Welcome to the Home Page of The Association of World Federalists,

now part of Federal Union, www.federalunion.org.uk.

Scroll to the bottom of this page for upcoming meetings

Who Are We?

- We are world citizens who are also members of Federal Union (www.federalunion.org.uk), the UK organisation of the World Federalist Movement (www.wfm.org)
- We support the ideals of the United Nations, but recognise that it is an organisation in need of urgent reform and we seek to promote improvements in global justice, democracy and sustainability within a system of enforceable international law
- We work to see more effective and more accountable forms of global governance

What Are Our Goals?

- We are working towards the eventual goal of an elected world federal government
- Our more immediate aims are to see large-scale reform of the United Nations and other international institutions
- Having played a role in the successful campaign for the International Criminal Court, our current goals include:

• A Parliamentary Assembly at the UN, leading to a Global Parliament
• The creation of standing UN Peacekeeping Forces, available for rapid deployment
• A system of international taxation to finance the UN and to provide funds for international development and environmental protection

Why Do We Pursue These Goals?

In an increasingly interdependent world threatened by escalating global problems arising from poverty, injustice, climate change, international inequalities, trade in arms and drugs, war, crime, religious fundamentalism and terrorism, we believe that our modern civilization is facing a collapse in which we will lose most of the benefits it has brought us unless we can change direction in such a way as to achieve global democracy and justice, and world peace through world law.

What Do We Do?

Working as part of Federal Union with like-minded groups in the UK and as part of a wider international movement, our organisation campaigns in Parliament and in civil society to gain support for more effective and more accountable global governance.

Activities include:

• Lobbying the government in association with supportive parliamentarians
• Running local “issue-action” groups
• Organising seminars and public meetings
• Publishing a regular magazine

What Can You Do?

• Join us! Become a member of Federal Union and play your part in the international movement for a world ruled under the force of democratic law.
• Write to your MP and the Foreign Secretary in support of one of our campaigns.
• Organise a local issue-action group to raise awareness and take political action on such goals as global democracy or the tobin tax
• Complete our petition (click to open a separate window)
• Participate in one or more of the events listed below:

March 4th, Brunei Gallery Lecture Theatre, SOAS, 6.30pm, International Dispute Settlement: Developments and Challenges, Professor Maurice Mendelson QC. For further information, go to www.unawestminster.org.uk.

March 18th: Islam, Democracy and Human Rights, Amedee Turner QC, Hamza Tzortzis, adviser at the Hittin Institute and Professor Madawi Al-Rasheed, Professor of Anthropology of Religion, King's College, London. The West's interface with the Islamic world fills the media and dominates its diplomacy. At its centre is a critical question. Is democracy compatible with Islam? Amédée Turner's report Muslim Grassroots in the West Discuss Democracy will be reviewed. 6.30pm, Room G, House of Lords

March 20th, 14.00-17.15: The EU Budget Review - Does Britain need its rebate?

A half-day conference followed by a receptionorganised jointly with Global Policy Institute and co-financed by the European Commission Representation in London.

London Metropolitan University
31, Jewry Street
London EC3N 2EY

Speakers:

Stefan Lehner , Director, Own Resources, Evaluation and Financial Programming in DG Budget, European Commission
Roger Liddle , Vice-Chairman, Policy-Network
Dr Robert Ackrill , Nottingham Trent University
Brendan Donelly , Director, The Federal Trust

To register please contact Ulrike Rüb-Taylor on ulrike.rub@fedtrust.co.uk or 020 7320 3045.

March 24th, 17.00 - 19.00: The Future of Devolution: Status Quo or Federation?"
Committee Room 8
House of Commons
London

Speakers:

Graham Allen MP
Anthony Barnett , Founder, openDemocracy and Co-Director of the Convention on Modern Liberty
Dr Andrew Blick , The Federal Trust

To register please contact Ulrike Rüb-Taylor on ulrike.rub@fedtrust.co.uk or 020 7320 3045.

March 28th, London Metropolitan University, Federal Union AGM.

Go to www.federalunion.org.uk/news/2009/090328AGM.shtml for further information.

April 30th:: Thinking Outside the Box: Borderless Strategies to Combat Climate Change This full day conference introduces topics on which new data has only become recently available including maritime and trade issues, and aviation and tourism. Also we will tackle topics to which all participants can relate personally such as the business and energy sectors and the roles of local government and the media. Organised by UNA London & South East Regional Council. 10am, International Maritime Organisation, Albert Embankment

May 21st: 6th Conference to mark the International Day of UN Peacekeepers Expert speakers from different countries will review progress in peacekeeping and allied fields. The diplomatic community’s wreath-laying ceremony at the Cenotaph will be held at 1pm. 10am, Royal United Services Institute, Whitehall.

For information on the World Federalist Movement, please see our WFM page.