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Weaving the Tapestry of LoveKiva Kumbha Mela
An Offering to the
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Circle of ContentsCUSTODIAN OF THIS OFFERINGSwami B.V. Atulananda Acharya
EDITORIAL TEAMHeriberto Villaseñor (Mexico)
José Humberto Victorino (Colombia)Arci Pasanen (Sweden)
Rosi Metodieva (Bulgaria)Thomas Fiedler (Germany)
PROOFREADINGDr. Kamayani, Cheryl Giusti (U.S.A.)
Sienna Arpi (U.S.A.)Tom Weber (Sweden)
PHOTOGRAPHYCésar David Martínez (Colombia)
Ganga Nandini (India)Diana Zambrano (Colombia)Kavi Karnapurna (Colombia)
Adrian Felipe Pera (Colombia)Tor Tuorda (Sweden)
DESIGN Rosi Metodieva (Bulgaria)
CONSULTING AND SUPPORTSebastián García (Colombia) Stefan Mikaelsson (Sweden)
Pedro Pablo Tattay (Colombia)Walter Gómez (Colombia)
Gonzalo Guzmán Recart (Chile)Claudia Brindis (Mexico)
Eliseo Franco (Peru)
ORDERS169 Bhut Gali, Gopesvar Road,
Vrindavan, Mathura, UP 281121, India Tel: +91 8218 729 814 | +91 8171 660 403
E-mail: [email protected] Kaustubha Mani, Laura Sandoval (India)
HOW TO PARTICIPATE
UNS COLLABORATORS
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VASUDHAIVA KUTUMBAKAMTHE WORLD IS ONE FAMILY
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PROTECT THE HOLY RIVERS40
THE SACRED TERRITORIES OF THE ORIGINAL NATIONS
KIVA KUMBHA MELAINDIA, FEBRUARY 2019
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WEAVING THE TAPESTRY OF LOVE
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ALLIANCESWITH THE UNS
24THE FOUNDERSOF THE UNS
22WORLD CONSCIOUS PACTAND THE COMMON CAUSES
10 THE 9 PRINCIPLES OF LIFE THE 7 AGREEMENTS OF THE UNS
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THE BACKGROUND OF THE UNITED NATIONS OF THE SPIRIT06
THE BIRTH OF THE UNITED NATIONS OF THE SPIRIT08
EVENTS FOR THE RIGHTS OF MOTHER EARTH
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THE HISTORY OF THE KIVASROOTS OF THE EARTH
50 THE UNIVERSITY OF ANCIENT WISDOM
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The place in Colombia where the United Nations of the Spirit manifested
ISBN 978-619-91020-1-5
PUBLISHERHouse of Ancient Wisdom Foundation PROTECT THE SANCTUARIES
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United Nations of the Spirit Weaving the Tapestry of LoveEditorial
Vasudhaiva KutumbakamThe Earth is One Family
The United Nations of the Spirit is an outcome of a historic gathering organized by Roots of the Earth in the Eco-Yoga Village in Varsana, Colombia, on the 12th of December, 2015. Representatives from different ancient cultures discussed how to unite their strengths to heal the current situation that modern man has created. Together, in a Kiva temple dug into the earth, symbolizing the heart of Mother Earth, the United Nations of the Spirit was declared.
We have a true treasure with all the ancient knowledge of the original nations. It is of great importance when facing the forces that have created difficulties between the people and the planet. From these deep wells of wisdom, we can drink the teachings of Universal Love and the immense strength of unity in diversity. Instead of the separation we see between humanity and nature, and among each other, the UNS believes in the strength and beauty of weaving a tapestry
of love through our joint efforts for Mother Earth, where our relationships to each other and the earth are our great strength. Through inspiring, supporting and trusting each other, we create not just a network, but a tapestry with beautiful patterns of love and compassion.
The United Nations of the Spirit is declaring that we are all united under the same Creator, who cares for each and every one of us, and working for
a spiritual unity around the world that promotes love and compassion for the earth, humankind, animals, nature and the cosmos. Our position should be as servants and guardians of the original laws of the cosmos and of nature. We welcome everyone to be a part of this weaving of love, of being a Guardian of Mother Earth.
Kiva gathering organized by Roots of the Earth in Varsana Eco-Yoga Village, Colombia, December, 2015
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World Conscious Pact, 2012
8000 Drums, 2012
M.A.I.S., 1979
Tigre Pérez, 1968
Kiva
Roots of the Earth, 1989
University of Ancient Wisdom, 2013
United Nations of the Spirit, 2015
The Background of the
Sacred Hopi Tradition for 1,000s of Years
Pioneers to Spread the Kiva Tradition
A Vision of the Spiritual Rebirth of America
Uniting the Elders of All Nations
A Call for a Shift in Consciousness
Forming the Loving Defense of Mother Earth
Ongoing Research and Teaching
Weaving the Tapestry of Universal Love
Kumbha MelaIndia’s Millennial Festival
of Spiritual UnityUnion of Abya Yala &India
A Kiva in the Kumbha Mela, 2019
Spoon Revolution, 2006A Sustainable Diet for Mother Earth
Ancient Message of the New Pachakuti
The Condor-Eagle Prophecy, 1490
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The United Nations of the Spirit (UNS) is the outcome of a Kiva gathering, organized by Roots of the Earth in the Eco-Yoga Village in Varsana, Colombia, on the 12th of December, 2015.
After four years of work for peace and ancestral knowledge, it was decided to bring to life this new tapestry of love. The UNS is the true union in the spirit of beings, who still remain connected to the original and divine essence of our Mother Earth. The ancestral people gathered were from the Quechua, Mhuisca Chibcha, Maya Quiche, Kogi, Huichol, Arhuaco, Kofan, U`wa, Embera Chamí, Murui Uitoto, Nasa, Tolteca, Shuar, Yanakuna, Misak, Apache, Lakota, Wiwa, Sikuani, Siona, Vaisnava, Jew, Panche, Quimbaya, Afro-descendant and mestizo communities.
Finally, a joint declaration was signed inviting all people to also sign and start
It is a call for all people to come together to
experience sacred unity in diversity and learn how to live in peace and harmony with Nature, all its living
beings and the whole universe!
making their offerings to the United Nations of the Spirit.
The UNS declares that we are all united under the same Creator, who cares for each and every one of us. It works for a spiritual unity around the world that promotes love and compassion for the earth, for humankind, for animals, for nature and for life on earth in many other ways. The UNS affirms that nature is not a resource, it is our family, and therefore it is essential for human beings to become guardians of Mother Earth.
The unity in diversity declared by the UNS is based on love and respect. It is focused on our collective needs and it comes to strengthen the tolerance and harmony among all peoples.
The Revealed Prophecy of Our Ancestors
The Birth of the
www.unitednationsofthespirit.org
It is an invitation to support the rights of Mother Nature, the original nations and the Ancient Wisdom of the world!
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1. We recognize, as the Law of Origin, the Mother and Father Creators who manifest and express themselves in the natural order, and that’s why we declare ourselves the United Nations of the Spirit.
2. We propose a path, with several steps, to educate true human beings, based on our WAYS OF LIFE.
3. We invite those human beings who have forgotten their ancestral memory to come and drink from this fountain of Ancient Wisdom.
4. We recognize that all parts of nature - elements, minerals, animals, plants, jungles, rivers, mountains, humans, planets and stars, as well as the invisible - are not resources. They’re our family, and therefore it is essential to live together in harmony.
5. We state that cultural exchange and dialogue among different bodies of knowledge favor the recognition of our common humanity, regardless of our differences, for the creation of Common Agreements based on the Law of Origin honored by every one of the ancient peoples.
6. We declare that our spirituality is not an exotic form of religion, but that it is a way to live peacefully in accordance with all beings, nature, and the universe.
7. We recognize in women the Universal Divine Mother, who is more magnificent and enduring than a passing beauty standard originating from the idea that we can own and control the world.
8. We are the results of the dreams of our ancestors. Our ancient peoples have the silence to know how to listen and the words to know how to speak and propose. Our proposal for an education puts BEING and coexistence in harmony with all visible and invisible beings at the center. It is urgent for humanity to take these educational steps. So, with the basis of ancient tradition, this new, ancient society rises, united in the nine corners of the world.
9. We announce that our government system is a COSMOGEOCRACY, the order and the government of the cosmos, which is bound to order the government of the earth, where everything is interconnected. To accomplish this, we should extend, share, and prepare territories so that seeds of Universal Love from the human heart can germinate, grow and prosper.
1. We are committed to the healing of the individuals who make up the territory, as is made possible through the guidance of ancient authorities and Original Law, which will be shared through the opening of public spaces such as parks, social and cultural venues and public squares around cities, to restore them as Ancient Wisdom Learning Centers, where World Circles and exchanges with our Elders will allow us to heal ourselves and reinstate our position as children of Mother Earth.
