&
Code
of Ethics & Charter of Rights and Freedoms
(*with some exceptions.. taken from the European Council's benevolent construct.)
Mission:
To actively seek, gather and inspire individuals, groups,
organizations, companies, corporations and countries to cooperate
synergistically in creating harmony throughout our global society. We utilize
the synergy of psychospiritual and scientific technologies in order to provide
the solutions for the new global society. This is accomplished through the
implementation of a working educational model village to demonstrate these
principles.
Purpose:
To create and empower local, regional, international and
interstellar information exchanges for networking pertinent activities toward
building a global infrastructure of interdependent organizations enabling the
creation of model communities presented as Genesis II in The Vision, an
overview of the project. This conference is designed to facilitate the
implementation of action plans we have all been waiting for, combining the power
of corporate R&D programs (eco-friendly of course), educational development and community design.
Process:
Through the collaborative and cooperative efforts of
individuals and groups we will demonstrate that intent with action will allow
the naturally present unity among people of/with purpose to express through the
diversity of all peoples, bridging cultural and historical differences,
coalescing our willingness to work together toward common healthy goals for
youth, our planet and ourselves. We will be networking and presenting through
the Internet community through the Be The Dream website. We will be networking
in local, state, and international communities through personal contacts,
inquiries in process, and philanthropic and professional organizations.
Rationale: The time has come where partnering for profit must change. We have neglected basic needs of our fellow humans in order to command corporate goals to be more important in the concept of human achievement. Human nature is to care for our families, whether immediate or extended. Concern for the extended family has become an important issue in nearly all planning areas for business, corporate, educational, social and spiritual environments. This fact was made even more evident with the tragedy of last September…as disturbing as it was.
The unification of people and resources for effective community and planetary administration is imperative for our sustainable future in local and global applications. We need to shift our focus to fulfilling basic human needs first, including corporate agendas in this process and ultimately preparing our world for inclusion into universe affairs with the help of our interstellar neighbors.
Facility
Administration/Staff/Participants (Staff)
Staff shall:
Intend to practice and serve in ways that cultivate awareness, empathy, and wisdom.
Serve society through designed and conducted ways that respect the common good, with due regard for public safety, health, and order. Given that the increased awareness gained from spiritual practices can catalyze desire for personal and social change, guides shall use special care to help direct the energies of those they serve, as well as their own, in responsible ways that reflect a loving regard for life in all its forms while at Genesis and life in general.
Serve individuals with respect and seek to preserve the autonomy and dignity of each person. Participation in any primary religious practice must be voluntary and based on advance disclosure and consent given individually by each participant while in an ordinary state of consciousness. Appropriate customs of confidentiality are to be established and honored. Staff shall make reasonable preparations to protect each participant's health and safety during community functions and in the public presentations.
Remain competent to assist only with those practices for which they are qualified by personal experience and by training or education.
In integrity and with responsibility, strive to be aware of how their
own belief systems, values, needs, and limitations affect their work.
Avoid any harmful consequences of personal or organizational ambition, spiritual practices are usually better allowed to grow through attraction rather than by active promotion. Staff shall be considerate of all religious practices. Staff shall practice openness and respect with people whose beliefs are in apparent contradiction to their own.
Spiritual practices are to be conducted in the spirit of service. Staff shall strive to accommodate participants without regard to their ability to pay or make donations. Economic exchanges already occur through tuition, microeconomic practices, and professional services.
Community
Administration Council (Leaders)
Leaders
shall:
Be dedicated to the concepts of effective and democratic local community by responsible elected officials and believe that professional general management is essential to the achievement of this objective.
Affirm the dignity and worth of the services rendered by the community and maintain a constructive, creative, and practical attitude toward urban affairs and a deep sense of social responsibility as a trusted public servant.
Be
dedicated to the highest ideals of honor and integrity in all public and
personal relationships in order that the member may merit the respect and
confidence of the elected officials, of other officials and employees, and of
the public.
Recognize
that the chief function of the local community t at all times is to serve the
best interests of all of the people.
Submit
policy proposals to elected officials; provide them with facts and advice on
matters of policy as a basis for making decisions and setting community goals;
and uphold and implement municipal policies adopted by elected officials.
Recognize that elected representatives of the people are entitled to the credit for the establishment of municipal policies; responsibility for policy execution rests with the members.
Refrain from participation in the election of the members of the employing legislative body, and from all partisan political activities, which would impair performance as a professional administrator.
