World Constitution and Parliament Association

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World Constitution and Parliament Association
World Constitution and Parliament Association
AbbreviationWCPA
NicknameWCPA
Formation1957;67 years ago (1957)
Founder Philip Isely, Margaret Isely
Founded at Denver, Colorado, USA
Type Nonprofit, NGO, INGO
Purpose world peace via democratic federal world government
Headquarters211 Overlook Cir, Clarkesville, Georgia, United States
Region served
Worldwide
Fields World Government
Secretary General
Eugenia Almand (since 2011) [1]
President
 Sam Pitroda [1]
Key people
 Thane Read, Philip Isely, Margaret Isely, Terence P. Amerasinghe, Morikatsu Inagaki, Jagdish Gandhi, Eugenia Almand
Website ef-gov.org
Formerly called
World Committee for a World Constitutional Convention

The World Constitution and Parliament Association (WCPA), formally known as the World Committee for a World Constitutional Convention (WCWCC), [2] is an international committee established as an international non-governmental organization (INGO) dedicated to the establishment of world peace through a democratic federal world government. [3] [4] [5] WCPA is responsible for advancing the work of the Provisional World Government and its institutions established under the Constitution for the Federation of Earth (CFoE). [6] [7] [8]

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History

In late 1950's, Philip Isely, along with Thane Read, Margaret Isely, and Marie Philips Scot, formulated a plan that would seek to admit delegates from both national governments and delegates from peoples of all countries to a Peoples' World Convention. [9] The form of agreement was drafted by Thane Read and revised by Philip Isely. [10] As the call for a World Constitutional Convention gained momentum, an U.S. Committee for a World Constitutional Convention was formed in 1958, [11] [12] later renamed as World Committee for a World Constitutional Convention (WCWCC) in 1959 with Philip Isely as Secretary. [13] With established headquarters in Denver, Colorado in 1961, World Committee also issued calls to support the World Constitution Coordinating Committee (WCCC) , garnering committed delegates from 50 nations [14] [15] and endorsements from several heads of state. [7] [16] WCWCC later played a significant role in development of the world constitution. [17]

In 1966, the organization was again renamed the 'World Constitution and Parliament Association (WCPA)', with Philip Isely serving as Secretary-General and Margaret Isely as Treasurer. [18] Notably, their extensive correspondence with influential figures such as Dr. T. P. Amerasinghe of Sri Lanka and Dr. Reinhart Ruge of Mexico contributed to the growth and development of WCPA, [19] eventually leading to their appointment as co-presidents. [20] Together, they dedicated their efforts to advancing the cause of a World Constitution in their respective roles for many years. After the death of his first wife in 1997, Philip remarried in 2001, [7] and he left WCPA in 2003, with Glen T. Martin assuming the role of Secretary-General. [20]

Eugenia Almand has been Secretary General of the WCPA since 2011, and Sam Pitroda is the current President. [1]

Constitution for the Federation of Earth

The Constitution for the Federation of Earth (CFoE) formulated by group of international legal experts between [14] [15] 1968 and 1991, [21] is a comprehensive framework of a global federalist government. [22] Today, the World Constitution and Parliament Association (WCPA) actively promotes its principles. [5] [23] Since 1982, under this system fifteen sessions of a Provisional World Parliament have been convened and have successfully enacted numerous legislations on various global issues. [24] These efforts continue to shape the discourse surrounding global governance. [25]

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