We urge a tax on international financial transactions to curb speculation, the proceeds to be used to further human security throughout the world. Corporations must be responsible, accountable, and their activities both transparent and truly reflective of international agreements such as the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the Convention on the Rights of the Child - Cancelling third world debt which reflects the accumulated debt servicing charges and by levying a zero real interest rate on the remaining debt. Interest rates generally must fall. International agreement and enforcement is necessary to stop this abuse. The earth and the web of life it supports are sacred.
Human beings exploit the environment, other species and each other.
The degradation of our planet through environmental racism, sexism, resource depletion and other forms of oppression exemplify this exploitation. We affirm that human beings are an integral part of the natural world. This means that human beings must now take responsibility to consciously choose policies and actions compatible with the global environmental reality. We urgently need to formulate new economic concepts centred on ecological principles and human needs. Instead of the unrestricted exploitation of biological and natural resources, unlimited consumption, and environmentally destructive growth, we call for sustainable economic activity, the preservation of biological and cultural diversity, and the equitable distribution of rewards and costs.