Earth Democracy rests on ten principles centered on intrinsic worth and local economies

Evidence

1. All species, people and cultures have intrinsic worth. 2. The Earth community is a democracy of all life. 3. Diversity in nature and culture must be defended. 4. All beings have a natural right to sustenance. 5. Earth democracy is based on living economies and economic democracy. 6. Living economies are built on local economies. 7. Earth democracy is a living democracy. 8. Earth democracy is based on living cultures. 9. Living cultures are life nourishing. 10. Earth democracy globalizes peace, care, and compassion. — Rebecca A. Martusewicz, Jeff Edmundson, and John Lupinacci, EcoJustice Education, 393

Categorization

• DEFINE: The ten principles give teachers a compact, teachable framework for Earth Democracy that can anchor a curriculum unit.
• XREF: These principles operationalize ch0’s self-regenerating systems and ch1’s cultural-commons claims into explicit normative commitments. — connects to: Sustainable communities never interfere with natural systems’ self-regeneration — Rebecca A. Martusewicz, Jeff Edmundson, and John Lupinacci, EcoJustice Education: Toward Diverse,…, 123; Mere existence entitles every being to equal community standing — Rebecca A. Martusewicz, Jeff Edmundson, and John Lupinacci, EcoJustice Education: Toward Diverse,…, 383