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The Global Summit™ (TGS) annually unites the most dedicated social and environmental change makers, powerful leaders, and grass-roots citizens to shape global policies, support local solutions and advance the most effective technologies for a sustainable world. Dedicated to addressing root causes of humanity’s most critical challenges, The Global Summit catalyzes a whole system approach to elevate the primary vehicles of social, economic and environmental change:
POLICY MAKING PHILANTHROPY TECHNOLOGY
Launching as a planning symposium in November 2008, followed by seven annual events in seven world regions, The Global Summit applies social innovations and communication tools enabling collective action and public participation. Leading up to TGS 2009, The Global Summit will empower the world’s citizens to be heard as they voice their concerns about the most critical issues of our time and elect civil society delegates through an online voting and outreach campaign with the message, “Your Voice Matters”. Fueling community action throughout the year, The Global Summit creates a membership community of Partners In Empowerment™ (PIE) united by an online collaboration portal called 1PIE. Hosted on TGS & partner sites it will link local initiatives with global opportunities and tracks progress of commitments made at The Global Summit. For example—nonprofits interested in clean water in Zimbabwe can join with environmental engineers in Germany specializing in water purification systems, while conferencing with technologists worldwide looking to expand their network, in addition to collaborating with foreign policy makers looking for traction, and journalists that seek exposure. Each meets their specific, individual goals within the broader context of creating a more sustainable society. Measurable Outcomes 1. Empower new voices to be heard in shaping the global policies and local solutions to the issues that affect them most through a citizen input driven, global policy making system applying advances in conflict mediation and information technology for transparent, equitable and measurable results. 2. Reduce duplication & increase collective social, economic and environmental impact through a global partnership network supporting local programs achieving the Millennium Development Goals & The Earth Charter. 3. Catalyze immediate climate change solutions & sustainable economic development via multi-sector transfer of green, clean and grass-roots friendly technologies via efficiency based awards and exposure of what works, investment forums and education promoting the Kyoto Protocol/Copenhagen targets.
Laying the Foundation: "The Global Summit Planning Symposium" San Francisco, CA. Nov. 16-18, 2008 Venues & Events:
On November 16-18, 2008, Empowerment Works will hold a special planning symposium bringing together 200 social and environmental change makers, youth and indigenous community representatives, artists, scholars and business leaders to raise the foundation of The Global Summit (TGS) 2009-2015. Members of this founding convention will shape and identify policy issues, citizen direct voting system and the location of future Summits across 7 world regions. Together, over the course of a 2 day action-tank, global web-casts and supporting concert, these sustainability pace-setters, visionary speakers and expected 100,000 online participants will help spread a message of collaboration, hope and celebration around The Global Summit launch. The use of information and communications technology will play a major role in the mobilization of this human energy. OUTCOMES:
Featured Speakers & Session Chairs Hunter Lovins -
Founder, Natural Capitalism Solutions, Chair, Sustainable Business MC & Facilitators *partial list Melanie St.James,
MPA –(MC) Executive Director, Empowerment Works! EVOLVING PROGRAM: Monday, Nov. 17: (Symposium Day 1):
Tuesday, Nov. 18: (Symposium Day 2):
Closing Ceremony & Evening Concert Celebration TGS 2009 “Humanity Uniting”, Los Angeles, CA. (Date & Venue TBA) From 2009 through 2015, seven full-scale summits will be held, one annually in each of the world’s seven regions: Africa, The Middle East, Asia, Europe, Oceania, South America & North America. The first of these will be held in Los Angeles, CA, due to its unparalleled media access - vital to building global awareness. PARTICIPANTS: In addition to the general public and change-makers in the USA, this and all TGS events will ensure full participation of grass-roots communities in the developing world, both online and off (through scholarships +). CORE ELEMENTS: The Global Summit’s strategically diverse program engages a wide range of stakeholders promoting transfer of knowledge, technology and synergistic collaboration in local and global solutions.
PHASE
I: 2007 - June 2008 - Programming,
TGS Committee Development, Evaluation Design PHASE
II: July - August 2008 Global Nomination
of TGS Founding Delegates PHASE
III: TGS
2008 - "Planning Symposium"
- San Francisco, CA. Nov. 16-18 (BY
INVITE ONLY) PHASE
IV: TGS 2009
- Full Scale, 5 Part “Humanity Uniting”, Los Angeles, CA. (TBD)
Phases
V +: 6
Annual Summits 2010-15 in remaining world regions
(+ global virtual conference hubs) By 2015, The Global Summit will have established the world’s first consent based, citizen direct input driven policy system. It will have shifted international development from top-down to supporting local self-determination and will have contributed to a sustainable economy through a results based platform for technology adoption. At this point, building on eight years of extensive evaluation and lessons learned, The Global Summit will become its own institution with its own collaboration-based governance system, contributing by example to the transformation of existing policy making systems. And, it will have supported the development of the 1PIE.org world-wide support network reinforcing an ongoing global partnership for a secure future.