2. We are committed to ensuring that rural, ancient and urban territories dedicated to life become sacred territories of origin for the protection of native and organic seeds. The production of crops from these seeds can be shared through environmental events and eco-friendly, organic markets to allow communities the right to healthy food resulting from the work of local inhabitants of the territory. We are committed to establishing a fair trade network that benefits farmers, native communities and the general population.
3. We are committed to ensuring that the ancient communities have materials and spaces for their own expression of their visionary art and culture, and to creating festivals with conscious artists who promote recognition of the territory and the individual as sacred. We are also committed to establishing collective work in harmony and solidarity with all the living entities of the world.
4. We are committed to making the needs of the population visible through loving and purposeful language, where drums, walks, prayers and offerings are heard and respected by all people in order to strengthen ancient knowledge and solve the territory’s problems at the root.
5. We are committed to strengthening the health of our population with traditional and conscious, ancient medicine, and to offering spaces for the training and education of doctors, who are directly linked to Ancient Wisdom and who offer everyone an opportunity to experience a healing process free from personal and commercial interests, a process that protects the life of the territory and recognizes Mother Earth as our real benefactor in all aspects of life.
6. We are committed to creating educational systems where our children, the seeds of humanity, can grow with useful tools for their development as children of Mother Earth. Children who recognize their physical and spiritual natures so that the moral and ethical values of the Law of Origin are cultivated in their hearts. Thereby, the population will become one that lives in harmony with Mother Nature through a relationship of healthy and conscious consumption.
7. We are committed to restoring the constitutional order of the great Mother Earth and her children, the living entities that populate her. The goal is for all peoples to consume her resources consciously, according to their own Law of Origin and the nature of their territories. Everyone must respect her processes and cycles without obstructing them for exploitative reasons, personal or institutional.
Through the present points, we express the agreements of multiple, ancient authorities from different territories on the planet as well as the respective local authorities, and commit to developing these projects in our personal lives and inspiring others, by example, to adopt them as well.
In the present declaration, reference is made to the children of Mother Earth, with the understanding that we refer to both the feminine and masculine genders. We do not discriminate by gender. We love and accept everyone as our mothers and fathers who teach us with love and by example.
9 Principles of Life 7 Agreements of the Founders of the UNS
We request you to accept and apply:Let us unite under the following UNS principles:
THIS DOCUMENT WAS SIGNED BY THE ELDERSTHIS DOCUMENT WAS ANNOUNCED TO THE ASSEMBLY
Sign the declaration online at: www.unitednationsofthespirit.org
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Cleaning the Yamuna and Ganga Rivers is a very urgent calling for all sincere Hindus. All the rivers of the world must be crystal clear. This is the natural urge of the real guardian of Mother Earth.
Ganga Action Parivar is inviting everyone to the Kiva celebration at the Kumbha Mela, 2019, together with tribal leaders from many countries.
Kumbha Mela Prayag Raj, 2013
We will join all the prayers and calls for awareness. Kumbha Mela is a celebration of the nectar of immortality brought to the world by the divine healer, Dhanvantari.
Praying for the world and action for change - those are our intentions for this event.
www.kivakumbhamela.com
Kiva Kumbha Mela 2019
To celebrate the unity of Ancient Wisdom, all Elders and members are invited to join the first Kiva in India
The Fire That Unites the World for the Protection of the Holy RiversThe Fire That Unites the World for the Protection of the Holy Rivers
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The Kiva Ceremony Consists of:
Marakame Alfonso, Mexico
Jate Antonio Daza Kulchavita
Abuela Martina Mamani, Peru
Berito Kuwaru’wa, Colombia
Lorenzo Seuny Izquierdo
The Kiva in the Kumbha Mela
The Kiva is Accompanied by:
There will be a Sacred Women’s Empowerment Workshop, Conscious Theater and a Chaski Music Fest to deliver Mother Bhoomi’s call for love, the young generation’s call to the world where selected youngsters sing and speak.
FROM 14TH FEBRUARY, 2019
( 5-10 DAYS )
Shirley Krenak, Brazil
Saamdu Chetri, Bhutan
For those who come before the Kiva Kumbha Mela or stay after the Kumbha Mela program, please inquire about coordinated visits that will be organized to various
holy places.
Possible places most likely to be visited: New Delhi, Vrindavan, Allahabad, Varanasi and Rishikesh
For more information: [email protected]
HERIBERTO VILLASEÑOR Director of Roots of the Earth, Mexico,
Chile, Peru, Austria and Colombia
H.H. PUJYA SWAMI CHIDANAND SARASWATI JIPresident of Parmarth Niketan Ashram, India
Founder of Ganga Action Parivar (GAP)
Sacred chants in various languages
Sacred dance to unite our hearts and dance together; circle dances
Sacred fire in the Kiva lit by the Elders
Temazcal (sweat lodge) with special invocation
Lectures on relevant topics
Cleaning the holy place to set an example
Distribution of sacred food
Contact us for cost and details
And many other Elders...
Entering the Kiva to visit the five altars by leaders and authorities
sharing their prayers and requests
Playing a drum beat for world recovery
Taking a dip in the sacred confluence of the holy rivers
Night prayers around the sacred fire
Holy river ceremonies such as Ganga Aarti
Agni Hotra Fire Ceremony
Native Elders from many tribes are joining the Kumbha Mela to pray for Mother Earth’s rights together with the spiritual leaders of India
India, 2019
Organizers and Alliances
A special Water Pledge and Water Blessing ceremony will be held, in which we will offer the waters from across the world to the Sangam and pledge to
protect and preserve the holy rivers.
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To remind the whole world that Mother Earth is a living being and that her rights must be defended by all governments and legislatures of the world.
To affirm that water is life, like the River Ganges, from which we take her water from the source to the sea. The Ganges symbolically represents all of the rivers of the world and must be protected from perishable wastes and any kind of residues.
To bring together Elders of the original nations of Abya Yala (America) and other parts of the world, and sages of India to unite our love and strength against irresponsible exploitation.
To let the united prayer of all stimulate an attitude of love and peace to counteract ignorance, hypocrisy and corruption in the world so that all may flourish.
People interested in participation, contact us for cost and details
Contact us for volunteer opportunities and discounts!
Visiting the spiritual leaders of India and around the world at the Kiva Kumbha Mela
Goals of the Journey
www.kivakumbhamela.com
Vrindavan
Varanasi
A Kiva Ceremony
Rishikesh
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The Honorable Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh Mahant Shri Yogi Adityanath Ji with H.H. Pujya Swami Chidanand Saraswati Ji
Honorable Chief Minister Mahant Shri Yogi Adityanath Ji has been a very strong figure in reviving the values and rich heritage of Uttar Pradesh (UP). We are all very thankful for his great interest and for his leading a historic Kumbha Mela
The Vishwa Hindu Parishad Welcomes the International Committee of All Countries
Swami Vigyananand Ji of the Vishwa Hindu Parishad has been a strong organizer with the First Nations Peoples in the ICCS.
He was present at the meeting in Mysore and now welcomes the entire international committee of different countries and First Nations Leaders to India to make the bond of friendship so strong that the values of the Vedas and Sanatan Dharma will have a great alliance with all those around the world who have similar ideals and work for the welfare of Mother Earth and humanity.
Swami Vigyananand Ji, founder & the Global chairman of World Hindu Foundation (WHF) and chief organizer of the World Hindu Congress 2014 in Delhi, the World Hindu Economic Forum (WHEF) 2015 in London and the World Hindu Congress 2018 in Chicago.
Swami Vigyananand Ji alongside Sadhvi Bhagawati Ji, Sadhu Maharaj, Swami B.A. Paramadvaiti doing Bhumi Puja in Vrinda Kunja
with his able leadership and vision, so that it may achieve its principal goal of helping people to see the higher values in life and the spiritual connection between matter and spirit.
The Honorable Yogi Adityanath Ji was very pleased to hear about the Kiva Kumbha Mela from H.H. Pujya Swami Chidanand Saraswati Ji and welcomes all of our respected, native leaders to the Mela and to India.
The Honorable Tourism Minister of India, K. Alphons and Tourism Minister of UP, Prof. Rita Bahuguna Joshi
The Honorable Urban Development Minister of UP, Suresh Khanna learns about the Kiva Kumbha Mela
Pujya Swami Ji meets with Honorable Culture Minister of India, Dr. Mahesh Sharma
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The Kiva Kumbha Mela, organized by the United Nations of the Spirit, has been made possible with the close cooperation of our partners Roots of the Earth, Ganga Action Parivar, Parmarth Niketan and a coalition of many other like-minded organizations. It has received tremendous support and blessings from the Honorable Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, Mahant Shri Yogi Adityanath Ji, and many other esteemed leaders.
Our message to the world is obvious – Love and care! It is the fire, which
unites the defense of the holy rivers of the world.
The Kiva Kumbha Mela is a meeting of prayer, weaving the tapestry of love, and empowering each and every one of us to go out into the world and act as a guardian of the rivers, the mountains, the forests, the agricultural fields, the people, the animals and of everyone. Kiva Kumbha Mela should be remembered for all time to come, because it is not easy to bring the whole world and all the ancient spiritual leaders together. Nevertheless, this is
taking place in Allahabad, in Prayag at the confluence of Yamuna, Ganga and Saraswati.
