От: Anke Grossmann [Anke@bnc.glasnet.ru]
Отправлено: 11 января 2002 г. 11:42
Кому: 'Express Baha'i'; Elena Lazareva (E-mail); Leonid Osokin (E-mail);
Olga Makarova; Richard Hainsworth; 'Sergei Poselski'; Shamil Fattakhov
(E-mail); 'Vitally Tsutskov'; Volodya Chupin (E-mail)
Тема: FW: European Public Information Bulletin No.92



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> Dear Friends,
> 
> Please find attached issue N° 92 of the European Public
> Information Bulletin for the month of January 2002.
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> 
> Jasmin Reyhani
> For the Baha'i International Community
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> EUROPEAN PUBLIC INFORMATION BULLETIN
> 
> Issue 92 - January 2002 - Published by the Office of Public
> Information of the Baha'i International Community - Paris
> _____________________________________________
> 
> New team at BIC-OPI Paris
> BIC-OPI Paris is very happy to announce the arrival in Paris
> of its new collaborator, Varqa Carlos Jalali from Portugal
> and the United Kingdom. Carlos will shortly be defending his
> doctorate in political science at Oxford and working on
> various European projects at BIC-OPI Paris. The Office would
> also like to wish a warm welcome to Jasmin Reyhani from
> Germany, who is offering a year of service at OPI. Jasmin
> graduated from the Townshend International School in the
> Czech Republic.
> The Office wishes to warmly thank Natascha Reeder Brugiroux
> and Nathan O'Neill for their services both of whom were very
> familiar to the participants of the Public Information
> Management Seminar in Acuto. Natascha is attending the
> Institute of Social Development in The Hague and Nathan is
> pursuing a specialisation in translation and interpretation
> in Dublin.
> (For further information contact the BIC-OPI Paris)
> 
> 9th Public Information Management Seminar to contribute to
> European collaboration
> Hungary will be hosting the next European Public Information
> Management Seminar from 29 -31 March 2002, in Budapest. The
> seminar will launch consultation on European public
> information projects, and offer practical training for
> public information officers and members of National and
> Regional Spiritual Assemblies in Europe. European Baha'
> i-inspired associations and Non-Governmental Organisations
> (NGOs) will be the main topic in the programme, and it is
> hoped the seminar will serve to establish links between Baha
> 'i institutions and associations seeking to promote Baha'i
> principles in wider society, generating synergies in the
> process of public information management. General and
> specific subjects of interest to the current and future
> public information programmes in Europe will be featured, in
> particular the utilisation of contacts with the media
> following the opening of the Terraces. The national
> secretary of External Affairs of the National Assembly of
> Brazil has been invited to share the exciting experiences
> there, and representatives of the Office of Public
> Information  from the World Centre and Paris are also to be
> present, as well as a group of experienced individuals from
> different countries. The Office of Public Information
> strongly encourages all European National Spiritual
> Assemblies to consider sending a representative to this
> seminar. Please inform the Office of the number and names of
> your country participants by 15 February 2002.
> (For further information contact the BIC-OPI Paris and the
> Office of Public Information of the National Spiritual
> Assembly of Hungary)
> 
> Switzerland: Chapter on the Baha'is included in new book for
> schools
> A new inter-faith book is being introduced in
> French-speaking schools in Switzerland, with the section on
> the Baha'i Faith approved by the National Spiritual Assembly
> of that country. The book, "Panorama of Religions:
> Traditions, convictions and practices in French-speaking
> Switzerland" was published by Enbiro and presents each
> religion in the same format, providing general information
> and statistics on the religion, and a section related to
> students, with details about such topics as marriage,
> nutrition and the age of maturity. An accurate presentation
> of the Faith by a non-Baha'i publisher represents a victory
> for the Swiss community, and is the result of long-term
> collaboration between the Spiritual Assembly of Geneva and
> the Inter-religious Platform of Geneva, and of the Spiritual
> Assembly of Pully with the Arzillier House of Dialog in
> Lausanne.
> The Swiss Baha'is reported that such courses are becoming
> more widespread as dissatisfaction with denominational
> teaching grows and as schools look for more objective ways
> of presenting humanity's diverse spiritual heritage to
> youth.
> (For further information contact the National Spiritual
> Assembly of Switzerland)
> 
> Baha'is assist 9th business and ethics conference in
> Bulgaria
> Eleven national and foreign organisations held the ninth
> International Conference on "Moral and Ethical Principles in
> a Social Market Economy: Sustainable Development" this
> November in Bulgaria, with financial and logistical support
> from the European Baha'i Business Forum. Over one hundred
> people gathered in the Sofia Commodity Exchange for the
> two-day event, representing businesses, academia and banks.
> Areas focussed included "Ethical Principles and Sustainable
> Development" and "Good Practices in Micro-financing and
> Social Responsibility in Small and Middle-sized Businesses",
> with presentations including the responsibility of business
> for the spiritual growth of nations, by Professor Ivan
> Kalchev, PhD; the influence of morality on economic changes
> in Eastern Europe, by Duhomir Minev, PhD; spiritual
> dimensions of sustainable development; and "Social
> Responsibility of Business", by Baha'i academic Theodore
> Bourilkov. A round table on micro-finance included
> representatives of six banking institutions and about thirty
> entrepreneurs from small and mid-size businesses. Students
> gave several presentations during the conference, and it
> is noteworthy that while only two higher education
> institutions in Bulgaria offered classes in business ethics
> at the time of the first of these international conferences,
> this number now exceeds fifteen. For materials on the
> conference visit the Web site:
> http://web.bg/nmzh/sustainable/sustainable.htm.
