Article 31

There is a resolution in the U.N. regarding one of Kiism core dignities, water.  At the moment there are 30 articles in The Universal Declaration of Human Rights. The 31st article would address the right to clean accessible water. It is sad that there has to a list of article that state what human right are, but then again that is the world we live in, for better or worse. Corporations in modern time have plagued humanity with the destruction of our right to water, a prime example of this is Bolivia, please read - http://www.thirdworldtraveler.com/South_America/Bolivia_WaterWarVictory.html . What happened in Bolivia is not an isolated case, it is happening all over the world, and is effecting, as it always does, the poorest regions of the earth. There can be no global sustainability with out the dignities of humanity being the rights of all humans, and Kiism cannot succeed with out sustainability. There is a petition at http://www.article31.org/ that you can sign to help pass Article 31.

"Empathetic Motivation"

There is hope for Kiism.  To a lot of people the idea sounds like a pipe dream, however, this weekend 80 students gathered together and proved that the spirit that is needed to make the changes that Kiism embodies is alive, well, and energetic.  I was honored this past weekend to participate in a Global Leadership Retreat. This retreat gathered together students studying in the U.S. from all over the world, and focused their desire to be the future leaders, into multi-cultural understanding, and how to create a more sustainable planet. One aspect that was brought up numerous times, in individual conversations and in workshops, was humanitarianism. During a lecture from a most prestigious doctor, I finally found a name to the goal of Kiism, “Empathetic Motivation.”  I hope that most of the students came into, and left with, this being what drives them. I have tremendous hope for the future of the world, if the leaders of tomorrow are the students I met this weekend.