Our meeting on Thursday, January 18 was attended by 25 people. One of the first orders of business was to continue defining who we are and what we are all about. Group members read the following seven part statement.

Alliance for a New Humaity

I. THE MISSION

The mission of the Alliance for a New Humanity is to connect people committed to create a just, peaceful, and sustainable world, in order to accelerate a cohesive global movement of personal and social transformation, reflecting the unity of humanity.

II. THE DREAM

The Alliance for a New Humanity dreams of a future illuminated by a consciousness of unity, a future where any boundary can be taken down because it has first come down in our hearts, where this vision provides the basis for sustainable solutions to humanity’s greatest threats.

III. THE INTENTION

The intention of the Alliance for a New Humanity is to create an alliance of people who are building a new awareness of humanity’s interconnectedness. The Alliance aims to connect caring communities, groups, and individuals (Change Agents) at a global level, to promote understanding of humanity’s underlying unity and advance its expression through peace, social justice and ecological balance.

IV. THE OBJECTIVES

Connection: To accelerate a global movement for a better world through increased connectivity

Communication: To transmit and amplify the new story of humanity, of compassion, of human solidarity, and change.

Inspiration: To help create an awareness of the oneness of all humanity as the basis for the development of a peaceful, just, sustainable world.

V. THE STRATEGY

To effectively facilitate a global movement for change, the Alliance utilizes a strategy that appeals to various levels of involvement and intensity of experience, and allows the movement to self-organize and propagate on a grass-roots basis.

VI. KEY WORDS

Forgiveness Sacrifice Acceptance

Vulnerability Voice Satori

Strength Foundation Action

Emotion Purpose Compassion

Discernment Tolerance Respect

Energy Dignity Boldness

Patience Love Heart

Encouragement Farsightedness Pain

Will Fire Joy

VII. THE COURAGE OF THE ALLIANCE

Courage! To do something we must first be willing to do it. Everything is a risk. Taking the first breath of the day and setting out is the first act of faith and courage in a day filled with challenges and opportunities. Courage is not a lack of fear. Courage is having fear and acting anyway.

There is very little we can do to prepare for courage. One of the few effective ways of bolstering courage is encouragement, to be encouraged by others, and to encourage others.

We want to see results, to see a peaceful world, a just world, a kinder way of life. We want to see everyone have enough to eat, good work available, and the earth honored and cared for. Obstacles are considerable, and the accompanying discouragement is natural.

We come together with courage to act. We come together for the purpose of connecting inwardly to the sources of our own strength, and then, using that strength we encourage each other. We need each other to put love into action.

Courage is the precursor and peace is the result. Everything else in-between is what we can work on.

We watched an inspiring video featuring indigenous Nobel Peace Prize winner Rigoberta Manchu, followed by remarks by Deepak Chopra, given at the recent global conference in Puerto Rico.

Through a guided visualization, group members began the process of envisioning what A New Earth and a New Humanity might look, feel, and act like. A lively discussion followed a writing exercise in which each person recorded their thoughts during the visualization.

Winter Solstice meeting

25 people gathered on the evening of the Winter Solstice (December 21), to celebrate their being-ness, and to share with one another. We began with a ceremony involving candlelight and affirmations, and moved to an inspirational presentation about the recent global gathering of the Alliance for a New Humanity in Puerto Rico. A slide show provided a vicarious visual feast of the event, which had Deepak Chopra and several Nobel Prize winners in attendance. We also now have an opportunity to network with others across the world in this organization, by joining the Alliance Network (www.thealliancenetwork.org). The possibilities are unlimited.

November 30 meeting

Twenty five people gathered at Common Ground, Thursday evening, November 30, to listen, share, and discover what the Alliance for a New Humanity might mean for them, for our group, and for the larger global community. The evening began with a simple candlelight ritual, with each person sharing a little about their daily spiritual practice, followed by a PowerPoint presentation that tried to capture the meaning, structure, and purpose of this organization. This was followed by small group discussions in which individuals shared their personal focus, and identified the skills they might contribute to the overall effort. The balance of the evening involved sharing comments from the small groups, and a general discussion. The meeting closed on a high note with some inspirational music. The next meeting will be on Thursday, December 21, from 7:00 - 9:00.

Alliance for New Humanity meeting will be held this evening.
Location: 624 E. 1st St., Tustin, CA
Time: 7:00 - 8:30

Who We Are

Alliance for a New Humanity is a grassroots movement of people from all regions of the world, and from all walks of life. We are united by a common vision: to strengthen and sustain an actively compassionate humanity. To this vision, our local group--sponsored by Common Ground, an interfaith spiritual center in Tustin, California--is adding a spiritual component, based on the phrase: "Expressing Divinity, Embracing Humanity.

Crossroads - We live in critically insecure times: environmentally, politically and socially. We don't have ten or twenty years to reverse the downward spiral of events in our world. We have only a short time before the interconnectedness of negative trends could engulf us in global catastrophe.

Our Vision - As we participate in the creation of an alliance of people bonded by an awareness of humanity's interconnectedness, we will pursue opportunities to communicate with other groups around the world involved in this effort. We will listen, we will dialogue, we will offer our skills and resources to work toward common goals of peace, social justice, human rights, reversing environmental degradation, and promoting a sustainable world.

Our Dream - The phrase 'a new humanity' implies a dramatic shift in human consciousness. The critical mass of people necessary for this to occur is actually quite small. We are reminded of the phrase: "Do not believe that a small number of people cannot change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has." A small but critical mass of people, working together with a common vision, can indeed change the world.