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Ratify the Treaty for the Rights of Women
Target: Senator Kerry, Chair of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Sponsored by: Care2.com
Sponsored by: Care2.com
Help ensure the rights of women around the world by urging the U.S. Senate to ratify the Treaty for the Rights of Women.
Also known as CEDAW (the UN Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women), this treaty is the most complete international agreement on basic rights for women. Yet the U.S. is one of only 8 countries (including Sudan, Iran, and Somalia) who have not yet ratified this important treaty.
Empowering women is one of the most effective ways to end global poverty. Although microfinance is a crucial tool for fighting poverty, it is far more effective in a global environment where women's basic rights are protected and respected.
Please urge the Senate to take the simple step of ratifying CEDAW, and help empower women around the world economically, socially, legally, and politically. It has been nearly 30 years since the U.N. first adopted this treaty, and it is high time that the U.S. join the rest of the world.
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# 28,079:
4:51 am PST, Feb 9,
Dianne Hillier, United Kingdom
Arya Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva, known as Kuan Yin is the bodhisattva who most embodies compassion. The name Avalokitesvara has its root meaning as "he who observes the sounds of the world". The great vow of Avalokitesvara is to listen to the supplications, and cries for help from those in difficulty in the world and to provide them with aid, whatever expedient means are needed to help people most effectively. Kuan Yin Bodhisattva, an emanation of Amida Buddha's compassion, is the "Regarder of the Cries of the World". Sometimes referred to in the West as the Goddess of Mercy. Prayers for help arise from thousands of hearts, and thousands of prayers are answered by her vow of eternal compassion: Beings in Samsara, who sail the ocean of suffering, She will guide and deliver safely to the ultimate shore of enlightenment Nīlakantha Dhāranī (The Blue Necked Dhāranī) Namo ratna-trayāya (Adoration of the triple Gem) [edit] I. Initial Salutation Nama āryāvalokite-śvarāya bodhisattvāya mahā-sattvāya mahā-kārunikāya (Adoration to the noble Lord who looks down, the enlightened sentient being, the great being, the merciful one!) [edit] II. Name of Avalokiteśvarā Om sarva-bhaya-śodhanāya tasya namaskrtvā imu Ārya-valokite-śvarā tava namo Nīlakantha 2 (Om! Having paid adoration to One who dispels all fears, the noble Avalokiteśvarā, adoration to the blue-necked one!) [edit] III. śloka enunication of the merit of the hrdaya-dhāranī Hrdayam vartayisyāmi sarvārtha-sādhanam śubham 3 ajeyam sarva-bhūtānām bhava-mārga-viśodhakam 4 (I shall enunciate the heart dharani which ensures all purpose, is pure and invincible for all beings, and which purifies the path of existence.) [edit] IV. Dhāranī Tadyathā: Om Ālokādhipati lokātikrānta (Like this: Om! Lord of Effulgence, the World-Transcending One. Ehy mahā-bodhisattva sarpa-sarpa smara smara hrdayam (Come, great bodhisattva, descend, descend. Please remember (smara) my heart dharani. Kuru-kuru karma dhuru-dhuru vijayate mahā-vijayate (Do, do the work. Hold fast, hold fast, Victor, the great Victor) Dhara-dhara dhārinī-rāja cala-cala mama vimalā-mūrtte (Hold on, hold on, King of the Dharani. Move, move onto my spotless image.) Ehi ehi chinda chinda aras pracali vaśa-vaśam pranāśaya (Come, come, the vow, the vow of the admantine king, destroy, destroy every poison.) Hulu-hulu smara hulu-hulu sara-sara siri-siri suru-suru (Quick-quick, please remember, quick-quick. Descend-descend, descend-descend, descend-descend) Bodhiya-bodhiya bodhaya-bodhaya maitriya Nīlakantha [dehi me] darsanam (Being enlightened, being enlightened; enlighten me, enlighten me. Merciful Blue-necked One appear [unto me].) Praharāyamānāya svāhā siddhāya svāhā mahā-siddhāya svāhā siddhayogīśvarāya svāhā (To you who sees us, hail! To the Successful one hail! To the Great Successful one hail! To the Successful Lord of the yogis, hail!) Nīlakanthāya svāhā varāha-mukhāya svāhā narasimha-mukhāya svāha (To the Blue-necked one (Nīlakantha) hail! To the Boar-faced One hail! To Man-Lion faced One hail!) Gadā-hastāya svāhā cakra-hastāya svāhā padma-hastāya svāhā (To one who bears the mace (gadā) in his hand, hail! To the holder of discus in his hand, hail! To One who sports a lotus (padma) in his hand, hail!) Nīlakantha-pāndarāya svāhā Mahātali Śankaraya svāhā (To Blue-necked One smeared (with holy ashes), hail! To the mighty auspicious one, hail!) [edit] V. Final Salutation Namo ratna-trayāya Nama āryāvalokite-śvarāya bodhisattvāya svāhā (Adoration to the Triple Gem, adoration to the noble Āvalokiteśvarā (Lord who looks down), the enlightened being, hail!)
