The Ethical Culture Society of Bergen County

2003 is the International Year of Fresh  Water.(www.wateryear2003.org). On October 16, the Dag Hammerschuld Auditorium was the setting for a briefing   entitled  WATER OF LIFE; FRESH PERSPECTIVES ON THE WORLD'S WATER  CRISIS.  The hall was filled to capacity with many seated in the aisles. The briefing, and day-long program, one of the most inspiring ever, came about because of the  networking  efforts of Martha Gallahue of the National Service Conference of  the  A.E.U. with the U.N.  Department of Social Affairs, the Values Caucus, and the Earth Values Caucus cooperating to bring an ethical perspective to this  vital issue.     

One of the members of the Bergen Society has created an exciting and innovative project based on the idea that worldwide elections through the internet can now represent the voice of people without the limitations of nation-state interests. The Raynault Foundation has joined with Cal-Poly (California Polytechnic State university in San Luis Obispo) to develop all the practical requirements for an ultimate World Assembly, beginning with a Student World Assembly as a pilot project.