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Please Hold in the Light
August 2015

Welcome
During International Days and major international conferences there is a special opportunity to serve in the creation of a more unified and compassionate world.
As meditators we can symbolically stand together with all actively working in the spirit of the Charter of Compassion, and hold these events in the light of a Higher Wisdom.

Daily Reminder
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Millennium Goals & Climate Change 
These International Days and events reflect important themes in the mobilization of energies to:
  • fulfill the historic promise made by world leaders in 1999 to achieve the Millennium Development Goals by 2015, halving extreme poverty
  • to respond appropriately to the urgent needs of climate change
  • and to engage people of goodwill all over the world in the process of defining new Sustainable Development Goals to replace the Millennium Development Goals that expire in 2015.
 
2015 United Nations International Years
  • International Year of Light and Light-Based Technologies
  • International Year of Soils
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    Silence at the United Nations



    The Spiritual Caucus at the United Nations gathers in the vicinity of UN Headquarters in New York (September - June) on the third Thursday every month for 30 minutes of silence followed by 30 minutes of dialogue, sharing insights and exploring ways to use an inner focus in service of the work of the UN. On the 1st Thursday of the month the Caucus invites friends to sit in silence for 30 minutes in the newly renovated Meditation Room at UN Headquarters in New York.
    Please link in from wherever you are. More information at: http://www.spiritualcaucusun.org/

    In August the Spiritual Caucus is on a summer break.
     
     
     

August Please Hold These Events in the Light


August 5 - 7
Youth Assembly at the United Nations

Youth leaders from around the world (ages 16-25) gather every year in the General Assembly Hall at UN Headquarters in New York. We are committed to empowering youth to become active participants in the success of the UN Millennium Development Goals and the transition to the Post 2015 Development Agenda.
faf.org/main/youth-assembly-at-the-un/

August 6
70th Anniversary of the Atomic Bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki

The Day will be observed around the world with a wide range of events including a Peace Bell Ringing Ceremony at the exact time of the bombing of Hiroshima (August 6, 8.15 AM in Japan).
The World Peace Prayer Society (Thought forms create an energetic field strong enough to empower the course of planetary destiny) invites people around the world to link in a moment of silence at the exact time of the Hiroshima bombing. The Society will also be broadcasting live conferences from Memorial Peace Parks in Hiroshima and Nagasaki on August 6th and 9th.
www.worldpeace.org/

August 9
International Day of the World's Indigenous People

2015 theme: Post 2015 Agenda: Ensuring indigenous peoples' health and well-being
This Day, together with the Second International Decade on the World's Indigenous People, is a sign of the growing concern for the rights and welfare of indigenous communities. In past decades they have suffered greatly as minorities in their own lands, yet the heart values, passion for the Earth, and holistic spiritual perspective found amongst many Peoples of the Earth are now seen as a source of inspiration.
Indigenous peoples contribute extensively to humanity's cultural diversity, enriching it with more than two thirds of its languages and an extraordinary amount of its traditional knowledge.
There are over 370 million indigenous people in some 90 countries, living in all regions of the world. The situation of indigenous peoples in many parts of the world is critical today. Poverty rates are significantly higher among indigenous peoples compared to other groups. While they constitute 5 per cent of the world's population, they are 15 per cent of the world's poor. …

from State of the Worlds Indigenous People
Facebook Day of the Worlds Indigenous People
www.un.org/en/events/indigenousday/

August 12
International Youth Day

Theme 2015: Youth Civic Engagement
Youth Day is a day to celebrate the role of young people in the creation of a better world and to empower young people.
The engagement and participation of youth is essential to achieve sustainable human development. Yet often the opportunities for youth to engage politically, economically and socially are low or non-existent.
www.un.org/en/events/youthday/ undesadspd.org/Youth.aspx


August 19
World Humanitarian Day

This Day celebrates and shines a light on humanitarian aid workers around the world while also honoring those who have been killed or injured in the course of their work. The Day commemorates the tragic bombing of the UN Office in Iraq on 19 August 2003.
Humanitarian aid workers can be international, but most come from the country in which they work. They reflect all cultures, ideologies and backgrounds and they are united by their commitment to humanitarianism.
worldhumanitarianday.org/
www.un.org/en/events/humanitarianday/

August 23 - 28
World Water Week, Stockholm, Sweden

2015 theme: Water for Development
World Water Week in Stockholm is the annual focal point for the globe’s water issues. This year is the jubilee year for both the Week and the Stockholm Water Prize. In 2014, over 3,000 individuals and 270 convening organizations from 143 countries participated in the Week.
www.worldwaterweek.org/

August 29
Full Moon — Virgo

Since ancient times human beings have honored the full moon as a time when the sacred is most accesible. It is a time of light - the moon reflects the light of the sun onto the face of the earth. In astrology this is a time when the qualities and potentials of the zodiacal sign of the sun are especially available to humanity for use in service.
During the full moon religious and esoteric groups around the world use the opportunities of this time to vizualize light and love and spiritual power flowing into humanity and strengthening all that is being done to help prepare the way for a world of unity, justice and peace; a world in which the Millenium Development Goals and the Sustainable Development Goals will be achieved.
www.lucistrust.org
www.worldservicegroup.com/

August 29
International Day Against Nuclear Tests

On this United Nations Day the goal is to encourage governments, ngo's and all concerned parties to raise awareness of the need to ban nuclear tests as a valuable step to achieving a safer world.
It is a little known fact that, as a result of regional treaties, the entire southern hemisphere of the planet is now a virtual nuclear weapons free zone.
www.un.org/en/events/againstnucleartestsday/

August 30
International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances

Enforced disappearances (including arrests, detention and abduction)have frequently been used by military dictatorships and political groups to spread terror in a society and eliminate opposition.
Reflecting a growing concern amongst governments as well as people of goodwill UN members states have recently adopted an International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance and, since 2011, have observed August 30 as this International Day. www.un.org/en/events/disappearancesday/