[Althealth] Dalai Lama Excluded
don himmelman
fengshui@tallships.ca
Sat, 5 Aug 2000 08:22:24 -0300
Dear Ones,
His Holiness the Dalai Lama is being excluded from the UN World Peace
Summit.
It is an important matter, which calls for action. Please take a moment
and respond, via this email petition.
To sign this petition:
1) Copy and paste this whole message into a new outgoing message (do not
simply "forward" the message, as that is messy).
2) At the very end of the petition, add your name, address, professional
title if appropriate, and your email address.
3) Send this message to your friends and networks.
4) Every 25th person to sign (#25, 50, 75, 100, etc.), please also
forward a copy to: BrahmaDas@aol.com
5) If you decide not to sign (for whatever reason) please send on the
petition anyway, or (so no names are lost) at least send a copy to:
BrahmaDas@aol.com
MEDIA RELEASE
SHUTTING ITS DOORS ON THE DALAI LAMA:
THE UN's MILLENNIUM PEACE SUMMIT OF SPIRITUAL LEADERS
1000 spiritual leaders have been invited to attend a four day
conference at the United Nations in NYC from August 28-31st: the
Millennium Peace Summit. For many religious leaders and human rights
activists, the problem with this seemingly auspicious gathering is that
His Holiness, the Dalai Lama, is glaringly missing from the list of
invitees. What makes the omission of the Dalai Lama so remarkable is
that he is one of the most respected spiritual leaders on the planet, as
well as a Nobel Peace Prize laureate, perhaps the greatest honor one can
receive today.
The Conference was organized by Bawa Jain, under the authority of UN
Secretary General, Kofi Annan, nominal director of the Summit. According
to Trustees of the Parliament of World Religions (for which Bawa Jain is
the International Ambassador), Jain had said that the Chinese government
exerted great pressure on conference organizers against any invitation
being sent to
His Holiness. In an effort to explain away His Holiness not being
invited, Jain had said UN protocol permitted any security council member
to have veto power over any invitations being extended. The problem with
that excuse is that according to the Protocol Office of the UN, no
member nation has such power, and that responsibility lies instead with
conference organizers.
For many activists for religious freedom and human rights, and also for
supporters of the Tibet cause, the perceived mistreatment of His
Holiness by the UN reflects the UN's long standing practice of ignoring
human rights abuses in Tibet by the Chinese government, one of the five
permanent members of the Security Council. (Since the invasion of Tibet
in 1949 by the Chinese army, over one fifth of the Tibetan population
have died under the Chinese occupation and more than 6000 monasteries
have been destroyed.)
Activists feel that it also reflects the Chinese government's concerted
campaign to oppose any invitation to His Holiness by any government or
conference, anywhere around the world.
The Parliament of World Religions, one of the major international
interfaith organizations in the world, is issuing a statement this week,
strongly critical of this snub to His Holiness and to the Tibetan people
by organizers of the Millennium Summit. This is the first statement on
any issue in the history of the Parliament, even more remarkable since
the Parliament is itself a partner in the Millennium Summit.
As news has been leaking out about His Holiness not being invited to
this Summit, protest letters are pouring in from around the world to
Kofi Annan. Many of these letters have been posted on the internet and
are accessible.
At this Millennium Summit, the spiritual leaders who attend are expected
to issue a Declaration for World Peace, and they are also supposed to
form a permanent International Advisory Council of Spiritual and
Religious Leaders.
According to Brahma Das, Director of the Interfaith Call for Universal
Religious Freedom, "Any Advisory Spiritual Council formed at this Summit
will be severely devalued -- due to the absence of His Holiness, and
also from the lack of moral courage of Summit organizers in bowing to
pressure and blandishments from the Chinese government."
According to Brother Wayne Teasdale, a Trustee of the Parliament of
World Religions and the strongest critic within the Catholic Church of
the Church's silence on Tibet, "By working to exclude the Dalai Lama
from this conference, the Chinese will accomplish exactly the opposite
of what they hoped. They wanted no attention to the Chinese issue.
Instead the whole world will
be watching and thinking about His Holiness. And now for the religious
and spiritual leaders of the world, Tibet is a test of whether they can
exercise and demonstrate their moral authority and leadership."
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PETITION SUPPORTING THE INCLUSION OF HIS HOLINESS, THE DALAI LAMA AT
THE MILLENNIUM PEACE SUMMIT OF WORLD SPIRITUAL LEADERS AT THE UNITED
NATIONS
We, the Undersigned, strongly protest the exclusion of His Holiness, the
Dalai Lama, from the Millennium Peace Summit of Spiritual leaders --
being held at the UN from August 28th-31st. he ones primarily
responsible for this Summit -- UN Secretary General Kofi Annan and Bawa
Jain should find the moral courage to stand up against Chinese pressure
and inducements; they
should reverse their earlier decision and invite His Holiness -- one of
the most revered spiritual leaders alive on the planet today, as well
as a Nobel Peace Prize Laureate -- to this gathering for peace, of
spiritual and religious leaders.