> (For further information contact the National Spiritual
> Assembly of Bulgaria)
> 
> Peace initiatives in Iceland
> Icelandic Baha'is participated in two peace events in
> November and December. The community was invited by the
> Icelandic University of Education to attend a seminar on
> religious tolerance, held as a direct result of the 11
> September 2001 attacks. Representatives of six religions
> took part, with each introducing their religion at the
> beginning of the seminar and answering the question: "How do
> you, as a representative of your religion, believe the
> education system could promote more respect and tolerance
> towards different religions and their followers?" The Baha'
> is suggested increasing religious education, emphasising
> aspects common to all the major religions, and mentioned the
> need for children to learn to accept different customs and
> ways of life as natural aspects of society. They also noted
> the importance of teaching virtues such as love, patience
> and tolerance in school.
> Baha'is were also invited to take part in a peace gathering
> on 15 December, along with other religions. Approximately
> one thousand people attended the event, which began with a
> general introduction by Olafur Ragnar Grimsson, the
> President of Iceland. Each of the religious representatives
> gave a short address about peace or read a prayer and sang a
> religious song. Einar Agust Vidisson, a well-known singer
> and performer in Iceland, started this main part of the
> program with the prayer, "Unite the hearts of Thy servants",
> and classical singer, Lindita Ottarsson, chanted
> "Allah-u-Abha", and was joined by the participants and the
> President. Ms. Ottarsson was also asked to sing
> "Allah-u-Abha" on national radio after the host of the
> program commented on the beauty of the song.
> (For further information contact the National Spiritual
> Assembly of Iceland)
> 
> Sixty people attend launch of Baha'i book in Bulgaria
>  Prominent people, media and members of the public attended
> the official presentation of the Bulgarian translation of
> the book "The Search for a Just Society" in Sofia, on 10
> December 2001. More than sixty people were present as a
> non-Baha'i professor gave an inspiring account of the book
> at the event, and the Baha'is noted that this marked the
> first time in recent years that there had been such a high
> level discussion of the Faith in public. The author, John
> Huddleston, has worked for the International Monetary Fund
> for many years and written several books. The Bulgarian
> edition of this book was translated by Baha'i academic
> Theodore Bourilkov, and is published by Sofia University
> Press.
> (For further information contact the National Spiritual
> Assembly of Bulgaria)
> 
> Baha'is at first World Citizens Assembly
> French Baha'is took part in the first World Citizens
> Assembly held in Lille, France from 2 to 10 December. Four
> hundred people from around the world, representing the
> diversity of world civil society, attended the gathering,
> which resulted in the formulation of a charter on human
> responsibilities. As stated in the charter, this Assembly
> was created out of the admission that it was "necessary and
> urgent to create a new social pact among human beings, to
> build collaboration to ensure humanity's survival on the
> planet". The Baha'is of Lille contributed to the
> preparations for the event through working with the World
> Conference on Religion and Peace, and the secretary of the
> National Spiritual Assembly of France was invited to attend
> the opening and closing ceremonies. The event was supported
> by the regional French authorities and the Charles Leopold
> Mayer Foundation. It invited 400 representatives from all
> around the world. For further materials on this Assembly
> visit the Web site: http://www.alliance21.org/
> (For further information contact the National Spiritual
> Assembly of France)
> 
> Bulgarian Baha'is meet European human rights representative
> Representatives from fifteen religious communities in
> Bulgaria were invited to a 19 December meeting with the
> European Commissioner for Human Rights, Mr. Alvaro
> Gil-Robles, during his recent visit to the country. Although
> the meeting was short, it was an opportunity for the Baha'is
> to establish contact with Mr. Gil-Robles and thank the
> Bulgarian Director of Religious Affairs Luybomir Mladenov
> for the friendly relations between the federal government
> and the Baha'is since the Baha'i Community's official
> registration in 1993.
> (For further information contact the National Spiritual
> Assembly of Bulgaria)
> 
> Baha'is at official fair for volunteers
> Luxembourg Baha'is made an impact at a Fair of Voluntary
> Work on 9 December. The fair marked the end of the
> International Year of the Volunteer and attracted
> approximately 10,000 visitors. The Baha'i Faith and the Baha
> 'i-inspired Unity Foundation NGO were among the 200
> voluntary organisations to take part. The fair was organised
> by the Ministry of Family. Baha'is joined other faiths in an
> interfaith celebration at the beginning of the day. The
> Luxembourg Baha'i Women's Organisation had been invited to
> the fair, and reported having a successful stand. Decorated
> with quotations from the Writings and pictures, the stand's
> computer slide-show presentation showed the work of the
> Luxembourg Baha'i community in the field of the equality of
> women and men and in service to humanity. The public was
> invited to contribute to a piece of art, which paid tribute
> to the voluntary work sector, by completing a collage of
> written quotations onto "leaves" to be added to the piece.
> This artwork was to be symbolically sold in benefit of a
> girl's school in Tanzania, a project of the Unity
> Foundation, before being donated to the Ministry of Family
> as symbol of service to humanity. The piece garnered
> contributions from several Members of Parliament, among
> others.
> The Unity Foundation also had a stand during the event and
> Luxembourg's largest newspaper, The Luxemburger Wort,
> covered the Baha'i participation at the fair in its 10
> December edition.
> (For further information contact the National Spiritual
> Assembly of Luxembourg)
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