One World Week

We believe that when we understand each other's perspectives, our lives can be transformed and enriched.

One World Week is an annual opportunity for people from diverse backgrounds to come together to learn about global justice, to spread that learning and to use it to take action for justice locally and globally, by:

Working together in caring for the Earth and its resources

Taking action for justice, equality, peace and fullness of life for all

Building relationships of mutual respect that cross boundaries

Running local events that celebrate the diversity of cultures in our communities


We hope that this year's theme, ALL TOGETHER NOW, will inspire you to take action in One World Week 2007 and throughout the year. Now is the time to unite behind the belief that ALL people matter; ALL life matters; the world is abundantly diverse. Now is the time to act; to cut waste and share more equally the world's abundance

ONE WORLD WEEK: 21-28 OCTOBER 2007 — ALL TOGETHER NOW

All people, all life, all matter; the World is abundantly diverse.Together, everyone and everything is included; acting as one we are stronger.Now is the time to act; to cut waste, sustain and share more equally the World’s abundance.

DIVERSITY
All people and all living things are unique; together, they build a rich cultural and ecological diversity worth sharing and enjoying. Ecological diversity binds the web of life together. We have depended for too long on one kind of energy. Now we need to diversify to survive.

“We all should know that diversity makes for a rich tapestry, and we must understand that all the threads of the tapestry are equal in value no matter what their colour.”Maya Angelou (Contemporary American Poet)

INCLUSION
All people and all living things depend on each other; together, they provide a frame in which life can exist and grow. Together we need to share understanding and responsibility for the future.

“We cannot turn globalisation back. Our challenge is to make globalisation an instrument of opportunity and inclusion -- not fear and insecurity. It is time to realise we live together in one world, not two - this poverty is in our community wherever we live. It is our responsibility.”James Wolfensohn (Former President of the World Bank)

ABUNDANCE
All people and all living things depend on the Earth’s resources; climate change threatens those resources. We all need to act together now to reduce waste and conflict. Together we can learn to share resources more equally and create a world where all life is respected and celebrated.

“The test of our progress is not whether we add to the abundance of those who have much. It is whether we provide enough to those who have little.”Franklin D. Roosevelt (US President 1933-45)

OUR RESPONSE
The All Together Now theme for 2007 calls us to do just that: to work together with others. The issues of climate change, economic justice and communities living peacefully together are of concern to us all. We can only address these challenges if we do act all together. We can make a much bigger difference to future outcomes if we begin to act now. One World Week is an opportunity, a space in which we can meet up, share concerns, hear each others' points of view and acknowledge shared values.

OWW challenges us all - together - now to make a positive difference in our communities and across our world by embracing ALL, learning TOGETHER and acting NOW