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56542
Tue, 04/21/2009 - 08:22
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NATIONS SHOULD PLAY ONE SET OF RULES
CYBERJAYA (Malaysia), April 21 (Bernama) -- One of the United States foremost civil rights activists wants all nations to play by one set of rules to reconstruct the world, especially in the midst of the current economic crisis.
Reverend Jesse Jackson said the nations needed to rebuild their foreign and
economic policies, as well as international institutions, to make them more
inclusive and cooperative.
He said international treaties must also be rejoined and expanded to include
more people, more protections and more nations.
"We need a global economy based on human rights, we need a world economy
based on one set of rules for the privileged, as well as the poor.
"We must build a new green economy, to create jobs and wealth, to protect
the earth and sustain our species. If we direct our reconstruction to those at
the bottom, their pent-up demand will drive the global economy and stimulate
our global recovery," he said.
Jackson was delivering the keynote address at the event series,
'Bridges-Dialogues Towards a Culture of Peace', at the MultiMedia University
(MMU) here Monday.
The event was attended by the Crown Prince of northern state of Perak Raja
Dr Nazrin Shah as honorary chairman of Bridges (Malaysia), his wife, Tuanku Zara
Salim and International Peace Foundation (IPF) advisory board chairman Prince
Alfred of Liechtenstein.
Also present were former Malaysian prime minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad, who
is honorary president of Leadership Foundation and his wife, MMU Chancellor Dr
Siti Hasmah Mohd Ali.
Jackson said the world's current crisis was due to globalised capital, but
added, it (world) did not have globalised human rights, which included workers
rights, women's rights, children's rights and environmental protection.
"Capital can move quickly, seek out poverty wages and slave labour, and
leave behind devastated communities and unfathomable pain, and finance can
circle the globe at the click of a button, and trillions of dollars in wealth
can disappear in moments," he noted.
The 2nd Asean event series, 'Bridges - Dialogues Towards a Culture of Peace'
was facilitated by the International Peace Foundation, in collaboration with
MMU.
The aim of Bridges is to facilitate and strengthen dialogue and
communication amongst societies in Southeast Asia to promote understanding and
trust.
Jackson, who is also president/founder of the Rainbow/PUSH Coalition, plays
a pivotal role in movements that promote empowerment, peace, civil rights,
gender equality and economic and social justice.
-- BERNAMA
Reverend Jesse Jackson said the nations needed to rebuild their foreign and
economic policies, as well as international institutions, to make them more
inclusive and cooperative.
He said international treaties must also be rejoined and expanded to include
more people, more protections and more nations.
"We need a global economy based on human rights, we need a world economy
based on one set of rules for the privileged, as well as the poor.
"We must build a new green economy, to create jobs and wealth, to protect
the earth and sustain our species. If we direct our reconstruction to those at
the bottom, their pent-up demand will drive the global economy and stimulate
our global recovery," he said.
Jackson was delivering the keynote address at the event series,
'Bridges-Dialogues Towards a Culture of Peace', at the MultiMedia University
(MMU) here Monday.
The event was attended by the Crown Prince of northern state of Perak Raja
Dr Nazrin Shah as honorary chairman of Bridges (Malaysia), his wife, Tuanku Zara
Salim and International Peace Foundation (IPF) advisory board chairman Prince
Alfred of Liechtenstein.
Also present were former Malaysian prime minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad, who
is honorary president of Leadership Foundation and his wife, MMU Chancellor Dr
Siti Hasmah Mohd Ali.
Jackson said the world's current crisis was due to globalised capital, but
added, it (world) did not have globalised human rights, which included workers
rights, women's rights, children's rights and environmental protection.
"Capital can move quickly, seek out poverty wages and slave labour, and
leave behind devastated communities and unfathomable pain, and finance can
circle the globe at the click of a button, and trillions of dollars in wealth
can disappear in moments," he noted.
The 2nd Asean event series, 'Bridges - Dialogues Towards a Culture of Peace'
was facilitated by the International Peace Foundation, in collaboration with
MMU.
The aim of Bridges is to facilitate and strengthen dialogue and
communication amongst societies in Southeast Asia to promote understanding and
trust.
Jackson, who is also president/founder of the Rainbow/PUSH Coalition, plays
a pivotal role in movements that promote empowerment, peace, civil rights,
gender equality and economic and social justice.
-- BERNAMA
