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Charles McGlashan, Marin Supervisor

“The WSC could be a critical factor in building a unified marketing approach, to people of all ages, encouraging all of us to participate in national service.  A wide variety of federal programs would benefit, from the Peace Corps, to state conservation corps.  Gaining a million citizens, performing community service at home and abroad, not only would improve our collective international and national policy IQ, it would help us become better ambassadors to all our neighbors.”

Charles McGlashan

Marin Supervisor

Marin County

 

John Rensenbrink, Co-founder US Green Party

Rensenbrink WSC endorsement:

Co Founder Green Party of the United States

Dwayne,

The World Service Corps is a World Winner!

The World Service Corps idea, vision, and bill moving before Congress go to the heart of what America is all about. The WSC is a powerful non-partisan call toAmerica’s young people and those who are older who share with them the flame of youthful daring and sense of service.

The idea, the vision, and the bill bring that daring and sense of service to peoples everywhere around the world. It could not come at a better time. Indeed, it is vitally needed as never before. We want to assure peoples everywhere, including our own people in these United States, that we can and will go to work to help them, and work with them, to find solutions together to tough practical problems in their neighborhoods, their farms, their businesses, their factories, their streets, their schools, their hospitals.

The caring and working together is good for everyone, both those who serve and those who are served. The World Service Corps will stand as a beacon of hope and courage. It will go a long way to dissolve the discouragement and even apathy that grips many throughout the world. It will overcome the feeling of powerlessness and loss of life’s spirit and morale. It will channel people’s grief and anger into life productive activity. It will express and demonstrate the true strength of America for all to see and share.

John Rensenbrink

Co Founder Green Party of the United States,
President, The International Society for Universal Dialogue, and
Professor Emeritus, Department of Government, Bowdoin College
March 18, 2006

Charles Brown, Congressional Candidate

The World Service Corps is an idea whose time has come.  The Peace Corps laid the groundwork by sending citizen ambassadors from the United States to perform humanitarian service throughout the developing world.  The World Service Corps expands upon this mission by providing appropriate volunteer resources to meet the human needs resulting from catastrophic events and mobilizing patriotic Americans to address the root causes of poverty and violence around the world.

 Charles Brown

Candidate, California 4th Congressional District www.Brown4Congress.org

Lt. Col USAF Retired

3-15-2006

 

 

 

Dave Dionisi, Teach Peace Foundation

“I support the World Service Corps petition. Our country and world will benefit from having one million volunteers. The additional incentives made possible by the World Service Corps are cost effective ways to encourage volunteering. We sometimes forget that the Peace Corps, started in 1961, has less than 8,000 people in the field. America can do a better job of combating terror with this large force delivering goodwill and a non-violent hand-up.”
 Dave Dionisi, Teach Peace Foundation

President, Freedom From War

Author of American Hiroshima

Former Army intelligence officer

 

Former Congressman Pete McCloskey

“Of course I will support it.  In 1990-92 I served as Chairman of the first President Bush’s Commission on National Service.”

Pete

Pete   McCloskey

Candidate for Republican nomination for Congress

11th Congressional District

2-10-06

Pete’s advice on how to make the AWSC happen:

“Get a horse.  Get some horses in Congress to carry this through.  Get Boxer…”

At his presentation to the Democratic World Federalists on April 15, 2007.

 

Democratic World Federalists Support Resolution 2006

 RESOLUTION TO SUPPORT INTRODUCTION AND PASSAGE OF THE CITIZEN-INITIATED WORLD SERVICE CORPS (WSC) PROPOSED CONGRESSIONAL LEGISLATION IN THE U.S. CONGRESS

 WHEREAS the WSC teaches through its practical, real world work that that the well-being and safety of anyone concerns all of us and,

WHEREAS the WSC confronts global problems, such as misunderstanding, ignorance, poverty, disease, and consequent war, civil conflict, crimes against humanity, environmental degradation and,

WHEREAS the peaceful, productive work of the WSC builds the physical, economic, and human understanding and knowledge infrastructure that allows people to establish and enforce their own just and workable laws and,

WHEREAS the WSC cost-effectively involves a million more skilled, can-do Americans aged 18-60+ into working on world and domestic problems, and thereby gives them a deeper understanding, concern for, and ability to practically address domestic and international policy needs, while raising America’s political IQ and,

WHEREAS the WSC invests in America’s education, health, and economy through tuition, Medical Savings or IRA Account investments, (which at $15,000 is one-sixth of the recruitment bonus presently offered to military recruits) to those who complete WSC service; and thereby helps strengthen our knowledge of world and domestic needs, educational and economic competitiveness, and our citizenry’s understanding of and voting on public policy needs at home and in the world and,

WHEREAS a one-million strong WSC offers a cost-effective, robust, peaceful army to augment our courageous 1.4 million military personnel; and thereby productively answers the increasingly alarming and costly spread of the critically dangerous Ugly American image, terrorist recruitment, poverty, environmental degradation, and misunderstandings that inspire hatred, by involving many more of America’s best assets, its concerned, patriotic citizens, in addressing needs.

