SUPPORT A GLOBAL NO CAR DAY
From Nobel Peace Prize nominee and Zen master Thich Nhat Hanh
Only collective awakening can help us to solve the difficult problems in our
world like war and global warming. In an upcoming talk which I have been
invited to give at UNESCO (United Nations Education Science and Cultural
Organization) on October 7th, I will propose that UNESCO organize a Global No
Car Day-- a day when people refrain from using their cars, except in
emergencies. It may take six months or more to prepare for such a day. UNESCO
can promote this day around the world and use it as a means to educate and
inspire collective awakening concerning the present environmental dangers
facing all of us on planet Earth. I will suggest that UNESCO itself, from the
director to ambassadors and other members, try to live in such a way that the
message becomes a true message; not just a call for action, but action itself.
In our daily lives, we should each try to drive a car that doesn't pollute the
environment, or ride a bicycle more often, or use public transportation.
Every one of us can do something to protect and care for our planet. We should
live in such a way that makes a future possible.
Thich Nhat Hanh
September 16, 2006
Deer Park Monastery, Escondido, CA
Please click the link below to sign the petition and show your support, and
invite your friends to sign as well.
We are trying to collect 10,000 signatures by the time Thich Nhat Hanh gives a
talk at UNESCO on October 7th--that's less than one week away.
http://www.deerparkmonastery.org/petition/index.html
If you can, please also send a personal letter directly to the
Director-General of UNESCO, the Honorable Koichiro Matsuura at: [EMAIL
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Thank you so much for your support!
Please contact us at [EMAIL PROTECTED] if you have ideas for or would like to
help us develop and promote a Global No Car Day.
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Be aware of the contact between your feet and the Earth. Walk as if you are
kissing the Earth with your feet. We have caused a lot of damage to the Earth.
Now it is time for us to take good care of her. We bring our peace and calm to
the surface of the Earth and share the lesson of love. We walk in that spirit.
~ Thich Nhat Hanh ~
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