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* * *