It has been many years since the famous “I Have a Dream” Lincoln Memorial speech of 28th August, 1963 by Martin Luther King where he wished to see a United States of America where her people would be judged not by the colour of their skin but by the contents and strength of their character. Surprisingly or not so surprisingly whenever you heard anything about “I have a Dream” speech in the media it never went beyond the colour of their skin and the one about the strength and contents of your character was disdainfully dismissed.
Now what exactly is this thing called: the colour of your skin; the more appropriate word is skin tone - and scientifically speaking the melanin content of your skin or pigment. Each and every human being on this over populated planet of ours (i.e. almost 5 billions or 6 billions- too much already in any case!) have their own skin tone and most importantly it is not a fixed thing; i.e. prolonged exposure to the sun or complete lack of it will cause the skin to take various hues and shades of colour. The quote un quote “white” world spends billions of dollars on sunny beach vacation destinations to work on their tans and even super rich businessman or politicians who are always dropping the words “men and women of colour” in their conversations are often seen holidaying/relaxing on their yachts with a pot belly and a reddish brown suntan. It seems like they need the “men and women of colour” from all over the world to work hard so he can have a break and have suntan like his employees. Let’s also not forget thousands of suntan places doing brisk business all over America and the western world. The point I am trying to make here is the absurdity and the hypocrisy of this whole system based on the tonality of your skin.
The novelist Mr Joseph Conrad in his novel “The Heart of Darkness” observes caustically that Imperialism as nothing but plundering and enslaving of people and culture that possess darker skin a different hair pattern and slightly flatter noses. That they have those particular physical characteristics because of the proximity of the Sun to those equatorial countries is conveniently ignored. What an uninteresting drab world it will be if we all looked just the same. Thank God for our diversity and differences. It seems the ruling class or the ruling elite chose an arbitrary system to divide people to justify their exploitations - and hence the birth of racism and slavery. And then later on religion was added to justify and compound the problem. This vicious cycle of exploitation needs to be broken once and for all for human beings to evolve and move forward in consciousness.
If we look around in this world and here I thank profusely the Discovery channel Animal planet... Plant planet …so on and so forth we are overwhelmed and awed by the beauty and mind boggling range of diversity that stares us right into our face both in the floral and faun an world. And it is only when we come to the Human world this whole concept of diversity takes a back seat in the bus. Why? The answer is simple economics. Everything in this world can be boiled down to hard core economics which in plain English translates for the benefits and advantages of wealth certain people will go to extreme lengths to justify their heinous acts.
In the present times we are not in direct slavery anymore but we are still modern slaves, whether we are slave to technology, heavily dependent upon the economics, slaved and intoxicated by power and wealth… which always goes hand in hand….slave to wrong images as manufactured by the media and the advertising industry which has reduced masses of people to nothing but consumers of enormous amounts of not needed (unwanted) products. We are increasingly living in a very Americanised McDonaldised, televisionised world where more and more malls are being constructed and plastic soap operas and coca colas are thrust upon people who were very recently farmers and fishermen. They simply do not understand what is going on? A simple peaceful life of hard labour and living close to nature (where their main source of joy comes from!) has been replaced by concrete steel glass and plastic civilisation---If we can call that civilisation at all? The people living within that civilisation are themselves uneasy and unhappy and now we go world wide to dump that on simple indigenous people who frankly does not need our civilisation. On the contrary they may have many valuable lessons to teach us on how not to rape and plunder nature ceaselessly and make her barren and bald way before her time.
Now my readers you may ask what does it have to do with Obama as the New president elect of America in 2008 elections…patience my friends and fellow readers. It is America that holds the key to the survival of this planet and mankind. (We say Man-Kind but surprisingly so few in the present days of Ugly competition are actually kind or generous!). It is this very American spirit of can do attitude and nothing is impossible made the global imperialism of USA happen. Is it not possible (and I know I am going out on a limb here) that same spirit once properly inspired can bring about a different sort of change. The Change in people’s heart and attitude, his mind body and spirit. A feeling of Oneness, that we are in this altogether as one mankind one race the Human race. This endless exploitation of world resources to feed the frenzied whimsy of the super-rich and their lifestyle must stop. The world simply does not have enough resources for one billion Chinese and Indian people to catch up with their first world dreams and the life style that goes with it. What we need is to re-evaluate how we have been conducting ourselves and our businesses all over the world. Business as usual also equals to exploitation, poverty and misery as usual. A more balanced sustainable and ethical ways of conducting business is absolutely Imperative and urgent.
Change we must (otherwise it will be forced upon us anyway!) in our attitude our thinking and our lifestyle—mostly in the Westernised democracies of the world to pave the way for a peaceful, tolerable Just and green world. What America does today the rest of the world follows. It is only in America people are not burdened down heavily with an obsolete past breathing heavily over their shoulders, and thus making quick dynamic movements almost impossible. This is what happens with other countries, they are burdened by their own past from India to China to Europe it is a heavy price to pay in the name of tradition and culture, - while America is light and quick footed always flexible, re-inventing and re-discovering herself since her birth of democracy (approximately 250 years ago) to the present times, as election of Mr Barrack Obama as the new President clearly proves. America is moving forward from a colour bound to a colour blind society. It is not that America is incapable of mistakes but it also knows how to rectify and learn from her previous mistakes. In an increasingly bifurcated world of haves and have- nots whether in America, UK India, Africa or Europe we need to set aside our superficial differences whatever they may be(nationality, skin tone, looks etc) and work together for the overall benefits of the Human race. I am specially calling out to good kind decent and well meaning individuals of all nations to work together for a Greater Good and to be honest our very survival and existence on this planet is at stake. (Hell folks we don’t have much time left!)
This beautiful blue white and green Planet Earth of ours which we call home which looks so wondrously beautiful from space yet fragile is screaming for Change---and it is up to us ----to All of US to make that change and transition from steps leading to a mass graveyard to the steps leading to a beautiful garden. I think to me the choice is obvious. What the world needs Right Now is Kindness and Compassion more Contemplativeness, Meditation, a silent Prayer to heal this broken world of ours. This does not necessarily mean that we sit in meditative poses folding our legs (though half an hour a day is not too much to ask surely?) but we have to integrate our kindness and compassion into the everyday world of workplace and practice it with all sincerity and earnestness. We are the keepers of our fellow brothers and sisters and then and only then can we become True care-takers of this world, this Planet Earth.
As I have mentioned in the title of this article “Obama—The Search for An Idealistic Humane Government Continues”…..but that cannot happen unless we ourselves become Human and Humane individuals.
PEACE ON EARTH….PEACE ON EARTH….MAY PEACE BREATHE IN OUR TROUBLED HEARTS AND SOULS.
P.S: A note to my readers, you may or may not have noticed I use the word human quite often in this article and I will continue to do so…it is a bit like drilling advertising slogans by TV people and I will continue to say Human----till one fine morning you wake up and you realise that you are nothing but a Human Being after all and all your false identities have been stripped away from you. I look forward to that particular Dawn.
(Aside: I do not mind if that defining moment happens in evening or noon-times, as long as it happens!)
