The Youth Federation is based in Santa Cruz, California and has been promoting world citizenship across the U.S and world since 1988. We organize events, rallies, lectures, concerts and play an active role in creating a better world for the future. The Youth Federation was inspired by Garry Davis, the leader of the world citizen movement and founder of the World Government of World Citizens (www.worldgovernment.org). The Youth Federation was also inspired by the teachings of Albert Einstein, who was asked on his deathbed what could be done to save humanity from nuclear annihilation. His reply was that he couldn't do anything for he was about to die, but what needs to be done to save the human race is that the youth from all nations of the world need to form a world government to rule in peace and justice.

The Youth Federation is a think-tank to promote the ideas of world citizenship and world federation. We have also taken on the goal of helping to comprehensively end the federal prohibition of Cannabis hemp for industrial, medical, nutritional, and personal use for adults (www.jackherer.com).

The Youth Federation realizes humanity needs a world constitution and world federation so that humans can govern themselves internationally. The present United Nations is of a confederate structure. Confederations have three powers of their political organization from which they can operate: 1) treaties 2) wars and 3) embargoes. The Continental Congress was a confederation composed of thirteen colonies each with their own language and currency. Between the separate, sovereign thirteen colonies there was no law governing them- just anarchy. The colonies had separate economies and languages. The present United Nations is also of confederate structure. It can enact treaties, wars and embargoes as its means to govern its 191 member nations. However, the United Nations has no legal power to execute law upon the individual. It's World Court takes mostly nations to court and has hardly any legal teeth to enforce its rulings. Moreover, the people of the world are generally left out of the picture and have no representation and decision-making power under the United Nations. A federation is a political organization with three powers from which it operates: 1) legislative 2) executive and 3) judicial power. These three powers are enforced upon the individual- the lowest common denominator of society- under a federation.