WHEREAS THE WSC encompasses the goal espoused by President Kennedy’s words: “And so, my fellow Americans: ask not what your country can do for you–ask what you can do for your country.  My fellow citizens of the world: ask not what America will do for you, but what together we can do for the freedom of man.”

WHEREAS such international cooperation and service increases understanding between the world’s people and the respect for law.

 THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Democratic World Federation proclaims our support for the introduction and passage of the citizen-initiated World Service Corps Proposals into legislation, which by the seventh year after its enactment will add one million additional American volunteers into serving country and world through such organizations as the Peace Corps, AmeriCorps, Habitat for Humanity, Head Start, Doctors Without Borders, Red Cross, International Rescue Committee, OxFam, Mercy Corps, and State Conservation Corps.

 

6th Assembly District Support 2006

RESOLUTION TO SUPORT INTRODUCTION AND PASSAGE OF THE CITIZEN-INITIATED WORLD SERVICE CORPS (WSC) PROPOSED CONGRESSIONAL LEGISLATION IN THE109TH (2005-06) CONGRESSIONAL SESSION

WHEREAS the WSC cost-effectively involves a million more skilled, can-do Americans aged 18-60+ into working on world and domestic problems, and thereby gives them a deeper understanding, concern for, and ability to practically address domestic and international policy needs, while raising America’s political IQ and,

WHEREAS the WSC invests in America’s education, health, and economy through tuition, Medical Savings or IRA Account investments, (which at $15,000 is one-sixth of the recruitment bonus presently offered to military recruits) to those who complete WSC service; and thereby helps strengthen our knowledge of world and domestic needs, educational and economic competitiveness, and our citizenry’s understanding of and voting on public policy needs at home and in the world and,

WHEREAS a one million strong WSC offers a cost-effective, robust, peaceful army to augment out courageous 1.4 million military personnel; and thereby productively answers the increasingly alarming and costly spread of the critically dangerous Ugly American image, terrorist recruitment, poverty, environmental degradation, and misunderstandings that inspire hatred, by involving many more of America’s best assets, its concerned, patriotic citizens, in addressing needs.

 THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the 6th Assembly District proclaim our support for the introduction and passage into legislation, which encompasses the goal espoused by President Kennedy’s words: “And so, my fellow Americans: ask not what your country can do for you–ask what you can do for your country.  My fellow citizens of the world: ask not what America will do for you, but what together we can do for the freedom of man.”

The 6th AD supports the citizen-initiated World Service Corps proposals which by the seventh year after its enactment will add one million additional American volunteers into serving country and world through such organizations as the Peace Corps, AmeriCorps, Habitat for Humanity, Head Start, Doctors Without Borders,Red Cross, International Rescue Committee, OxFam, Mercy Corps, and State Conservation Corps.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be provided to: members of the California Democratic Congressional Delegation; the Democratic Caucus of the California Legislature; all members of the California Democratic Party Central Committee; leaders of member organizations in the California Democratic Council; Chairs of the Assembly District committees; local elected Democratic officials and County Registrars to be introduced and approved at the California Democratic Party Executive Board and the 2006 California Democratic Party Convention.