The Global Challenge & Opportunity The most critical challenges facing humanity are inextricably linked and resolving them requires collaborative action, driven at a local level as local stakeholders are most affected by the issues of climate change, poverty and AIDS - and most motivated to solve them. However, the majority of aid strategies are directed from the top down and thus limit creative self-determination - vital to sustainability. In addition to taking leadership out of local hands, these aid models are financially unsustainable as donor budgets shrink in a global recession and non-profits struggle to stay afloat just when their vital efforts are needed most. The world's policy making, economic and humanitarian aid structures remain virtually unchanged for the past 50 years - before globalization, the information age and when our population was less than half its current size. While thousands of organizations, experts and grass-roots citizens call for a more holistic, locally based approach, achieving it requires the unified commitment of all sectors of society to shift the system at once. The Global Summit presents an objective, merit-based policy development platform and year round collaboration framework honoring the unique strength of each citizen, organization and business to help implement community-based solutions from the ground up. It’s is a huge vision. It’s a necessary reality. It’s happening! Because there is so much more collaboration that can occur, because there are so many under recognized innovations and because there is so much will to live and carry on as a species, we have great hope in the future. Format & Organizing System Partners In Empowerment™ (PIE) Often conferences, UN Charters, and other policy making systems abandon the principle of stakeholder participation in planning – and yet, these processes are fundamental to democracy, peace and sustainability. Emphasizing what each sector has to contribute, EW’s Partners In Empowerment (PIE) model increases public participation. Empowering all voices to be heard, PIE serves as the foundation for developing The Global Summit's multi-sector, interdisciplinary, citizen input driven, consent based global policy making system. The following PIE categories represent universal sectors found in diverse global communities:
Collaborating Nonprofits – “Social & environmental action & advocacy groups ensuring those most affected by policies have input.” (Community Based Organizations, International Foundations, Go vt. Service Agencies) Educational Institutions – “Advancing research, understanding, technologies and other tools for a sustainable world.” (Private, Govt.& Nonprofit groups) Sustainable Businesses – “Private sector entities having a positive impact on local communities and harnessing market forces to build a sustainable world.” (Private sector corporations and related advocacy groups) Responsible Media Groups – “An informed public is vital to democracy. Responsible Media Groups uphold truth in journalism & conscious messaging.” (Print, Radio, Web, Events, Public Information Agencies) Artists in Action - “Whether through visual art, music or poetry, Artists speak with integrity and the world listens, Musicians, (Visual Artists, Actors and other creative vehicles of social change) Social Entrepreneurs – “Just as a private sector entrepreneur seeks financial profit, Social Entrepreneurs create solutions benefiting people & the planet. (Academic, non-profit & governmental policy makers) The Global Summit
starts when participants leave. The Partners in Empowerment (PIE)
collaboration portal and 7 Stages of Community Action catalyze
locally-led social, economic and environmental solutions.
6 PIE + 7 Stages + 8 TGS = Sustainable Impact
1PIE Portal - 6 Partners In Empowerment Uniting for 1 world. PIE is a tool to support, organize and unite diverse sectors of the local and global community. To channel outcomes of The Global Summit into local action, EW is developing the 1pie.org online portal with like-minded Information & Communication Technology (ICT) visionaries. 1PIE will empower local and global participants through: 1. Local action calendars with cultural arts events, educational workshops, sustainable business promotions and publications; 2. Critical Mass Campaigns (Policy, Action & Public Awareness) enabling groups with common goals to raise their collective voices for greater impact & public awareness; 3. Online Eco-Mall generating resources for community-based initiatives; 4. Appropriate technology database supporting transfer to local program areas & partners; 5. Program collaboration tools facilitating Private, Public & Voluntary participation in local programs in support of ongoing projects of collaborating non-profits, based on locally identified goals and needs. 6. Local needs assessment frameworks using universal program indicators facilitating collaboration between diverse, complimentary local partners in program areas to reduce duplication and increase collective impact. 7
Stages of Community-based Action This model benefits non-profits by reducing duplication by uniting locally-led collaboration strategies and increases impact by engaging diverse sectors in win-win solutions. Particularly now as donor budgets shrink in a global recession, this organizing process is vital to ensure delivery of critical services. 1. Identify and engage Partners In Empowerment™ - local citizens, organizations, and businesses dedicated to improving human and environmental security in geographic focus area. 2. Assess local human and natural assets that can be developed to create sustainable livelihoods. 3. Develop a comprehensive community based plan of action with shared input and long-term responsibility. 4. Promote technical assistance and human capacity building in project management to increase local partners’ self-reliance. 5. Transfer of appropriate technologies and best practices in health, renewable energies, sustainable agriculture, education, etc. 6. Assist development & marketing of products and services that value & protect indigenous heritage. 7. Reinforce long-term private, public & civil society partnerships for a sustainable future. The time and opportunity for a better world is NOW. There are so many ways to get involved with The Global Summit and make a direct difference. Whether through financial support or hands-on participation with our planning symposiums or on-the-ground programs, we have a valued place for your support. Your voice matters. Register: To request an invitation for 2008, e-mail up to 300 words sharing your vision of a positive future and which PIE Sector you best represent.