Make it a duty continually to improve the member's professional ability and to develop the competence of associates in the use of management techniques.
Keep the community informed on municipal affairs; encourage communication between the citizens and all municipal officers; emphasize friendly and courteous service to the public; and seek to improve the quality and image of public service.
Resist any encroachment on professional responsibilities, believing the member should be free to carry out official policies without interference, and handle each problem without discrimination on the basis of principle and justice.
Handle
all matters of personnel on the basis of merit so that fairness and impartiality
govern a member's decisions, pertaining to appointments, pay adjustments,
promotions, and discipline.
Seek no favor; believe that personal aggrandizement or profit secured by confidential information or by misuse of public time is dishonest.
Equality: We shall recognize the individual rights of all members of the community in accordance with the Community Charter of Rights and Freedoms, and display a fair sense of justice.
Truth: We shall make accurate claims to our customers, use only competent testimonials, and strive to be open about all aspects of the products or services we offer. Advertising shall tell the truth, and shall reveal significant facts, the omission of which would mislead the public.
Honesty: We shall uphold the principle of fair play and be vigilant against conduct, which has the intent, capability, or effect of being deceptive towards our customers. Advertising claims shall be substantiated by evidence in possession of the advertiser and advertising agency, prior to making such claims.
Integrity: We shall not merely abide by the law in a technical way but will strive to serve our customers with honest values, avoiding all devices and schemes, which prey on human ignorance or gullibility. Advertising shall refrain from making false, misleading, or unsubstantiated statements or claims about a competitor or his products or services.
Co-operativeness: We shall support a healthy marketplace for all through cooperation with customer, other businesses, and every person who would benefit from an ethical, free-market system. Advertising of guarantees and warranties shall be explicit, with sufficient information to apprise consumers of their principal terms and limitations or, when space or time restrictions preclude such disclosures, the advertisement should clearly reveal where the full text of the guarantee or warranty can be examined before purchase.
Self Regulation: We shall be self regulating, we will honor all commitments including any guarantees we offer, ensure that the normal use of our merchandise or services will not be hazardous to public health or safety, and seek to resolve, in a fair and expeditious manner, any disputes which may rise. Advertising containing testimonials shall be limited to those of competent witnesses who are reflecting a real and honest opinion or experience. Advertising shall be free of statements, illustrations or implications, which are offensive to good taste or public decency.
Article
1
Human
dignity
Human
dignity is inviolable. It must be respected and protected.
Article
2
Right
to life
1.
Everyone has the right to life.
2.
No one shall be condemned to the death penalty, or executed.
Article
3
Right
to the integrity of the person
1.
Everyone has the right to respect for his or her physical and mental integrity.
2.
In the fields of medicine and biology, the following must be respected in
particular:
-
the free and informed consent of the person concerned, according to the
procedures laid down by law,
-
the prohibition of eugenic practices, in particular those aiming at the
selection of persons,
-
the prohibition on making the human body and its parts as such a source of
financial gain,
-
the prohibition of the reproductive cloning of human beings.
Article
4
Prohibition
of torture and inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment
No
one shall be subjected to torture or to inhuman or degrading treatment or
punishment.
Article
5
Prohibition
of slavery and forced labor
1.
No one shall be held in slavery or servitude.
2.
No one shall be required to perform forced or compulsory labor.
3.
Trafficking in human beings is prohibited.
Article
6
Right
to liberty and security
Everyone
has the right to liberty and security of person.
Article
7
Respect
for private and family life
Everyone
has the right to respect for his or her private and family life, home and
communications.
Article
8
Protection
of personal data
1.
Everyone has the right to the protection of personal data concerning him or her.
2.
Such data must be processed fairly for specified purposes and on the basis of
the consent of the person concerned or some other legitimate basis laid down by
law. Everyone has the right of access to data, which has been collected
concerning him or her, and the right to have it rectified.
3.
Compliance with these rules shall be subject to control by an independent
authority.
Article
9
Right
to marry and right to found a family
The
right to marry and the right to found a family shall be guaranteed in accordance
with the national laws governing the exercise of these rights.
Article
10
Freedom
of thought, conscience and religion
1.
Everyone has the right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion. This
right includes freedom to change religion or belief and freedom, either alone or
in community with others and in public or in private, to manifest religion or
belief, in worship, teaching, practice and observance.
2.
The right to conscientious objection is recognized, in accordance with the
national laws governing the exercise of this right.
Article
11
Freedom
of expression and information
1.