1) Namgyal Nangsetsang, Registered Nurse, Toronto
(namgyaln@hotmail.com)
2) Linda Mancini, Coordinator of the Boston Tibet Network (BTN)
Director of the LamRim Buddhist Center (Manciniart@aol.com)
3) Tsering Yangdon, M.Sc.P.H.; Instructor at the Robert Wood Johnson
Medical School, School of Public Health in Piscataway, NJ; Past
President: Tibetan Women's Association
(yangdots@UMDNJ.EDU)
4) Arda Bishar, Co founder of the Tibetan Buddhist meditation Center
in Princeton, NJ (edvienna@aol.com) (609) 921-8852
5) Jeffrey A. Berman, Los Angeles, CA (jaberman@mediaone.net)
6) Metta McGarvey, Doctoral Student, Harvard University
(mettam@gis.net)
7) Matjaz Trontelj, Slovenia, Information technology manager for
Kalachakra for World Peace 2002 to be held in Graz Austria
(mt@kalachakra-graz.at)
8) Gregor Erjavec, President, Tibet Support Group of Slovenia
(gregor.erjavec@NUK.Uni-Lj.Si)
9) Judith A. Higgins, Long Branch, NJ (Mala514@aol.com)
10) J.C. Callender, Campaign Coordinator,The Milarepa Fund
(jc_superstar00@hotmail.com)
11) Brahma Das, Director of the Interfaith Call for Universal
Religious Freedom and Freedom of Worship in Tibet (brahmadas@aol.com)
12) Brother Wayne Teasdale, Catholic Sanyassin, Trustee of the
Parliament of World Religions
(wteasdal@condor.depaul.edu)
13) Michael Pate RN, FNP, MPH (mwpate@flash.net)
14) Thubten Samdup, Manager, Field Services, SNC-Lavalin Energy
Control Systems Inc. St. Laurent, Quebec (samdup@cae.ca)
15) Wangchuk D. Shakabpa II, government trial attorney, Washington,
D.C. wdshakabpa@hotmail.com)
16) Phurbu Dondup Mentuh, Senior Importer, Ingram Micro Inc. Ontario,
Canada (Dondup.Mentuh@ingrammicro.ca)
17) Jordhen Chazotsang, graphic artist, Ontario, Canada
(jordhen@primus.ca)
18) Lobsang Sangay, Tibetan Scholar at Harvard Law School
(sangay@LAW.HARVARD.EDU)
19) Marla Apt, Yoga Teacher, Los Angeles, CA (marlaapt@hotmail.com)
20) Paul Cabanis, Yoga Teacher, Los Angeles, CA
21) Babs Aydelott, Travel Agent, Manhattan Beach, CA
(BabsCAUSA@aol.com
22) Tseten Phanucharas, Director, Dept of Pathology Saint John's
Health Center, Santa Monica, CA (Tseten.Phanucharas@stjohns.org
23) John Walt, Senior Manager, Global Health Economic Strategy &
Research; Allergan (a global pharmaceutical company), Irvine, CA
(Walt_John@Allergan.com
24) Dory Beatrice, Coordinator of San Diego Friends of Tibet,
representing over 700 people, "all of whom want to be considered as
having signed this petition" (dorykb@san.rr.com)
25) Anthony OBrien, MA, Artist/author/potter; Co-founder
T.S.G.Ireland; Co-founder ECOTibet International
(antodob@oceanfree.net)
26) Glenn Freeman, TIBETWestMichigan, administrator
http://tibetwestmichigan.home-page.org (glennf@grfn.org)
27) Ford Roosevelt, Grandson of Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt, saying
his grandparents were very involved in the planning and formation of the
UN, and adding "It would not have been their wish I am certain to
exclude any leaders from such a conference, and certainly not one so
esteemed in the world as His Holiness. (fordr@earthlink.net)
28) Richard Nishimura, Project Coordinator, International Campaign for
Tibet, Washington, D.C. (richardnishimura@hotmail.com)
29) Tenzin Dargyal, Montreal, Quebec, Internet entrepreneur
(dargyal@hotmail.com)
30) Catherine Moore (cmoore@alcor.concordia.ca)
31) Alex Lobsang, business major at Santa Monica College, CA
(alex_lobsang@hotmail.com)
32) Thinlay Choden, biology major at Santa Monica College, CA
33) Larry Gerstein, Ph.D.; Professor, Ball State University Fellow,
American Psychological Association, President, Internatioanal Tibet
Independence Movement (Rangzen@aol.com)
34) Jean-Marie Brodu, Editor "Tibet Info" France,
(csptf@francenet.fr)
35) Thuten Kesang, National Chairperson, New Zealand Friends of
Tibet, tkesang@ak.planet.gen.nz)
36) Douglas Yeager, Chair, Social Action Committee, Christ
