[gha] Re: United for a Culture of Peace Through Interfaith Harmony, held UN Feb 14 + Global Harmonious Education and the UN

  • From: María Cristina Azcona <mcrisazcona@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: gha@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Sat, 16 Mar 2013 15:48:04 -0300

After  reviewing  their resume and phillosophical ideas, I strongly agree
with Leo in nominating them, so my response is YES

MARIA C AZCONA
*GHA  founder vicepresident *
*IFLAC South america Director*
*BILINGUAL MCA founder president*

2013/3/15 Leo Semashko <leo.semashko@xxxxxxxxx>

>  Dear GHA leaders,
>
> I express my heartfelt thanks to you all for the support and active
> participation in the discussion of our hard response to Monica Willard from
> the UN.
>
> You see, we get the first brilliant replies about this letter. I hope each
> of you also will express a public opinion about it and its significance. In
> this letter were included all the amendments, which improve it and were
> shared by the majority.
>
> This letter is another very important addition to the GHA project of
> Interfaith Harmony, the value of which is now really spread to the United
> Nations. Regardless of the responses content from the UN is. This letter
> raises our interfaith project on the UN CIHE level. It is very important
> stage and for the UN and for the GHA.
>
> For this, by Dr. Laj Ytreja’s wise council, we recommend two
> representatives of the GHA to the UN - Dr. Bruce Cook, President of GHA-USA
> (he agreed on it) - www.peacefromharmony.org/?cat=en_c&key=544 and Dr.
> Kurt Johnson, GHA-USA Vice-President (we are waiting for his consent) -
> www.peacefromharmony.org/?cat=en_c&key=554.
>
> I invite the GHA members to discuss and approve by your YES the
> nominations of representatives of the GHA in the UN *in two days up to 17
> March inclusively*. As this question is very simple, your silence will be
> understand as YES.
>
> 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
>
> ----- Original Message -----
>   From: janewolfe@xxxxxxx, janewolfe@xxxxxxx
>   To: leo.semashko@xxxxxxxxx
>   Sent: 14 марта 2013 г., 17:05:18
>   Subject: United for a Culture of Peace Through Interfaith Harmony, held
> UN Feb 14 +  Global Harmonious Education and the UN
>
> excellent letter. thanks. jane
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Leo Semashko <leo.semashko@xxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: Re: United for a Culture of Peace Through Interfaith Harmony,
> held UN Feb 14 + Global Harmonious Education and the UN
>
>  Dear Monica,
>
> Please, find our response in the attachment.
>
> Thank you very much.
>
> 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
>
> ----- Original Message -----
>   From: MBWillard@xxxxxxx, MBWillard@xxxxxxx
>   To: leo.semashko@xxxxxxxxx
>   Sent: 6 марта 2013 г., 20:42:33
>   Subject: United for a Culture of Peace Through Interfaith Harmony, held
> UN Feb 14
>
>  Dear GHA Members,
>
> I want to let you know that you are not working by yourselves on World
> Interfaith Harmony as an important issue for the United Nations.  The
> Committee of Religious NGOs at the UN helped anchor WIHW in 2011 with a
> breakfast that included the partnership of:
>
> 1. The Mission of Jordan.  Amb Zeid Ra'ad Zeid Al-Hussein opened the
> breakfast.
> 2.Department of Public Information sent announcements and USG Akasaka spoke
> 3. Alliance of Civilizations with their Director Marc Scheuer being a
> speaker
> 4. UNICEF and UNFPA had their representatives for faith based initiatives
> speak, Stephen Hanmer and Azza Karam.
>
> I would also like you to know that the RNGOs organized  a most successful
> event that was held in the General Assembly, with the President of the
> General Assembly and UNESCO on Feb 14, 2013.  The title for this event was:
>  United for a Culture of Peace Through Interfaith Harmony.  It was
> cosponsoered and supported by 10 Missions and 5 NGO coalitions.
>
> I think you might be interested in hearing the speeches and prayers that
> were shared on Feb 14.  I have attached the draft program that includes all
> the speakers with their identification and two collages of photos that
> share the speakers and the religious representatives. Enjoy!
>
> You can watch this 2 hour program on the UN website:
> http://webtv.un.org/watch/united-for-a-culture-of-peace-through-interfaith-harmony/2165451739001/
