[gha] Re: [gha-peace] Re: Following resignation
- From: "Martin, Glen T" <gmartin@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "gha-peace@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <gha-peace@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 29 Jun 2014 15:51:21 +0000
Dear María Cristina,
It is pretty bad. Leo appears to be a really vicious person, who hides his
egoism behind a rhetoric of love and harmony. I think we should start our own
GHA (by whatever name) so that we are not constantly assaulted by Leo’s
brutality.
In peace and hope,
Glen
Dr. Glen T. Martin
President, World Constitution and Parliament Association (WCPA)
www.worldparliament-gov.org<http://www.worldparliament-gov.org/>
President, Institute on World Problems (IOWP)
www.worldproblems.net<http://www.worldproblems.net/>
Professor, Philosophy and Peace Studies, Radford University
www.radford.edu/gmartin<http://www.radford.edu/gmartin>
Laureate, GUSI Peace Prize International
From: gha-peace-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:gha-peace-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of María Cristina Azcona
Sent: Saturday, June 28, 2014 6:11 PM
To: gha-peace@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Cc: cookcomm@xxxxxxxxxxxxx; peace-from-harmony@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx;
gha@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [gha-peace] Re: Following resignation
Hi Lida, Bruce and Glenn
I am with you . Please dont go.
María Cristina Azcona
@macazcona
María Cristina Azcona
2014-06-28 18:38 GMT-03:00 Lida Sherafatmand
<dmarc-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:dmarc-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>>:
Thanks for your email Bruce.
As for me, I've resigned from the board for several reasons:
- First of all Leo rudely refused my offer for mediation.
- Second he disregarded the fact that I have done a lot for the promotion of
the ABC Book, and GHA as a board.
- Thirdly he accuses me of not keeping my word to try to give a copy of ABC of
Harmony book to library in Malta, Paris and London..while I have already
informed him that Malta library is done, they have a copy. Paris I have NOT
been to yet (and sending the book by normal post does not work with these
libraries...it has to be done in person and with appointment). In London my
exhibition has only started now I went to London just for 48 hours basically to
set up the works. I have to go again end of next week.
- Fourthy he accuses me of not having sent 30 dollar which I had said I can
send for the second book, while this is due to emergency expenses that appeared
in my life, and since he said very clearly that 30 dollar is what he considers
'moral' support I did not think it was that urgent to send it right away since
the articles if this book are still being prepared...so I took my time to send
it.
- Fifthly he says he does not trust my ability to mediate, BEFORE accepting to
give the mediation a try.
- Sixthly: I do not feel SAFE enough to express slightest disagreement with
Leo, because he will immediately lash out anger and find some form of threat to
stop me from disagreeing with him. It happened once last year, when we were
discussing the prize for King Abdullah. I had not even disagreed with his idea,
but brought forward a few points to consider, he immediately sent me an email
of threat to stop somehow my exhibition through Julia's contact back then. I
was shocked and thought I had done something really wrong... but I see anytime
any member says anything which does not OBEY immediately to Leo's idea, he
immediately panics and gets super angry. This is a superiority attitude which
does not allow safety and respect for other people to disagree with him... and
it is totally against peace practice in 21st century where we consider
disagreements to be a natural part of human interaction but that they should
not lead to belittling and demonizing the
other entity.
I ask you please not to include my email anymore in the discussions either, as
I have other committments and obligations in my personal life to attend to and
concentrate on. I was ready to give time for the mediation between Bruce and
Leo, but Leo has refused. Bruce is now trying it himself to approach Leo which
I do hope can succeed.
As for myself: I simply do not feel I belong to a board where I must FEAR
expressing any form of disagreement with the ideas of the 'leader' because he
will demonize me or threaten me in some way. That is a dictatorial attitude,
not a democratic one. A founder must create SAFETY for its members to express
their disagreements with his ideas, so he can develop himself further and
stronger. If he just wants to order and we must follow or fear being belittled
and demonized, then this is not a place I belong to. I have done all I could in
my potential to contribute to GHA, but I've resigned now, and would like my
resignation to be followed through please.