Arya Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva, known as Kuan Yin is the bodhisattva who most embodies compassion. The name Avalokitesvara has its root meaning as "he who observes the sounds of the world". The great vow of Avalokitesvara is to listen to the supplications, and cries for help from those in difficulty in the world and to provide them with aid, whatever expedient means are needed to help people most effectively. Kuan Yin Bodhisattva, an emanation of Amida Buddha's compassion, is the "Regarder of the Cries of the World". Sometimes referred to in the West as the Goddess of Mercy. Prayers for help arise from thousands of hearts, and thousands of prayers are answered by her vow of eternal compassion: Beings in Samsara, who sail the ocean of suffering, She will guide and deliver safely to the ultimate shore of enlightenment Nīlakantha Dhāranī (The Blue Necked Dhāranī) Namo ratna-trayāya (Adoration of the triple Gem) [edit] I. Initial Salutation Nama āryāvalokite-śvarāya bodhisattvāya mahā-sattvāya mahā-kārunikāya (Adoration to the noble Lord who looks down, the enlightened sentient being, the great being, the merciful one!) [edit] II. Name of Avalokiteśvarā Om sarva-bhaya-śodhanāya tasya namaskrtvā imu Ārya-valokite-śvarā tava namo Nīlakantha 2 (Om! Having paid adoration to One who dispels all fears, the noble Avalokiteśvarā, adoration to the blue-necked one!) [edit] III. śloka enunication of the merit of the hrdaya-dhāranī Hrdayam vartayisyāmi sarvārtha-sādhanam śubham 3 ajeyam sarva-bhūtānām bhava-mārga-viśodhakam 4 (I shall enunciate the heart dharani which ensures all purpose, is pure and invincible for all beings, and which purifies the path of existence.) [edit] IV. Dhāranī Tadyathā: Om Ālokādhipati lokātikrānta (Like this: Om! Lord of Effulgence, the World-Transcending One. Ehy mahā-bodhisattva sarpa-sarpa smara smara hrdayam (Come, great bodhisattva, descend, descend. Please remember (smara) my heart dharani. Kuru-kuru karma dhuru-dhuru vijayate mahā-vijayate (Do, do the work. Hold fast, hold fast, Victor, the great Victor) Dhara-dhara dhārinī-rāja cala-cala mama vimalā-mūrtte (Hold on, hold on, King of the Dharani. Move, move onto my spotless image.) Ehi ehi chinda chinda aras pracali vaśa-vaśam pranāśaya (Come, come, the vow, the vow of the admantine king, destroy, destroy every poison.) Hulu-hulu smara hulu-hulu sara-sara siri-siri suru-suru (Quick-quick, please remember, quick-quick. Descend-descend, descend-descend, descend-descend) Bodhiya-bodhiya bodhaya-bodhaya maitriya Nīlakantha [dehi me] darsanam (Being enlightened, being enlightened; enlighten me, enlighten me. Merciful Blue-necked One appear [unto me].) Praharāyamānāya svāhā siddhāya svāhā mahā-siddhāya svāhā siddhayogīśvarāya svāhā (To you who sees us, hail! To the Successful one hail! To the Great Successful one hail! To the Successful Lord of the yogis, hail!) Nīlakanthāya svāhā varāha-mukhāya svāhā narasimha-mukhāya svāha (To the Blue-necked one (Nīlakantha) hail! To the Boar-faced One hail! To Man-Lion faced One hail!) Gadā-hastāya svāhā cakra-hastāya svāhā padma-hastāya svāhā (To one who bears the mace (gadā) in his hand, hail! To the holder of discus in his hand, hail! To One who sports a lotus (padma) in his hand, hail!) Nīlakantha-pāndarāya svāhā Mahātali Śankaraya svāhā (To Blue-necked One smeared (with holy ashes), hail! To the mighty auspicious one, hail!) [edit] V. Final Salutation Namo ratna-trayāya Nama āryāvalokite-śvarāya bodhisattvāya svāhā (Adoration to the Triple Gem, adoration to the noble Āvalokiteśvarā (Lord who looks down), the enlightened being, hail!)