This original article was authored and kindly donated (without copyright,) by writer & Poet: SAIKAT MONDAL. You may contact him personally with positive comments by Email: saikatmondal_2004@yahoo.com - it was at the invitation of Carol & Mandel Rheems, of the “One Earth Vision & Mission”, for WE ALL GATHER TOGETHER ALSO AS: “FRIENDS FOR WORLD PEACE”. You may contact us for further details or with positive suggestions by Email: friends.for.peace@btinternet.com.
PLEASE TELL YOUR FRIENDS & FAMILY OF OUR ENDEAVOURS TO GATHER PEOPLE IN COMMUNITIES TO BRING PEACE THROUGH CREATIVE ARTS, MEDITATION, ENCOURAGEMENT, HEALING - AND SPREADING HOPE FOR THAT NEW DAWN OF AWAKENING TO ALL OF OUR PEACEFUL PURPOSE IN LIFE, TO RESTORE THIS PLANET FROM THE POLLUTED STATE, TO THE SAFETY, BEAUTY & JOY AS BEFITS & UPHOLDS THE SACREDNESS OF ALL LIFE, & PLEASE OFFER TO ADD YOUR GOOD WILL TO OUR WORK. THANK YOU. Carol Rawlins-Rheems.
Sunday 16 November 2008
HUMANITY DIVIDED IN BOTH ACTION & REACTION
HUMANITY DIVIDED IN BOTH ACTION & REACTION
“All that we will outwardly manifest rises from within our hearts/and sins of deeds have their seeds in the sins of our thoughts”
“The scenario below could be applied not only to a actual wars (Civil or between Nations) but also to the field of Sport where we celebrate the moment of our “Victory” or “defeat” of our National & Local teams in Athletics or football, as in other aspects of group competition, with our use of “out of date language” derived from more barbaric times”
Always we responded to the News of the “Victory”
in our opposed and opposite ways,
to some of us a success greeted joyfully,
to others despair, ill-boding for our future days
we were not all involved in the actual divisive action:
but all were involved in the aftermath’s divise reaction
what seemed to matter most was who had lost & who’d won,
rather than peace, at last, restored at a bloody setting sun;
of course, all the bereaved there mourned their dead-
the least you could say we all had that in common!
But we should have celebrated a new chance, instead
to end all our divisions whoever had “lost” or “won”
for this emotional division in most hearts lived on,
ensuring that the old war would be re-begun!
Re Religious & Political Disputes
It’s high time that we left “God” out of this!
All our disputes are between but ourselves,
He, It may be our judge in the after-life
but gives laws for our conduct while on Earth we’re alive
which all must equally obey – the jury is still out,
nothing gained by that emotional ranting and shout-
for “God” is not “on your side” nor “on mine”
but on that of a greater Harmony Divine!
All have done some wrong, but have done some right
and the best way to decide is not with each other to fight
for Peaceful negotiation brings Heaven but fighting brings hell
for all involved that in “disputed areas” dwell
and “God”, above all, gave us all rational “Common sense”
so to learn our best Wisdom from experience!
Is “The Truth” Really Nothing But a “Myth”?
“Theories & hypotheses that go unquestioned can often end up being taken as ‘facts’!”
We can believe in the most surreal, bizarre things,
like the Romans that they were refugees from the Fall of Troy
that the Hebrew Ark of the Covenant is an African Drum*
and Abraham begat all the tribes of Israel,
for our beliefs become like holograms
projected outwards from our imaginations,
as once I dreamt that the Spirit of a girl that I loved
used to walk with me in the darkness of the wood, like I, as a child, believed in Santa Clause,
till scepticism made me from such beliefs to pause
and asserted that what is could be only what I see,
all the rest an alluring Movie Fantasy-
fiction or fact? What is “myth” and what “truth”?
I AM, WE ARE, our only living reality on this Earth!
* The Lemba Tribe of South Africa believe this & that they are descended from a lost refugee Tribe of Israel according to a Channel 4 TV Documentary.
THE QUIET, GENTLE WORK OF DAWN
As Nature so Man wakes on a perfect, clear morn
for the gentle, quiet work of a new dawn
for the preparation of sowing new life’s seeds,
as Mother Nature strews hers, to meet all creature’s needs,
with no resounding speeches, as in our human halls,
as the ageless music of bird song on our ears falls;
we have the illusion in our abstract speech
that we’re changing the world as our words others reach,
but each day these quiet tasks await
as the myriad silent ones work in Eden’s gate,
all done, by hand, in every place and land,
thus created what we witness wherever we stand
so let this be a quiet one’s hymn of praise
to be these Wise Ones as we create that upon which we gaze,
each, all who are anonymous can contribute the notes
to a symphony of New Creation that we all, together, compose!
Everybody’s Poem Can Be There Own Little Garden!
There could be as many little poems & gardens as people,
collaged, filling out world everywhere with beauty,
and every one’s own poem or painting or garden,
their own romantic, shrine-like corner of Heaven,
their retreat wherein to find their own Inner Peace
where music and colour flow on without cease;
yes, of course, there are those great & prolific poets
who can create entire landscapes and sagas:
but what matters most is that we each, all create
our own fertile, cosy spaces, our Soul-Needs to meet,
even as our New Renaissance is such a landscape of a myriad small gardens,
fragrant with flowers and the Nine Muses’ perfumes,
in which we like birds, in song, take wing,
added Rainbows of joy or melancholy to bring!
DANGERS OF INTROSPECTION
When one sinks and thinks too deeply, into the experience of one’s own life, one can become like a deep, dark well in which one loses sight of the world beyond and in which no one else can see or hear you,
even if, at the bottom of that well, one might tap the Spring Eternal of the God within.
David Allen Stringer (16/4/2008)
“All that we will outwardly manifest rises from within our hearts/and sins of deeds have their seeds in the sins of our thoughts”
“The scenario below could be applied not only to a actual wars (Civil or between Nations) but also to the field of Sport where we celebrate the moment of our “Victory” or “defeat” of our National & Local teams in Athletics or football, as in other aspects of group competition, with our use of “out of date language” derived from more barbaric times”
Always we responded to the News of the “Victory”
in our opposed and opposite ways,
to some of us a success greeted joyfully,
to others despair, ill-boding for our future days
we were not all involved in the actual divisive action:
but all were involved in the aftermath’s divise reaction
what seemed to matter most was who had lost & who’d won,
rather than peace, at last, restored at a bloody setting sun;
of course, all the bereaved there mourned their dead-
the least you could say we all had that in common!
But we should have celebrated a new chance, instead
to end all our divisions whoever had “lost” or “won”
for this emotional division in most hearts lived on,
ensuring that the old war would be re-begun!
Re Religious & Political Disputes
It’s high time that we left “God” out of this!
All our disputes are between but ourselves,
He, It may be our judge in the after-life
but gives laws for our conduct while on Earth we’re alive
which all must equally obey – the jury is still out,
nothing gained by that emotional ranting and shout-
for “God” is not “on your side” nor “on mine”
but on that of a greater Harmony Divine!
