People who obey the dictates of human conscience and defy bureaucracy- Gary Davis

Life Magazine Cover. actress Paulette Goddard in back raising a glass hoping to get the reporters attention crowding Gary Davis arrival to the US right out the ship SS America.

Carnegie Mellon Pittsburgh Graduate. Gary Davis was a former combatant of World War II, B 17 Bomber pilot. in 1948, from the streets of Paris he solemnly declared to renounce to his US citizenhip to become a “citizen of the world” . 

In November 22 1948 he decided to burst in and interrupt a United Nations General Assembly session calling for a Government of the World. He became and is credited for being one of the inspirations for the adoption of The UN Declaration of HR in 1948.

From that step on forward he founded the “International Registry of the Citizens of the World”, in 1949 also in Paris, and over 750.000 individuals ran to register and become members.

In 1953 Davis declared the World Government for World Citizens from his pulpit in the City hall of Maine, his hometown. And from the legitimacy granted upon him by that statement in U.S. territory he finally created the World Service Authority, with the executi ve power of issueing Passports and birth certificates to applicants.

Davis used the World passport for the first time on a trip to india in 1956 and invariably he entered the country legally. Over 150 countries in the world have both at one time accepted and rejected the passport as a legal document to go through customs. Many times davis got deported and detained for questioning..

Among other visionary ideas, Davis defended the world currency to be a solar power based killowatt per hour mean of currency exchange on the 1992 Rio Conference for the Environment.

in 1971, the State of Minesota subscribed to the World Service Authority campaign of “Mundialization”, recognizing the citizens right to extend their sovereign rights over their own citizenhip beyond the limits of State government and Federal Government. By doing so they display the UN flag alongside the US flag outside the States Capitol, encouraging other States to follow their example. Minneapolis officials voted and adhered to the World Chart of Citizenship.

 Many intelectual leaders wrote to subscribe to the young idealist campaign:

December 3, 1948:

Institute for Higher Studies
Princeton University, NJ

I AM EAGER TO EXPRESS TO THE YOUNG WAR VETERAN DAVIS MY RECOGNITION OF THE SACRIFICE HE HAS MADE FOR THE WELL BEING OF HUMANITY. IN VOLUNTARILY GIVING UP HIS CITIZENSHIP-RIGHTS HE HAS MADE OF HIMSELF A “DISPLACED PERSON” IN ORDER TO FIGHT FOR THE NATURAL RIGHTS OF THOSE WHO ARE THE MUTE EVIDENCES OF THE LOW MORAL LEVEL OF OUR TIME…….

ALBERT EINSTEIN

Highgate Village, London

Garry Davis is symbolically defending the right of a human being to exist as an individual, even if he or she is in so unfortunate a position as to be an outcast, an exile, a refugee, without the protection of nations, tribe or family. He is determined. single-handed if necessary, to test the sincerity, the validity and the reality of the great human and social statements.

Lord Yehudi Menuhin
Ambassador of Goodwill to UNESCO

Here is the Program and form copy pasted from the official web site:

Dear World Citizen,

How to register as a World Citizen

You will have to print this form to register, since it requires a signature. To have a printed form mailed to you, write to the World Service Authority in Washington, D.C. (See address below)All registered world citizens will receive the World Citizen Card, laminated and in 7 languages: English, French, Spanish, Arabic, Russian, Chinese and Esperanto. The possession of this card is evidence of a global political status allied with each and every other declared and registered World Citizen.

CREDO OF A WORLD CITIZEN

A World Citizen is a human being who lives intellectually, morally and physically in the present. A World Citizen accepts the dynamic fact that the planetary human community is interdependent and whole, that humankind is essentially one. A World Citizen is a peaceful and peacemaking individual, both in daily life and contacts with others. As a global person, a World Citizen relates directly to humankind and to all fellow humans spontaneously, generously and openly. Mutual trust is basic to his/her lifestyle. Politically, a World Citizen accepts a sanctioning institution of representative government, expressing the general and individual sovereign will in order to establish and maintain a system of just and equitable world law with appropriate legislative, judiciary and enforcement bodies. A World Citizen brings about better understanding and protection of different cultures, ethnic groups and language communities by promoting the use of a neutral international language, such as Esperanto. A World Citizen makes this world a better place to live in harmoniously by studying and respecting the viewpoints of fellow citizens from anywhere in the world.

AFFIRMATION

I, the undersigned, do hereby, willingly and consciously, declare myself to be a Citizen of the World. As a World Citizen, I affirm my planetary civic commitment to WORLD GOVERNMENT, founded on three universal principles of One Absolute Value, One World, and One Humanity which constitute the basis of World Law. As a World Citizen I acknowledge the WORLD GOVERNMENT as having the right and duty to represent me in all that concerns the General Good of humankind and the Good of All. As a Citizen of World Government, I affirm my awareness of my inherent responsibilities and rights as a legitimate member of the total world community of all men, women, and children, and will endeavor to fulfill and practice these whenever and wherever the opportunity presents itself. As a Citizen of World Government, I recognize and reaffirm citizenship loyalties and responsibilities within the communal state, and/or national groupings consistent with the principles of unity above which constitute now my planetary civic commitment.X________________________________________________________
Signature of World Citizen and Date
Fill out below and sign Affirmation above and return with fee to:World Service Authority * Suite 205 * 1012 14th Street, NW * Washington, D.C. 20005 * Tel: (202) 638-2662 * Fax: (202) 638-0638

APPLICATION FOR A WORLD CITIZEN REGISTRATION

Please type or print all informationPlease include your US$30 world citizenship registration fee and choose the left or right column below according to your preference of making an annual financial commitment:

FIRST NAME(S):______________________________________ FAMILY NAME:________________________________________ GENDER: M F BIRTHDATE: DAY_____ MONTH_____ YEAR___ BIRTHPLACE:_________________________________________ TELEPHONE:__________________________________________ FAX:________________________________________________ EMAIL:______________________________________________ OCCUPATION:_________________________________________ CURRENT MAILING ADDRESS: _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________

Registration fee: US$30 Annual minimum contribution to World Government (Optional): US$30 Required Postage: US$5 TOTAL: US$65

Registration fee: US$30 Annual minimum contribution to World Government (Optional): US$30 -or- US$___ Required Postage: US$5 TOTAL: US$___