Joseph E. Schwartzberg: Feb. 5, 1928 – Sept. 19, 2018
A message from the family of Joe Schwartzberg:
It is with sadness that we write with the news that Joseph (Joe) E. Schwartzberg died peacefully on Wednesday, September 19, at his home.
A Celebration of Life will be held at the First Unitarian Society, 900 Mt. Curve Ave., Minneapolis, MN 55403 (USA), on Sunday, October 14 starting at 2 p.m.
A message from Nancy Dunlavy, Director of the Workable World Trust:
Each of you had your own unique connection to and relationship with Joe Schwartzberg. I was fortunate to have known Joe for about 20 years: casually for most of those years, then working with him almost daily for the last four. He was a driven, passionate, opinionated and highly intellectual individual who struck me each day as "youthful," even as his body became more frail.
The Workable World Trust, founded by Joe in December 2014, will continue, for several years as funds allow, to support the projects and causes that Joe felt were most important for the world that we live in -- those related to effective democratic global governance. Joe's legacy exists not only in the books and papers that he wrote, the research that he conducted and the students that he taught, but also in the drive of each of us to continue, regardless of the state of our world at any given moment, to do our best to create a "workable world" for everyone.
The baton has been passed .... let's continue to be inspired by the example of our dear friend and colleague, Joe Schwartzberg.
A full biography of Joe's life can be found here.
A message from the family of Joe Schwartzberg:
It is with sadness that we write with the news that Joseph (Joe) E. Schwartzberg died peacefully on Wednesday, September 19, at his home.
A Celebration of Life will be held at the First Unitarian Society, 900 Mt. Curve Ave., Minneapolis, MN 55403 (USA), on Sunday, October 14 starting at 2 p.m.
A message from Nancy Dunlavy, Director of the Workable World Trust:
Each of you had your own unique connection to and relationship with Joe Schwartzberg. I was fortunate to have known Joe for about 20 years: casually for most of those years, then working with him almost daily for the last four. He was a driven, passionate, opinionated and highly intellectual individual who struck me each day as "youthful," even as his body became more frail.
The Workable World Trust, founded by Joe in December 2014, will continue, for several years as funds allow, to support the projects and causes that Joe felt were most important for the world that we live in -- those related to effective democratic global governance. Joe's legacy exists not only in the books and papers that he wrote, the research that he conducted and the students that he taught, but also in the drive of each of us to continue, regardless of the state of our world at any given moment, to do our best to create a "workable world" for everyone.
The baton has been passed .... let's continue to be inspired by the example of our dear friend and colleague, Joe Schwartzberg.
A full biography of Joe's life can be found here.
2017 Annual Report now available.
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"The present geopolitical landscape is anything but good. With the United States leading the march to the rear, elites in nation after nation are adopting policies of selfish exclusion, rather than building bridges that will facilitate cooperation on an ever-wider scale. In relatively affluent countries (the global North) most of the population has been lulled into passive acquiescence in the corrosive new religion of “Consumerism,” while a majority of the global South must concentrate on the problems of economic survival. Gradually, however, political activists worldwide are becoming increasingly aware of the existential threats confronting humanity; and, thanks to the Internet, have the potential to form meaningful alliances for political change. The Trust will do what it can to promote that process."
Excerpted from the Message from the Director Emeritus, Joseph E. Schwartzberg
See what the Trust has been working on recently!
"The present geopolitical landscape is anything but good. With the United States leading the march to the rear, elites in nation after nation are adopting policies of selfish exclusion, rather than building bridges that will facilitate cooperation on an ever-wider scale. In relatively affluent countries (the global North) most of the population has been lulled into passive acquiescence in the corrosive new religion of “Consumerism,” while a majority of the global South must concentrate on the problems of economic survival. Gradually, however, political activists worldwide are becoming increasingly aware of the existential threats confronting humanity; and, thanks to the Internet, have the potential to form meaningful alliances for political change. The Trust will do what it can to promote that process."
Excerpted from the Message from the Director Emeritus, Joseph E. Schwartzberg
Transforming the United Nations System:
Designs for a Workable World"
by Joseph E. Schwartzberg
Distinguished International Professor Emeritus, University of Minnesota
United Nations University Press, 2013
Now available in SIX major languages!
(Japanese & Russian will be available soon)
Order the book:
ARABIC CHINESE ENGLISH FRENCH GERMAN SPANISH
(to receive a printed English Study Guide contact Nancy Dunlavy (nancy2@dunlavy.net). US$5, check only, includes shipping if mailed within the US).
ARABIC CHINESE ENGLISH FRENCH GERMAN SPANISH
Designs for a Workable World"
by Joseph E. Schwartzberg
Distinguished International Professor Emeritus, University of Minnesota
United Nations University Press, 2013
Now available in SIX major languages!
(Japanese & Russian will be available soon)
Order the book:
ARABIC CHINESE ENGLISH FRENCH GERMAN SPANISH
- NOTE: The English book (print and Kindle versions) is also available on Amazon. It may be available from various other online bookstore sources, used or new. You may want to check around for the best price before ordering).
- The French, German and Spanish Kindle versions are available on Amazon. Print-on-demand coming soon.
(to receive a printed English Study Guide contact Nancy Dunlavy (nancy2@dunlavy.net). US$5, check only, includes shipping if mailed within the US).
ARABIC CHINESE ENGLISH FRENCH GERMAN SPANISH
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$30 for soft cover book (payment by check only) and/or FREE printed Study Guide if ordered from Nancy Dunlavy (nancy-cgs@dunlavy.net). No extra shipping costs.
$30 for soft cover book (payment by check only) and/or FREE printed Study Guide if ordered from Nancy Dunlavy (nancy-cgs@dunlavy.net). No extra shipping costs.