All have done some wrong, but have done some right
and the best way to decide is not with each other to fight
for Peaceful negotiation brings Heaven but fighting brings hell
for all involved that in “disputed areas” dwell
and “God”, above all, gave us all rational “Common sense”
so to learn our best Wisdom from experience!
Is “The Truth” Really Nothing But a “Myth”?
“Theories & hypotheses that go unquestioned can often end up being taken as ‘facts’!”
We can believe in the most surreal, bizarre things,
like the Romans that they were refugees from the Fall of Troy
that the Hebrew Ark of the Covenant is an African Drum*
and Abraham begat all the tribes of Israel,
for our beliefs become like holograms
projected outwards from our imaginations,
as once I dreamt that the Spirit of a girl that I loved
used to walk with me in the darkness of the wood, like I, as a child, believed in Santa Clause,
till scepticism made me from such beliefs to pause
and asserted that what is could be only what I see,
all the rest an alluring Movie Fantasy-
fiction or fact? What is “myth” and what “truth”?
I AM, WE ARE, our only living reality on this Earth!
* The Lemba Tribe of South Africa believe this & that they are descended from a lost refugee Tribe of Israel according to a Channel 4 TV Documentary.
THE QUIET, GENTLE WORK OF DAWN
As Nature so Man wakes on a perfect, clear morn
for the gentle, quiet work of a new dawn
for the preparation of sowing new life’s seeds,
as Mother Nature strews hers, to meet all creature’s needs,
with no resounding speeches, as in our human halls,
as the ageless music of bird song on our ears falls;
we have the illusion in our abstract speech
that we’re changing the world as our words others reach,
but each day these quiet tasks await
as the myriad silent ones work in Eden’s gate,
all done, by hand, in every place and land,
thus created what we witness wherever we stand
so let this be a quiet one’s hymn of praise
to be these Wise Ones as we create that upon which we gaze,
each, all who are anonymous can contribute the notes
to a symphony of New Creation that we all, together, compose!
Everybody’s Poem Can Be There Own Little Garden!
There could be as many little poems & gardens as people,
collaged, filling out world everywhere with beauty,
and every one’s own poem or painting or garden,
their own romantic, shrine-like corner of Heaven,
their retreat wherein to find their own Inner Peace
where music and colour flow on without cease;
yes, of course, there are those great & prolific poets
who can create entire landscapes and sagas:
but what matters most is that we each, all create
our own fertile, cosy spaces, our Soul-Needs to meet,
even as our New Renaissance is such a landscape of a myriad small gardens,
fragrant with flowers and the Nine Muses’ perfumes,
in which we like birds, in song, take wing,
added Rainbows of joy or melancholy to bring!
DANGERS OF INTROSPECTION
When one sinks and thinks too deeply, into the experience of one’s own life, one can become like a deep, dark well in which one loses sight of the world beyond and in which no one else can see or hear you,
even if, at the bottom of that well, one might tap the Spring Eternal of the God within.
David Allen Stringer (16/4/2008)
Hymn to Human Love,
Re: Hymn to Human Love,
Wednesday, 28 May, 2008 1:03 PM
From:
"thom woodruff"
To:
"PAMELA STANSFIELD"
HYMN TO HUMAN LOVE
There is something we can do
with the sky falling and gas rising
jobs shredding and income going
It is to love. Start small-with a plant,a cat,a dog
unconditionally extend to that which
does not necessarily return your affection-
land,sea,earth,sky-why
people have loved these elements before and after you
and will love them as much as you
It is just a lesson in what you can do
when you choose to love.Now you have extended
from nature to animals to living plants and pets
in time you may choose to love human beings
First you need to find them! They hide well!
Humans have been hunted for their affection since the cave age
and often present targets for wars,seductions,false prophets
Relax.Love yourself.That will get you through times
when no other love seems real.Then be surprised by what you feel
when other love manifests /attuned to you
WHAT WILL YOU DO NEXT? May 28,2008
PUBLISH YOUR POETRY!OPEN NEW MIKES!2008=YEAR FOR ALL POETS!yes-U!
28-STICKY FINGERS with SONYA host 2209 south 1st 7-9pm open stage
30-FIESTA GARDENS FESTIVAL from 9-1pm art,music,poetry,fun,free!
June 1-TANTRA @217 West Hopkins 512 5582233 from 8-10pm worthy!
2-COME HIDEOUT WITH US! 617 Congress from 7-10pm uncensored YES!
3-RUTA MAYA OPEN MIKE from 6-9 inside-uncensored (so far!
4-VINNYS ITALIAN CAFE 1003 Barton Springs-poetry /music 4828484 (7-9pm
Wednesday, 28 May, 2008 1:03 PM
From:
"thom woodruff"
To:
"PAMELA STANSFIELD"
HYMN TO HUMAN LOVE
There is something we can do
with the sky falling and gas rising
jobs shredding and income going
It is to love. Start small-with a plant,a cat,a dog
unconditionally extend to that which
does not necessarily return your affection-
land,sea,earth,sky-why
people have loved these elements before and after you
and will love them as much as you
It is just a lesson in what you can do
when you choose to love.Now you have extended
from nature to animals to living plants and pets
in time you may choose to love human beings
First you need to find them! They hide well!
Humans have been hunted for their affection since the cave age
and often present targets for wars,seductions,false prophets
Relax.Love yourself.That will get you through times
when no other love seems real.Then be surprised by what you feel
when other love manifests /attuned to you
WHAT WILL YOU DO NEXT? May 28,2008
PUBLISH YOUR POETRY!OPEN NEW MIKES!2008=YEAR FOR ALL POETS!yes-U!
28-STICKY FINGERS with SONYA host 2209 south 1st 7-9pm open stage
30-FIESTA GARDENS FESTIVAL from 9-1pm art,music,poetry,fun,free!
June 1-TANTRA @217 West Hopkins 512 5582233 from 8-10pm worthy!
2-COME HIDEOUT WITH US! 617 Congress from 7-10pm uncensored YES!
3-RUTA MAYA OPEN MIKE from 6-9 inside-uncensored (so far!
4-VINNYS ITALIAN CAFE 1003 Barton Springs-poetry /music 4828484 (7-9pm
EMPOWER AMERICA - Al Gore
Spread the word. A key moment.
Wednesday, 12 November, 2008 7:18 PM
From:
"Cathy Zoi, The We Campaign"
To:
"Carol Rawlins"
Follow Al Gore's lead and tell your local paper it's time to Repower America.
Write a Letter to the Editor!
Dear Carol,
In an editorial published Sunday in the New York Times, Al Gore outlined the Repower America Plan -- how to achieve 100% clean electricity within ten years. We've included the editorial below. Vice President Gore describes what's required to transform our nation's energy economy. Can you help spread the word?
An easy way to help is to simply write a short letter to the editor of your local paper. If you write today, your letter could get into the Sunday edition this coming weekend. Just go to:
http://www.wecansolveit.org/page/m2/396e8915/6ffd7735/823c7da/19ba5611/2267774881/VEsC/
This is a key moment. President-elect Obama has said that focusing on energy and climate will be a first priority in the new administration. Congress and the new President need to see that they have strong support to "go big" in solving these problems, with clean, homegrown energy -- even in the face of the powerful fossil fuel lobbies.
