Yes, AWSC Can...
Executive Summary of the American World Service Corps Proposals for a Robust 21st Century Volunteer Corps
Why build these cities beautiful
If man unbuilded goes,
In vain, we build the world-
Unless builder also grows.
Edwin Markham
For years America's relevance, good will, and influence abroad has shrunk. At home, a long period of growing ignorance and indifference has crippled our economy. We have the opportunity to erase this trend while building a safer, saner "Global Village," through the People's Lobby's American World Service Corps (AWSC) Congressional Proposals, which Congresswoman Woolsey has offered to introduce in the 111th Congress. We hope you will URGE YOUR REPRESENTATIVES join her as an original sponsor and be one of many outspoken leaders this proposed legislation needs
The Obama-Biden team calls for adding 3 million jobs in two years, providing universal preschool, fielding corps of Green, Elderly, Classroom workers, doubling the Peace Corps, tripling AmeriCorps, and undertaking some aspects of the WPA. The People's Lobby organization proposes to scale up this admirable proposal with the AWSC Proposals, which would involve 21 million Americans in voluntary public service over the next 27 years. This program would incorporate and expand existing volunteer teams, empowering them to cost effectively address all the needs identified in the Obama proposal, and many more.
The Obama-Biden tax proposals propose that the very rich pay a fairer share of the communal benefits that good governance can provide America and the world. Many of the richest Americans and corporations pay little or nothing in taxes. Our AWSC proposal incorporates web mechanisms to encourage the Forbes 400 and non-taxpaying corporations to make an annual 2% donation into an escrowed, locked-box account. This AWSC account would be solely dedicated to funding AWSC team members. This revenue could erase the need to use taxes to field this annual army of one million peaceful, productive volunteers for a generation. And it grows healthy business opportunities for the very rich by moving more people toward healthier, productive, non-violent lives.
This AWSC report is designed to provide details on the motivation and mechanisms for the AWSC proposals. (More information is at www.WorldServiceCorps.us) It includes the following sections:
Introduction: "Yes, AWSC can..
"Address the myriad of crises facing us, especially in depressing economic times.
II. A Solution to Current Problems: A Volunteer Army to Prove "We Still Can.
"Twenty-one million serving Americans can help right the ship.
III. Why Build the AWSC?By serving we learn.
By learning we grow smartly at home and abroad.
IV. Investing in a Peaceful Future
Offering the mega rich and non-tax paying corporations the opportunity to help.
V. Education for the Long Run
Raising our public policy IQ for generations to come.
VI. "I Need Your Help...," says President-elect Obama
AWSC provides America's best service organizations the opportunity to perform.
II. Incentive to Participate: Internet-based Education and Public Relations
Graphically depict how America's ultra rich are pitching in.
VIII. Timing is Everything. We have Wasted Too Much Time. The Time is Now.
Learning while embedded with costly Human Terrain Teams is too late.
"America is defined by the enduring power of our ideals."
Barrack Obama
We can recharge these "ideals" by reinforcing the many good teams under the AWSC umbrella with millions of serving Americans and contribute immediately to economic recovery. Pleae contact your Congressional representatives and urge them to join as original sponsors or cosponsors.
This Executive Summary of People's Lobby's American World Service Corps (AWSC) Congressional Proposals outlines eight upcoming sections that explain how to cost effectively field 21 million volunteers over the next 27 years. Please push your Congressional Reps to join Congresswoman Woolsey in sponsoring it in the upcoming Congress. The key AWSC proposed bill she has offered to introduce is http://www.worldservicecorps.us/world%20service%20key%20proposal%202yr%20volunteer.htm Your strong support can keep it from being weakened in subcommittees.
