subject: SUPPORT THICH NHAT HANH'S PROPOSAL TO UNESCO--please forward widely

SUPPORT GLOBAL NO CAR DAYS AND TRAINING CENTERS IN MINDFUL LIVING 
 
 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 action that will promote Global No Car Days—personal and community days when people refrain from using their cars, except in emergencies, amd take other actions to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. UNESCO can promote these days around the world and use them 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. To this end I will suggest the creation of non-sectarian Training Centers in Mindful Living to help religious and community leaders, teachers, families and individuals find new ways to practice peace, nonviolence and compassion to our planet in their daily lives. 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, 2006  
Deer Park Monastery, Escondido, CA  

By signing this, I agree that I will take action in my own life to reduce my emissions of greenhouse gases and to live in such a way that makes a future possible.

 
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 two weeks 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: bpi@unesco.org  
 
Thank you so much for your support!

Please contact us at deerparkmonastery@gmail.com if you have ideas for or would like to help us develop and promote a Global No Car Day.

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