What will we do? We will pray, and light the sacred fires, both the Agni Hotra from India and the holy fire of the Kiva. We will light the lamps of the “Aarti to the Holy Rivers.” We will join together in the Temazcal ceremony, listening to each other and embracing one another. We will start to work together on behalf of our Mother Earth, our beloved brothers and sisters and all living beings in this world.
Be part of that message. Be part of that life. Join the alliance through your group. Do something. Make an offering.
Everything we do is an offering to the United Nations of the Spirit because the United Nations of the Spirit has invited, from the heart of the native leaders, the entire world to participate and to make something wonderful here, while we are still here, while we still have the chance to prepare something beautiful for our children.
The Message of the Kiva Kumbha Mela
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Weaving the Tapestry of LoveFor supporting the rights of Mother Nature and embracing the UNS Declaration
A FEATHER OF HONOR GIVEN BY THE UNIVERSITY OF ANCIENT WISDOM
Protect nature; develop nature consciousness; improve consumption habits
Be a representative activist
Act as a cultural ambassador in your locality; promote and organize conscious events, including music, art and yoga festivals
Be a guardian of territory in the place where you live, on the land you own or in another place that you protect
Promote non-violent spiritual nourishment, vegan or vegetarian food free of chemicals, pesticides and transgenics (GMOs)
Offer your research contributions and knowledge in any specific area of investigation of Ancient Wisdom
Give solid support to disseminating Ancient Wisdom whatever ways you see as most effective
Act as a weaver of the tapestry of love of the UNS by sharing the certificate with other individuals and groups
Every individual person or organization that recognizes the 7 Agreements of the Founders of the UNS and the 9 Principles of Life, declared by the UNS, and the urgent need for their practical application and promotion, CAN and MUST have this certificate signed.
Obtain the certificate online in several languages. Free to download from unitednationsofthespirit.org.
Direct an establishment and sell goods or provide services with discounts to those identified as members of the UNS
Areas of Activity
Who is it for?
Working for a better world in the spirit of the UNS
Thomas EgliHarmony with Nature in UN
Natalia GreeneGlobal Alliance for the Rights of Nature
Acharya BalkrishnaPatanjali Ayurved
Noemi PaymalPedagogia 3000
Vandana ShivaEnvironmentalist
Pella ThielEnd Ecocide Sweden
Srila Gopananda Bon MaharajPresident of the VisvaVaishnava Raj Sabha
H.H. Swami Avdheshanand GiriPrabhu Premi Sangh
All members of the United Nations of the Spirit shall have this certificate and can also invite other people to become members
José MujicaFormer President of Uruguay
“When I heard the Declaration of the United Nations of the Spirit, I considered them to be the real Evangelium.”
THE UNS IS WELCOMING YOU IN
Sadhvi Bhagawati SaraswatiDivine Shakti Foundation
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The World Conscious Pact (WCP) was formed at the RIO+20 meeting in Rio de Janeiro in 2012 by the world renowned Dr. Vandana Shiva and Swami B.A. Paramadvaiti.
The World Conscious Pact is an international network that promotes and strengthens multiple collectives, social groups, organizations and activists that put forth their energy every day in order to practice a healthy consumer culture and to respect and raise awareness about the rights of Mother Nature.
It campaigns for conscious consumption, the protection of animals, the rights of Nature and everything that guarantees the well-being of humanity in harmony with Ancient Wisdom. Its goal is to multiply the interconnections of a living network, composed of all beings everywhere, so that it can be strengthened.
WE SOW CONSCIOUSNESS WITH LOVE
www.worldconsciouspact.org
COMMON CAUSES
Over the past forty years, legislation has allowed us to wipe out 50% of the earth’s biodiversity. We need a paradigm shift: recognizing the Rights of Nature could be our last chance to survive. Human rights and Nature’s rights are two sides of the same coin.
Seeds are the womb that gives origin to life, to the very existence of all sentient beings. Since time immemorial, farmers have saved the best of their harvests for the next year. Nevertheless, this age-old practice is being threatened by the use of transgenic (GMO) and suicidal seeds whose fruits don’t produce new seeds. The creation of live seed banks and the interconnection among their guardians bring hope to the world.
1. RIGHTS OF NATURE
2. SEED PROTECTION
Ancient Wisdom is the legacy that the Creator and Nature gave to all native cultures of the world. It is their fundamental relationship to life. Many communities from the mystical East to southern Chile are preserving this wisdom. We connect the ones who wish to learn about the knowledge that ancient authorities want to share.
The rivers and water sources are deities worshiped by the ancient cultures of the world, because the life and health of our Mother Nature and all of us depend on them. This divine being is at risk from the damming of rivers for hydroelectric projects, chemical pollution, consumption of meat, monoculture, mining, etc. Protecting the waters is an urgent need and we must take whatever responsibility we can for meeting this challenge.
4. RESCUING ANCIENT WISDOM
3. CARING FOR SACRED WATERS
A FEW OF OUR
For many practical situations, we present to you the activist platform of the UNS
WORLDCONSCIOUS
PACT
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Long before modern transportation and the internet existed, there were routes that allowed villages to communicate and build a network of cooperation in different parts of the world. Examples in India are pilgrimage routes to the primary sanctuaries and the Inca trails that connect much of South America. WCP teaches us to respect these routes and their respective shrines in all possible ways.
Ancient nations remind us about the spiritual dimension within everything: in rivers, mountains, animals, and certainly in human beings. There is a universal order, an original law and a purpose for the existence of everything. This law, passed down by the Supreme Creator in many ways, guides our actions and warns us against falling into an exploitative mentality. The careful performance of ceremonies, prayers, spiritual cleanses and various rituals keep this vital connection alive.
5. PROTECTING SACRED SHRINES AND ROUTES
6. THE IMPORTANCE OF PERENNIAL SPIRITUALITY
Mega-mining projects are a cause of mass pollution of water, soil and air. They destroy biodiversity and are a source of disease for humans and animals alike. In addition, they usually generate social issues and degradation, aside from the fact that big mining industries have funded the murder of many innocent people by armed groups or dictatorships in order to remove communities from their territories. Therefore, WCP calls for a peaceful boycott to stop irresponsible mining.
7. MINING DESTROYS LIFE
Good health begins with a good diet, avoiding excess, eating in a clean environment and living an anxiety-free life. It includes eating what the earth offers, without agrochemicals or genetically-modified food, maintaining a loving relationship with our environment and being grateful. From the moment we think that we are not indebted to Mother Earth, the imbalance begins. The first step toward healing is paying close attention to our thoughts and our food.
Women are natural representatives of perennial spirituality. Sacred femininity should lead the new paradigm for protection of our Mother Earth. Women in their role as mothers are the ones who best understand the emergency facing our planet. They don’t tolerate seeing their children destroy their own future. Therefore, women should contribute to managing the process of change necessary to live in peace and coexist in harmony with all beings and species on earth, to guard the world they will leave to their children.
8. NATURAL & EMOTIONAL MEDICINE
9. LISTEN TO WOMEN, OUR MOTHERS
Conscious consumers satisfy their needs, personal or socially-generated, always considering their impact on Nature and other beings. They are aware that some consumer choices lead to the destruction of the planet we need to live. Conscious consumers look to buy healthy and organic products, are careful with the waste they produce, protect animals, build with natural, low-impact materials and do not use products that involve animal suffering.
10. CONSCIOUS CONSUMPTION
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Heriberto Villaseñor Marakame Alfonso GonzalezWixárika Nation, Pilgrim of the Desert of Wirikuta, Mexico
Nubia RodríguezRoots of the Earth, Circle Dance Teopantli Kalpulli, Colombia/Mexico
Abuela Ana Lucía YagariEmbera Chamí Nation, Antioquia, Colombia
Mama Agustina YalandaMisak Nation, Silvia, Cauca land, Andean/Pacific region, Colombia
Lorenzo Seuny IzquierdoArhuaca Nation, Sierra Nevada of Santa Marta, Colombia
Cacique Berito Kuwaru’waActivist and Leader of the U’wa Nation, northeastern Colombia
Director of Roots of the Earth, Disciple of Tigre Pérez, Mexico
Abuela Martina MamaniSitwar Q’Oyllur, Quechua Nation, Temple of Raqchi, Cusco, Peru
Taita Eustorgio PayaguajeCofan & Siona Nations, Putumayo region in the Colombian Amazon
Icha Kaká Blanca NievesMuisca Nation, Cabildo of Suba, Bakatá, Colombia
Carlos Jesús CastillejosMayan Toltec Tradition, Pilgrim of the Desert of Wirikuta, Mexico
Daira QuiñonesTumako Nation, Afro-Colombian Protector, Colombia
Swami B.A.Paramadvaiti Spiritual Leader of Vrinda Vaishnava Community
Elders, Spiritual Authorities, Representatives of Many Original Nations United Under the 9 Principles and Committed to the 7 Agreements
They were the instruments of revealing the UNS. If we accept the principles and the agreements of the UNS, we also qualify to work like the founders. Sign them online!
