A global movement to solve global problems | Colombe Cahen-Salvador

翻译人员: Shu Fei Chow 校对人员: Yanyan Hong

For years, I have been working on a simple idea:

多年来，我一直 致力于一个简单的想法：

for humanity to take its next leap ahead,

人类要向前迈进一步

we need to work together across borders to solve global issues.

就必须要跨越国界、 共同合作来解决全球议题。

In the modern world,

在现代世界里，

no wall or border can protect us from crisis.

没有高墙或是边界能让我们免于危机。

We have no other choice but to unite,

我们唯一的选择就是团结，

and we need to do it fast.

而且必须要尽快。

In 2016, I was devastated by the UK's decision

2016 年，我对英国脱欧的决定

to leave the European Union.

感到心力交瘁。

I'm French, and for me, the EU is a symbol of a more open and global society.

我是法国人，对我而言，欧盟象征着 一个更为开放、普及全球的社会。

But suddenly, my beliefs were shattered.

然而，我的信念却在瞬间瓦解，

And I wasn't alone in feeling this way.

而且不只有我一个人有如此感受。

My partner, Andrea, who's Italian,

我的意大利同事安德里亚

and Damian, a German friend,

和我的德国朋友达米安，

also felt the shock of seeing the world turning inward.

都因看到世界向内转而感到震惊。

We realized that despite being from three different countries,

我们意识到， 即使我们来自三个不同的国家，

we witnessed the same challenges:

我们都见证了同样的挑战：

migration flows being dealt with in an inhuman manner,

即以非人道的方式去应对移民潮、

climate change

气候变化、

or high youth unemployment.

或者是青年失业率。

And we also had the same hopes and dreams in our everyday lives.

当然，我们在日常生活中 都怀着同样的希望与梦想。

We also realized that to solve European issues,

我们也意识到，若要解决欧洲的议题，

the outdated model of always putting national interests first

就必须得将那些视国家 利益为首的过时模型

had to go.

一一淘汰。

So we decided to act.

所以我们决定采取行动，

For a few months, we worked on the idea of launching Volt,

并耗费数月的时间来推行 Volt——

the first pan-European political movement.

第一次泛欧政治运动。

And then, naturally, we told our Facebook friends,

随后，我们将这个想法 告诉了我们脸书上的朋友们，

and a lot of them responded saying they were up for the challenge

很多人都向我们反馈， 说他们有兴趣参与这次挑战，

and wanted to help.

也愿意协助我们。

People started holding small community meetings in parks,

人们开始在公园、大学及酒吧

universities and pubs

举行小型的集会，

to discuss their common future

讨论他们的共同未来，

and share their solutions to the continent's biggest problems.

并针对各州最大的问题， 分享他们的解决方案。

We mobilized tens of thousands of people across 28 European countries

这次集会动员了横跨 28 个 欧洲国家成千上万的参与者。

Two years in,

两年后，

Damian was elected to the European parliament

达米安当选为欧洲国会议员，

on the campaign run by volunteers across borders

他的竞选活动都是由 各国的志愿者协助的，

on the idea that we are stronger together.

主要的想法是 我们团结起来会更强大。

We showed that by collaborating across borders,

我们也藉此证明了通过跨国合作、

by uniting and acting as one,

同心协力，

we could start changing how people think.

我们就能开始改变其他人的想法。

We were the first ones to attempt something of this scale

我们是首个推动 如此大规模、跨越国界的活动，

and to succeed.

而且最终还获得了成功。

Despite this,

尽管如此，

after the European elections in May 2019,

自 2019 年 5 月的欧洲选举后，

Andrea and I looked into each other's eyes

安德里亚和我望向彼此的眼睛，

and asked that frank question that you never want to ask

坦白地问出了一个一旦你在 某件事情上投入了两年的心血，

且取得不错的成绩后，

once you have worked for two years towards something

你绝对不会想继续深究的问题：

that actually worked out:

"Is this enough?"

“这样就够了吗？”

No, it wasn't.

不，并不够。

We knew that today's urgent challenges are not just European

众所周知，当今迫切 要解决的挑战不单只是欧洲，

but global.

