Congratulations to you dear Leo and to All! Jacqueline Ripstein Fine Artist & Art Healing Pioneer & World Peace Envoy *United Nations ECOSOC representative of the International Association of Educators for World Peace. http://www.jacquelineripstein.com info@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx www.TheArtofHealingArt.com www.IAEWP.net Facebook --> http:/www.facebook.com/artistjacquelineripstein Fax 305 682 8940 One Voice...One humanity...Peace to all! On Jun 16, 2013, at 6:29 AM, Leo Semashko <leo.semashko@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Dear GHA Members, > > I am happy to share with you the nice news for us. Yesterday I received the > Nobel Committee's letter of April 8, 2013: > > “Dear Sir, > The Norwegian Nobel Committee has received your proposal for the 2013 Nobel > Peace Prize. This year 259 candidates have been registered. The name of the > prize recipient for 2013 will be announced on October 11. Sincerely, > Secretary, Signature.” > > This letter means that the GHA is recognized as one of the 259 candidates for > the Nobel Peace Prize 2013. > > I recall my nomination, which we discussed and approved in July 2012: > > "Nomination for the Nobel Peace Prize in 2013 of the Global Harmony > Association on behalf of the co-authors international group (76 co-authors > from 26 countries) of the book: The ABC of Harmony for World Peace, > Harmonious Civilization and Tetranet Thinking, Global Textbook, by Dr. Leo > Semashko, Project Manager, Editor in Chief and GHA 75 coauthors from 26 > countries (first published in English in India, New Delhi, Doosra Mat > Prakashan, 2012, 334 pages, ISBN – 978-81-923108-6-2) as an unprecedented in > world history scientific and spiritual peacemaking instrument to achieve > world peace from conscious social harmony through a global harmonious > education and enlightenment in this ABC." > > The GHA ten distinguished professors also sent similar nomination to the > Nobel Committee: > Vladimir Bransky, Alexander Subetto, Erika Lazarova, Bishnu Pathak, Ernesto > Kahan, Norman Kurland, Glen Martin, François Houtart, Matjaz Mulej and Rudolf > Siebert. Again, we sincerely thank them. They, obviously, received or will > receive such feedback from the Committee. > > Of course, we all understand that, reasoning mathematically, the chance of > one of the 259 - it's a very small chance. But it is not zero! This is > important. But the choice will be not mathematical, and on social and > peacemaking importance. We'll find out about it on October 11. > > We'll hope for the best and at the same time we will prepare ourselves to > repeat the GHA nomination after it for the Nobel Peace Prize in 2014. After > all, the GHA peace merits and achievements are constantly growing, with which > grow and our chances for this award. GHA has earned it by law for 8 years of > unprecedented peace activity through promotion of global harmony and > harmonious education in 46 GHA projects, each of which is a peace project, > but in its own way. > > In any case, we have every reason to be proud of GHA official recognition as > a candidate for the Nobel Peace Prize in 2013. > > I am happy to congratulate all of us on this! > > With love, best harmony wishes, > > Leo > > Dr Leo Semashko: > State Councillor of St. Petersburg, > Philosopher, Sociologist and Peacemaker from Harmony; > Director: Tetrasociology Public Institute, Russia; > Founding President, Global Harmony Association (GHA); > Director, GHA Website "Peace from Harmony": www.peacefromharmony.org > World Interfaith Harmony Project on the ABC of Harmony Base: > www.peacefromharmony.org/?cat=en_c&key=541; > GHA Program Book, The ABC of Harmony: > www.peacefromharmony.org/?cat=en_c&key=478; > P/Web page: www.peacefromharmony.org/?cat=en_c&key=253; > Address: 7/4-42 Ho-Shi-Min Street, St. Petersburg 194356, Russia > Phone: 7 (812) 597-65-71; Skype: leo.semahko > Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/leo.semashko?ref=tn_tnmn