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Our Story
For centuries philosophers, politicians, civic and religious leaders,
and citizens from every corner of the globe have sought solutions to the
problems of war, tyranny, and injustice. Authors and intellects ranging
from Victor Hugo and H.G. Wells to Immanuel Kant and Gene Roddenberry
have all articulated a shared vision of “one world” and the “unity of
humankind.”
Seeking to create a world in which nations work together to abolish war,
protect our rights and freedoms, and solve the problems facing humanity
that no nation can solve alone, Citizens for Global Solutions has a
long, proud tradition of activism. Tracing its earliest roots back to
the years prior to World War II, United World Federalists (later the
World Federalist Association) was created in
1947 as a partnership between a number of like-minded organizations that
united to achieve their commons goals. Early leaders of UWF included
Albert Einstein, Kurt Vonnegut, Sen. Alan Cranston, Mortimer Adler, E.B.
White, Oscar Hammerstein, Sen. Harris Wofford, and the organization’s
longtime President, Norman Cousins.
With the horrors of war so recent in people’s minds – and particularly
the new, looming threat of nuclear annihilation – in the late 1940s and
early 1950s upwards of 50,000 supporters demanded the creation of a
better United Nations. But the Cold War put such initiatives on hold for
several decades. In 1976 a political action organization was created by
a group of volunteer leaders within the organization to advance specific
political objectives. As this new group – the Campaign for UN Reform –
grew in size and stature, so did the opportunities to achieve
significant forward momentum for other broad changes to global
institutions. With the two organizations, CUNR and the World Federalist
Association, working more closely together during the late 1990s, the
Boards realized that it was time to bring them together in 2004, forming
a strategic partnership as Citizens for Global Solutions and Citizens
for Global Solutions Education Fund.
Today Citizens for Global Solutions promotes its vision and mission
through member activism and grassroots advocacy, the support of
political candidates who share our values, program initiatives like our
International Criminal Court project, research and writing conducted by
our "big-picture think tank" -- the World Federalist Institute, and
education and outreach efforts nationwide.
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