Global Greens 2001

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We have a Global  Greens Charter!  The pivotal  moment of the Global Greens Conference came soon after 4 pm on Monday 16 April.  Delegates ratified the Charter with a standing ovation.  After two years of debate and negotiation, then three days of  discussion, amendment and voting during the conference,  we had an agreed statement; not perfect but one  that everyone was prepared to live with.  This is a remarkable achievement.  Inevitably, there were more amendments proposed to the Charter than could be dealt with in the time available.  The Charter Working Group and International Reference Group recommended, and the conference agreed, that these  amendments should be collated for consideration when the Charter is next revised.  In addition,  the conference agreed to resolutions on Global Greens Coordination and Network Climate Change Free Trade Areas of the Americas Positive Globalisation, Oil Companies and People's  Decisions The Next Global Greens Conference We thank  everyone for their cooperation, good will and sheer hard  work. Global Greens Charter, Canberra  2001   Global Greens Charter, deferred  amendments   Global Greens Conference,  resolutions    Global Greens Charter German translation Global Greens Charter Portuguese translation Global Greens Charter Spanish translation  Global Greens Charter French translation Background The purpose  of the Global Greens Charter is to state the values and  principles that we hold in common as Green parties and  political movements. It is not intended to represent  everything that every individual party or group believes  in, but rather a set of core beliefs and ideals. It  is  a document that existing and newly forming  parties can draw upon to decide whether they too are  'Green'. The Charter  builds on earlier Greens statements including in   1992 at the Rio Earth Summit, the Millennium Declaration made at Oaxaca in 1999 and the Accord between  the Green Parties of the Americas and the Ecologist  Parties of Africa. The draft Charter was prepared by Louise Crossley  (Australian Greens), based upon the following documents. Ten key values of the Green Committees of  Correspondence (US) Taiwanese interpretation of the ten key  values Ten key values of the Canadian Greens The earth charter - Benchmark Draft II,  April 1999 Declaracion de principios (Mexico) Declaracion de principios (Mexico) - English translation Valores fundamentais (Brazil) Guiding principles of the European Greens Protocol between the African and American  Green Party Federations Charter of The Green Party of Aotearoa New  Zealand Charter of The Australian Greens United Tasmania Group - The new ethic  (1972) Beyond tomorrow - 1975 Values Party  manifesto