To build this kind of national commitment, we need to clearly expose the "common thread" that connects three of our nation's major challenges -- the economy, national security, and the climate crisis. This common thread is our dependence on dirty coal and foreign oil.
As Al Gore writes, "Here is the good news: the bold steps that are needed to solve the climate crisis are exactly the same steps that ought to be taken in order to solve the economic crisis and the energy security crisis."
Our simple online tool makes it easy to submit a letter to your local paper. And the letters-to-the-editor section is one of the most widely read sections of any newspaper, because people want to hear what other people think.
Just click here.
Thanks so much,
Cathy Zoi
CEO
http://www.wecansolveit.org/page/m2/396e8915/6ffd7735/823c7da/19ba5610/2267774881/VEsA/
P.S. For more details on the Repower America Plan, just go to http://www.wecansolveit.org/page/m2/396e8915/6ffd7735/823c7da/19ba5610/2267774881/VEsB/
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THE NEW YORK TIMES
Op-Ed Contributor
The Climate for Change
By AL GORE
Published: November 9, 2008
The inspiring and transformative choice by the American people to elect Barack Obama as our 44th president lays the foundation for another fateful choice that he -- and we -- must make this January to begin an emergency rescue of human civilization from the imminent and rapidly growing threat posed by the climate crisis.
The electrifying redemption of America's revolutionary declaration that all human beings are born equal sets the stage for the renewal of United States leadership in a world that desperately needs to protect its primary endowment: the integrity and livability of the planet.
The world authority on the climate crisis, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, after 20 years of detailed study and four unanimous reports, now says that the evidence is "unequivocal." To those who are still tempted to dismiss the increasingly urgent alarms from scientists around the world, ignore the melting of the north polar ice cap and all of the other apocalyptic warnings from the planet itself, and who roll their eyes at the very mention of this existential threat to the future of the human species, please wake up. Our children and grandchildren need you to hear and recognize the truth of our situation, before it is too late.
Here is the good news: the bold steps that are needed to solve the climate crisis are exactly the same steps that ought to be taken in order to solve the economic crisis and the energy security crisis.
Economists across the spectrum -- including Martin Feldstein and Lawrence Summers -- agree that large and rapid investments in a jobs-intensive infrastructure initiative is the best way to revive our economy in a quick and sustainable way. Many also agree that our economy will fall behind if we continue spending hundreds of billions of dollars on foreign oil every year. Moreover, national security experts in both parties agree that we face a dangerous strategic vulnerability if the world suddenly loses access to Middle Eastern oil.
As Abraham Lincoln said during America's darkest hour, "The occasion is piled high with difficulty, and we must rise with the occasion. As our case is new, so we must think anew, and act anew." In our present case, thinking anew requires discarding an outdated and fatally flawed definition of the problem we face.
Thirty-five years ago this past week, President Richard Nixon created Project Independence, which set a national goal that, within seven years, the United States would develop "the potential to meet our own energy needs without depending on any foreign energy sources." His statement came three weeks after the Arab oil embargo had sent prices skyrocketing and woke America to the dangers of dependence on foreign oil. And -- not coincidentally -- it came only three years after United States domestic oil production had peaked.
At the time, the United States imported less than a third of its oil from foreign countries. Yet today, after all six of the presidents succeeding Nixon repeated some version of his goal, our dependence has doubled from one-third to nearly two-thirds -- and many feel that global oil production is at or near its peak.
Some still see this as a problem of domestic production. If we could only increase oil and coal production at home, they argue, then we wouldn't have to rely on imports from the Middle East. Some have come up with even dirtier and more expensive new ways to extract the same old fuels, like coal liquids, oil shale, tar sands and "clean coal" technology.
But in every case, the resources in question are much too expensive or polluting, or, in the case of "clean coal," too imaginary to make a difference in protecting either our national security or the global climate. Indeed, those who spend hundreds of millions promoting "clean coal" technology consistently omit the fact that there is little investment and not a single large-scale demonstration project in the United States for capturing and safely burying all of this pollution. If the coal industry can make good on this promise, then I'm all for it. But until that day comes, we simply cannot any longer base the strategy for human survival on a cynical and self-interested illusion.
Here's what we can do -- now: we can make an immediate and large strategic investment to put people to work replacing 19th-century energy technologies that depend on dangerous and expensive carbon-based fuels with 21st-century technologies that use fuel that is free forever: the sun, the wind and the natural heat of the earth.
What follows is a five-part plan to repower America with a commitment to producing 100 percent of our electricity from carbon-free sources within 10 years. It is a plan that would simultaneously move us toward solutions to the climate crisis and the economic crisis -- and create millions of new jobs that cannot be outsourced.
First, the new president and the new Congress should offer large-scale investment in incentives for the construction of concentrated solar thermal plants in the Southwestern deserts, wind farms in the corridor stretching from Texas to the Dakotas and advanced plants in geothermal hot spots that could produce large amounts of electricity.
Second, we should begin the planning and construction of a unified national smart grid for the transport of renewable electricity from the rural places where it is mostly generated to the cities where it is mostly used. New high-voltage, low-loss underground lines can be designed with "smart" features that provide consumers with sophisticated information and easy-to-use tools for conserving electricity, eliminating inefficiency and reducing their energy bills. The cost of this modern grid -- $400 billion over 10 years -- pales in comparison with the annual loss to American business of $120 billion due to the cascading failures that are endemic to our current balkanized and antiquated electricity lines.
Third, we should help America's automobile industry (not only the Big Three but the innovative new startup companies as well) to convert quickly to plug-in hybrids that can run on the renewable electricity that will be available as the rest of this plan matures. In combination with the unified grid, a nationwide fleet of plug-in hybrids would also help to solve the problem of electricity storage. Think about it: with this sort of grid, cars could be charged during off-peak energy-use hours; during peak hours, when fewer cars are on the road, they could contribute their electricity back into the national grid.
Fourth, we should embark on a nationwide effort to retrofit buildings with better insulation and energy-efficient windows and lighting. Approximately 40 percent of carbon dioxide emissions in the United States come from buildings -- and stopping that pollution saves money for homeowners and businesses. This initiative should be coupled with the proposal in Congress to help Americans who are burdened by mortgages that exceed the value of their homes.
Fifth, the United States should lead the way by putting a price on carbon here at home, and by leading the world's efforts to replace the Kyoto treaty next year in Copenhagen with a more effective treaty that caps global carbon dioxide emissions and encourages nations to invest together in efficient ways to reduce global warming pollution quickly, including by sharply reducing deforestation.
Of course, the best way -- indeed the only way -- to secure a global agreement to safeguard our future is by re-establishing the United States as the country with the moral and political authority to lead the world toward a solution.
Looking ahead, I have great hope that we will have the courage to embrace the changes necessary to save our economy, our planet and ultimately ourselves.