Hate Ignacio Murillo Suaie Muisca Nation from Racida, Bakatá region, Colombia
Uzuma Rodolfo GiagrekudoHuitoto Nation, Murui-Muinane Community, Colombian Amazon
Mamo SenshinaKogi Nation, Sierra Nevada of Santa Marta, Colombia
Abuela Blanca AndradeNasa Nation, Colombia
Tat Pedro Yac Noj, Nan Fabiana Cochoy | Ajquij Maya Quiche Nation Utatlán, Guatemala
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Balam Esteban MoralesWixárika Nation, Pilgrim of the Wirikuta Desert, Mexico
Taita Anselmo TombeMisak Nation, Cauca region, Colombia
Hate José ManuelSocha-Chia, Muisca Community, Colombia
Swami B.V. Atulananda AcaryaWorld Director of the School of Yoga Inbound | Spiritual Leader of Vrinda
Pacha K’anchayChasky Yachak, Yanakuna Nation, Colombian Andean Massif
Taita Clemente GaitánSikuani Nation. Resguardo de Wacoyo, Puerto Gaitán, Meta
Taita Julio MuñozMurui Siona Nation, Putumayo region in the Colombian Amazon
Mamo Pablo TorresIjku, Arhuaco Nation, Sierra Nevada of Santa Marta, Colombia
Luis YondaSpiritual Guide, Nasa Community in the Cauca Region, Colombia
Bahamar RiveraElder from Eco-Yoga Villages in Colombia
Rogelio RochaTraditional Doctor from the Nasa Nation, Colombia
Lwntana Nacoggi Authority from the Wiwa Nation, Magdalena, Colombia
Including also: Deyanira Susa Monroy (Founder of Anthakarana Eco-Yoga Village, Quindío Region, Colombia), Mamá Jacinta Tunubalá (Misak Nation, Guambía, Cauca Region, Colombia), Ana María Hoyos (Co-founder the Atlántida Eco-Yoga Village, Cali, Colombia), Myriam Maria Aranda de Ulluné (Misak Nation), José Antonio Navarro (Roots of the Earth).
Hate Kulchavita Antonio DazaMuisca Nation, Raquira Community, Colombia
María Aracelli LondoñoValley of Cauca, Cali, Colombia, Carrier of the Sacred Obsidian Pipe
Abuela Nelly RativaPrincess of the Muisca Nation, Bakatá region, Colombia
Abuela Lourdes Beatriz GarcíaMuisca Nation from Resguardo de Cota in Bakatá region, Colombia
Xieguazinsa Ingativa Neusa Native Governor of Cabildo Muisca Chibcha Boyacá in Tunja, Colombia
Thewala Larry BermúdezNasa Nation, Colombia
Taita MiloYanakuna Nation, Colombian Andean Massif
Hate Mamo PaliaWiwa Nation. Gonawindua Sierra Nevada. Colombia
Abuelo UasinPijao Muisca Nation. Tolima and Cundinamarca, Colombia
Ata WankaPastos Nation. Laguna La Cocha, Nariño, Colombia
Eyal KopelisJewish and Apache Tradition, Israel
Mayor Ancestral NidierEmbera Umbra Nation. Quinchia, Risaralda, Colombia
And other representatives of the: Quechua, Mhuisca Chibcha, Maya Quiche, Kogi, Huichol, Arhuaco, Kofan, U`wa, Embera Chamí, Murui Uitoto, Nasa, Tolteca, Shuar, Yanakuna, Misak, Apache, Lakota, Wiwa, Sikuani, Siona, Vaishnava, Jew, Panche, Quimbaya, Afro-descendant and mestizo communities.
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UNS Collaborators
Thomas Fiedler, GermanyActivist, UNS [email protected]
Arci Pasanen, Sweden Activist for the Rights of Nature [email protected]
Doris Ragettli, SwitzerlandCo-founder of Rights of Mother Earthwww.rightsofmotherearth.com
Alicia Pakareu, SpainActivist for Mother [email protected]
Mumta Ito, EnglandFounder of Nature’s Rights NGOwww.natures-rights.org
Fernando Cabello, MexicoDirector at RockaViva [email protected]
Hix Héc, MexicoCo-director at BioHogarwww.biohogar.org
Guadalupe Cruz, MexicoCoordinator for Kiva Kumbha Mela [email protected]
SOME OF THE
Dorian Antuna, MexicoFounder of Paxamama Newswww.paxamamanews.org
Michelle Button, Mexico World Music and Healing Arts www.xicome.org
Germán García, MexicoFocus puller 1st AC / O.p camera Mōvi, Member of Roots of the Earth
Sebastián García, Colombia UNS, WCP Coordinator & [email protected]
José Humberto VictorinoCoordinator Roots of Earth Colombia Council Elders UNS Secretary
Mariana Franco, ParaguayDirector of the SUNU Groupwww.gruposunu.org
Pedro Pablo Tattay, ColombiaUNS Coordinator, Film MakerVisiones de PAZ
Ati Quigua, ColombiaNative Political Leaderwww.atiquigua.co
Become one of usWeave the tapestry of Love
Biskungwi, ColombiaUOAW InvestigatorOriginal Nations’ Representative
Elias Vidaurre UlloaUNS Coordinator, [email protected]
Rosi Metodieva, BulgariaUNS Coordinator, Web, Social [email protected]
Coyote Alberto Ruz, MexicoAuthor, Co-founder of Eco Villages,Activist for the Rights of Mother Earth
Claudia Brindis, MexicoDirector of La casa de la [email protected]
Adriana Bernal, BrazilWCP & UNS [email protected]
Alejandra Villota, ColombiaCoordinator Meeting Roots of Earth in Colombia 2015
Eliseo Franco, PeruWCP & UNS [email protected]
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Manuel O’Brien, ChileMember of Roots of the Earthwww.familiaraicesdelatierra.org
Melanie Rutz, SwitzerlandUOAW Secretary for [email protected]
Gonzalo Guzman RecartUOAW & UNS Coordinator in [email protected]
Sadhvi Bhagawati Saraswati JiPresident of Divine Shakti Foundationwww.divineshaktifoundation.org
Nina CuroGuardian of the Fire Roots of the Earth Colombia
Dinabandhu Seva DasCoordinator for Kiva Kumbha Mela,India, 2019
Ganga NandiniParmarth Niketan & Ganga Action Parivar | www.gangaaction.org
How to Participate in the UNS
UNS is not an organization, but a state of consciousness and you can be the expanding cell of the UNS through your voluntary offering. This is a network of love and respect; remember, maintain a high level of transparency and avoid any form of violence or abuse.
WE CAN ALL BE THE CHANGE WE WANT TO SEE IN THE WORLD
1. Form Local Cells
Seeds are the very foundation of life. Unfortunately some companies have started to go against this natural law by genetically modifying, patenting and trying to monopolize the right to use and possess seeds. A seed bank is a great way to resist that and to create a more hopeful future.
2. Create Seed Banks
Organize Chaski music and art festivals to present the UNS and the efforts of the local cell or cells you work in alliance with.
3. Organize Chaski Festivals
For example: awareness encounters, conscious movie nights, discussions, Ancient Wisdom fairs, protest marches against the abuse of Nature and the original nations, poster campaigns, prayer meetings, Kiva encounters with the help of “Roots of the Earth” Mexico, distribution of healthy, environment-friendly and compassionate food, etc.
4. Organize Conscious Events
Start a campaign to get the rights of nature into local law and policy. Report your efforts and results to [email protected]. There are no limits on how to weave the heart-to-heart tapestry of conscious activists.
5. Start a Campaign for the Rights of Nature
Information is the key antidote to ignorance. Spread the message of the ancestors, who are the voice of Mother Earth. Be confident, respectful and honorable because these qualities represent the message of Universal Love.
6. Spread the Ancient Wisdom
The meat industry is one of the largest contributors to climate change and one of the cruelest industries on the planet. Reduce your meat consumption, or better, choose the vegetarian or vegan diet, which is more peaceful and environment-friendly. Reduce or eliminate the avoidable use of plastic. Buy local, organic and handmade products.
7. Be a Conscious Consumer
Just email us at [email protected]. It could be a report of your activities or a beautiful artistic offering to the UNS - a poem, a painting, a song, etc.
8. Share Your Work on the UNS Blog
9. Join Existing UNS Groups Get in contact with the local collaborators of your country or contribute virtually with web and social media, graphic design, text translations and editing, video editing, etc.... and many others
Edu Castillo Sánchez, ChileCo-Founder & CEO at Tribu Monstawww.monsta.cl
Ambika Devi, IndiaCoordinator for Kiva Kumbha Mela,India, 2019
Walter Gómez, ColombiaUOAW Investigator www.sabiduriaancestral.org
Diogo Lopez, BrazilUNS CoordinatorUOAW Representative
Swami B. MadhusudanCoordinator for Kiva Kumbha Mela,India, 2019
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Cultural Ambassadors & Messengers of LoveAll people who use art to awaken the collective consciousness to become protective of Mother Earth are called to be part of this movement. Musicians, filmmakers, cartoonists, painters, writers and all types of artists respond to this call. Their works are explosions of consciousness to awaken love. Below we present some samples of their offerings.