I still appreciate and respect Leo as a person of course, and if he ever wishes
to dialogue with me, he is welcome to write me. But attacking and belittling
emails I have no time for. I have other priorities to attend to. I do not
follow Leo as my leader...because I have no chance to ever disagree with
him...and also if I do not realize his expectations he gets all resentful and
rude. Sorry dear Leo, I cannot continue to be on your board with this attitude
of yours. I wish you all the best, but I am no longer a member of your board,
and I shall no longer display the logo of GHA on any exhibitions as I already
said. You were not seeing and appreciating all that promotion I was doing for
GHA anyway while I was a member...so it should not make a big difference to you
now that I am not a member anymore.
Good luck also for the second book which you are preparing.I shall NOT send 30
dollars after all this.
I recommend you to show the effectiveness of your theory through your practice
with people, rather than fighting for it as a book on the bookshelves of
libraries.
Thanks everyone
Kindly leave out my email address.
I have a lot to prepare for my London event travel soon, and other obligations
in Malta and personal life too.
I declare in all seriousness: I have nothing 'against' GHA members at all, but
I do not approve of the attitude of the leader Leo, and thus choose not to
represent his work anymore. I hope he does not consider me a 'militarist' for
not accepting to follow him, if he does that it just goes to prove further a
superiority dictatorial attitude where the leader leaves no space for people
not to approve of his actions. I have had always shown tremendous care towards
Leo and appreciation for his efforts, but it is not reciprocal. A one-sided
board where one commands and EXPECTS only does not work for me. So I
respectfully disengage from working with Leo.
I expect no one to promote my art for example...because I respect the fact that
I am not an absolute perfect being who has to be admired and followed without
any criticism at all. If people criticise my work, I let them express what they
think, I think about it, then respect those persons still as dignified people,
even if I might not agree with their views. Unfortunately Leo is not making a
distinction between: disagreement between friends and a war which is out of
hatred...that is a terrible mistake in my view to mix up disagreement between
friends, and militarist war out hatred.
Also Leo acts with me as if I 'owe' him the world, just because he introduced
me to Ms Julia from Roerich Museum...which is absurd... The Roerich museum
wanted to exhibit my works due to the fact that I was working on Roerich since
2003 and they appreciated to see an artist from another country which is not
Eastern Europe working on Roerich, especially through painting and writing.
Besides that I had already thanked him for the first introduction, and did all
the tremendous amount of promotion.
Well all that is past now.
I repeat I have no time to be on the board of GHA anymore, so kindly remove my
address... and I wish you all the good things in life. I'm simply and
respectfully disengaging from accompanying Leo and the type of leadership which
he is conducting. He is not open to accept criticism and not ready to practice
'dialogical rationality' which permits to see and understand the other's point
of view besides one's point of view only.
Thanks in advance for removing me from further discussion. All the very best
wishes to Leo and all members
Sorry not to be able to accompany you beyond this point. Every person has his
own path in this life...sometimes we can accompany certain people from close,
sometimes we cannot accompany from close... that is also being respectful to
the fact that each person has his own path. Leo has his leadership style which
does not fit my ways of working. So I disengage from being under his leadership.
If the GHA group email cannot remove my address for technical reasons, I shall
put a filter in my email option which will remove emails from GHA. So do not be
surprised if you do not receive anything from me on this email please. Putting
filter now on the collective email, as I have seriously other important
engagements.