In an earlier transformative era in American history, President John F. Kennedy challenged our nation to land a man on the moon within 10 years. Eight years and two months later, Neil Armstrong set foot on the lunar surface. The average age of the systems engineers cheering on Apollo 11 from the Houston control room that day was 26, which means that their average age when President Kennedy announced the challenge was 18.
This year similarly saw the rise of young Americans, whose enthusiasm electrified Barack Obama's campaign. There is little doubt that this same group of energized youth will play an essential role in this project to secure our national future, once again turning seemingly impossible goals into inspiring success.
Al Gore, the vice president from 1993 to 2001, was the co-recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize in 2007. He founded the Alliance for Climate Protection and, as a businessman, invests in alternative energy companies.
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Wednesday, 12 November, 2008 7:18 PM
From:
"Cathy Zoi, The We Campaign"
To:
"Carol Rawlins"
Follow Al Gore's lead and tell your local paper it's time to Repower America.
Write a Letter to the Editor!
Dear Carol,
In an editorial published Sunday in the New York Times, Al Gore outlined the Repower America Plan -- how to achieve 100% clean electricity within ten years. We've included the editorial below. Vice President Gore describes what's required to transform our nation's energy economy. Can you help spread the word?
An easy way to help is to simply write a short letter to the editor of your local paper. If you write today, your letter could get into the Sunday edition this coming weekend. Just go to:
http://www.wecansolveit.org/page/m2/396e8915/6ffd7735/823c7da/19ba5611/2267774881/VEsC/
This is a key moment. President-elect Obama has said that focusing on energy and climate will be a first priority in the new administration. Congress and the new President need to see that they have strong support to "go big" in solving these problems, with clean, homegrown energy -- even in the face of the powerful fossil fuel lobbies.
To build this kind of national commitment, we need to clearly expose the "common thread" that connects three of our nation's major challenges -- the economy, national security, and the climate crisis. This common thread is our dependence on dirty coal and foreign oil.
As Al Gore writes, "Here is the good news: the bold steps that are needed to solve the climate crisis are exactly the same steps that ought to be taken in order to solve the economic crisis and the energy security crisis."
Our simple online tool makes it easy to submit a letter to your local paper. And the letters-to-the-editor section is one of the most widely read sections of any newspaper, because people want to hear what other people think.
Just click here.
Thanks so much,
Cathy Zoi
CEO
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THE NEW YORK TIMES
Op-Ed Contributor
The Climate for Change
By AL GORE
Published: November 9, 2008
The inspiring and transformative choice by the American people to elect Barack Obama as our 44th president lays the foundation for another fateful choice that he -- and we -- must make this January to begin an emergency rescue of human civilization from the imminent and rapidly growing threat posed by the climate crisis.
The electrifying redemption of America's revolutionary declaration that all human beings are born equal sets the stage for the renewal of United States leadership in a world that desperately needs to protect its primary endowment: the integrity and livability of the planet.
The world authority on the climate crisis, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, after 20 years of detailed study and four unanimous reports, now says that the evidence is "unequivocal." To those who are still tempted to dismiss the increasingly urgent alarms from scientists around the world, ignore the melting of the north polar ice cap and all of the other apocalyptic warnings from the planet itself, and who roll their eyes at the very mention of this existential threat to the future of the human species, please wake up. Our children and grandchildren need you to hear and recognize the truth of our situation, before it is too late.
Here is the good news: the bold steps that are needed to solve the climate crisis are exactly the same steps that ought to be taken in order to solve the economic crisis and the energy security crisis.
Economists across the spectrum -- including Martin Feldstein and Lawrence Summers -- agree that large and rapid investments in a jobs-intensive infrastructure initiative is the best way to revive our economy in a quick and sustainable way. Many also agree that our economy will fall behind if we continue spending hundreds of billions of dollars on foreign oil every year. Moreover, national security experts in both parties agree that we face a dangerous strategic vulnerability if the world suddenly loses access to Middle Eastern oil.
As Abraham Lincoln said during America's darkest hour, "The occasion is piled high with difficulty, and we must rise with the occasion. As our case is new, so we must think anew, and act anew." In our present case, thinking anew requires discarding an outdated and fatally flawed definition of the problem we face.
Thirty-five years ago this past week, President Richard Nixon created Project Independence, which set a national goal that, within seven years, the United States would develop "the potential to meet our own energy needs without depending on any foreign energy sources." His statement came three weeks after the Arab oil embargo had sent prices skyrocketing and woke America to the dangers of dependence on foreign oil. And -- not coincidentally -- it came only three years after United States domestic oil production had peaked.
At the time, the United States imported less than a third of its oil from foreign countries. Yet today, after all six of the presidents succeeding Nixon repeated some version of his goal, our dependence has doubled from one-third to nearly two-thirds -- and many feel that global oil production is at or near its peak.
Some still see this as a problem of domestic production. If we could only increase oil and coal production at home, they argue, then we wouldn't have to rely on imports from the Middle East. Some have come up with even dirtier and more expensive new ways to extract the same old fuels, like coal liquids, oil shale, tar sands and "clean coal" technology.
But in every case, the resources in question are much too expensive or polluting, or, in the case of "clean coal," too imaginary to make a difference in protecting either our national security or the global climate. Indeed, those who spend hundreds of millions promoting "clean coal" technology consistently omit the fact that there is little investment and not a single large-scale demonstration project in the United States for capturing and safely burying all of this pollution. If the coal industry can make good on this promise, then I'm all for it. But until that day comes, we simply cannot any longer base the strategy for human survival on a cynical and self-interested illusion.
Here's what we can do -- now: we can make an immediate and large strategic investment to put people to work replacing 19th-century energy technologies that depend on dangerous and expensive carbon-based fuels with 21st-century technologies that use fuel that is free forever: the sun, the wind and the natural heat of the earth.
What follows is a five-part plan to repower America with a commitment to producing 100 percent of our electricity from carbon-free sources within 10 years. It is a plan that would simultaneously move us toward solutions to the climate crisis and the economic crisis -- and create millions of new jobs that cannot be outsourced.
First, the new president and the new Congress should offer large-scale investment in incentives for the construction of concentrated solar thermal plants in the Southwestern deserts, wind farms in the corridor stretching from Texas to the Dakotas and advanced plants in geothermal hot spots that could produce large amounts of electricity.
Second, we should begin the planning and construction of a unified national smart grid for the transport of renewable electricity from the rural places where it is mostly generated to the cities where it is mostly used. New high-voltage, low-loss underground lines can be designed with "smart" features that provide consumers with sophisticated information and easy-to-use tools for conserving electricity, eliminating inefficiency and reducing their energy bills. The cost of this modern grid -- $400 billion over 10 years -- pales in comparison with the annual loss to American business of $120 billion due to the cascading failures that are endemic to our current balkanized and antiquated electricity lines.
Third, we should help America's automobile industry (not only the Big Three but the innovative new startup companies as well) to convert quickly to plug-in hybrids that can run on the renewable electricity that will be available as the rest of this plan matures. In combination with the unified grid, a nationwide fleet of plug-in hybrids would also help to solve the problem of electricity storage. Think about it: with this sort of grid, cars could be charged during off-peak energy-use hours; during peak hours, when fewer cars are on the road, they could contribute their electricity back into the national grid.