Moyenei Valdés
Ama-zonas (2014) Abre Sierra (2009)Voices for Patagonia (2009)
This album unites well-known artists from around the world who are raising their voices in overwhelming defense of the Amazon, territories, sacred water sources and communities threatened by the exploitative mentality.
A project that unites artists who use their music to denounce unscrupulous, multinational corporations for their great damage to ecosystems, water sources, and communities of Patagonia.
A project in support of the native activist Ati Quigua’s movement for the defense of water, the Sierra Nevada of Santa Marta, the ancient communities of Colombia and all natural sanctuaries around the world. Produced by David Jaramillo.
Héctor Buitrago
Alex Sastoque
David Jaramillo
Rubén Albarrán
Roco Pachukote
Chucho Merchán
Be part of it. Offer your heART! Many cultural ambassadors have joined this movement, for example:
Gandharvika
Maria KimdalHealing Chants
Riccardo Monti
Singer and music producer, advocate
for animal rights and veganism promoter
Vocalist from the Mexican group “La Maldita Vecindad,” advocate for the Rights of Nature
Bassist for the group, Dr. Krápula. Founder
of Chaski Fest
Member of the band
Aterciopelados, founder of Canto
al Agua
Artist, known for the spiritual values
expressed in his work
Vocalist from the Mexican group, Café Tacvba, activist and
member of the Jaguar Collective
Classical guitar Player, composer and singer from
Austria
Italian Chaski Musician,
Guitar Player & Composer
Also known as Manah Siksa,
Swedish Conscious Musician and Artist
Conscious music platform founded
by Bulgarian singer Yana Papazova, who
lives in Germany
Chaski Fest
Chaski Fest was founded by David Jaramillo and Hector Buitrago who wanted to contribute to the WCP by motivating musicians and other artists to be ambassadors of Universal Love. Everyone who would like to offer their art in service of Mother Earth can organize Chaski Fests following the recommendations in the manual available on www.chaskifest.com.
QüirioMusicians who support restoration, education,
and traditional medicine projects with indigenous
communities
ShaktiRepresentatives of Andean music and World Conscious
Pact activists
GEPEChilean composer
and singer
Mario MuñozVocalist from the
group, Dr. Krápula, part of the Jaguar
Collective
The language of ART to reach everyone’s HEART
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Global Interfaith WASH Alliance www.washalliance.org
The Global Interfaith WASH Alliance (GIWA) is world’s first initiative that is engaging the planet’s many faiths as allies in efforts to create a world where every human being has access to safe drinking water, improved sanitation and proper hygiene.
Parmarth Niketan www.parmarth.org
Parmarth Niketan literally means an Abode Dedicated to the Welfare of All and is a true spiritual haven on the banks of Mother Ganga in Rishikesh. Its facilities include over 1,000 rooms in a pure and sacred atmosphere with abundant gardens. It is the home to the renowned International Yoga Festival, and has been involved in multifaceted humanitarian efforts ranging from education, healthcare, environmental preservation to spiritual upliftment.
Ganga Action Parivar (GAP) www.gangaaction.org
GAP is a global family of professionals, engineers, scientists, activists, spiritual leaders, environmental specialists and sevaks (selfless volunteers) dedicated to the preservation of the River Ganga and Her tributaries in their free-flowing and pristine, natural state and to the protection of over 500 million people who are dependent upon Ganga’s clean waters for their lives and livelihoods.
Ganga Rights Movement www.gangarights.org
The National Ganga Rights Movement is a flagship project of GAP to drive a people’s led movement to recognize the Rights of the Ganga River basin. Nature now has legal rights in a number of nations including New Zealand, the U.S.A. and Ecuador. Now it is time for the River Ganga to win its rights.
A FEW WEAVERS OF THE TAPESTRY OF LOVE and other
organizations
This is a union of hundreds, hopefully thousands, of organizations, who care for Mother Earth and who want to help the world to change.
All these organizations responded to the invitation that came through the UNS from native Elders and spiritual leaders from many countries who unite us all. We need an alliance, we need participation, we need support, and we need the enthusiasm of all the efforts YOU are making in your respective regions to improve these circumstances. We sincerely invite all of you who have managed various efforts in environmental issues, animal protection and the rights of Nature to come forward and join the UNS. All you have to do is to put our logo/
link on your website, subscribe to our newsletter and send us your news, so that we can be a part of your initiatives. Unity is weaving a tapestry of love. It’s hard work that allows everyone to feel respected, especially first nations people who have suffered from environmental destruction. They have now given us the invitation to work together for Mother Earth and we should open our doors to them.
To be members of the United Nations of the Spirit, we should avoid purposefully causing suffering to our brothers and sisters who coexist with us in this environment.
We anticipate your participation! Get encouraged, be inspired and become a part of the United Nations of the Spirit!
UNS Alliances
All people who want to correct the mistakes of materialism are invited to become allies of the UNS. Please publish our logo/link on your web sites.
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Protect the Holy Rivers
How can we relate to Mother Earth if we neglect her holy life-giving arteries in the form of the sacred rivers? It’s impossible. We have the responsibility to be part of this and we invite you to be an activist as well. For this reason, people like Pujya Swami Chidanand Saraswati Ji, the Vrinda mission in Vrindavan, the Visva Vaishnava Raj Sabha and all the people connected to holy rivers, physically or from the heart, should all go into action now. We have to tackle problems as large as Delhi, Calcutta and Kanpur, because they’re the places where the principal contamination takes place. Every individual is responsible for being careless about how we manage our garbage and solid waste. If we do not clean up our act – stop throwing garbage into unauthorized areas and commit to recycling – there will be more and more serious consequences for the environment and for the health and survival of all living beings. This is what we are united for. We expect anyone with any decency and concern for the subject to come forward and participate by weaving the tapestry of love. Only when we cooperate in every possible way for the sake of every body of water, every lake and river and, of course, the oceans will we achieve positive results. If we don’t act, we will just be witnesses to the devastation of the oceans and the overall health of the planet and its inhabitants. We already see many unfortunate examples such as albatross dying in the middle of the ocean because they have eaten the plastic floating there. Let’s all be part of the solution!
Individuals and organizations involved in the Ganga Action Parivar, Braj Vrindavan Act Now, the cleaning of the Yamuna and of the Ganga in Mayapur and Bengal join together to raise the awareness of the urgent need to work together. Only as a united front can we achieve the greatest of all goals: seeing holy rivers around the world clean, crystal clear, back to normal, giving life, happiness and health to everyone.
This is what it’s all about and why this alliance has been created. This is an offering to the United Nations of the Spirit.
Become a United Nations of the Spirit River Guardian anywhere around the world, protect every body of water, because our life depends on it.
www.gangaaction.orgwww. vrindavanactnow.org
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Other events promoting the ideas of the United Nations of the Spirit
A number of very successful World Forums have been held around the world in recent years. Social and spiritual leaders shared strategic and legal ideas about the fight for the rights of Mother Earth. International scientists, philosophers, ecologists, legislators, representatives, artists, activists and keepers of ancient traditions presented debates, exhibitions of sustainable practices, workshops, music and conscious art.
The Tlatelolco University Cultural Center, where the foundation of an ancient native temple, destroyed by colonists, can still be seen, was the site of the 1st World Forum in Mexico.
The 2nd forum was promoted by civil society through the NGO MAPAS and the World Conscious Pact. It was part of the Environmental Week of the state of São Paulo that was held within the framework of World Environment Day parallel to the 17th PML Conference, the Climate Changes of São Paulo.
The symposium, hosted by the Global Alliance for the Rights of Nature (GARN), celebrated the 10th anniversary of the adoption of Rights of Nature in Ecuador’s constitution. The two-day event highlighted a range of Rights of Nature initiatives, legal cases and judgements from different countries, followed by a roundtable session on September 29th.
NATURE’S RIGHTS THE MISSING PIECE OF THE PUZZLEEU Parliament, Brussels, March 29th, 2017
The Nature’s Rights NGO, together with the Socialists & Democrats and the Greens of the EU Parliament, organized the first-of-its-kind seminar in Brussels, aimed at proposing a systematic change where Nature would be considered a considered a person in the law.
Nature’s Rights is a non-profit organization with an international network. Its mission to establish legal personhood and rights for ecosystems and species in law and to transform our inner and outer relationship with Nature.
Nature’s Rights, based in Scotland, and founded by the lawyer Mumta Ito, aims to include Nature’s Rights into EU law. A draft EU directive has been written, and can be found on:A draft EU directive is worked out, which can be found on:
Activists from the United Nations of the Spirit, together with the UNS cofounder Swami B.A. Paramadvaiti, came to take part in the conference and to share the declaration of the UNS. Mumta Ito from the Nature’s Rights NGO was one of the key speakers.