With respect,
Lida
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En date de : Sam 28.6.14, cookcomm@xxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:cookcomm@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
<cookcomm@xxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:cookcomm@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>> a écrit :
Objet: Re: [gha-peace] Re : [gha] mediation between Leo and Bruce
À: "Bruce Cook, AuthorMe.com"
<cookcomm@xxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:cookcomm@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>>,
"lidasherafatmand@xxxxxxxxx<mailto:lidasherafatmand@xxxxxxxxx>"
<lidasherafatmand@xxxxxxxxx<mailto:lidasherafatmand@xxxxxxxxx>>,
"peace-from-harmony@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:peace-from-harmony@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>"
<peace-from-harmony@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:peace-from-harmony@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>>
Cc: "gha@xxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:gha@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>"
<gha@xxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:gha@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>>,
"gha-peace@xxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:gha-peace@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>"
<gha-peace@xxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:gha-peace@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>>
Date: Samedi 28 juin 2014, 21h02
Dear members,
I will do my best to write you all from my cell
phone at a forest campsite where I am tenting with my
family.
Lest I be unfair, please accept my apologies
for the following.
First, I apologize for suggesting that gha
begin to operate in a manner consistent with standard
academic rigor, similar to credible academic organizations
and research institutions worldwide. For details see my
email to Lida in her generous attempt to meditate, below .
(Sorry, I tried to copy and paste the main part, but could
not do this on my cell phone.)
Second I humbly apologize for any personal
criticism of Leo as a person, for I still regard him as a
friend and colleague in peace. He is our founder and surely
deserves our respect. Further, I apologize for suggesting
that his actions might be immature and predictable.
I appeal to Leo and everyone to speak up and
take this issue seriously in an attempt to make gha
successful and well respected in academic circles. My
purpose in this dialogue had always been to improve gha,
which I love.
Yours in Peace,
Bruce
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From:
Bruce Cook, AuthorMe.com
<cookcomm@xxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:cookcomm@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>>;
To:
lidasherafatmand@xxxxxxxxx<mailto:lidasherafatmand@xxxxxxxxx>
<lidasherafatmand@xxxxxxxxx<mailto:lidasherafatmand@xxxxxxxxx>>;
Subject:
Re: [gha-peace] Re : [gha]
mediation between Leo and Bruce
Sent:
Wed, Jun 25, 2014 1:23:50 PM
Dear
Lida,
Thank you
again for offering to mediate. I pray that you can
accomplish this.
(Please let
me know
you have received this message, as I am uncertain on your
address.)
My
disagreement with Leo was simply that he should cease using
personal attacks as a method to intimidate members. (His
personal attack on me was a perfect example of this,
although he has attacked many others.)
Considering
the ensuring discussion, I would also like to see GHA adopt
a provision that major decisions be handled formally by a
selected group of members, not by one individual.
Also, it
would be desirable to have a code of conduct providing that
email communications of all members avoid expressions of
rage and avoid undermining the character
of any member.
I would be
surprised if anyone in the membership would differ from
these suggestions. They are, simply, standard operating
procedure for credible organizations. I also ask,
humbly, that Leo restore my former positions as GHA
Vice-President and GHA-USA President. While he is certainly
angry, all I have done is propose that the organization
follow the peaceful provisions cited above. (Also, it's
true that I have disagreed with his theory, but that should
certainly be acceptable in an organization which approaches
the truth with normal academic rigor.)
Please let
me know if you can suggest revisions which might make this
more workable.
Thank you
again, I can't tell you how important this is to me, for
I join the other members in wanting GHA to be a peaceful and
effective force for peace and harmony.
Blessings,
Bruce
On Wednesday, June 25, 2014 2:58 AM, Lida
Sherafatmand
<dmarc-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:dmarc-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
Dear bruce
That's fantastic! :-)
Please write me from your point of view, what
is it that you are disagreeing about with Leo...
Then I will ask the same question also to Leo.
Once I have the point of view of both of you, I be able to
help hopefully...