而是全球。

We also knew that we couldn't even attempt to solve them

我们知道我们无法解决这些挑战，

by only focusing on Europe,

若我们只集中解决

a continent that represents less than 10 percent of the world population.

一个占据全球人口不到 10% 的欧洲。

The underlying issue is that the way we see the world

最根本的问题是 我们看待这个世界的方式

and the way the world works

以及这个世界的运作方式

are fundamentally wrong.

打从根本上就错了。

In the span of two generations,

在两代人的时间里，

the world has changed more than in the previous 20,000 years.

世界的变化远超过了前两万年。

We can land on the moon,

我们可以登上月球，

we can wake up in Shanghai and go to bed in New York.

我们能在上海起床， 晚上就能抵达纽约。

We have access to a huge amount of information all the time, everywhere.

我们也能随时随地查阅海量的信息。

But we still see the world as our immediate vicinity.

然而，我们还是以 狭隘的视角来看待这个世界。

But issues like COVID-19, climate change, migration,

新型冠状病毒、气候变迁、移民、

fiscal justice or human rights

国家税收或是人权等议题

mean that we need to think and unite beyond national borders.

都意味着我们必须跨越国界、 寻求共同合作来解决这些挑战。

A global approach is needed to solve them.

既然是为了解决全球议题，

Countries need to collaborate,

那么各国之间必须共同合作、

share resources, information and solutions.

共享资源、信息及解决方案。

It's not just the right thing to do

这样不仅是一个正确的做法，

but it's also the smart one.

更是一个明智的选择。

So in the weeks following Damian's election,

继达米安选举活动后的几周，

Andrea and I decided that we would create a global movement

我和安德里亚决定推行全球性的运动，

to unite people beyond borders

团结来自不同地域的人们，

and solve those issues that concern us all.

以解决那些与全世界人民有关的议题。

We called it NOW! because we're not very creative,

我们将这个活动命名为 “NOW”, 因为我们没有什么创意，

and because it needs to happen now.

再加上我们现在就要开始行动。

So I know that going beyond national borders is not the easiest thing to do,

我知道跨越国界绝非易事，

so here's the framework that has been guiding our work.

所以我们需参考推行活动的框架，

I call it "think, unite and leap forward."

即称为 “思考、团结、跃进”。

First, we need to change the way we think about the world.

首先，我们必须改变 人们对这个世界的看法。

无论我们喜欢与否，

Whether we like it or not,

we already live in a globalized world.

我们已经生活在这个全球化的世界。

We need to stop thinking within national frameworks

我们必须停止从自身 国家的角度去构思框架，

and start thinking globally.

开始从全球化的角度去进行思考。

Take, for example, how we think about taxation.

譬如，我们对税务的想法。

Multinational companies like Facebook or Amazon

跨国公司企业 如脸书（Facebook）、亚马逊（Amazon)

already operate across borders,

早已实行跨国界的运营方式，

but they pay very little taxes in very few countries

但它们只在少数国家支付低额的税务，

because we think of them within national frameworks.

因为我们在自身国家框架下去思考，

And as a result,

因此，我们缺少一个全球化的税收体系。

we lack a global tax system.

Due to this,

也正因如此，

countries are deprived of at least 500 billion dollars annually.

每个国家每年至少亏损了五千亿美元。

Five hundred billion dollars.

五千亿美元。

To put it in perspective:

准确来说，

with half of that amount of money,

只要有这金额的一半，

we could put an end to global hunger for one year.

我们就能让全球免受一年的饥荒。

But we don't,

然而我们却没有善用这笔金额，

because of the way we think about the world.

全因我们看待世界的方式。

At NOW! we want to change this.

而 “NOW” 正是要改变这个观点。

We connect people from all across the world

我们将与世界各地的人们

who discuss, work together and understand

一起讨论、合作、了解

that global is the new normal

全球化的新常态，

and that they have more in common than what separates them.

发现我们之间的共同点 比起差异点还要多。

We host weekly events

我们每周都会举办活动，

in which we discuss topics such as LGBT rights,

主要涉及 LGBT 群体的权益、

pandemics,

疫情、

fiscal justice

国家税收

or mental health.