Everyone has the right to freedom of expression. This right shall include
freedom to hold opinions and to receive and impart information and ideas without
interference by public authority and regardless of frontiers.
2.
The freedom and pluralism of the media shall be respected.
Article
12
Freedom
of assembly and of association
1.
Everyone has the right to freedom of peaceful assembly and to freedom of
association at all levels, in particular in political, trade union and civic
matters, which implies the right of everyone to form and to join trade unions
for the protection of his or her interests.
2.
Political parties at Community level contribute to expressing the political will
of the citizens of the Community.
Article
13
Freedom
of the arts and sciences
The
arts and scientific research shall be free of constraint. Academic freedom shall
be respected.
Article
14
Right
to education
1.
Everyone has the right to education and to have access to vocational and
continuing training.
2.
This right includes the possibility to receive free compulsory education.
3.
The freedom to found educational establishments with due respect for democratic
principles and the right of parents to ensure the education and teaching of
their children in conformity with their religious, philosophical and pedagogical
convictions shall be respected, in accordance with the national laws governing
the exercise of such freedom and right.
Article
15
Freedom
to choose an occupation and right to engage in work
1.
Everyone has the right to engage in work and to pursue a freely chosen or
accepted occupation.
2.
Every citizen of the Community has the freedom to seek employment, to work, to
exercise the right of establishment and to provide services in any Member
Community.
3.
Nationals of third countries who are authorized to work in the territories of
the Member Communities are entitled to working conditions equivalent to those of
citizens of the Community.
Article
16
Freedom
to conduct a business
The
freedom to conduct a business in accordance with Community law and national laws
and practices is recognized.
Article
17
Right
to property
1.
Everyone has the right to own, use, dispose of and bequeath his or her lawfully
acquired
2.
Intellectual property shall be protected.
3. In the event that any technology of extraterrestrial intelligence origin should be shared, it will be distributed freely worldwide with the intent of fair use. Fair use is defined as socially responsible; benefiting people and planet.
Article
18
Right
to asylum
The
right to asylum shall be guaranteed with due respect for the rules of the Geneva
Convention of 28 July 1951 and the Protocol of 31 January 1967 relating to the
status of refugees and in accordance with the Agreement establishing the
Community.
Article
19
Protection
in the event of removal, expulsion or extradition
1.
Collective expulsions are prohibited.
2.
No one may be removed, expelled or extradited to a Community where there is a
serious risk that he or she would be subjected to the death penalty, torture or
other inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment.
Article
20
Equality
before the law
Everyone
is equal before the law.
Article
21
Non-discrimination
1.
Any discrimination based on any ground such as sex, race, color, ethnic or
social origin, genetic features, language, religion or belief, political or any
other opinion, membership of a national minority, property, birth, disability,
age or sexual orientation shall be prohibited.
2.
Within the scope of application of the Agreement establishing the Community and
of the Agreement on Member Communities, and without prejudice to the special
provisions of those Agreements, any discrimination on grounds of nationality
shall be prohibited.
Article
22
Cultural,
religious and linguistic diversity
The
Union shall respect cultural, religious and linguistic diversity.
Article
23
Equality
between men and women
Equality
between men and women must be ensured in all areas, including employment, work
and pay. The principle of equality shall not prevent the maintenance or adoption
of measures providing for specific advantages in favor of the under-represented
sex.
Article
24
The
rights of the child
1.
Children shall have the right to such protection and care as is necessary for
their well-being. They may express their views freely. Such views shall be taken
into consideration on matters, which concern them in accordance with their age
and maturity.
2.
In all actions relating to children, whether taken by public authorities or
private institutions, the child's best interests must be a primary
consideration.
3.
Every child shall have the right to maintain on a regular basis a personal
relationship and direct contact with both his or her parents, unless that is
contrary to his or her interests.
Article
25
The
rights of the elderly
The
Community recognizes and respects the rights of the elderly to lead a life of
dignity and independence and to participate in social and cultural life.
Article
26
Integration
of persons with disabilities
The
Community recognizes and respects the right of persons with disabilities to
benefit from measures designed to ensure their independence, social and
occupational integration and participation in the life of the community.
Article
27
Workers'
right to information and consultation within the undertaking
Workers
or their representatives must, at the appropriate levels, be guaranteed
information and consultation in good time in the cases and under the conditions
provided for by Community law and national laws and practices.
