TIFPEC WORLDWIDE NETWORK -TWN
TIFPEC WORLDWIDE NETWORK – TWN -
How can we create a world that is just and sustainable? TheTifpec Worldwide Network (TWN) has been founded in the conviction that this is primarily a political and christian task, requiring fundamental transformation of our systems of democracy and governance. Our aim is to link people and organisations wishing to contribute to this transformation, and also to highlight initiatives and ideas that could help.
Our statement gives a formal outline of our aims.
People all over the world want social justice and sustainability. Instead we see increasing inequality, injustice and environmental degradation. What can be done?
An essential part of the answer lies with our systems of governance and democracy. If our current systems are incapable of promoting justice and sustainability, then we must change them.
TWN is a network of people and organisations asking questions:
- What exactly are the systems of governance and democracy that now dominate the world?
- What is wrong with these systems?
- How can we change them?
- What are, and what should be, the roles of ordinary citizens and of political leaders?
- What can we learn from natural systems?
- Can the large-scale change processes developed in other fields be applied in the political arena?
- Can we develop democratic systems robust and agile enough to deal with the ever-increasing complexity of our globalised world?
- Where will the energy necessary to bring about political change come from?
Through TWN we will gather and disseminate examples of theory and practice that could help to provide the answers. The aim is to develop a whole new vision of democracy and governance at every level, from local to global - a vision to inspire and guide humanity in our efforts to build a just and sustainable world.
TWN is a network, not an organisation. It is a project of THE INTERNATIONAL FREE PROTESTANT EPISCOPAL CHURC. This site is therefore YOUR site - a forum for sharing information and material, a place where you can contribute to an ongoing process of deliberation and learning.