SUBMITTED BY: The California 6th Assembly District Committee to the Resolutions Committee of the California Democratic Party

Author: Dwayne Hunn, Executive Director, People’s Lobby, 415-383-7880

dwayne@dwaynehunn.biz; www.worldservicecorps.us; www.peopleslobby.us

 

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Resolution Number MAN06.13

WHEREAS:  The World Service Corps (WSC) cost-effectively involves more than a million skilled, can-do Americans aged 18-60+ in working on world and domestic problems, and thereby gives them a deeper understanding, concern for and ability to practically address domestic and international policy needs, while raising America’s political IQ; and

WHEREAS:  The WSC invests in America’s education, health and economy through tuition, medical savings or IRA account investments, (which at $15,000 is one-sixth of the recruitment bonus presently offered to military recruits) to those who complete WSC service and thereby helps strengthen our knowledge of world and domestic needs, educational and economic competitiveness and our citizenry’s understanding of and voting on public policy needs at home and in the world; and

WHEREAS:  A one-million strong WSC offers a cost-effective, robust, peaceful army to augment our courageous 1.4 million military personnel; and thereby productively answers the increasingly alarming and costly spread of the critically dangerous “Ugly American” image, terrorist recruitment, poverty, environmental degradation and misunderstandings that inspire hatred, by involving many more of America’s best assets, its concerned, patriotic citizens, in addressing worldwide needs

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED:  That the California Democratic Party proclaims our support for the introduction and passage into legislation, which encompasses the goal espoused by President Kennedy’s words:  “And so, my fellow Americans: ask not what your country can do for you–ask what you can do for your country.  My fellow citizens of the world: ask not what America will do for you, but what together we can do for the freedom of man.”   The California Democratic Party supports the citizen-initiated World Service Corps proposals which by the seventh year after its enactment will add one million additional American volunteers into serving the country and world through such organizations as the Peace Corps, AmeriCorps, Habitat for Humanity, Head Start, Doctors Without Borders, Red Cross, International Rescue Committee, OxFam, Mercy Corps, and State Conservation Corps

THEREFORE BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED:  That a copy of this Resolution be provided to: members of the California Democratic Congressional Delegation; the Democratic Caucus of the California Legislature; all members of the California Democratic Party Central Committee; leaders of member organizations in the California Democratic Council; Chairs of the Assembly District committees; local elected Democratic officials and County Registrars to be introduced and approved at the California Democratic Party Executive Board and the 2006 California Democratic Party Convention.

Submitted by 6th Assembly District Committee
Author: Dwayne Hunn, Executive Director, People’s Lobby, 415-383-7880

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John Alden, Assembly Candidate

Subject: World Service Corps
Date: Tue, November 15, 2005 2:39 pm
Dwayne:

“Volunteering in the service of our nation is one of our country’s great traditions, but sadly one that is in decline.  Dwayne Hunn’s World Service Corps, which would establish a national service corps among America’s youth, is a creative proposal for re-establishing service as a national ideal.  At a time when our county is increasingly unsure of its purpose in the world, and our youth uncertain of what it means to be an American, the World Service Corps provides a thoughtful and proactive path for the future.”

Thanks for your patience!

-John

Some time ago I told you I would write a short positive statement about the World Service Corps.  Sorry for the delay – the special election really slowed things down – but here it is.  Let me know what you think, and feel free to use it with my name on your site or the like.

 

 

CALIFORNIA COLLEGE DEMOCRATS SUPPORT 2005

RESOLUTION BY THE CALIFORNIA COLLEGE DEMOCRATS SUPPORTING THE CITIZEN-INITIATED WORLD SERVICE CORPS PROPOSED CONGRESSIONAL LEGISLATION 

WHEREAS the World Service Corps (WSC) would put one million Americans serving in pockets of need at home and abroad and,

WHEREAS the WSC prepares us to better respond to the devastations of hurricanes, earthquakes, and terrorist attacks and,

WHEREAS the WSC will reduce the growing Ugly American image, terrorist recruitment, poverty, substandard housing and living conditions and,

WHEREAS the WSC cost effectively  produces more skilled, can-do Americans with a deeper understanding of domestic and international policy needs and,

WHEREAS the WSC produces education payments (or Medical Savings or IRA Account investments) upon service completion and thereby helps raise our knowledge and competitiveness in the world and,

WHEREAS a one million strong WSC serving over a 20 year sunset consideration clause offers a cost-effective and robust answer to the increasingly alarming and costly spread of terrorism as well as poverty and misunderstanding, and

WHEREAS such WSC service in the classrooms of the world will dramatically increase our understanding of the world and thereby decrease the likelihood of our nation making costly world and domestic policy mistakes, and

WHEREAS the WSC proposals, as reflected in the missions of the recognizable core organizations, offers peaceful, productive, skill building voluntary service to Americans aged 18 through 60+ in a time when Americans have shown their desire to do such service,

THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the California College Democrats supports the introduction and prompt passage of the World Service Corps citizen initiated legislation in Congress.

Eric Anthony, Secretary

California College Democrats passed this on November 12, 2005