Fourth, we should embark on a nationwide effort to retrofit buildings with better insulation and energy-efficient windows and lighting. Approximately 40 percent of carbon dioxide emissions in the United States come from buildings -- and stopping that pollution saves money for homeowners and businesses. This initiative should be coupled with the proposal in Congress to help Americans who are burdened by mortgages that exceed the value of their homes.
Fifth, the United States should lead the way by putting a price on carbon here at home, and by leading the world's efforts to replace the Kyoto treaty next year in Copenhagen with a more effective treaty that caps global carbon dioxide emissions and encourages nations to invest together in efficient ways to reduce global warming pollution quickly, including by sharply reducing deforestation.
Of course, the best way -- indeed the only way -- to secure a global agreement to safeguard our future is by re-establishing the United States as the country with the moral and political authority to lead the world toward a solution.
Looking ahead, I have great hope that we will have the courage to embrace the changes necessary to save our economy, our planet and ultimately ourselves.
In an earlier transformative era in American history, President John F. Kennedy challenged our nation to land a man on the moon within 10 years. Eight years and two months later, Neil Armstrong set foot on the lunar surface. The average age of the systems engineers cheering on Apollo 11 from the Houston control room that day was 26, which means that their average age when President Kennedy announced the challenge was 18.
This year similarly saw the rise of young Americans, whose enthusiasm electrified Barack Obama's campaign. There is little doubt that this same group of energized youth will play an essential role in this project to secure our national future, once again turning seemingly impossible goals into inspiring success.
Al Gore, the vice president from 1993 to 2001, was the co-recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize in 2007. He founded the Alliance for Climate Protection and, as a businessman, invests in alternative energy companies.
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'Change has come to America'
Wednesday, November 5 07:28 am
Barack Obama has become the first black US president after a landslide election victory.
Obama wins historic US election
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The 47-year-old Democrat led his Republican rival John McCain by 297 votes to 139 as he passed the magic number of 270 needed to win the presidency at 4am GMT. Later projections showed he won by 349 votes to 158.
Mr Obama promised change and a new dawn of leadership.
Speaking after sweeping a series of key battleground states in a landslide electoral college victory, he pledged to be a president of all Americans and vowed to overcome challenges which were "the greatest of our lifetime", including two wars, a global economic crisis and a planet in peril.
"I promise you, we as a people will get there," he said.
Cheered on by tens of thousands of supporters in Chicago's Grant Park, Mr Obama took to a stage lined with US flags with his his wife Michelle and young daughters Malia, ten, and Sasha, seven, at his side.
Mr Obama told those whose support he had not won: "I hear your voices, I need your help and I will be your president too."
He said he would listen to his opponents, adopt a multilateral approach to world affairs and told those watching outside the US that "our stories are singular but our destiny is shared".
"The new dawn of America leadership is at hand," he said.
"To those who would tear the world down, we will defeat you. To those who seek peace and security, we support you.
"And to all those who have wondered if American's beacon still burns as bright, tonight we've proved once more that the true strength of our nation comes not from the might of our arms or the scale of our wealth, but from the enduring power of our ideals: democracy, liberty, opportunity and unyielding hope.
"That's the true genius of America. The road ahead will be long, our climb will be steep. We may not get there in one year, or even in one term, but America I have never been more hopeful than I am tonight that we will get there.
"I promise you, we, as a people, will get there."
Many in the crowd were crying and even political pundits on major US TV networks wiped tears from their eyes as the man who could transform race relations in America ascended to the highest office in the land.
Conceding defeat in his home state of Arizona, Mr McCain said: "The American people have spoken and they have spoken clearly. This is an historic election."
Mr McCain joined outgoing president George W Bush in calling Mr Obama to congratulate him personally.
Mr Obama, a first-term senator from Illinois, will be sworn in as the 44th US president on January 20, 2009.
The win by Mr Obama, the son of a black father from Kenya and white mother from Kansas, comes 45 years after the high point of the equality movement led by Martin Luther King Jr.
The assassinated civil rights leader's daughter Bernice King said: "I was very excited tonight and moved to tears."
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Barack Obama has become the first black US president after a landslide election victory.
Obama wins historic US election
RELATED CONTENT
• Obama considers top job for Clinton
• Fierce speculation Obama will choose Clinton as top diplomat
• Obama and McCain to meet on Monday
• Related Hot Topic: John McCain
Have your say: John McCain
The 47-year-old Democrat led his Republican rival John McCain by 297 votes to 139 as he passed the magic number of 270 needed to win the presidency at 4am GMT. Later projections showed he won by 349 votes to 158.
Mr Obama promised change and a new dawn of leadership.
Speaking after sweeping a series of key battleground states in a landslide electoral college victory, he pledged to be a president of all Americans and vowed to overcome challenges which were "the greatest of our lifetime", including two wars, a global economic crisis and a planet in peril.
"I promise you, we as a people will get there," he said.
Cheered on by tens of thousands of supporters in Chicago's Grant Park, Mr Obama took to a stage lined with US flags with his his wife Michelle and young daughters Malia, ten, and Sasha, seven, at his side.
Mr Obama told those whose support he had not won: "I hear your voices, I need your help and I will be your president too."
He said he would listen to his opponents, adopt a multilateral approach to world affairs and told those watching outside the US that "our stories are singular but our destiny is shared".
"The new dawn of America leadership is at hand," he said.
"To those who would tear the world down, we will defeat you. To those who seek peace and security, we support you.
"And to all those who have wondered if American's beacon still burns as bright, tonight we've proved once more that the true strength of our nation comes not from the might of our arms or the scale of our wealth, but from the enduring power of our ideals: democracy, liberty, opportunity and unyielding hope.
"That's the true genius of America. The road ahead will be long, our climb will be steep. We may not get there in one year, or even in one term, but America I have never been more hopeful than I am tonight that we will get there.
"I promise you, we, as a people, will get there."
Many in the crowd were crying and even political pundits on major US TV networks wiped tears from their eyes as the man who could transform race relations in America ascended to the highest office in the land.
Conceding defeat in his home state of Arizona, Mr McCain said: "The American people have spoken and they have spoken clearly. This is an historic election."
Mr McCain joined outgoing president George W Bush in calling Mr Obama to congratulate him personally.
Mr Obama, a first-term senator from Illinois, will be sworn in as the 44th US president on January 20, 2009.
The win by Mr Obama, the son of a black father from Kenya and white mother from Kansas, comes 45 years after the high point of the equality movement led by Martin Luther King Jr.
The assassinated civil rights leader's daughter Bernice King said: "I was very excited tonight and moved to tears."
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"THE BIRTH OF HOPE" (by Mandel Rheems)
The coming forth & awakening of a new hopeful & peaceful age that is upon us, some call the Aquarian Age, will become also a greater movement & awakening to the prophesies & visions foretelling of the coming deeper changes in preparation for the Golden Age ahead.
