Fort Monmouth Earth Renaissance Peace Alliance (FMERPA)

Fort Monmouth Earth Renaissance Peace Alliance (www.fmerpa.us)
Notice of Intent
March 2007

What is the dream of earth?
What is the collective story of the Universe?
How did it all begin?
Where is it going?
What is the purpose of life on earth?
What is the role of the human species on earth?
How many diverse life forms exist on earth?
How low many species are now extinct?
Is earth alive?
Is earth a living entity?
Does earth have rights?
Does earth have a right to exist?
Do all species have rights to exist?
Does a mountain have a right to exist?
Does a river have a right to exist?
Does water, air. soil have rights to exist?
Do trees and whales and giraffes have rights to exist?
Do humans have rights to exist?
Who determines rights to exist?
What is justice?
What is compassion?
What is beauty?
What is creativity?
What is interdependence?
Can life exist without interdependence?
What is need ed for life to exist?
What is needed for life to flourish?
What is the story of each being’s existence?
Is everything interconnected?
Is everything part of the whole?
Is everything needed to complete the story?
Could this be considered an earth community
What is the intention of each being?
What would be their notice of intent?
Is there a collective intention of all?
What would be that notice of intent?
What should a notice of intent include?
Should all beings be taken into account?
Should the rights of all beings be included?
Should all life forms be included?
Should all species be included?
Shou1d earth be included?
Who would speak?
Who would be heard?
How would this be done?
What is the present condition of earth?
What is the present condition of the species?
Why are so many going extinct?
What role does fear have in all this?
What role does courage have in all this?
What role does story have in all this?
What is the present story?
Is it inclusive?
Does it include all?
What is it’s intent?
Does it include the earth story?
Does it include the universe story?
What is the present vision?
What is the present mission?
Does it include all?
What is it’s intent?
Will this present story lead us all home?
Will this present vision lead us all home?
Will this present mission lead us all home?
Will it lead us all to healing?
Will it lead us all in celebrating?
Will it lead us all in greater understanding?
Will it lead to earth renaissance?
Will it lead us towards world peace?
Will it lead us towards earth community
What vision has authority in these times?
What vision has legitimacy in these times?
Bleat vision makes sense in these times?
What mission has authority in these times?
What mission has legitimacy in these times?
What mission makes sense in these times?
What will bring us home?
What will bring healing.. health and well being?
What will connect personal. local, bioregional and global?
Can a common earthy universe story unite us all?
What choices do we have?
What ways of the past are helpful?
What ways of the past are not helpful?
What must be our global priorities?
What must be our collective focus?
What are the gifts of all that are needed?
How can they all be honored?
What role does art. music, theatre, and culture play?
What is the common good?
How is the common good defined?
What is the role of the commons?
How important is common space, common land?
How and where do we interact with all?
What is the role of wilderness?
How important is the Wild?
What is life?
What inspires?
What revitalizes?
What is revitalization?
What breathes spirit into life?
What brings back to life?
Do the seasons teach us anything?
Does the natural world teach us anything?
What do the wisdom traditions teach us?
What does our highest nature call us to?
What will be our legacy?
How do we consider the 7th generation
from today in all our deliberations?
How is this time different from all the rest?
What important decisions must we make?
How do we ensure that life will continue on earth?
What must change?
How do we do this?
What myths are helpful?
What myths are not helpful?
What ancient stories are helpful?
What ancient stories are not helpful?
What new stories are helpful?
What new stories are not helpful?
What new ways are helpful?
What new ways are not helpful?
What ways of living are helpful?
What ways of living are not helpful?
What heals?
What does not heal?
What harms?
What does not harm?
What celebrates?
What does not celebrate?
How can we create this healing way together?
How much time do we have?
How can we begin today?

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