Nominate: To recommend a registrant, speaker or session
co-chair, e-mail
us the following: Partner: Is there a TGS event related, online or the ground program area that advances your organizations mission? Contact us to explore ways you can co-create them and raise awareness of your work, build alliances and tap into community resources as a Partner In Empowerment. Sponsor: The Global Summit Planning Symposium is a historical opportunity for your company to have an immediate impact for a sustainable future and exalt its image for years to come as a visionary, founding sponsor. Donate: Your support is vital to advance program development & global access to it. As a program of 501c3 nonprofit, Empowerment Works, all contributions to The Global Summit are tax-deductible. Spread the word: TGS is launching the “Your Voice Matters” Global Call to Action and seeks media partners to help make history with e-campaigns, web-outreach & search engine placement. Be first to share the message. Volunteer: TGS has been created by and continues to rely on the passion, talent, and time of on-and-off-line volunteers supporting research, outreach and program committees. Please send all inquiries to: info[at]theglobalsummit.org or call 1+310-392-6909 TGS Partners The Global Summit is coming to life in collaboration with the following program, strategic and media partners:
Integrity: Walking the walk with ethical branding & production partners Communicating The Global Summit vision to the world, Empowerment Works is honored to partner Jungle8, a leading conscious branding, messaging and design firm. Jungle8 has selected TGS as its annual pro-bono contract and is creating theglobalsummit.org, brand, and primary collaterals.
Additional creative support from www.soundmindmedia.net and other talent rich groups is greatly appreciated!
From the earliest stages of creating its bold title, The Global Summit has been proud to partner with Seven-Star Events. Achieving record-breaking results in greening LIVE EARTH, and producers of the 100k person Green Festivals for Global Exchange & CoopAmerica, Seven-Star delivers expert planning, production, event greening, exhibit sales, sponsorship development, strategic consulting, and conscious event marketing.
In January 2007, in a common, yet separate effort to improve the state of the world, both the World Economic and World Social Forums were held. One was in Switzerland, the richest country on earth, and one was held in Kenya, East Africa, flanked by civil wars, droughts and refugee camps. Both forums held meetings on how to increase GDP for those living below a dollar a day. Yet, those with the economic and political force to shape global policies were at one event, while those most affected were at another. In the midst of this disparity, the driving factors and human impacts of climate change, and other environmental challenges, hung in the balance. To mutually advance global economic policies and grass-roots solutions, a new, remarkably inclusive framework for collaboration is called for in 2008. In a worldwide effort to achieve a sustainable future, The Global Summit unites grass-roots citizens, leading social and environmental change makers and the most powerful business icons and policy makers in an evolutionary hands-on, solution building event. Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has. - Margaret Mead, Anthropologist Volunteer Staff & Organizing Team
Special Advisors Bob
Ayres - Production (Executive Director of The Next 20 Years Series,
Former Executive Director of the TED Prize) Background The programs comprising The Global Summit have been in development by Empowerment Works and its founding directors for almost a decade. It took shape as a collaborative project in February 2007. Since this time, thousands of hours have been invested by dedicated volunteers from all corners of the earth to bring it to life. Ultimately, what began as a vision to empower the world’s most vulnerable, yet culturally rich local communities has become an opportunity to unite our global community when our human race is most vulnerable. About Producing Organization, Empowerment Works! Empowerment Works (EW) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization devoted to the advancement of a global partnership for a sustainable world by nurturing mutually-supportive private, public, and voluntary collaborations that value and protect indigenous heritage. EW was founded in 2001 to empower local stakeholders in the world’s most vulnerable, yet culturally rich communities to resolve poverty and build a sustainable future via “7 Stages” to sustainable economic development. The first stage engages 6 mutually supportive sectors, or Partners In Empowerment™ (PIE), to co-create solutions from the ground up. In dedicating itself as an institution, its programs, research and social innovations to the development of The Global Summit, Empowerment Works most fully realizes its purpose of harnessing the economic, technical and human capital needed to catalyze systematic, mutually supportive collaboration for a SUSTAINABLE WORLD. *The Global Summit™ and Partners In Empowerment™ are registered trademarks and collaborative initiatives of Empowerment Works, Inc, a 501(c)(3) charitable organization with US federal tax ID #: 31-179-6801. Together We Can. |
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