Wishing the ZAGNY Community
‘A Very Happy Shenshai New Year 1378 Y.Z. and Khordad Sal Mubarak’
May each day of your lives during the year 1378 Y.Z. be filled with Lots of Love, Peace, Harmony, Joy, Happiness, Good Health, Wealth, Prosperity and Ahura Mazda’s Blessings.
Dear NGO Representatives,
The 4th International Brain Health, Smile, Peace Olympiad (IHSPO) will be held in the United Nations, Conference Room 2, New York on Tuesday, 12 August 2008.
All NGOs associated with DPI and/or in consultative status with ECOSOC are invited to the Olympiad. This year’s Olympiad is entitled celebrating the potential of the brain. Olympiad events include: HSP Gym, HSP Speed Brain and HSP Brain Window.
The objective of this Olympiad is to promote understanding and regard for all people and respect for the earth, through a celebration of the potential of the human brain. The 1st and 2nd IHSPOs took place in 2005 and 2006 in Seoul, Korea. Hosted by Korea Institute of Brain Science (KIBS), they were supported by the Korean Ministries of Science and Technology and Education and Human Resources; the Korean National Committee for the United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and the Korea Science and Engineering Foundation. Last year, the 3rd IHSPO was held for the first time in North America under the joint sponsorship of IBREA and KIBS, and was co-hosted by Oscar Arias Sanchez, President of Costa Rica and Nobel Peace Prize Laureate. Participants came from the Republic of Korea, the USA, Japan, the UK, Canada and the Russian Federation.
Please extend this invitation to members and staff of your organization, especially those who are interested in alternative education programmes. All participants who want to participate in Olympiad event, including those who already have a UN ground pass, are required to pre-register for the Olympiad by 7 August. (For observation only you don’t need specific registration, if you are UN ground pass holders) If you would like to participate in the Olympiad event, please contact Passion Jun eun.jun@gmail.com (212-319-0848). (RSVP required, Fee: free)
We prepared a brain education camp for children (Age 8 to 17) from 8 August to 10 August at Honor’s Haven, Ellenville, NY. Those who would like to participate in the Brain Education Camp, the registration will be available by submitting registration form (fax: 928-496-2056). The deadline for the Brain Education Camp registrants is 5 August 2008.
*Camp program : for free / Lodging and meals : $50/night (total 2night staying), scholarship available
For your information, we are attaching an Olympiad brochure and a camp registration form.
We look forward to your participation.
Sincerely,
Passion Jun, M.D.
NGO representative to the United Nations
KIBS(Korea Institute of Brain Science)
IBREA(International Brain Education Association)
eun.jun@gmail.com
Office: 212-319-0848
Fax: 2121-319-8671
www.ibrea.org/usa
Federation of Zoroastrian Associations of North America
http://www.fezana.org
Representing 26 Zoroastrian Associations in the United States and Canada
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Contacts
On-site: Parmis Khatibi, UN NGO Committee, parmis99@aol.com Mobile: 949.295.0414 (Sept. 1-6, 2008)
FEZANA: Behram Pastakia, UN NGO Committee media relations: bpastakia@aol.com Phone: 301.493.9131
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“In small places close to home – so close and so small that they cannot be seen on any maps of the world, yet they are the world of the individual person; the neighborhood he lives in; the school or college he attends, the factory, farm or office where he works. Such are the places where every man, woman and child seeks justice, equal opportunity, equal dignity without discrimination. Unless these rights have meaning there, they have little meaning anywhere. Without concerned citizen action to uphold them close to home, we shall look in vain for progress in the larger world”. —- Eleanor Roosevelt.
61st Annual DPI/NGO Conference
Reaffirming Human Rights for All: The Universal Declaration at 60
UNESCO Headquarters, Paris, France
September 3-5, 2008
Laguna Niguel, CA (07/30/08) – More than 2000 international Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) representatives and other civil society partners will gather during the 61st annual DPI/NGO meeting from September 3rd to 5th 2008 at UNESCO headquarters in Paris, France. The event will celebrate the 60th anniversary of the signing of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights www.unhchr.ch/udhr/
The Zoroastrian (FEZANA) delegation will include Diana Katgara (Toronto, Canada), Armene Modi (Pune, India), Homi D. Gandhi (Glen Rock, NJ,USA), Parmis Khatibi (Laguna Niguel, CA, USA) and Naheed Vatcha (Chicago, Ill, USA).
About FEZANA
Founded in 1987, FEZANA maintains consultative status with the Economic and Social Council [ECOSOC] of the United Nations. FEZANA promotes the study, understanding and practice of the Zoroastrian faith. Zoroastrianism, founded circa 1500 BCE, is credited to be the oldest prophetic monotheistic religion and has its belief systems reflected in major religions of the world of both the orient and the occident. The core values of its members are to uphold the truth, to respect “the other” and to care for the needy and for creation. The North American Zoroastrian community includes those who arrived from the Indian subcontinent, known as Parsis, and those who came directly from Iran seeking religious freedom.
For more information visit: www.fezana.org
About The United Nations
The United Nations is central to global efforts to solve problems that challenge humanity. Cooperating in this effort are more than 30 affiliated organizations, known together as the UN system. For more information visit: www.un.org .
Friends:
As mentioned in our recent ZAGNY newsletter !!! IT IS PICNIC TIME !!!
Come join us with kids, families and friends for our annual ZAGNY picnic. As usual we hope to have a great response for this picnic.
LOCATION: Shepherd Lake Recreation Area located in Ringwood State Park (Ringwood, NJ )
DATE: Saturday JULY 12, 2008
The spring-fed waters of the 74-acre Shepherd Lake are brisk and invigorating and offer:
· Swimming (Shepherd Lake, bathhouse ), boating, canoeing fishing, hiking trails etc. Picnicking: tables & food concession at Shepherd Lake
· Boating/canoeing: electric motors, trailer launch, boat rentals, canoe rentals
· Fishing
· Hiking Trails
· Horseback riding etc, etc
The park is open from 8:00am to 8:00PM.
THERE IS NO RESERVED SPACE SO PLEASE ARRIVE EARLY, ideally around 10: 00 AM.
Some of us will try and get there early to save a few tables for our ZAGNY group. Since the park does not allow signs, we will have someone meet you in the parking area to direct you to the picnic location.
There is no per person admission charge, however the park charges a parking fee of $10.00 per car.
Ringwood State Park can be found on:
http://www.state.nj.us/dep/parksandforests/parks/ringwood.html
Bring your favorite potluck picnic dish (enough to share with 8-10 people), and come prepared to have a great time! Grills are available for cook-out.
ZAGNY will provide watermelon, iced tea, hot tea and charcoal for the cook out.
Once you are in the park, Kerman Dukandar and Vispi-Sheroo will have their cell phones switched on in case you need directions to the picnic area.
If you plan to attend:
Contact:
Kerman & Jasely Dukandar at (732) 494-7976 OR Vispi & Sheroo Kanga at (201) 227-1890
(Cell numbers for day of picnic are Kerman’s (732-742- 2275) or Vispi’s (201 – 248 -7208)