Thanks so
much for your good will
Lida
Lida Sherafatmand,
Painter and
poet,
www.lidsher.com<http://www.lidsher.com>
GHA
Board Vice-president,
President,
GHA Female Contest: "Muse of Harmony"
http://www.peacefromharmony.org/?cat=en_c&key=474
The ABC of Harmony coauthor
http://www.peacefromharmony.org/?cat=en_c&key=478
Paris and Malta
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En date de : Mar 24.6.14, Bruce L Cook
<cookcomm@xxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:cookcomm@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>> a
écrit :
Objet: [gha]
mediation between Leo and Bruce
À: gha-peace@xxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:gha-peace@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
gha@xxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:gha@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mardi
24 juin 2014, 15h03
Dear
Lida,
I thank you for
your wonderful idea.
It's my hope to
do whatever I can to help
heal the wounds.
Please let me know what I can do.
Blessings
Bruce
Sent using CloudMagic
On Tue,
Jun 24, 2014 at 3:48 AM, Lida Sherafatmand
<dmarc-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:dmarc-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>>
wrote:
Dear Leo, Bruce, Martin, Saleem, Hedva,
and all
members
I think we all agree that GHA has come along a
long way, and
I think we all appreciate the
hard work of Leo and the
contribution all
members including Bruce.
One idea suggestion to resolve the Leo-Bruce
blockage, is
mediation between the two,
since their personal
communication seems
not meet each's points. perhaps
simply
due to the different use of the English language.
If Leo and
Bruce both agree, I would like to offer to
'mediate' between the two.
If you agree to
have
mediation, you can send me on this
common
list your 'clashing disagreements' and I see
if I can help both of you hear each other
better.
Having trained in conflict resolution, and having much
appreciation for the work of GHA, it would be
a pleasure for
me to help resolve this
conflictual situation between Leo
and
Bruce.
Now it's up to you of course..
I'm available for
mediation help if you decide to give
it a
chance. However I still suggest allow a little time to
pass for the emotion of anger to calm down.
Sending you
warmest greetings
Lida
Lida Sherafatmand,
Painter and poet,
www.lidsher.com<http://www.lidsher.com>
GHA Board Vice-president,
President, GHA Female
Contest: "Muse of Harmony"
http://www.peacefromharmony.org/?cat=en_c&key=474
The ABC of Harmony coauthor
http://www.peacefromharmony.org/?cat=en_c&key=478
Paris and
Malta
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En date de
: Mar 24.6.14, Hedva Bachrach
<hedgad@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:hedgad@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>>
a écrit :
Objet: [gha] hedva
À: gha@xxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:gha@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mardi 24 juin 2014,
8h04
I'm usually an observer of GHa messages.
Unfortunately, because
of medical problems with
family at
home I am
unable to
participate
more, which i'd like very much. But
seeing
the
latest
developments, I would like to comment.
1. We are different people from different
countries
and a variety
of cultures. This is our way of upbringing.
So,
if
there are
differences of
opinion, they should be treated
with
respect
to
each other and coming to a common decision,
in
the way
of
democracy.
2. There must be codes of honor
installed in
the GHA.
The GHA is a
wonderful organization which tries to
eliminate
conflicts in the
world.
Therefore it must, first and foremost,
not
let
conflicts rise in its own circle. This is
a
must. So I
would
suggest to think about such codes of
honorable
behavior,
with regard to variety of
opinions. The winning
opinion should be
taken by the
majority, and also respectfully
thinking
of
the
founder of this organization, but not by
slander and
hurting each
other. Not in
this kind of organization, if the
GHA
behaves like
this, who would behave above
it??? in this
world.
3. There are many corrupt politics in this
world, they
do not
belong to one
state only. Every country has
good and
bad in
it.
So, we must concentrate on the good in
people
and try
to raise
their moral
codes, in every country.. The GHA
is
expanding and it
is good. But no country with bad
politics is
worse
than the other.
They all have their share in anti human
behavior. So
let us pay
attention to change and elevating moral values,
and
not only to
faults.
Yours, With respect
Dr. Hedva Rabinson Bachrach
Israel
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