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From: "A World to Win" <[log in to unmask]>
To: "A World to Win" <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Tuesday, April 25, 2006 7:38 PM
Subject: Rights campaign appeal


> You are invited to add your support for a written constitution for a truly
> democratic, republican Britain. The declaration below was drawn up after 
> the
> recent human and social rights conference sponsored by A World to Win.
>
> To show your support, simply press the "Reply" button, adding your message
> of support and any comments you have on the struggle for rights in Britain
> today. You can also register your support at http://www.aworldtowin.net
>
> Please circulate this email as widely as possible.
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>
> Rights for a 21st century democracy
> ========================
>
> We the undersigned believe that the existing system of government fails to
> represent the interests of the vast majority of people. The current
> political system is democratic in name only. A market state has replaced 
> the
> welfare state and parliament's role is reduced to a farce. The state's
> primary purpose is to promote global business and financial interests to 
> the
> detriment of ordinary people. In Britain, these commercial interests are
> championed by New Labour.
>
> This state operates in an increasingly authoritarian, lawless and 
> tyrannical
> fashion, from the invasion of Iraq to the suppression of democratic rights
> and civil liberties in Britain. Pressure and even mass protests are simply
> ignored. Under the impact of corporate-driven globalisation, key public
> services are converted into sources of profit for big business. At the 
> same
> time, the existing state has proved incapable of tackling the ecological
> crisis that threatens our very existence. Under these conditions, our
> hard-won right to vote is undermined and the mass of people are 
> effectively
> disenfranchised. We therefore support the campaign for a written
> constitution for a truly democratic, republican Britain. This constitution
> could create the conditions for:
>
> 1. ending the rule of political elites and bureaucracies by creating new
> local, regional and national Assemblies, representing diverse communities
> and workplaces
>
> 2. guaranteeing basic human rights to organise, strike, speak and act free
> from state surveillance and interference
>
> 3. safeguarding the civil and religious rights of minority communities and
> ensuring that refugees and asylum seekers have equal rights
>
> 4. establishing social rights to housing, education, health, training,
> employment and pensions free from commercial interests and pressures
>
> 5. extending democracy to the workplace through co-operative forms of
> ownership and control of major corporations, enterprises and services
>
> 6. ensuring that both ecological care and basic human needs, not profit,
> shape production, consumption and lifestyles.
>
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