She pointed out,
“The Earth is an interdependent community of life and the well-being of each member is dependent on the well-being of the whole.”
www.natures-rights.org
Rights of Mother Earth
Quito, Ecuador, September 27th-28th, 2018International Rights of Nature Symposium
Mexico City, Mexico, June 1st-5th, 20161st International Forum
Mexico City, Mexico, June 4th, 2016Pachamama Fest Mexico
Sao Paulo, Brazil, June 3rd, 20182nd International Forum
World Forums FOR THE
The 3rd World Forum will be held in Colombia in 2019.
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Objectif Sciences International (OSI) is a non-profit organization, recognized as an international NGO and dedicated to science education. OSI has Special Consultative Status to the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations.
Every year the OSI organizes an event at the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland - the Geneva Forum. Since 2012, Rights of Nature have been part of the program, and on the 11th and 12th of December, 2017, the conference for the “Rights of Nature for Peace and SDGs” was held for the sixth time.
The United Nations of the Spirit was presented in a public talk to the participants and a greeting video from five Colombian original nations was shown.
The presentations of the UNS were very well received and an invitation to next year’s conference has been issued already.
UNITED NATIONS INTERNATIONAL ANNUAL CONFERENCE ON THE RIGHTS OF NATURE
Harmony with Nature is the UN department working as a platform for global, sustainable development.
We recognize that planet Earth and its ecosystems are our home and that “Mother Earth” is a common expression in a number of countries and regions.
In 2009, the UN General Assembly proclaimed April 22nd as International
www.osi-genevaforum.orgwww.harmonywithnatureun.org
Thomas Fiedler, coordinator of the UNS, delivers the Certificate of Recognition to Thomas Egli, the organizer of the OSI conference
Earth Day, and the member states affirmed that the earth and its ecosystems are our common home.
They expressed the necessity of promoting Harmony with Nature to achieve a just balance among the economic, social and environmental needs of present and future generations. The same year, the General Assembly adopted its first resolution on Harmony with Nature.
Held in the oldest city of Sweden, Sigtuna, the conference was organized by the Lodyn Think Tank, End Ecocide Sweden, WWF Sweden and others.
Keynote speakers were Cormac Culinan, lawyer and author of Wild Law, Patricia Gualinga from Sarayaku, Mari Margill from CELDF and Femke Wijdekop from End Ecocide Europe. Representatives from the Sámi Parliament were present, and much space was given to the Sámi struggle to protect their land from ongoing colonization by mining companies and the Swedish state.
In August, a national network for the Rights of Nature (RON) was founded. Organizations and groups working on the issue met to discuss the forthcoming efforts such as a seminal project called Earth Rights Conversations which will invite national and international guests to give talks.
Organizations working for the Rights of Nature in Sweden are Lodyn, End Ecocide Sweden, Solidarity Sweden-Latin America and the Swedish Earth Rights Lawyers.
EARTH RIGHTS CONFERENCENATIONAL NETWORK FOR RONSigtuna, Sweden, April 21st-22nd, 2017
Ceremony for Mother Earth, opened by Milon Rene Soo Santiesteban from the Bolivian Embassy and Carmen Blanco Valer of Quechua origin, a defender of Mother Earth based in Sweden
RoN seminar in the University of Gothenburg, October, 2017
From left to right: Martin Hultman, Åsa Simma, Cormac Cullinan, Niklas Högberg, Patricia Gualinga, Alf Linderman, Marie Persson Njajta
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The Temple of the Heart of Mother Earth
The Kiva is a sacred, circular excavation in the earth. It has four main altars to honor the elements and directions of creation and a fire burns continuously in the center during four-day ceremonies held in it.
The Kiva is used as a sacred instrument to receive prayers from representatives of different ancient cultures that generate a vibration of healing on many dimensions.
The Kiva comes from the ancient Anasazi, an Amerindian culture of the territory known as Oasis America, which is today part of Colorado, Utah, Arizona, New Mexico and northern
Chihuahua, Mexico. The Anasazi are part of the ancestry of several original nations, among which are the Hopi people. In their territory, there are Kivas more than 1,000. years old, which serve to accept and connect the prayers, songs and offerings of different, native peoples for the well-being of our ancestral cultures and the balance of our Mother Earth.
As a consequence of the meeting of indigenous culture with the more recent cultures of Europe and America, the Kiva sadly fell into disuse for 70-80 years.
Kiva
The History of the Kivas
Raymundo Tigre Pérez, a medicine man of the “Red Road,” was raised in Texas and was involved with the spiritual way of life of the Navajo Dine Nation, located in the Native American reservation of Big Mountain and the Lakota Sioux Nation from South Dakota.
It was during a ceremony in 1968 that Raymundo Tigre Pérez had his first visions that the Earth was sad.
He saw how a Kiva was born with a fire inside. He saw beings of different languages and sounds, wearing garments of many different
Raymundo Tigre Pérez (1946 - 1995)
colors, coming together to pray and transform Mother Earth´s sadness into joy by beating drums and emanating vibrations of peace, healing and prosperity.
Raymundo Tigre Pérez has dedicated his life to teaching the essence and importance of Native American spirituality and to being a unifying link between the original nations and the mestizo people.
He fought passionately for the rights of the native peoples and of Latin-American immigrants in the United States of America.
The Vision
The UNS manifested in a Kiva
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Thanks to the legacy of Tigre Pérez, for more than 50 years in North and South America and since 2009 in Europe, Roots of the Earth has fulfilled a great duty by serving as a bridge to establish a global inter-tribal alliance between the native cultures and modern society around the world.
According to the perception of Tigre Pérez, this work has opened a new window to the universal conscience of humankind. It has also reinforced the geomagnetic net of planet Earth, which facilitates the generation of sustainable and conscious life and the integration of the mineral, vegetable and animal realms with the four basic elements of Mother Earth: fire, water, wind and earth. This state has come about thanks to the Elders, who have worked together as one spirit, mind and heart, holding a ceremony of healing for Mother Earth and humanity during four days and three nights.
Roots of the Earth has managed to bring together in love people of the four races on the five continents, creating bonds of unity and peace among various tribes and nations, even ones that were against each other historically.
ROOTSOF THE EARTH
Director of Roots of the Earth, Mexico, Chile, Austria and Colombia, disciple of Raymundo Tigre Pérez
Director of Roots of the Earth, from Colombia, based in Mexico, trainer in Circle Dance on Teopantli Kalpulli
NUBIA RODRIGUEZ
HERIBERTO VILLASEÑOR
The Dream and Vision of Raymundo Tigre Pérez
The heart of the Roots of the Earth ceremony takes place inside a Kiva temple, a circular excavation, an altar in the earth, where the Elders gather to pray and to raise their invocations of healing and gratitude to Mother Earth around the holy fire, which is kept burning during the four days of prayer.
The Temazcal (Sweat Lodge)
Mexico
Chile
Peru
Colombia Austria
Italy
Spain/Portugal
The sweat lodge (inipi) is the oldest ceremony known on the American continent. In ancient times, it was a common purification practice for maintaining a healthy body, a still mind and a strong spirit.
In North American Ancient Wisdom, the inipi represents the womb of Mother Earth. We enter the inipi to let go of what we don’t need in our lives - our fears, anger, depression, etc. We go out reborn as brand new people, as brothers and sisters from our same mother.
Roots of the Earth also organizes Vision Quests and Sundances.
www.raicesdelatierra.org.mxwww.familiaraicesdelatierra.org
The Sanctuaries around the World
The Kiva Ceremony
Netherlands
www.roots-of-the-earth.eukiva-netherlands1.weebly.com
Brazil India
that Invited the Kiva Ceremony
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The prophecy of the condor and the eagle says, “When the eagle of the North and the condor of the South meet in the nest of the colibri, only then will we experience the insights that can teach us how to face the difficulties of the world.”
To bring about this shift, the University of Ancient Wisdom (UOAW) was founded in Sierra Nevada of Santa Marta, Colombia, to provide a space for this kind of education to be made available through online and classroom courses.
This pivotal project started with a sacred meeting held with native and spiritual leaders from all over the world, where the local native chiefs gave their blessings. A piece of land was donated for establishing the university near the original university of the Tayronas. A branch campus has been built in Peru at Eco-Truly Park. There is a lot of enthusiasm about the project developing in Chile, Peru and India. Many other places have offered
UOAWUniversity of Ancient Wisdom
their facilities for local meetings.
The curriculum of the university ranges from the most basic education for children on how to be guardians of Mother Earth to more advanced courses in the healing sciences and in the Ancient Wisdom traditions we have inherited from our ancestors.
While the university is still under development, we encourage all cultural ambassadors, researchers and guardians of the treasures of Ancient Wisdom to participate spontaneously. We invite you to unite with other well-wishers to share the responsibility for creating awareness of and protecting these sacred treasures, especially Mother Earth herself.
Over sixty Mamos, or wise Elders, have joined this project, offering their support and blessings. With contributions from different ancient cultures and their wisdom, the university intends to expand in the future and to focus on the healing arts and cultural education.