>
> This was the second such event in the General Assembly, working with the
> President of the General Assembly. The first was held during World
> Interfaith Harmony Week, 2012. The title for the 2012 event was Common
> Ground for the Common Good.
>
> To see the event from 2012, you can go to:
> http://www.unmultimedia.org/tv/webcast/2012/02/common-ground-for-the-common-good-on-the-occasion-of-the-world-interfaith-harmony-week.html
>
> When I encourage you to consider how to embrace an already proclaimed
> Decade for Rapprochement of Cultures, 2013 -2022, and to use the
> International Day of Peace theme, Education for Peace to emphasize
> Interfaith Education, I come with experience and knowledge of the UN and
> the value of Interfaith Harmony that is already being recognized in that
> system.
>
> You can have great impact if you will embrace what is already happening
> instead of working to create a new Decade.
>
>
> May Peace  Prevail on Earth,
> Monica
>
>
>
> __________
> Monica Willard
>
>
> United Religions Initiative
> United Nations NGO Representative
>
> Committee of Religious NGOs
> at the United Nations, President
>
> International Day of Peace (Sept 21)
> NGO Committee ,Co-Chair
>
>
>
> In a message dated 3/6/2013 8:37:48 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,
> leo.semashko@xxxxxxxxx writes:
> Dear GHA members, interfaith friends,
>
> I am happy to congratulate all of us with approval of the GHA proposal for
> the UN Decade of Interfaith Harmonious Education on 2014-2023.
>
> It is included in the GHA proposals to King of Jordan HM Abdullah II as
> the best proponent of this idea in the UN, as it develops his historic
> initiative for the UN Week of World Interfaith Harmony in 2010. This
> proposal is included in the 9th section of the GHA project and published on
> the website here: www.peacefromharmony.org/?cat=en_c&key=541.
>
> More than 20 positive responses posted here, we have not received any
> objection against this UN Decade, which is necessary for everyone, and it
> is obvious without any doubts. GHA warmly thank all participants of this
> discussion.
>
> The final wording of this paragraph is:
> *9. Initiate in the UN, as a development of your initiative 2010, a
> proposal of the UN Decade of Interfaith Harmonious Education for 2014-2023,
> which will strengthen a harmonizing mission of state and religion in global
> society in a non-violent peacemaking way of qualitative renewal of the
> education system in the world, especially in the direction of interfaith
> harmony and harmonious consciousness of nations, instead of militarization
> *.
>
> GHA fulfilled their civic peacemaking duty before the world community:
> We've made all possible and the best way. We can now immerse themselves in
> the creation of the First World Center (School) Interfaith Harmonious
> Education (CIHE) in New York. We are happy to invite to the preparation of
> its curriculum all other interfaith and multy-religious organizations in
> the world and will appreciate greatly your contribution to it.
>
> I like to bring to your attention two Power Point presentations of *the
> ABC of Harmony* as the scientific platform of interfaith harmony and
> harmonious education - see attachment. They are one of directions of the
> CIHE curriculum. The first presentation is prepared me, and the other is
> prepared on this basis by Dr Abbas Panakkal, GHA Vice-President of India,
> who spoke with it at the Seminar of Interfaith Harmony, February 27, 2013
> in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (
> http://www.peacefromharmony.org/docs/Interfaith_and_Social_Harmony_of_Islamic_World.pdf).
> We thank Abbas for his presentation.
>
> Both presentations are examples for each of you to prepare your personal
> presentation of *the ABC of Harmony* for CIHE. We like to invite you to
> such presentations, and will welcome every kind this presentation as *the
> ABC of Harmony* and other similar books, such as *The Coming
> Interspiritual Age *(*tinyurl.com/interspiritual*) and others. The
> diversity of these presentations will be spiritual and scientific richness
> of the CIHE curriculum.
>
> Best Harmony wishes,
>
> 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
>



-- 
*María Cristina Azcona*
*@macazcona*
*
*

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