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FONT-SIZE: 12px" size=-1 face=verdana,helvetica,sans-serif><IMG border=0 alt=About vspace=3 src="../images/t_1.gif" width=81 height=15></FONT> <UL> <LI><STRONG><FONT size=-1 face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><A href="#mission">Our Mission</A></FONT></STRONG> <LI><STRONG><FONT size=-1 face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><A href="#beliefs">Our Beliefs</A></FONT></STRONG> <LI><STRONG><FONT size=-1 face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><A href="#projects">Projects and Interests</A></FONT></STRONG> </LI></UL> <P><FONT size=4 face=verdana,helvetica,sans-serif><A name=introduction></A>Introduction:</FONT><FONT style="LINE-HEIGHT: 18px; FONT-SIZE: 12px" size=-1 face=verdana,helvetica,sans-serif><BR>The United States Association for the Club of Rome (USA\COR) is one of the <A href="http://www.clubofrome.org/?p=441">National Associations of the Club of Rome </A>and supports the vision and approach of the international <A href="http://www.clubofrome.org">Club of Rome</A>, a futurist, nonpartisan organization which has been working to catalyze new policy initiatives and generate concern for future generations since its founding in 1968 by the late Aurelio Peccei. </FONT></P><FONT style="LINE-HEIGHT: 18px; FONT-SIZE: 12px" size=-1 face=verdana,helvetica,sans-serif> <P>The Club of Rome seeks to promote understanding of the interdependent global system in which we all live. It also seeks to bring that understanding to the attention of policy makers and the public at large. <P>It is the view of The Club of Rome that the major problems facing us are of such complexity and so intertwined, that traditional institutions and policies are no longer able to cope with them. Furthermore, the gravity and urgency of these problems is not fully understood. Peccei coined the term "Global Problematique" to describe these complex intertwined issues and problems. </FONT> <P style="MARGIN-RIGHT: -0.8in; tab-stops: .2in 4.3in" class=MsoNormal><FONT size=4 face=verdana,helvetica,sans-serif><A id=mission name=mission></A>Our Mission:</FONT></P> <P><FONT size=-1 face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Our Mission is to encourage both thinking and action toward a sustainable earth. In so doing, we recognize that all phenomena and problems are interrelated. Based upon research, investigation, experience, and innovation from within our group as well as from around the world, we will present findings to leaders, governments, civil society, and the general public in hopes of creating paradigm shifts that will promote altering actions and policies toward the planet as well as sustainability of life on earth. In our individual work, lives and writings, we enact these insights into a better future for the human race. </FONT></P> <P><FONT color=#ff0000 size=5 face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><FONT color=#000000 size=4><A name=beliefs></A>What we believe</FONT></FONT> <P><FONT size=-1 face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">We believe in the power of ideas.</FONT></P> <P><FONT size=-1 face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">We believe that the communication of ideas related to global issues should precede setting policy, and that policy should precede action.</FONT></P> <P><FONT size=-1 face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">We believe that major global problems are interdependent.</FONT></P> <P><FONT size=-1 face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">We believe humanity can change to achieve sustainable natural and social systems. </FONT></P> <P><FONT size=-1 face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">We believe the well-being of present and future generations depends on the vision of concerned citizens and on their understanding of the underlying causes of ecological and societal problems.</FONT></P> <P><FONT size=-1 face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">We believe in being a catalyst for research and action on prospects for our future survival. </FONT></P> <P><FONT size=-1 face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">We encourage the publications by our members concerned with the Global Problematique.</FONT></P> <P><FONT size=-1 face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">We believe trend is not destiny; that humankind can devise new values and institutions that will support life with sufficiency, equity, and dignity for our children.</FONT></P> <P><FONT size=-1 face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">We Believe in the Future.</FONT></P> <P><FONT size=4 face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><A name=projects></A>Our interests are: </FONT></P><FONT face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> <UL></FONT> <LI><FONT size=-1 face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Globalization and global governance&nbsp;</FONT> <LI><FONT size=-1 face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Protection of the environment</FONT> <LI><FONT size=-1 face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Peace building and conflict resolution </FONT> <LI><FONT size=-1 face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">The second UN decade of potable water </FONT> <LI><FONT size=-1 face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">The abuse against women and children </FONT> <LI><FONT size=-1 face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Terrorism and illegal substances within the American Hemisphere </FONT> <LI><FONT size=-1 face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">The future of the American Hemisphere </FONT> <P><FONT face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"></FONT></FONT></P> <P><FONT style="LINE-HEIGHT: 18px; FONT-SIZE: 12px" size=-1 face=verdana,helvetica,sans-serif><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></P></LI></UL></TD> <TD vAlign=bottom width=50 noWrap align=right><A onmouseover="MarkPlay('p_1','p_1x');" onmouseout="MarkPlay('p_1','p_1');" href="#start"><IMG border=0 name=p_1 hspace=15 alt="top of the page" src="../images/pfeil.gif" width=13 height=11></A></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><!-- Ende Tabelle haupt --></TD></TR> <TR> <TD vAlign=bottom><!-- Footer --> <TABLE border=0 cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width=606 align=center> <TBODY> <TR> <TD width=15 noWrap></TD> <TD noWrap><BR><FONT style="LINE-HEIGHT: 12px; FONT-SIZE: 10px" color=gray size=-2 face=arial,geneva,helvetica,sans-serif><BR>Contact: Francesco Stipo, Chairman <BR>E-Mail: <A href="mailto:fstipo@hotmail.com">fstipo@hotmail.com</A> </FONT><BR>&nbsp;</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></DIV><MAP name=head><AREA title="The Club of Rome" href="http://www.clubofrome.org" shape=circle alt="The Club of Rome" target=_blank coords=566,26,32><AREA title="The Club of Rome" href="http://www.clubofrome.org" shape=rect alt="The Club of Rome" target=_blank coords=21,24,124,36><AREA title="European Support Centre" href="../index.html" shape=rect alt="European Support Centre" coords=27,45,370,62><AREA shape=default></MAP></BODY></HTML>