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by <\/strong>True Discernment blog\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n

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We are moving to a global village and yet we don’t have our global elders. The Elders can be a group who have the trust of the world, who can speak freely, be fiercely independent and respond fast and flexibly in conflict situations. from the August Review <\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The Elders have arrived on the world scene. Thus far, there are 12 self-appointed “apostles” of globalism to manage the “global village.” This group represents the cream of the globalist crop.<\/p>\n

Nelson Mandela – Former president of South Africa
\nDesmond Tutu – Former general secre-tary of the South African Council of Churches
\nEla Bhatt – Founder of SEWA (Self-Employed Women’s Association) in India
\nGro Brundtland – Former chair of the World Commission of Environment and Development (the Brundtland Commission), and driving force behind Sustain-able Development
\nJimmy Carter – Former president of the United States
\nMuhammad Yunus – founder of Grameen Bank
\nGraca Machel – President of Foundation for Community Development in Mozambique
\nKofi Annan – Former Secretary-General of the United Nations
\nLakhdar Brahimi – Former Under-Secretary General of the United Nations
\nFernando H. Cardoso – Former President of Brazil
\nMary Robinson – Former President of Ireland; former United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
\nAung San Suu Kyi – Freedom fighter and figurehead leader in Burma since 1988<\/p>\n

Initial funding was secured from global players such as Richard Branson, Peter Gabriel, Humanity United, Tick Tarlow, the United Nations Foundations, and others. Click here to read this entire article.<\/a><\/p>\n

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