Article
28
Right
of collective bargaining and action
Workers
and employers, or their respective organizations, have, in accordance with
Community law and national laws and practices, the right to negotiate and
conclude collective agreements at the appropriate levels and, in cases of
conflicts of interest, to take collective action to defend their interests,
including strike action.
Article
29
Right
of access to placement services
Everyone
has the right of access to a free placement service.
Article
30
Protection
in the event of unjustified dismissal
Every
worker has the right to protection against unjustified dismissal, in accordance
with Community law and national laws and practices.
Article
31
Fair
and just working conditions
1.
Every worker has the right to working conditions, which respect his or her
health, safety and dignity.
2.
Every worker has the right to limitation of maximum working hours, to daily and
weekly rest periods and to an annual period of paid leave.
Article
32
Prohibition
of child labor and protection of young people at work
The
employment of children is prohibited. The minimum age of admission to employment
may not be lower than the minimum school-leaving age, without prejudice to such
rules as may be more favorable to young people and except for limited
derogations.
Young
people admitted to work must have working conditions appropriate to their age
and be protected against economic exploitation and any work likely to harm their
safety, health or physical, mental, moral or social development or to interfere
with their education.
Article
33
Family
and professional life
1.
The family shall enjoy legal, economic and social protection.
2.
To reconcile family and professional life, everyone shall have the right to
protection from dismissal for a reason connected with maternity and the right to
paid maternity leave and to parental leave following the birth or adoption of a
child.
Article
34
Social
security and social assistance
1.
The Community recognizes and respects the entitlement to social security
benefits and social services providing protection in cases such as maternity,
illness, industrial accidents, dependency or old age, and in the case of loss of
employment, in accordance with the rules laid down by Community law and national
laws and practices.
2.
Everyone residing and moving legally within the Community is entitled to social
security benefits and social advantages in accordance with Community law and
national laws and practices.
3.
In order to combat social exclusion and poverty, the Community recognizes and
respects the right to social and housing assistance so as to ensure a decent
existence for all those who lack sufficient resources, in accordance with the
rules laid down by Community law and national laws and practices.
Article
35
Health
care
Everyone
has the right of access to preventive health care and the right to benefit from
medical treatment under the conditions established by national laws and
practices and by the Agreements of the Communities. A high level of human health
protection shall be ensured in the definition and implementation of all
Community policies and activities.
Article
36
Access
to services of general economic interest
The
Community recognizes and respects access to services of general economic
interest as provided for in national laws and practices, in accordance with the
establishing a upgraded system, in order to promote the social and territorial
cohesion of the Community.
Article
37
Environmental
protection
A
high level of environmental protection and the improvement of the quality of the
environment must be integrated into the policies of the Community and ensured in
accordance with the principle of sustainable development.
Article
38
Consumer
protection
Community
policies shall ensure a high level of consumer protection.
Article
39
Right
to vote and to stand as a candidate at elections to the Administrative Council
1.
Every citizen of the Community has the right to vote and to stand as a candidate
at elections to the Administrative Council, in which he or she resides, under
the same conditions as citizens of all Communities.
2.
Members of the Administrative Council shall be elected by direct universal
suffrage in a free and secret ballot.
Article
40
Right
to vote and to stand as a candidate at municipal elections
Every
citizen of the Community has the right to vote and to stand as a candidate at
municipal elections in the Member Community in which he or she resides under the
same conditions as citizens of all Communities.
Article
41
Right
to good administration
1.
Every person has the right to have his or her affairs handled impartially,
fairly and within a reasonable time by the institutions and bodies of the
Community.
2.
This right includes: the right of every person to be heard, before any
individual measure which would affect him or her adversely is taken; the right
of every person to have access to his or her file, while respecting the
legitimate interests of confidentiality and of professional and business
secrecy; the obligation of the administration to give reasons for its decisions.
3.
Every person has the right to have the Community make good any damage caused by
its institutions or by its servants in the performance of their duties, in
accordance with the general principles common to the laws of the Member Communities.
4.
Every person may write to the institutions of the Community in one of the
languages of the Agreements and must have an answer in the same language.
Article
42
Right
of access to documents
Any
citizen of the Community, and any natural or legal person residing or having its
registered office in a Member Community, has a right of access to Administrative
Council, and its documents.
Article
43
Ombudsman
Any
citizen of the Community and any natural or legal person residing or having its
registered office in a Member Community has the right to refer to the Ombudsman
of the Community cases of misadministration in the activities of the Community
institutions or bodies, with the exception of the Court of Justice and the Court
of First Instance acting in their judicial role.
