World Citizenship is also the key to develop real democracy in the Global Village. This means participatory democracy at all levels of society. Democratic voting for political leaders is sacrosanct, but it is only one domain of democracy. Most people work nearly a third of their lives in corporations, and yet corporations are the most totalitarian regimes on the planet, literally one man or one woman rule from the top down. We need to develop democracy everywhere in society, including the work place.
Good ideas are nice, but they have little impact unless put into practice.
The encouraging news is that people and organizations have initiated action to make dramatic progress over the coming years. A significant effort is underway to establish a Peoples' Assembly within the United Nations Organization. Democratizing the U.N., through the representation of people in addition to governments, is mandatory for this world organization to achieve Global Governance. World Citizenship Day to be celebrated annually like Earth Day all around the globe. World Citizenship Day needs to be authorized by the United Nations to make it an official event in all countries.