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on the spirit of the Charter

answer from John STEWART, Allie. Zimbabwe , 14 September 2005

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Yes. The need for alliance-building - and the interplay, mutual enrichment and refinement of inter-alliances processes - has never been greater than in this fragmented and divided time. At the same time action is not carried out just with good intent or even just good ideas, and so the issue of how alliances in various sectors, and the sum total of grouped alliances, relates to power and the processes of making change happen, needs to be further explored and developed.

In particular, there needs to be a spirit in the Alliance process of redressing the imbalances of power and resources dividing North and South; of deliberately avoiding the imposition of value-systems and power structures (however unconsciously) that would undermine the attempt to move towards a truly equal and seriously respectful exchange and exploration process.

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