We, of the high council of the ancient Elders, of this planetary sphere called: Mother Earth, or “VAGRA”, are bound by the holiest & deepest commitment to the righteous forces of Cosmic & karmic laws, of the lowest & highest prophetic intent. We are foretelling of the coming forth of a renewed hope regarding the coming planetary disruptions in the immediate renewal & cleansing of karmic negative residue of vibrations & energies – of pollution of the physical emotional & mental thought forms, - & the perverted residue of absolute degradation, that has entered the Earth’s sphere, throughout the thousands of decades & the eons of time – since all began! For life on the planetary spheres connected to the Earth’s evolution & plan.
ALL IS IN GOOD HANDS! - WE HAVE THE PROFOUND AUTHORITY TO ISSUE FORTH THE PROFOUNDEST DECLARATION THAT: ENOUGH IS ENOUGH! The exploitation & perversion of these spheres & the abuse of the innocent & vulnerable ones, the corrupt workings of the scientific thought, & the selfish exploitation of the scientific mind of genetic engineering, also including the continued evolving & degrading activities of vivisection & factory farming, will be stopped!
AS A BODY OF THE GUARDIANS OF THE UNIVERSAL SPHERES, WITH THE HELP OF THE GALACTIC FEDERATION, INCLUDING THE GREAT WHITE BROTHERHOOD / SISTERHOOD & THE LORDS OF THE DARKER SPHERES & THE DARKER REALMS, “VAGRA”, WILL BE HEARD!
NOW WE WILL BE HEARD! - KNOW FOR SURE, THE GOVERNMENTS & LEADERS OF THE WORLD, - PRAY, TAKE NOTE, - WE HAVE THE ULTIMATE POWERS & WISDOM, WHICH, IF WE ARE NOT LISTENED TO, WILL BE THE MEANS TO CREATE TOTAL PLANETARY & UNIVERSAL PEACE; - OR ANARCHY, CHAOS, OR EVENTUAL OBLIVION FOR ALL CREATION!
WE HAVE SPOKEN! - THE UNIVERSAL COUNCIL OF THE ELDERS!
THE KEY TO FREEDOM CAN BE FOUND IN THE SIMPLE MESSAGE, THE SIMPLE WISDOM: “DO UNTO OTHERS AS YOU WOULD HAVE DONE UNTO YOURSELF!” - MARK WELL THESE WORDS, HUMANITY. - & IF YOU DO NOT MARK WELL, HUMANITY, HUMANITY WILL GO FROM EXISTENCE – FOR EVER!
THIS MESSAGE WAS SUBSCRIBED ON 30/10/2008 THROUGH A CHANNEL OF THE “ONE EARTH VISION AND MISSION”, - MANDEL & REISHA RHEEMS, - FROM THE LORD CHRIST MAITRAYA, & IN THE BEATITUDES OF THE VIRGIN MOTHER MARY, THE LORD BUDDHA & THE BELOVED SACRAMENT OF THE FORTH-COMING ONE: “AKALA”. PEACE – THE BRETHREN.
We, of the high council of the ancient Elders, of this planetary sphere called: Mother Earth, or “VAGRA”, are bound by the holiest & deepest commitment to the righteous forces of Cosmic & karmic laws, of the lowest & highest prophetic intent. We are foretelling of the coming forth of a renewed hope regarding the coming planetary disruptions in the immediate renewal & cleansing of karmic negative residue of vibrations & energies – of pollution of the physical emotional & mental thought forms, - & the perverted residue of absolute degradation, that has entered the Earth’s sphere, throughout the thousands of decades & the eons of time – since all began! For life on the planetary spheres connected to the Earth’s evolution & plan.
ALL IS IN GOOD HANDS! - WE HAVE THE PROFOUND AUTHORITY TO ISSUE FORTH THE PROFOUNDEST DECLARATION THAT: ENOUGH IS ENOUGH! The exploitation & perversion of these spheres & the abuse of the innocent & vulnerable ones, the corrupt workings of the scientific thought, & the selfish exploitation of the scientific mind of genetic engineering, also including the continued evolving & degrading activities of vivisection & factory farming, will be stopped!
AS A BODY OF THE GUARDIANS OF THE UNIVERSAL SPHERES, WITH THE HELP OF THE GALACTIC FEDERATION, INCLUDING THE GREAT WHITE BROTHERHOOD / SISTERHOOD & THE LORDS OF THE DARKER SPHERES & THE DARKER REALMS, “VAGRA”, WILL BE HEARD!
NOW WE WILL BE HEARD! - KNOW FOR SURE, THE GOVERNMENTS & LEADERS OF THE WORLD, - PRAY, TAKE NOTE, - WE HAVE THE ULTIMATE POWERS & WISDOM, WHICH, IF WE ARE NOT LISTENED TO, WILL BE THE MEANS TO CREATE TOTAL PLANETARY & UNIVERSAL PEACE; - OR ANARCHY, CHAOS, OR EVENTUAL OBLIVION FOR ALL CREATION!
WE HAVE SPOKEN! - THE UNIVERSAL COUNCIL OF THE ELDERS!
THE KEY TO FREEDOM CAN BE FOUND IN THE SIMPLE MESSAGE, THE SIMPLE WISDOM: “DO UNTO OTHERS AS YOU WOULD HAVE DONE UNTO YOURSELF!” - MARK WELL THESE WORDS, HUMANITY. - & IF YOU DO NOT MARK WELL, HUMANITY, HUMANITY WILL GO FROM EXISTENCE – FOR EVER!
THIS MESSAGE WAS SUBSCRIBED ON 30/10/2008 THROUGH A CHANNEL OF THE “ONE EARTH VISION AND MISSION”, - MANDEL & REISHA RHEEMS, - FROM THE LORD CHRIST MAITRAYA, & IN THE BEATITUDES OF THE VIRGIN MOTHER MARY, THE LORD BUDDHA & THE BELOVED SACRAMENT OF THE FORTH-COMING ONE: “AKALA”. PEACE – THE BRETHREN.
Monday 10 November 2008
PRAYER IN CELEBRATION OF BARACK OBAMA AS PRESIDENT ELECT
Sunday, 9 November, 2008 10:22 PM
From: "Mellie Rainbow"
Greetings and Blessings, I have just received the gift of a new YOUTube Video of the Prayer In Celebration of President-Elect Barack Obama.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cc5g8fxv3KA This video which was created by Yubupa serves as another reminder of what happens when we come together in love, and allow space for others to share with us and expand our vision. I believe this is why we elected Senator Barack Obama. As an artist, the collaborative is very important to me and I marvel at my Soul Sisters Yubupa ( for her Videos) and Michelle Murray (and her students)at Miami-Dade Community College in Florida for their choreography of my poetry in dance and video. I would be honored if you would share Yubupa's In Celebration of President Barack Obama video far and wide. Thank you!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cc5g8fxv3KA with Love & JOY! melonymcgant@yahoo.com
Prayer In Celebration of President-Elect Barack Obama,
44th President of the United States; his wife Michelle, his daughters
Malia and Sasha and All the People of the Earth=Heart.
Blessed Divine Spirit,
Right now we are filled with joy, and respect for each other.
Let our lives have new meaning.
