gst@gnosys.svle.ma.us (Gary S. Trujillo) (02/11/91)
I am passing on the following appeal which I received from Jonathan Cebon
of EcoTibet in Australia.
Gary (gst@gnosys.svle.ma.us)
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Date: Sun, 10 Feb 91 22:10 +1100
From: licr.dn.mu.oz.au!CEBON
Subject: MEDITATION FOR PEACE
From: LICR::CEBON 10-FEB-1991 22:05:00.11
FOR IMMEDIATE INTER/NATIONAL RELEASE & DISTRIBUTION
FRIDAY, 8TH FEBRUARY, 1991 1:00PM
DALAI LAMA TO LEAD WORLD-WIDE MEDITATION FOR PEACE.
YESTERDAY THE DALAI LAMA NOMINATED WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1:30AM
TO 1:45AM GMT AS A "PERIOD OF MEDITATION AND PRAYER FOR WORLD
PEACE AND NON-VIOLENCE IN RESOLVING ALL CONFLICTS".
IT IS HIS SINCERE WISH THAT PEOPLE THROUGHOUT THE WORLD,
REGARDLESS OF THEIR RACE OR RELIGION, WILL JOIN HIM, AT THE TIME
OF HIS MORNING MEDITATION, FOR FIFTEEN MINUTES OF SILENT
REFLECTION ON THE URGENT NEED FOR PEACE AND NON-VIOLENT
SOLUTIONS TO PROBLEMS OF ALL KINDS.
LAST MONTH, TIBET'S EXILED RULER AND WINNER OF THE 1989 NOBEL
PEACE PRIZE, THE DALAI LAMA, ADDRESSED A GATHERING OF
INTERNATIONAL JOURNALISTS AND ASKED THEM TO JOIN WITH HIM TO
BUILD PEACE.
"WE ARE ALL USING THE SAME PLANET, WE BELONG TO THE
SAME HUMAN FAMILY. DEEP DOWN, NO MATTER WHERE YOU
COME FROM, WHICH COUNTRY, WHICH CULTURE, BASICALLY
WE ARE THE SAME. SO I FEEL WE ALL HAVE THE SAME
RESPONSIBILITY AND IF YOU AGREE, PLEASE JOIN WITH ME
AND TRY TO BUILD A HAPPIER, MORE HARMONIOUS AND
PEACEFUL HUMANITY. I AM JUST ONE SINGLE HUMAN BEING I
CANNOT DO MUCH, EXCEPT MAKE AN APPEAL; THAT'S ALL."
DETAILS OF THE PEACE MEDITATION HAVE BEEN COMMUNICATED TO
CONCERNED PEOPLE AND GROUPS THROUGHOUT THE WORLD, AND IT IS
EXPECTED THAT MILLIONS WILL PARTICIPATE, EITHER INDIVIDUALLY OR
IN GROUPS. ORGANIZERS HAVE STRESSED THAT ANY PERSON MAY JOIN IN
MERELY BY BEING AWARE OF THE TIME, AND PAUSING TO REFLECT ON
THE PRESSING NEED FOR PEACE IN THE WORLD.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT THE AUSTRALIA TIBET
COUNCIL. TEL:61 3 6622755 FAX:61 3 6634484 (BUS. HRS.).
TEL:61 3 4811131 EMAIL PEG:ECOTIBET
FAX:61 3 4821792 (AFTER HRS.).
TIMES AROUND THE WORLD:-
LONDON 1:30AM LHASA 9:30AM
ROME 2:30AM BEIJING 9:30AM
JERUSALEM 3:30AM TOKYO 10:30AM
MECCA 4:30AM SYDNEY 12:30PM
MOSCOW 4:30AM AUCKLAND 2:30PM
DELHI 7:00AM LOS ANGELES 5:30PM TUES
BANGKOK 8:30AM NEW YORK 8:30PM TUES
AUDIENCE:- WIRE SERVICES, NEWSPAPERS, RADIO, TV,
PEACE/RELIGIOUS/HUMAN RIGHTS/ENVIRONMENTAL GROUPS.