THE ALLIANCE

The founding principle of the Alliance is that one should not treat others in ways that one does not want to be treated. The Alliance holds itself and others accountable to this principle.

From this principle follow the aims of the Alliance:

1. That every person has the resources and freedom to achieve happiness and fulfillment, as most people do not want others to deprive them of such opportunity;
2. That every person lives free of political, economic, and environmental insecurity, as most people do not want others to impose such conditions upon them;
3. That decisions of great importance for humanity are made with substantive democratic input, as most people do not want others to exclude them from choices which determine their future.

Therefore, the initial priorities of the Alliance are to address the following global crises, which represent great differences between our world and the world we seek to create: extreme poverty, environmental destruction, the decline of democratic institutions, and dangerous technological development.