ACHA PEACE
BULLETIN
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Editor: Pritam K. Rohila, PhD asiapeace@comcast.net
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Volume X, No. 10,
CONTENTS
EDITORIAL
*2007:
The Year of Patriotism in
PEACE & HARMONY
NEWS
INVITATION
PEACE WEBSITES
*Making
peace is harder than making war.
- Adlai Stevenson
EDITORIAL
*2007: The Year of
Patriotism in
Patriotism is often taken to mean zealously supporting our country and willingness to sacrifice everything we have, even our life and that of our children for our country.
But patriotism also means doing what we can to make our country better, to correct it where it is in error.
Rarely in the history
of
The future of our
nations is stake - in
Some of the governments seem unwilling or unable to do what is necessary to set things right.
The citizens and well-wishers of South Asians nations can no longer bury their heads in sand or make excuses for the failure of their governments to live up to the needs and expectations of their peoples.
It is time we rise up to our responsibility, and show true patriotism.
As we approach the
beginning of another year, let us remind ourselves that we all share a common
humanity, whether we live in
Let us undertake to do whatever it takes help South Asian governments to ensure peace and progress in the whole region.
Let us commit ourselves to help create more space in our societies for divergent beliefs, opinions and perspectives and ensure harmony among its peoples.
Let us work for justice and empowerment for our women, children, minorities, and the less-fortunate.
Let us resolve to help engender hope, optimism, creativity and critical thinking in our youth.
Finally let us dedicate ourselves to true patriotism.
Happy 2007!
PEACE & HARMONY NEWS
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http://www.southasianmedia.net/index_story.cfm?id=346948&category=Frontend&Country=MAIN
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GUWAHATI:
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*Indian FM to visit
*WB to
facilitate Pak-Afghan water treaty THE NEWS |Thursday,
*Undersea cable to link
*Musharraf
rules out change in Women’s
Protection Act DAILY
TIMES |
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*South Asian Press Commission to be set up in March 2007: SAFMA DAILY TIMES |Monday,
*Indian
movies to be screened in Pakistan APUNKACHOICE
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*Dalit atrocities in India to end by '10: Minister Indian Express |Monday,
*Yunus of
DHAKA: Bangladeshi economist Muhammad Yunus and the Grameen Bank that he founded received the Nobel Peace Prize on Sunday for their work to lift millions out of poverty by granting tiny loans to the poorest of the poor, reports Reuters.
INVITATION
Friends:
I invite you join the
Association for Communal Harmony in Asia (ACHA), a South Asian Peace
organization. Founded in 1993, this
non-profit organization is dedicated to promote peace in
Membership
is free, but subject to the requirements and privileges detailed below. More
information about ACHA is available at our two websites, www.asiapeace.org
& www.indiapakistanpeace.org
Membership of ACHA is
open to any adult who
1.
Dedicates himself/herself to ACHA Mission (See A. Below);
2.
Agrees to follow ACHA Declaration of Commitment in daily life (See B. Below);
3.
Completes ACHA Membership Application (See C. Below);
4.
Keep his/her contact information current.
About
yourself, please email information specified in the application below to asiapeace@comcast.net . Membership becomes
effective only after you respond by email to an acknowledgement from ACHA.
All
communication from ACHA is by email. Member’s email address is used only for
ACHA business.
ACHA Members are entitled to free subscription
to the following ACHA electronic discussion forum and electronic publications.
a. Asiapeace is our worldwide electronic network of individuals and organizations
dedicated to promoting working peace, social justice and enlightened humanism in
concerning
b. Peace & Harmony Stories from South Asia is a weekly digest of peace and harmony
stories from
c.
the
d.
to organize celebrations of India-Pakistan Peace Day everywhere, any time between
August
1 and October 31.
e. ACHA Peace Bulletin is our monthly compilation of peace and harmony news from
organizations.
f. ACHA Community
Calendar is a twice-a-month listing of events of
in the
To
subscribe to any or all of them please send an email to:
Asiapeace-subscribe@yahoogroups.com
KashmirSolutionsForum-subscribe@yahoogroups.com
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ACHACalendar-subscribe@yahoogroups.com
A. ACHA MISSION
STATEMENT
Members of the Association for Communal Harmony
in Asia (ACHA) envision the world, but particularly
1. Where individuals of all regions, religions, rational persuasions, sects, castes,
and cultural and ethnic groups live in peace and harmony, and their holy
books, places of
worship, and founders are respected.
2. Where there are no wars or threats of wars and nations respect each others'
borders and solve
their disputes through peaceful means.
3. Where governments respect the human rights of all their people and do not
engage in persecution or repression of any individual or group on account of
caste, ethnic or national origin, beliefs, religious practices, or political
affiliations.
4.
Where female as well as male children,
and women enjoy respect and
protection.
Members of the Association for Communal Harmony in Asia (ACHA) are committed to promote awareness of these issues and harmony among South Asians in countries of their origin and abroad, wherever they live.
B. ACHA DECLARATION OF COMMITMENT
As a member of the
Association for Communal Harmony in Asia (ACHA), I undertake to
1. Affirm that all religious and ethnic communities deserve respect and to treat
them with dignity and fairness.
2. Avoid and discourage all jokes and comments where the purpose or effect is
to
ridicule or belittle any person or group on the basis of religion, or ethnic or
national origin.
3. Respect the right of each individual to worship (or not to worship) God in
the
way (s)he wishes and refrain from imposing my ways on
others.
4. Respect founders, holy books, and places of worship of all religions, not to
speak ill of them, or in any way desecrate or harm them.
5. Every year in addition to doing something for the welfare of my own
community, to contribute financially or otherwise to the welfare of individuals
of at least one other ethnic or religious community.
6. Seek out and work with other like-minded individuals to promote and foster
peace and harmony among various communities and countries of
and to do nothing that is likely to incite disharmony or
discord among them.
C. ACHA MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION
I. I endorse ACHA Mission,
and agree to abide by ACHA Declaration of Commitment in
my daily life.
2. I agree to keep ACHA informed
of any change in my email address. I understand that
failure to do so
will result in cancellation of my ACHA Membership.
*3. My Family/Last Name is _________________________________________
*4. My First/Given Name is
___________________________________________
5. I live in the village/town/city of ____________________________________
*6. I live in the province/sate of ______________________________________
*7. I
live in the country of
____________________________________________
8. My email address is
_______________________________________________
9. No membership dues are required, but to help
ACHA carry out its mission
a. I am donating now _________________
b. I undertake to donate
_______________ every month/ quarter/ year
*This information may be used for the Membership List on ACHA website
PEACE WEBSITES
*www.worldpeacetech.com
According to its creator, Prof .Fanibhusan Das, this innovative Peace site is designed “to empower
world citizens with peace consciousness energy and updating their knowledge on
Peace and Violence through monthly e-communicator, the”PEACE
PATH FINDER.” Please click e-communicator of the site in the first page which
will open the page of e-communicator and in this page click on the image of
Peace Path Finder .On clicking, it will open all the pages. It is in pdf format.