The so called "Twins", meaning the two Global Marshall Plan books currently in the pipeline (the "Best-Of"-book and the English version of
"European Hope"), are now available in a pre-press version. Before the books are released to be printed, we would like to invite you to have a look at
the current version. Please spare some time and give us your feedback. This way we can ensure the best possible result to present the Initiative to
friends and interested parties around the world. Please send us your hints and recommendations.
Download "European Hope" (pdf, 2 MB)
Download "Best-Of" (pdf, 3 MB)
We would also like to present you the covers of the two books designed by the communications agency Leagas Delaney (Hamburg) and would appreciate your
feedback on them. We are, furthermore, looking for fitting subtitles for both books.
Download cover "European Hope" (pdf, 280 kB)
Download cover "Best-Of" (pdf, 260 kB)
Please email your feedback to
Sabine Stoeck or contact her at +49 (0)40 822 90 429.
After Angela Merkel and Tony Blair spoke out for globalization with a social face and a new global framework, a number of politicians from various
countries also called for it. Among them were the Russian Foreign Minister Sergej Lawrow, the German Minister for the Environment Sigmar Gabriel and
Chile's former President Ricardo Lagos. Romano Prodi, the Italian President, as well as Austria's Chancellor Schüssel pointed at Europe's role and
responsibility in this processes. The international call for such frameworks yields hope that it will become an issue at next year's G8 meeting.
The Catholic church too, engages with these issues, as the motto of the recent German Catholic Church Congress proves. The motto was justice. In an
interview Bishop Reinhard Marx talked about the reorientation within the church.
All links in German:
Lawrow
Prodi
Schüssel (pdf, 50 kB)
Gabriel (pdf, 60 kB)
Lagos
Marx (pdf, 300 kB)
Franz Fischler, former EU Commissioner, appreciates the introduction of a currency transaction tax to finance part of the EU's budget and to
increase the means for development cooperation. The so called Tobin Tax is also proposed by the Global Marshall Plan Initiative as a possible means for
financing of development.
Article from
"Informationsbrief Weltwirtschaft und Entwicklung" (in German, 90 kB)
"Shaping Globalization" was the motto of the discussion held within the serial of discussions "Salzburg:Future:Dialogues" on 21 June. It was
opened by Salzburg's Governor Gabi Burgstaller. Prof. Radermacher and Wolfgang Anzengruber, CEO of Palfinger, were discussing possibilities of
influencing the course of globalization i.e. the Global Marshall Plan. More information can be found in the
article by the Robert-Jungk-Bibliothek für
Zukunftsfragen. (in German, pdf 90 kB)
Start into the summer with a new Global Marshall Plan T-shirts. Sören Köppen came up with idea and concept, Yevgene Gladun, an American
photographer and painter, is responsible for the design. More motifs will follow in the next months.
7 Euros of the sales price will directly go to the
Initiative and will contribute to financing the work of the local groups and the Initiative itself.
For more information and the order form please go to (choose "Tragwerk"):
www.givebrainachance.de
The campaign “No Excuse – 2015†wants to inform people across Europe about the MDGs and tries to mobilize them to further engagement. The UN-Gates
were shown in Bremen from 10 to 18 May. At this occasion, Daniel Graumann presented the Global Marshall Plan Initiative and had the opportunity to
spread the idea in many discussions.
Please
click here for information and photos on the UN-Gates (in German, pdf, 128 kB) or go to the
Millennium Campaign's website.
Christoph Bail offered to represent the Global Marshall Plan Initiative at the next World Social Forum (WSF) in Nairobi / Kenia and to organize a
workshop there.
Please contact us at
info@globalmarshallplan.org if you are interested in cooperating and developing a concept with Christoph
Bail.
Please send us your comments on this newsletter, our
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Global Marshall Plan Initiative
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