This offering to the United Nations of the Spirit is to research and teach Ancient Wisdom
The Main Center of the UOAW in Colombia
Faculties How to Participate?
Sacred Art teaches various ancestral techniques for expressing the soul, using the arts as a multi-purpose tool. Verbal and body language are examples of these manifestations.
Mother Earth brings together the ancestral knowledge necessary for people to recognize our great Mother and to understand our close relationship of exchange and dependence on her generous and abundant nature.
First Nations brings together knowledge about administration: the relationship between communities and people for loving exchange and living in harmony.
Ancient Healing collects the knowledge available to rebuild our own knowledge and relationship with the Great Spirit, so that we heal relationships in all fields and become guides capable of inspiring others.
Visit the UOAW centers in Colombia, Peru, Chile or India and take the live courses offered.
universityofancientwisdom.orguniversity.of.ancient.wisdom
Take advantage of the virtual courses available on the website.
Join the volunteer programs to dive into the daily activities of the UOAW and its departments.
Share ancestral knowledge collected from your locality and culture.
Become a permanent Patron of the UOAW - support financially, or with services or goods in the area of activity that inspires you the most.
Contribute to our crowdfunding programs.
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The energy is beaming around the world. We need solutions for our earth, air and water. Our behaviour is self-destructive, many individuals and organizations feel that the first nations of the Sierra Nevada have sent us a message to unite as guardians of Mother Earth.
A meeting was held in the Sacred Territory of the Sierra Nevada of Santa Marta, Colombia. At this meeting, Lwntana Nacoggi and his father, Mamo Palia, natives and messengers of Ancient Wisdom and of the rights of Mother Nature, delivered a humble message full of transcendence to the western world for the guidance and education of humanity.
It was about a union of Earth guardians from the knowledge provided by Spiritual Authorities. The universe itself had sent a message, and now is the time to make it public. Ancient Wisdom is a call for respect and the development of consciousness so that humanity may come to recognize the right to Life as well as order and balance in general.
In agreement with the above, Children of Mother Earth brings us a supremely profound message, which lovingly invites us to abandon the competitive lifestyle that we have adopted as a result of certain ideologies, which have permeated our mind, reason, intellect and imagination.
Children of Mother Earth
Therefore, the first thing we must do is accept and recognize how we have incorporated all these competitive and anti-natural elements into our lives in order to start down a new road of regeneration and natural reconstruction. In other words, we are talking about decolonization which allows us to stop being cancerous cells in nature and to become healthy and healing cells.
The History ofThe Union of Guardians of Mother Earth
UOAW is offering a course in Ancient Wisdom of the Sierra Nevada open to the world
Hate Mamo Palia
www.sabiduriaancestral.org
Ancient Wisdom makes an alliance with the UOAW, offering a transitional process called Children of Mother Earth
Additionally, to invite humanity to understand its mission to be of service to the Spirit of Nature. It should be understood that to be at peace with the totality of life, humanity must recognize the rights of Mother Earth.
The University of Ancient Wisdom, situated in Bonda, Sierra Nevada of Santa Marta, has offered its facilities to the teaching of the Children of Mother Earth course, both in person and online. This is a complementary service to the purpose of training Earth Guardians, to promote the practical and active raising of consciousness in people in order to bring about the coherent development of human behavior in service to the rights of Nature.
It is in the best, universal interest of every generation to remain united and to protect the seeds of creation.
Our teachers can travel to different communities to demonstrate the necessity of understanding our relationship with Mother Earth, the Living Entity. It is our duty to protect it.
Sierra Nevada of Santa Marta, Colombia, 2013
To establish a clear and coherent commitment to life, through a process of self-training or self-recognition, in which one learns with Nature.
1. To educate and train people to understand and protect Nature and its vital processes in the designated Ancestral Territory.
2. To start a process of personal healing, which is interrelated with the processes and vital cycles of Mother Earth.
3. To recover the value and respect towards the temples and sacred places that are in the particular Ancestral Territory; through the Four Principles of Harmonization.
Objectives of the Course
Teachers of the Children of Mother Earth course in Colombia
Sierra Nevada of Santa Marta, Colombia
Sumapaz and Bakatá, Colombia
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for the Rights of Mother Earth
In recent years, we have seen how the movement to recognize Mother Earth as a legal entity has grown on an international level. It is simply an idea whose time has come.
The tribunals and conferences together with bigger and smaller seminars, gatherings and ceremonies
are all contributing to raising the level of consciousness globally.
The United Nations of the Spirit wants to recognize and thank all of you who are working with love and devotion to protect and honor our common Mother. Together we keep weaving the tapestry of love.
NATURE’S RIGHTS ARE OUR RIGHTS
Uniting
United we stand to help our Mother Earth in the United Nations of the Spirit
Imagine if there were an international tribunal that concerned itself with the fundamental rights of all beings, including humans, and decided matters on the basis of what would be best for the Earth community as a whole, respected the laws of nature and was not beholden to governments or corporations. The International Rights of Nature Tribunal, established by members of the Global Alliance for the Rights of Nature (GARN), intends to make this dream a reality.
Tribunals Against Injustice
therightsofnature.orgpetition.rightsofmotherearth.com
Its purpose is to serve as an example of the legal application of the Rights of Nature, establishing them in law. At every tribunal, different cases of severe violations against the Rights of Nature as well as human rights are presented to the panel of judges. The topics of these cases range from causes for climate change, financial
Quito, Ecuador, January 13th-17th, 2014
Lima, Peru, December 5th-6th, 2014
exploitation of nature, industrial mining, violations against native people and their protected areas, water deprivation and threats against the Amazon to the negative impact of trade agreements on the protection of nature. The judges and prosecutors are prominent activists from different environmental organizations leading the way in the Rights of Nature.
Paris, France, December 4th-5th, 2015
Tribunals provide a systematic alternative to environmental protection laws by acknowledging that ecosystems have the inherent right to exist, persist, maintain and regenerate their vital cycles by virtue of their own legal standing in a court of law.
Experts from multiple fields examine the existing implementation of Rights of Nature legal systems to identify the most fundamental principles of a governance system based on the Rights of Nature and define a framework for action to expand the global acceptance, implementation and integration of it.
When the Governments Do not Protect Us the Nature’s Tribunal Puts Reality in Sight
Bonn, Germany, November 7th-8th, 2017
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Despite the vast devastation of their territories, cultures and languages, first nation members continue to maintain their original vision. Now is the time to come together and work with them on a level playing field, viewing them as inspirational guides who can teach us how to properly relate to Mother Earth. They are not guilty of the devastation of their environment, the biosphere, nor the current state of the climate. They’re outstanding guardians and their contributions have much to offer.
We strive to increase our awareness and protect first nations. May we value their contributions as jewels of ancient wisdom, so that we can learn, respect and relate to them. The world needs ancient wisdom applications for contemporary issues.
All Original Nations and Their Territories Must Be Protected
Therefore, we are extremely enthusiastic to move forward with the United Nations of the Spirit project, originally started by first nation leaders. However, we should recognize the ways in which we too can use our position to be of service to first nation communities. Those of us who have an influence over contemporary communication and media have a duty to ensure that the world adopts a respectful attitude toward first nations, and increases their willingness to listen to them, share experiences and work alongside them to protect our sacred Mother Earth.
That is the invitation we are offering. We hope that everyone can become part of this initiative be it through individual, institutional, social, community or government efforts. Everyone is welcome to participate, as long as our affiliations do not offend sacred territory, first nations and their right to their original cultures and identity.
of the Original NationsThe Sacred Territories
THE SÁMI
According to their creation story, the Sámi descended from the Sun Goddess and the God of Wind. They are one of very few remaining first nations in Europe. Their culture and lifestyle are under constant threat from the continuing colonialism of today. It is something that the Sámi people live with on a daily basis in the form of racism, loss of language, and an ongoing battle for their rights to their land.
The Sámi continue to experience a profound relationship with the spiritual and natural worlds. The Sámi cosmo-vision was not at all a patriarchal one. Like many other ancient cultures, they believe in the sacredness of Nature and don’t originally believe exclusively in one male god They saw divine personalities within the sun, the earth, the wind, etc. Interestingly, one can find similarities to the Vedic worldview, where the highest
authorities are not, as mentioned, looked upon as one lone male, but as two - the divine God and Goddess. The names Rádienáhttje and Rádienáhkká are also very similar to the Vedic names of the divine couple: Radhanath and Radhika.
Important Sámi practices are the drumming and the yoik (singing). To possess a drum or to perform a yoik, as was the custom of the Noaidi (shaman), the Sámi spiritual leader, was against the law. Drums were collected and burned. The Noaidi was the main target of persecution by the church, because he or she personified the cosmovision of the Sámi. Artists, poets and activists like Sofia Jannok, Anders Sunna, Åsa Simma and Amanda Kernell have become important figures in raising awareness of the historical and current situation of Sápmi and the Sámi culture.