或是心理健康的议题。

We break down those global challenges

我们将全球的挑战分成几个议题，

to see how they impact people in various parts of the world.

以此来探讨它们 是如何影响世界各地的人们。

And our members have already shown a global thinking,

我们的成员在谈论过程中 展示他们的全球化思维，

actively rallying their governments to solve those issues,

甚至积极请愿他们的政府 来解决这些难题，

like ensuring a fair distribution of vaccines across the world.

例如，确保公平分配 世界各地的疫苗资源。

Second, after changing the way we think,

其次，当改变了人们的想法后，

we need to unite beyond borders.

我们就必须跨越国界，团结一致，

This way, we can make governments act on global issues.

如此一来才能让政府 针对全球议题采取行动。

Take the example of the erosion of democracy in Hong Kong.

其中就以香港民主受侵害为例子，

China has systematically cracked down on rights, democracy and freedoms,

中国有系统性地打击 香港的权力、民主和自由，

but countries have barely responded to protect Hong Kongers.

但是几乎没有国家愿意 对此做出回应，保护香港人。

And I don't mean weak statements of condemnation

我这里指的是不是谴责声明，

that won't lead to any actual change,

它并不会带来任何实质改变，

but proper responses such as sanctions.

而是采取正当的回应，如制裁。

That's why at NOW!, a couple of weeks back,

这就是为什么 “NOW” 在前几周开始，

we launched a campaign to demand that democracies rally

我们发起了一个 要求民主政权的集会，

to be able to stand up meaningfully to China.

以这种有意义的方式对抗中国。

And to get their attention,

为了引起中国的注意力，

we started hosting weekly protests in front of Chinese embassies.

我们开始在海外驻中国大使馆前 举行每周的抗议活动。

Within a couple of weeks,

在这几周内，

we engaged more than a million people online.

抗议活动的线上参与人数 超过了一百万人。

Our hope is that by uniting and mobilizing people across borders,

我们希望通过团结、 动员世界各地人们的力量，

we will be able to successfully lobby nations

能够成功游说其他国家

into imposing coordinated sanctions on China.

达成对中国进行制裁的协议。

Finally, we must have the courage to leap forward

最后，我们一定要有向前跃进的勇气，

to create the world of tomorrow.

打造未来的世界。

We need a system of governance that works for us all across the world.

我们也需要一个适用于 世界各国的治理体制,

And while some supernational institutions like the United Nations exist,

虽然我们也有多国组成的机构，如联合国，

their enforcement mechanisms are extremely limited.

但他们的实行机制却十分有限。

Citizens cannot participate,

人们无法参与，

and national interests often prevail.

且国家利益往往都在 这场角逐战中获得胜利。

And on the national level,

从国家层面上而言，

political parties are bound by electoral timetables and borders,

政党会受到选举时间表 以及不同党派的束缚，

which means that they cannot operate in a coordinated global manner.

因而他们无法达成全球通力合作的方式。

Policy making, governance and politics need to stretch further.

所以，政策的制定、国家的治理和 政治都需进一步延伸。

Take the example of the response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

就以各国应对新冠疫情为例，

Countries have shown an incredibly shortsighted approach to the pandemic.

他们都采取了目光短浅的应对措施，

They haven't collaborated when it comes to protective equipment,

不论在防疫设备、疫苗或是药物，

vaccines or medicines.

各国都选择孤军奋战。

At NOW! we launched a campaign

我们通过 “NOW" 发起了活动，

demanding that the World Health Organization ensures

要求世界卫生组织确保

that health workers across the world, regardless of their nationalities,

世界各地的医疗工作者，不论国籍，

get priority access to future COVID-19 vaccines.

都能优先取得新冠肺炎的疫苗。

We leveraged a network of doctors on social media to raise awareness

我们利用社交媒体的 医生网络平台来提高民众意识，

and started a petition targeted at the WHO.

并向世界卫生组织请愿。

For two weeks,

仅过了两周，

our members spread the word digitally and on the streets,

我们的成员通过数字化平台 分享消息以及参与街头示威，

and then we got a response from the Director-General of the WHO

随后我们收到了世卫总干事的回复。

welcoming our campaign,

他对我们的活动表示支持，

reemphasizing that the power to do so lies within member states,

并重新强调决定权 掌握在国会议员的手中，

but committing to working with them in that direction.