Article
44
Right
to petition
Any
citizen of the Community and any natural or legal person residing or having its
registered office in a Member Community has the right to petition the
Administrative Council.
Article
45
Freedom
of movement and of residence
1.
Every citizen of the Community has the right to move and reside freely within
the territory of the Member Communities.
2.
Freedom of movement and residence may be granted, in accordance with the
Agreement establishing the Community, to nationals of third countries legally
resident in the territory of a Member Community.
Article
46
Diplomatic
and consular protection Every citizen of the Community shall, in the territory
of a third country in which the Member Community of which he or she is a
national is not represented, be entitled to protection by the diplomatic or
consular authorities of any Member Community, on the same conditions as the
nationals of that Member Community.
Article
4
Right
to an effective remedy and to a fair trial
Everyone
whose rights and freedoms guaranteed by the law of the Community are violated
has the right to an effective remedy before a tribunal in compliance with the
conditions laid down in this Article. Everyone is entitled to a fair and public
hearing within a reasonable time by an independent and impartial tribunal
previously established by law. Everyone shall have the possibility of being
advised, defended and represented. Legal aid shall be made available to those
who lack sufficient resources in so far as such aid is necessary to ensure
effective access to justice.
Article
48
Presumption
of innocence and right of defense
1.
Everyone who has been charged shall be presumed innocent until proved guilty
according to law.
2.
Respect for the rights of the defense of anyone who has been charged shall be
guaranteed.
Article
49
Principles
of legality and proportionality of criminal offences and penalties
1.
No one shall be held guilty of any criminal offence on account of any act or
omission, which did not constitute a criminal offence under national law or
international law at the time when it was committed. Nor shall a heavier penalty
be imposed than that which was applicable at the time the criminal offence was
committed. If, subsequent to the commission of a criminal offence, the law
provides for a lighter penalty, that penalty shall be applicable.
2.
This Article shall not prejudice the trial and punishment of any person for any
act or omission, which, at the time when it was committed, was criminal
according to the general principles recognized by the community of nations.
3.
The severity of penalties must not be disproportionate to the criminal offence.
Article
50
Right
not to be tried or punished twice in criminal proceedings for the same criminal
offence
No
one shall be liable to be tried or punished again in criminal proceedings for an
offence for which he or she has already been finally acquitted or convicted
within the Community in accordance with the law.
Article
51
Scope
1.
The provisions of this Charter are addressed to the institutions and bodies of
the Community with due regard for the principle of subsidiary and to the Member
Communities only when they are implementing Community law. They shall therefore
respect the rights, observe the principles and promote the application thereof
in accordance with their respective powers.
2.
This Charter does not establish any new power or task for the Community, or
modify powers and tasks defined by the Agreements.
Article
52
Scope
of guaranteed rights
1.
Any limitation on the exercise of the rights and freedoms recognized by this
Charter must be provided for by law and respect the essence of those rights and
freedoms. Subject to the principle of proportionality, limitations may be made
only if they are necessary and genuinely meet objectives of general interest
recognized by the Community or the need to protect the rights and freedoms of
others.
2.
Rights recognized by this Charter, which are based on the Community Agreements,
or the Agreement on Community shall be exercised under the conditions and within
the limits defined by those Agreements.
3.
In so far as this Charter contains rights which correspond to rights guaranteed
by the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms,
the meaning and scope of those rights shall be the same as those laid down by
the said Convention. This provision shall not prevent Community law providing
more extensive protection.
Article
53
Level
of protection Nothing in this Charter shall be interpreted as restricting or
adversely affecting human rights and fundamental freedoms as recognized, in
their respective fields of application, by Community law and inter-national law
and by international agreements to which the Community, the Community or all the
Member Communities are party, including the European Convention for the
Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, and by the Member
Communities' constitutions.
Article
54
Prohibition of abuse of rights
Nothing in this Charter shall be interpreted as implying any right to engage in any activity or to perform any act aimed at the destruction of any of the rights and freedoms recognized in this Charter or at their limitation to a greater extent than is provided for herein.
The previous document is a compilation of these sources, edited for use by Genesis Community as a working document. Changes will occur as agreed is necessary. We would like to thank the following organizations for providing much of the above document. We hope this does not challenge any copyright or intellectual property rules or regulations.
American Advertising Federation – Advertising Code of American Business
Better Business Bureau of Canada – Code of Ethics
Council on Spiritual Practices – Code of Ethics
The Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union
International City Management Association Code of Ethics and Guidelines
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