#International Affairs
Target:
United Nations
Region:
United States of America

For too long our planet has had a name that only reflects a small portion of the cultures present today.

The current and most commonly used name for our planet ('earth or terra') both derive from old anglo saxon/english/germanic or latin/french and again, both derivations reflect only a small group of the myriad of cultures and languages present today and I feel it is time to re-name our world to better reflect our emerging global culture, consciousness and connectedness.
http://curious.astro.cornell.edu/question.php?number=451

This petition seeks to build consensus to move the UN to hold a referendum to find a new name for our planet that reflects the entire world rather than one or two cultures. The UN would take submissions for one year and then hold a vote to choose the new name.

We, the undersigned, call on the UN to begin the process to rename our Planet with a new name that reflects our emerging global connectedness, consciousness and culture.

The name and derivation of the word 'Earth' no longer reflects the world today and I seek to find a new global consensus for new name that represents all cultures not a mere two or three.

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The Time to Re-Name Earth! petition to United Nations was written by Adam and is in the category International Affairs at GoPetition.