LINEAGE OF PHILADELPHIA EARTH CHARTER CITIZENS

EARTH CHARTER MOVEMENT

1987 N Brundtland Commission

“Our Common Future”

1992 Rio UN Earth Summit, then 7 UN summits:

UN Summit on Children, etc.

1997 Earth Charter Commission

1999 Earth Charter discussed at World Parliament of religions in Cape Town South Africa. SGI and other religious groups participate.

2000 SGI President Daisaku Ikeda promotes Earth Charter in his annual peace proposal.

PHILADELPHIA ORGANIZES TO PROMOTE THE EARTH CHARTER LOCALLY

2002 Philadelphia City Council passes an Earth Charter Resolution, and five EC Working Groups form

OCTOBER 11, 2003 Third Annual Philadelphia Earth Charter Community Summits @ Drexel

Promoting the Earth Charter

2001 Jan Roberts, Foundation for Ethics and Meaning,Tampa, Florida

2001,2002,2003 Susan Curry, Alliance for a Sustainable Future Organizes Philadelphia Earth Charter Summits