational authorities . iporl every sodety to assure ., that its population does,`i of WE AFFIRM that in a civilized society, the institutions of . -)lace upon Nature a burden heavier than it can bear science and the arts are never at war and call upon all nations WE AFFIRM our responsibility to help orate conditions `a ..uvinistic to $xemi~t obese Institutions from the doll tie of ch : and security and to build more, efwhich will make for peace nationalism and tq foster : that great community:, of learning the' rations .: 66ine for keeping P ce anion f tiv prigektchy g nd creativity whose benign function it is to advance civillza., Muse the insensate accumulation of nuclear Chemical and :, On and the health and happiness of mankind . 3lological weapons threatens the survivalnkind we call WEAF IRM that a world without law; Is a world without .o or the Immediate reduction ; .and eventual elimination order, . and we call upon all . nations to strengthen arid to sue :base weapons under international supervision .'We deplore . the United Nations and Itss specialized .~agendes, and ain he reliance on force to settle .disputes between nation states other institutions of world order, and to broaden the jurisdlcend between rival groups thin . such states. tiOn of the World_ Court; that these may preside over a reign WE AFFIRM that the oceans are : the common property oflawthatwfll not only end wars but end as well that mindless )f mankind whose dependence on their Incomparable re violence which terrorizes our society e n times of ty v eni p ease ,ources ofnourishment and Strength will, in the= , next century, . . can no longerafford to make little plans,allowourselves to be the captives of events E and forces over which we have no 'control, consult our fears rather than ourr hopes . We call upon the American people, on the threshold of the third century : of their, nationalexistence, to display once gain that boldness , enterprise . magnanimity and vision ,bvhich s in enabled the founders of our Republic to bring forth a ;; new nation anti inaugurate a new er a . the globe, -hearts and . Throughout human history, The fate, of humanity hangs in . the balance hallenge . ; to meet the g hopesu wait ; upon us. We summon ail Mankind to unite ., Pr reek: r"Tlfhi

their minds and their hearts to the solution of those problems which threaten their su? i al . Toestablish a newworld orderof compassion, peace ; justice and security, it is essential that mankind free itself from the limitations of national prejudice, and acknowledge that the : forces

and securityand the realization of their full potential ; that they have an Inescapable moral bbliga-, clop to. preserve . those rights for posterity; and that to achieve these ends. all the peoples and notions of the globe should acknowledge their Interdependence and join together to dedicate