The Sámi have their own parliaments, organized differently in each country. The countries are also working together through SPR (Samiskt Parlamentariskt Råd - Sámi Parliamentary Council) with members of the different parliaments and with the Russian Sámi as observers.
In the summer of 2013, both native and Swedish activists gathered in Gállok, in the Swedish Sápmi region, to protest against the mining efforts led by Beowulf Mining. Due to the resistance, the county of Norrbotten said “NO” to mining in the area.
In the northernmost part of Europe, stretching from central Norway past Sweden, Finland all the way to the Kola Peninsula of Russia, is the land of the Sámi, - Sápmi.
OUR LAST ORIGINAL NATION OF EUROPE
Gállok resistance, 2013
Sierra Nevada of Santa Marta, Colombia
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India holds meetings of the Elders and Mohan Bhagavat, leader of India’s Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), welcomes the delegates of Adivasis from around the world in Mysore. Protecting Mother Earth is the main priority and native territories have to be protected. The people from the oldest cultures confirm the Indian, Vedic wisdom of seeing the whole world as one family.
“The International Center for Cultural Studies (ICCS) is a non-profit organization with a mission to facilitate the revitalization of diverse ancient traditions and cultures of the world by fostering a forum for learning, understanding, and networking.”
Since 2002, ICCS has organized more than 27 conferences around the world. The aim of the organization is to function as a platform to bring like-minded people together and to support projects and community gatherings, so that native and local communities can
empower themselves and preserve their cultures and traditions. ICCS works to network on a global level with leaders who share the vision of Universal Well-Being. By different kinds of publications, the ICCS works to preserve knowledge and empower the creation of new knowledge for future generations.
ICCS has organized International gatherings of Elders since 2003 with a sincere prayer to the Divine to:
1. Bestow on us a life of peace, prosperity, freedom and amicable living.2. Let the crookedness, hate and anger in the minds of fellow human beings vanish.3. Give us the strength of mind and body to work for making our Mother Earth Your abode of peace, divinity and sublime love.
The World is One FamilyVasudhaiva Kutumbakam
www.iccsglobal.org
In India we have a long tradition of Ancient Wisdom. Five hundred years ago a mission was started, inspired by Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, known as Visva Vaishnava Raj Sabha.
The objective of these efforts is to serve the entire world. The focus of his mission was unity as a global family, and as sons and daughters of Mother Earth and the Infinite Lord. The belief in reincarnation and individual responsibility united this branch of Ancient Wisdom with numerous first nations around the world. The UNS originally manifested in a Kiva at Varsana Eco Yoga Village in Cundinamarca, Colombia.
The local devotees took part in all the ceremonies and brought the message to the Kumbha Mela in Ujjain. There, H.H. Pujya Swami Chidanand Saraswati Ji invited the people of the United Nations of the Spirit to hold a Kiva in India. In conversation with Heriberto Villasenor, it was coordinated to hold the Kiva, the temple of the heart of Mother Earth, at the Kumbha Mela in Prayag Raj in
2019. This year is the 100th anniversary of the Visva Vaishnava Raj Sabha. Since Srila Prabhupada Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati Thakur has reinitiated these activities, our current president Srila Gopananda Bon Maharaj invites our international members to participate in this historic event, where we aspire to reach out to the world as Chaitanya Mahaprabhu had envisioned.
The 100th anniversary is a wonderful moment to pray together and create deep friendships to favor our joint concerns.
AND THE ORIGINAL NATIONS OF THE WORLD
Visva Vaishnava Raj Sabha
www.vina.cc
Bharat - India’s Tradition is welcoming tribes and their messages
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Identify Yourself with the World Citizen’s Passport.
Everybody who aspires to become a Guardian of Mother Earth and to reduce the pain caused by exploitation by mankind of animals and nature, is qualified to get the United Nations of the Spirit ID. Find out the details on our website or in the WOCO app.
The United Nations of the Spirit recommends a vegetarian lifestyle to thus help the animals who are suffering due to the thoughtlessness, brutality and greed of human beings.
As part of the work of Guardians of the Earth, the UNS is now actively proposing better eating and healthier living for the benefit of all humanity and of the environment.
Many of our allies have been cooking and providing sumptuous, vegetarian meals to the Kivas and to many gatherings of those who belong to the UNS and the World Conscious Pact.
It is now so well accepted that even the United Nations has predicted that only a vegetarian lifestyle can save our world from the many dangers approaching us, for example the scarcity of drinking water and the widespread contamination that is a result of raising animals for slaughter and meat-eating.
HIPPOCRATES
“The soul is the same in all living beings, though the bodies are different.”
THE WORLD
(c. 460 – c. 370 BC)The Father of Western Medicine
The World Citizen’s Passport project was adopted by the World Conscious Pact and the United Nations of the Spirit so that we would have a passport, a unique ID that connects us all as members who support environmental projects for the protection of our Mother Earth.
This can connect us all, and we hope to inspire all environmentalists to reassess their attitudes about eating a sustainable, compassionate diet for the sake of our world.
The World Citizen’s Passport is now also available in digital format through the Woco App in Google Playstore.
The Woco Passport and ID can be used by all participants to get various discounts in different projects affiliated with other members, including restaurants, stores, yoga centers, eco farms and so on.
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CITIZEN’S PASSPORT
If you love God you will love all others automatically
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We all feel peace and joy when we visit places where Nature shows its special beauty and abundance. Often these are places where our original ancestors held their prayers and made offerings to Mother Earth. Many are lost to concrete. Others are in danger. Waterways are sacred routes. Nobody should touch them or deforest the area. We need to open our eyes and be bold enough to defend our sources of life and our values.
The places inhabited by original tribes are the first that should get our unanimous support when under attack. If we remain silent, we approve the aggression against our own well-being as a great earth family.
Protect the Sanctuaries
Vrindavan and Varsana in Uttar Pradesh have been declared places of pilgrimage, and this gives new hope to the lovers of these sanctuaries. Utterly neglected by previous governments, they were in great need.
The Braj Mandal Parikrama is a 30-45 day journey to the land of Krishna, which attracts many thousands of pilgrims from all over the world. These visits are a great help for finding peace and motivation to live a good life in service to God and humanity. Braj Mandal has thousands of temples, lakes, mountains and plenty of lectures for the seekers. It is very easy to lose your heart in Vrindavan.
Kumbha Mela
Fortunately, the famous Kumbha Mela festival was declared a World Heritage Event. Association and vows mark the events when spiritual seekers meet. For many, it is the beginning of their soul’s commitment to the eternal realms. Small or huge, such spiritual “get togethers” must be protected.
Weaving the tapestry of love is the main focus. The 2019 Kumbha Mela in Prayag is the unique moment where leaders of the original nations
- Adivasis - will meet with leaders of Vedic culture.
The United Nations of the Spirit can open the hearts of all to strengthen the voices and actions of love. Be part of it. Do not lose this or any opportunity to be part of the change. Seeking immortality brings us together in this quest, and selfless service is the method to get there.
and Sacred Routes
Vrindavan
The Sacred route of the Andes, the Inca Trail, takes us to temples of the past as well as new sanctuaries for spiritual searching. On the other hand, along the coast of South America,
Inca Trail
we can find many spectacular, lost civilizations such as Pachakamac and the Nasca lines, Chancay culture and even a modern, Vedic sanctuary called the Yoga Planetarium, located at Eco Truly Park.
Billboards, junk food, agrochemical poisoning and lack of education put all sanctuaries in danger. Therefore, we need unity to help protect each other, especially when the guardians of a sanctuary are a minority. The annual Inti Raymi festival in Cusco has become a unifying, spiritual mela with participants in the Vedic Ratha Yatra, performed yearly in Jaganath Puri as well as in many places around the world.
The holy Lake Titicaca between Peru and Bolivia is the biggest lake at such a high elevation. It is connected with the Inca trail, we can visit the sacred Sun, Moon and Peace islands. However, the water is increasingly contaminated just like most water bodies around the world. The activists trying to protect them face dangers in many countries.
The Sierra Nevada on the Caribbean coast, with snowy peaks rising to 5,700 meters, is generally considered the heart of the world. The local Mamos are famous spiritual leaders. It was here in Tejumake that the union of the guardians of Mother Earth manifested. With its beautiful rivers threatened with being dammed for more hydroelectric power, it is a constant struggle to protect the ancient cultures.
This sanctuary is also the site of the Tayrona University. There, native leaders gave their blessing to start the University of Ancient Wisdom. Regular courses about the protection of native sanctuaries are given.
We MUST unite and use existing laws to defend our sanctuaries, water sources and sacred routes. That is our main duty, if we want to save whatever is left of them.
Thus it is necessary that we become so many that our defense of Mother Nature cannot be stopped by killing a few activists.
The outstanding Aymara sacred mountain, Uschu Machi, in Coroico and the Sahama on the way to Chile mark the importance of a unique heritage, which is connected by sacred routes.
Trulys
Titicaca
Sierra Nevada
Visit sanctuaries of ancient wisdom: www.ecoyogavillages.org
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