Part Three :
Report on the Participatory Process Used for the
Evaluation
and Future of the Alliance
EIFE and delibera.info-alliance
e-forums, and Porto Alegre Meeting
March 2002 - April 2003
7. ON THE PROPOSAL PAPERS
Interpretation of the 23 appraisals and 28 comments.
In the first place, the immense majority stressed the need to reinforce
the Alliance as a forum for meeting and sharing experiences and
proposals: by strengthening the relationships and cooperation
among the different thematic, socioprofessional and geocultural
groups, through a cross-reading and cross-appraisal of the other
Proposal Papers, by making the Proposal Papers a means for dialogue
among the Allies and with other actors.
Equal importance was given to the challenge of
articulating the themes and of a proposal-oriented integration
of the themes and the actions. In this respect, there was
positive appraisal of the idea that all the Allies should be united
under a Peace Culture banner and that permanent
actions should be made in this direction (one comment observed that
more than actual actions in this direction, it is precisely this
direction that should serve as a guideline for all actions).
In view of these ideas, we need to continue
organizing workgroups, but, according to one comment, some
should be reorganized, and there was insistence that work should
be designed cross-cuttingly, cross-thematically, and cross-socioprofessionally.
For others, on the other hand, emphasis was put on improving the
proposals more through a cross-cultural reading than through a cross-socioprofessional
one.
Although there was some disagreement, most agreed
that the proposals should be taken to a more global level.
One comment placed the emphasis on devoting more of an effort to
trying to work out global models that collate the different proposals
of the Papers. One way to do that (accepted by most) could be to
try to articulate cross-culturally a few socioeconomic models
that are alternatives to the current globalization: to
try to express in 20, 50, or 100 articulated proposals the keys
to this other model of society that can serve as a reference for
social movements and honest governing leaders to confront the serious
challenges that we have presented in all the fields. In this respect,
there was a comment on the need for simplification of the complex
proposals of the Alliance, and, on the other hand, there was also
one voice that was not in favor of elaborating these models.
A few working methods were presented (with some
divergence of opinion): creating a clear working structure
on the Web site, adapting the activities of each socioprofessional
network / thematic workshop / regional group to this plan and working
for the whole; giving visibility to the different experiences
of the Allies, but with some reservations about doing this
through the DPH report forms.
In this new phase, there should also be consideration
of a Charter that defines the principles that govern how
workgroups function and the relationship that eventual backers should
establish with them. On this topic, rather than speaking
of a “Charter” one comment stated that this should be
based on mutual trust with clear rules.
There was not much agreement, although there was a majority in favor
of this, for the development of a process leading to a Constituent
Assembly for a World parliament.
Finally, there was much disparity in the appraisals
(with a considerable number of unfavorable opinions although most
were favorable) on whether or not there should be a debate on the
project of the Charter of Human Responsibilities,
and above all on carrying out an intense and synergetic
articulation of the contributions of Lille. This could
be done by a cross-cultural facilitation team made up of facilitators
who would read, distribute, and collect the Allies' impressions
in this respect.
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