Rebuilding Social Cohesion and Democracy

Restoring trust, responsibility and peaceful cooperation.

Date added: November 10, 2026

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Preamble

Domestic, sexual, workplace and political violence continue despite substantial government and institutional efforts to prevent them.

These efforts remain essential. But laws, policing, courts and social services cannot, by themselves, create the values and behaviours upon which peaceful coexistence depends.

Trust, respect, honesty, compassion, responsibility and cooperation are learned and practised through everyday human relationships.

When these values weaken, the consequences can extend throughout society — from family relationships and workplaces to communities and political institutions.

The Freedom Declaration for Peace provides a common statement of the values and principles that make voluntary cooperation possible.

Signing it is more than expressing support. It is a personal commitment to practise those values and encourage others through example.

Millions of people making and honouring that commitment could help strengthen the social foundations necessary for reducing violence and rebuilding trust.

Importantly, this commitment also extends to the choices we make as citizens and voters.

The Declaration provides a common standard against which political and institutional leadership can be judged — not simply by ideology, party allegiance or promises, but by conduct.

Modern technology also provides an extraordinary opportunity to strengthen democracy.

Through PByT's approach to open democracy, people can participate in public debate, provide verifiable feedback on important questions and reconsider their views as new evidence emerges.

This could help shift political influence towards informed, continuous public participation rather than leaving citizens dependent primarily on periodic elections.

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