Fwd: Seeking Granmothers to participate

Fri Jan 21 07:22:22 UTC 2000

Please pass on.

>> >From: ASOUL1 at aol.com
>> >Date: Wed, 19 Jan 2000 18:03:19 EST
>> >Subject: Seeking Granmothers to participate
>> >To: indian at igc.org
>> >MIME-Version: 1.0
>> >
>> >Wisdomkeepers:
>> >
>> >    I am coordinating an International Grandmothers' Circle based upon the
>> >Hopi Indian prophecy, "When the Grandmothers Speak, The Earth will
>> Heal."  We
>> >would like to invite a Grandmother to represent your community, a woman of
>> >integrity, respect and wisdom.  We are an inclusive circle of Grandmothers
>> >(over  60 years old) of all races, ethnicity, nations, and religions.  We
>> >also embrace a Circle of Mothers (under 60 years old) who serve as our
>> >advisors.  Thus, three generations are given voice and expression.  I am
>> >enclosing some information on our purpose and some of the groups already
>> >represented.  As our numbers grow from the Four Directions, we will seek
>> >funding that will allow us to meet and to serve.
>> >
>> >    We welcome your participation and look forward to your response.
>> >
>> >    Sincerely,
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >    Joyce A. Kovelman, Ph.D.
>> >
>> >A CALL TO EARTH'S WISDOM AND PEACE KEEPERS:
>> >
>> >    An international Circle of Grandmothers from all corners of Mother
>> Earth
>> >is forming.  Our Circle of Wisdom and Peace Keepers empower women, their
>> >families, as well as their tribes, villages, communities and nations in
>> >returning balance, harmony, compassion, and sanity to our troubled planet.
>> >We seek nothing less than Peace on Earth and Peace with Earth.
>> >
>> >    Our circle is based upon the Hopi Indian Prophecy, "When the
>> Grandmothers
>> >speak, the Earth Will Heal," as well as The United Nations "decade of the
>> >Indigenous" from 1995-2004.  It is our pleasure to invite all Women of
>> >integrity, compassion and wisdom, over 60, to join our circle and to
>> help us
>> >fulfill this vision.  Grandmothers of every race and color, from the four
>> >directions, from all continents and corners of the world, and of every
>> >ethnicity, nationality, religion and belief are called to participate.
>> >
>> >    A core group of Grandmothers from Africa, Argentina, Australia
>> >(Aborigine), Costa Rica, Guatemala (Mayan), India (Santal), Lapland
>> (Saami),
>> >New Zealand (Maori), North America (Cherokee, Dineh, Gwichen, Hopi, and
>> >Lakota), The Philippines, Peru, Samoa, South Pacific and Tibet (living in
>> >India), as well as women of color (brown, black, red, white and yellow) and
>> >from many religions practices and faiths (Buddhist, Christian, Huna, Hindu,
>> >Jewish, Maori, Mayan, Muslim, Protestant, Saami, and Santal) already sit in
>> >our circle.  We hope to hold our first meeting in New Zealand as soon
>> as our
>> >circle is more complete and we attain the necessary funding.
>> >
>> >    We are also creating a second Circle of Mothers, with one circle gently
>> >enfolding and embracing the other.  In this way, all generations are given
>> >voice and expression.  (Mothers are under 60 years of age; Grandmothers
>> have
>> >lived 60 suns or more.)
>> >
>> >    Now we ask your help in completing our circle so that we may help
>> >humankind to survive.  Working together, Wisdom and Peace Keepers serve
>> as a
>> >model of great potential and possibility.  We recognize that "Protocol
>> is the
>> >Way," yet all too often "Protocol has gotten in the way, allowing
>> >negotiations and possibility to slip away."  Grandmothers' circle hopes to
>> >reach consensus and agreement on many of the issues that now divide our
>> >nations, tribes and homes.  With consensus reaching into our
>> communities and
>> >villages, we open the way for living harmoniously with one another and for
>> >achieving a sustainable Peace in our world, even within our lifetime.
>> >Grandmothers, as conscious co-creators with nature, acknowledge the
>> >sacredness of all life.  We encourage humanity to walk the paths of peace
>> >instead of violence and war.
>> >
>> >    We invite every tribe, village, and nation who wish to participate, to
>> >send a Grandmother and/or a Mother of integrity and wisdom to join our
>> >efforts.  As our voices grow in number and strength, we will be able to
>> >attain the funds to gather together and to realize our service to humankind
>> >and Mother Earth.  We welcome your ideas and participation.
>> >
>> >
>> >Joyce Kovelman
>> >10451-1  Larwin Ave.
>> >Chatsworth, Ca. 91311, USA
>> >(818) 998-4228, Fax: (818) 360-8126
>> >Email: ASOUL1 at aol.com
>> >
>> >Ch. Dell Wihongi
>> >7A Ettrick Place
>> >Mangare, Auckland
>> >New Zealand
>> >011-64-9-256-1930
>> >Email: dell.wihongi.auck at xtra.co.nz
>> >
>>
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