Congregation Church, Princeton, New Jersey; Member, Princeton Coalition
for Peace Action (Yeahigcrew@aol.com)
37) Michael H. Bachmann, M.D., D.Sc.; Research Fellow, Dept. of
Pediatrics, Stanford University School of Medicine; Stanford, CA, Board
member, Committee of 100 for Tibet
(bachmann@cmgm.stanford.edu)
38) Nick Robson, Grand Cayman, British West Indies (nickr@candw.ky)
39) Dan Haig, Executive Director, Tibet Online, http://www.tibet.org/
(gizard@xanatoo.cyborganic.com)
40) Ritva Nybacka, Author and Teacher, Director of Netfriends of
Tibet: http://home.swipnet.se/tibet Stockholm, Sweden
(ritva.nybacka@swipnet.se)
41) Henrietta Bisgood, Managing Director of an Interior Decorating
Company in Ireland
(hbisgood@indigo.ie)
42) Bradford Carr, President, New Hampshire Friends of Tibet, New
Boston, NH, USA (CBCGassho@aol.com)
43) Kai Mortensen, Secretary, Norwegian Tibet Committee
(tibetkomite@os.telia.no)
44) Rebecca Novick, Director, Los Angeles Friends of Tibet,
BEXIE@aol.com
45 & 46) Khandro Déchen and Ngak'chang Rinpoche - Lineage Holders of
the Arog Tér lineage of Nyingma Vajrayana Buddhism and spiritual
directors of the of the Confederate Sanghas of Aro - comprising of the
registered charities: Sang-ngak-chö-dzong UK, Aro Gar USA, Aro
Gaselschaft Austria, and Aro Gemeinschaft Germany.
47) Ngala Rig'dzin Dorje - London
48) Ngakma Nor'dzin Pamo, Cardiff
49) Naljorpa Ögyen Dorje, Cardiff
50) Klemens Ludwig, free lance journalist in Germany, author of four
books about Tibet
(Klemens.Ludwig@gmx.net)
51) Lorrin McCormick M.A., M.F.T. (Lorrinmcc@aol.com)
52) Mary Finnigan, Author/journalist. Tibetan Buddhist practitioner,
Bristol, England
(mary@pema.demon.co.uk)
53) Sue Byrne, Freelance Market Researcher and Coordinator of the
Buddhism in Mongolia programme for Tibet Foundation, London
54) Alexander Berzin, Author, Translator and Teacher of Tibetan
Buddhism, Berlin, Germany. (azberzin@aol.com)
55) Ann Alexis, Bloomington IN (AAlexis493@aol.com)
56) Michelle De Cou-Landberg, retired ESL Teacher and author, Reston,
VA (aillon@aol.com)
57) Rev. Cay Randall-May, Ph.D., Author of "Pray Together Now, How to
Find or Form a Prayer Group" (caypraynow@aol.com)
58) William Lee Rand, The International Center for Reiki Training
(Lemurio@aol.com)
59) Amanda Jagger, Environmental Scientist, Point Pleasant, NJ
(Ajmagnolia@aol.com)
60) Ronny Novick, Documentary Filmaker, Los Angeles, CA
(BEXIE@aol.com)
61) Dr. Bobbi Nassar, Professor of Social Work, Yeshiva University,
NYC, NY (bobbinassar@yahoo.com)
62) The Rev. Dennett Slemp, Richmond, VA (dcslemp@cs.com)
63) Linda S. Masterson, Executive Director, First Fruits Family, an
Hawaiian Service Corporation, PO Box 1776, Koloa, HI 96756.
64) David Allison, world artist Box 684 Kilauea, HI 96754
(dakan@aloha.net)
65) Larry Morningstar (mana7@aloha.net) Rainbow Bridge World
Spirituality Network
Kilauea, Kaua'i
66) Douglas Hackett, Captain Cook, Hawaii Dolphin\Spirit of Hawaii,
<Doug@DolphinSpiritofHawaii.com
67) Trish Regan, Captain Cook, Hawaii Dolphin\Spirit of Hawaii,
<Trish@DolphinSpiritofHawaii.com
68) Judith A. Miller (judym@cadence.com) 2709 La Terrace Circle, San
Jose, CA 95123
69)Diana Dunckelmann, Licensed Acupuncturist, San Jose, CA
(diana@chpscc.org)
70)Saul & Joy Srour, Totowa, NJ
71)Claudia Bicker, Utrecht ,The Netherlands( Bick@wanadoo.nl)
72)Michel Ferket, Utrecht, The Netherlands,
aikidoka,hishiryo@casema.net
73)Wilbert Sluiter, The HAgue, The Netherlands, aikidoka, family
doctor
74)Martha Levenson, Aikido Instructor, Seattle, WA
75)Maylin Harnden Fisher, artist, teacher, Coordinating Council of The
Puget Sound Network for Compassionate Communication, Seattle, WA
76) Mary Seamster, White stone Retreat, WA
77)Don Himmelman and Grace Mcknight, Mahone Bay, NS,Canada
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