CIVIL-ISATION

ONE ETHOS UNITING THE WORLD

In Society

 

"If you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change."

WAYNE DYER


Everything changes and  CIVIL-ISATION  clarifies an ideal we can aim for, without prescribing a fixed ideology.

- Creating a climate of respect which does not conflict with the key principles of any faith or personal belief system.


However, in time, giving all the ‘dignity of respect’ will change society for all of us.

A civilisation amounts to the 'civil' quality of its people and 'true' democracy, where the people rule themselves.



So here are 7 ways this ethos might effect our wider society and our definition of a truly civil culture:



DECENTRALISATION

Where power is devolved to local communities, individuals have more control over the affairs that affect them most. Then, only the issues of more general 'external' concern can be decided in the wider community and beyond.



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STRONG CIVIL SOCIETY

Where a plethora of different organisations, communities, amenity groups, guilds, societies, charities etc. ensure the particular needs of individuals, especially the excluded, are considered, championed and where necessary celebrated.


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EDUCATION

The access to good education for everyone is a vital component of a fair and civil society. Without it, individuals are unable to make the most of opportunities and neither are they able to participate meaningfully in a true democracy.


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PARTICIPATION

To function properly, both society and the ethos of democracy require the participation of as many people in a society as are able. We are all called to help each other, to participate in governance and hold those in power to account.


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PROTECTING THE VULNERABLE

None of us is any safer than the most vulnerable in our society because the dangers they face may be turned on any of us. Therefore protection for all, needs to be reaffirmed both in law and in the way we conduct our daily lives.


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HEALTHCARE

A society that cares for the vulnerable will always consider the need for access to good healthcare for everyone, regardless of their means. A civilised society would therefore consider this of the greatest importance.


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PEDESTRIAN CONSIDERATION

Finally, a society that is more democratic and therefore listening to the needs of individuals at the local level, tends to prioritise the requirements of pedestrians, any with special needs and of bicycles before those of any other vehicle.






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“Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere"

MARTIN LUTHER KING