Show us how to best do your work, to have patience,
and undying love for All..
Allow us new gratitude and fortitude
filled with courage and laced with strength
as we shepherd in this magnificent new era.
We have voted with our hearts open without fear.
Let us be exuberant in our hope,
ecstatic in our faith
and peaceful in our joy.
There is work to be done.
Our lives are wrought with challenges
but the world community joins us in this new time---
in our desires to heal and nurture our Human Collective.
We are awakening in love
One by one.
We are re-membering
our children and our seniors as special gifts.
The lens for our collective future is clear.
The message is Change.
We are being asked to return to love.
Love is another name for the energy of God.
It moves through each of us
with each breath we take.
Within this love are the seeds
of Grace and Understanding
that allows us to nurture our world gardens of peace.
It is a peace that comes first within our hearts
and is reflected to others.
It is a peace that allows us to take only our share,
to not be wasteful…
to be generous in Spirit, Action and deed.
This is how our Garden will flourish
and join with the forest, the ocean shore,
the city plains and hills, the country villages,
the mountains and valleys.
This is how we can move beyond war
and create a world with equanimity
where there is food, housing, healthcare,
economic stability
and new solutions to Earth’s conservation and Global warming,
while honoring our entire sentient family .
Let Us Join Together with President–Elect Barack Obama and say….
YES WE CAN!
And So It Is With Love!
www.melonymcgant.blogspot.com
From: "Mellie Rainbow"
Greetings and Blessings, I have just received the gift of a new YOUTube Video of the Prayer In Celebration of President-Elect Barack Obama.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cc5g8fxv3KA This video which was created by Yubupa serves as another reminder of what happens when we come together in love, and allow space for others to share with us and expand our vision. I believe this is why we elected Senator Barack Obama. As an artist, the collaborative is very important to me and I marvel at my Soul Sisters Yubupa ( for her Videos) and Michelle Murray (and her students)at Miami-Dade Community College in Florida for their choreography of my poetry in dance and video. I would be honored if you would share Yubupa's In Celebration of President Barack Obama video far and wide. Thank you!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cc5g8fxv3KA with Love & JOY! melonymcgant@yahoo.com
Prayer In Celebration of President-Elect Barack Obama,
44th President of the United States; his wife Michelle, his daughters
Malia and Sasha and All the People of the Earth=Heart.
Blessed Divine Spirit,
Right now we are filled with joy, and respect for each other.
Let our lives have new meaning.
Show us how to best do your work, to have patience,
and undying love for All..
Allow us new gratitude and fortitude
filled with courage and laced with strength
as we shepherd in this magnificent new era.
We have voted with our hearts open without fear.
Let us be exuberant in our hope,
ecstatic in our faith
and peaceful in our joy.
There is work to be done.
Our lives are wrought with challenges
but the world community joins us in this new time---
in our desires to heal and nurture our Human Collective.
We are awakening in love
One by one.
We are re-membering
our children and our seniors as special gifts.
The lens for our collective future is clear.
The message is Change.
We are being asked to return to love.
Love is another name for the energy of God.
It moves through each of us
with each breath we take.
Within this love are the seeds
of Grace and Understanding
that allows us to nurture our world gardens of peace.
It is a peace that comes first within our hearts
and is reflected to others.
It is a peace that allows us to take only our share,
to not be wasteful…
to be generous in Spirit, Action and deed.
This is how our Garden will flourish
and join with the forest, the ocean shore,
the city plains and hills, the country villages,
the mountains and valleys.
This is how we can move beyond war
and create a world with equanimity
where there is food, housing, healthcare,
economic stability
and new solutions to Earth’s conservation and Global warming,
while honoring our entire sentient family .
Let Us Join Together with President–Elect Barack Obama and say….
YES WE CAN!
And So It Is With Love!
www.melonymcgant.blogspot.com
A POEM DEDICATED TO PEACE
BY SAIKAT MONDAL - From his book "Dialogues With My Self"
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Peace, thou God’s beloved Angel
When on Earth, will you forever reign?
Behind every newborn’s smile
You put all hope of lasting Peace;
And again all your hopes are dashed
As they grow up, only to run after cash.
When will this hypocrisy end?
Only then, can Peace on Earth descend.
Peace & prosperity goes hand in hand
Never do they both in one place stand
Like bees roaming from flower to flower
Peace & prosperity roams, distributing harmony & power.
Searching for Peace all over the world
But it dwells in our hearts, innermost shrine;
Clear the dust and let it shine.
We substitute wars to justify peace
But how many bloody wars ever peace restore
Enough. Enough bloodshed, Please no more.
A day will soon to mankind dawn
The day when all forms of hostility is gone
No bitterness, no fights
No nationality and religions too.
In unison, we all will sing from our heart
Peace, Peace, Peace is here to stay at last.
I know it’s a dream
That may never come true
But we must dream on
What else is there to do.
O Lord, Let Peace be still
Let it not be a flickering flame in gusty wind.
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To contact the author, Saikat Mondal – Tel or Text: +447947582451
E-mail: Saikatmondal_2004@yahoo.com
Web: http://www.geocities.com/Saikatmondal_2004
Saikat is working closely along-side with the “One Earth Vision & Mission” to help bring more love & peace to a troubled world & considers himself a “FRIEND FOR WORLD PEACE.”
For further details, Tel or Text Mandel & Carol: +44 7939 623027 and: +44 7944 352752
Email: oneearthvisionandmission@yahoo.co.uk
Web: oneearthvisionandmission.blogspot.com
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Peace, thou God’s beloved Angel
When on Earth, will you forever reign?
Behind every newborn’s smile
You put all hope of lasting Peace;
And again all your hopes are dashed
As they grow up, only to run after cash.
When will this hypocrisy end?
Only then, can Peace on Earth descend.
Peace & prosperity goes hand in hand
Never do they both in one place stand
Like bees roaming from flower to flower
Peace & prosperity roams, distributing harmony & power.
Searching for Peace all over the world
But it dwells in our hearts, innermost shrine;
Clear the dust and let it shine.
We substitute wars to justify peace
But how many bloody wars ever peace restore
Enough. Enough bloodshed, Please no more.
A day will soon to mankind dawn
The day when all forms of hostility is gone
No bitterness, no fights
No nationality and religions too.
In unison, we all will sing from our heart
Peace, Peace, Peace is here to stay at last.
I know it’s a dream
That may never come true
But we must dream on
What else is there to do.
O Lord, Let Peace be still
Let it not be a flickering flame in gusty wind.
* * * * * * * * *
To contact the author, Saikat Mondal – Tel or Text: +447947582451
E-mail: Saikatmondal_2004@yahoo.com
Web: http://www.geocities.com/Saikatmondal_2004
Saikat is working closely along-side with the “One Earth Vision & Mission” to help bring more love & peace to a troubled world & considers himself a “FRIEND FOR WORLD PEACE.”
For further details, Tel or Text Mandel & Carol: +44 7939 623027 and: +44 7944 352752
Email: oneearthvisionandmission@yahoo.co.uk
Web: oneearthvisionandmission.blogspot.com
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