但他承诺会带动国会议员 朝这个方向前进。

And look -- this was a very nice letter, but it was completely pointless.

当然这是一封备受鼓舞的回复， 但它完全没有意义。

The WHO cannot act meaningfully on this issue.

世界卫生组织在这个议题上 无法采取有意义的措施，

But the point is,

但重点是

a United Nations agency should be able to act meaningfully,

作为一个国际组织， 它应该做出有意义的举措，

should be able to create binding policies and implement them

更应该在面临全球威胁时，

when faced with a global threat.

建立起有约束力的政策 且将它们一一落实。

Right now, the most we can hope for

目前，我们最大的希望

is for some world leaders to hear our scream

就是一些世界领导 能听到我们内心的呐喊，

and decide to do the right thing.

并及时做出纠正。

This cannot continue.

我们不能再继续这样下去了。

In the globalized world,

在这个日趋全球化的世界，

we need a true democratic and accountable global system of governance.

我们需要一个真正的民主 且可信赖的全球治理体系，

And that's also what we're working towards,

这也是我们一直以来努力的方向，

but I know that global governance will not happen overnight.

但我知道全球治理的体系 不会在一夕之间实现。

For this, we need people to push their governments

为此，我们需要人们的力量 去督促他们的政府

to act in a global manner,

采取全球性的合作，

to show that collaboration leads to better results.

证明了齐心协力，其利断金的成效。

We need to prove the case

只有成功证明这一点，

before we can change the way the world works.

我们才能改变世界的运作方式。

So this is my framework:

这是我的思想框架：

think beyond national borders,

超越国界的思考，

unite across the world

让全世界团结起来，

and leap forward to make sure that the world actually works as one.

并向前跃进， 以此确保全世界同心协力。

And I know it is easier said than done,

我知道说比做的容易，

but it is doable.

但这是可行的。

Take our case as an example.

就以我们自身的案例为例子，

NOW! was only launched on the first of January 2020

“NOW” 是在 2020 年 1 月 1 日成立的，

but already counts thousands of members in more than 100 countries.

但它已经在超过 100 个国家地区 拥有数以万计的成员。

We are beginning to see that it is possible to unite beyond borders,

我们开始意识到 跨越国界的团结并非全无可能，

that it is within our reach.

反而是我们力所能及的范围。

And we're not special, nor am I in any way.

我们之所以站出来 并不是因为我们比其他人优秀，

I don't have any cool skills,

我也没有什么炫酷的技能，

and the thought of giving this talk terrified me.

光是要准备这场演说 就让我紧张得要命。

But I am testing different ways to effect change on a global scale

但我正在用不同的方法 去测试这是否产生全球性的改变，

because I know that national mindsets and national frameworks

因为我知道一个国家的心态和治理框架

have to leave room for something bigger,

必须得有一定空间去创造更大、

for something better.

更好的未来。

My hope is that within my lifetime,

我希望我能在有生之年，

I will see what living as one world actually means,

能亲眼看到世界真正融为一体、

that by uniting,

相互团结，

we will be able to safeguard democracy,

来捍卫我们的民主政权、

to protect the environment,

保护生态环境、

to save lives by sharing vaccines,

共同分享疫苗资源去拯救生命、

to create safer routes for migration,

为人们创建更安全的移民途径，

among many other achievements.

以及实现其他目标。

I don't know whether I have the one solution --

我不知道我的解决方案 是否会成功——

no one does.

没有人知道。

I don't know whether NOW! will be successful

我不知道 “NOW” 是否

in achieving these goals.

会成功实现这些目标，

But this is not the point.

但这都不是重点，

The point is that you should take action to effect change on the global scale.

重点是你应该采取行动 来促成全球性的改变。

My hope is that many of you will start to work together across borders,

我更希望大家能开始 跨越国界，共同合作，

that you will create and innovate new ways for the world to be truly one.

进而提出让世界团结起来的方法。

Because yes, we are stronger together.

因为，对的，团结力量大，

So what are we waiting for?

那我们还在等什么呢？

Thank you.

谢谢。