# 28,078:
11:58 am PST, Feb 6,
Brad Benoit, Florida
# 28,077:
1:58 am PST, Feb 4,
Lola Schiefelbein, Washington
# 28,076:
2:54 am PST, Feb 2,
Julia Blayse, Australia
# 28,075:
8:53 pm PST, Jan 31,
Cindy Andersen, Illinois
# 28,074:
12:02 am PST, Jan 30,
Nina Serman, Michigan
# 28,073:
10:58 pm PST, Jan 27,
Lauren Haley, Virginia
# 28,072:
6:33 pm PST, Jan 22,
Patrick Lewis, California
# 28,071:
12:26 pm PST, Jan 20,
Carmen Armillas, Illinois
# 28,070:
11:52 am PST, Jan 20,
Donna Brown, Illinois
# 28,069:
4:50 pm PST, Jan 19,
Emily Murdock Baker, New York
# 28,068:
1:42 pm PST, Jan 18,
Mike Richardson, New Mexico
# 28,067:
10:01 pm PST, Jan 15,
Kate Sadler, Ohio
# 28,066:
6:18 pm PST, Jan 15,
Juliette Todd, New York
# 28,065:
5:21 am PST, Jan 12,
Thomas Johnson, Colorado
# 28,064:
12:02 am PST, Jan 11,
Lynne Glasner, New York
# 28,063:
9:45 am PST, Jan 6,
Name not displayed, Missouri
# 28,062:
9:47 pm PST, Jan 5,
Janice Sprow, Ohio
I believe I already signed a similar letter on another site- but it cant be oversated. It is sad that we even need this kind of treaty in 2010! With all our technological advances-- we still have problems of people living in extreame poverty and denied basic human rights-- we must do better!
I believe I already signed a similar letter on another site- but it cant be oversated. It is sad that we even need this kind of treaty in 2010! With all our technological advances-- we still have problems of people living in extreame poverty and denied basic human rights-- we must do better!
# 28,061:
8:32 pm PST, Jan 4,
Rev Kaye Skinner RN, Arizona
# 28,060:
6:44 pm PST, Jan 4,
Kyle Ahlers, Massachusetts
# 28,059:
6:18 pm PST, Jan 4,
Christine Iadeluca, New York
# 28,058:
8:53 am PST, Jan 4,
Name not displayed, New Jersey
# 28,057:
8:31 am PST, Jan 4,
Brady Root, New Jersey
# 28,056:
3:53 am PST, Jan 4,
Name not displayed, Ireland
# 28,055:
5:34 pm PST, Jan 3,
Audrey Kunkle, California
# 28,054:
1:45 pm PST, Jan 3,
Alain Darmon, Connecticut
# 28,053:
1:26 pm PST, Jan 3,
Nicola Jane Storm, United Kingdom
# 28,052:
12:16 pm PST, Jan 3,
Lisa Rand-Thibeau, Oregon
# 28,051:
12:14 pm PST, Jan 3,
Brenda Adona, Washington
