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Introductory leaflet,
with form for adopting SP and ordering materials and resources.
Contact
Simpol-UK if you
would like to receive printed copies of this leaflet in bulk for
local campaigning. |
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How can we the people get our leaders to
listen to us and not just to the rich and
powerful? |
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Simpol-UK is a not-for-profit membership organisation. It is the
UK partner in the International Simultaneous Policy Organisation
(ISPO). |
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For Simultaneous
Policy (SP) Adopters to
have clout at election time, there needs
to be a lot of us. For the Simultaneous
Policy to reflect the views of all sectors
of society, it has to be widely known.
For politicians to take it seriously, it
needs to be on the news and on the
lips of people in their constituency. In
short, for SP to work, we need
everyone to know about it. ‘Raising
awareness’ is jargon of campaigning
organisations for increasing the number
of people who know about an issue
and increasing understanding of it. |
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The Simultaneous
Policy campaign is democratic and inclusive. Everyone is
invited to become an SP Adopter by
signing the Adoption pledge. All SP
Adopters are encouraged to become
involved in developing and ultimately
approving the Simultaneous Policy
package. By joining together in local SP
Adopters’ Groups or SPAGs, Adopters
can achieve this and other aims.
Simpol-UK will support SPAGs in a
variety of ways.
If you are
taking up the position of an officer in a SPAG, click
here for
the SPAG Officer's agreement form.
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The aim of the SP campaign
is to sign
up as many people as possible as SP
Adopters and to involve them in
developing and ultimately approving
the global policies under which we are
to live. The policy package will replace
those currently negotiated between
governments behind closed doors
where business interests are too often
put before human rights and the
environment. The campaign also aims
to compel our leaders to support the
implementation of SP alongside other
governments. The process of
developing and approving the policy
package is described here. |
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The Simultaneous Policy
is being developed by SP Adopters around the
world. Your local SP Adopters’ Group
(SPAG) can help Adopters enter into
the process by holding policy fora,
where possible policies for inclusion in
the policy package are discussed.
Holding a policy forum is also a great
way to illustrate the potential of SP to
address global problems and helps to
attract new Adopters and to encourage
politicians to support SP. |
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The time
when SP Adopters have maximum influence in encouraging politicians
to sign the
pledge to implement SP is during
elections. However, SP Adopters can
encourage their elected representatives
to sign up at any time.
Includes
draft letter. |
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SP
Adopters
pledge to vote for any candidate at elections, within reason, who
pledges
to implement SP alongside other
governments when all, or sufficient,
other governments have made the
same pledge, or to encourage their
preferred party to make the pledge. To
qualify to receive the votes of SP
Adopters, candidates are requred to
sign the candidate’s pledge (see The
candidate’s pledge form). To encourage
candidates to sign the pledge, and to
ensure SP supporting candidates are
elected, campaigners need to develop a
strategy for before and during
elections. |
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Pledge form for election
candidates and a draft resolution for introducing support for SP
as party policy (for elected representatives see below). |
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Pledge form for elected
representatives and a draft resolution for introducing support
for SP as party policy (for election candidates see above).
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It is obvious that gaining
media coverage for the SP will help to increase awareness
and support for the campaign. Working
with journalists is most effective when
it is appreciated that they are generally
working to deadlines with many stories
competing for their attention. |
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We stand at a critical
moment in Earth’s history... |
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Form for use at events.
Particpants can give contact details to be added to the mailing
list and/or become a
Simultaneous Policy Adopter. |
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Press release on an MP
signing the pledge to implement SP and one of the news stories
prompted by it. |
