Monday, October 6, 2008

Target for AOL Israel during her visit

I had a vip reception here & after a lovely home made lunch by Dalit Laufer[ the Israel coordinator] & a meeting with 2 others about immediate challenges
Tuesday, October 07, 2008, Tel Aviv Israel
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Here is a very inspirational letter to Guruji from Dalit Laufer & Dafna Paz

Jai Gurudev!

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Dear Guruji,
Jai Guru Dev
Happy Navratri
We would like to thank you for blessing Raji Lakshmi Ratan to come to Israel for 3 months.
We would like to share with you our target for AOL Israel during her visit and seek your blessing for it.

The Art of Living Israel, in cooperation and corresponding with the International organization’s goals, will act from Oct 2008 to the end of 2008 to promote the organization’s positioning in Israel, to spread your message and to create resonance in the country, which will produce a high level of activity and a significant mass of people that will join our courses during 2009.
Our goals:
• Courses in Tel Aviv, Jerusalem and Haifa with at least 500 participants.
• Courses in Ramallah, Beit Lehem and East Jerusalem (Organized by Palestinian volunteers)
• Interfaith courses for Palestinians and Israelis (Arabs and Jews).
• Significant media exposure (at least 3 reports in leading newspapers, at least 2 TV programs and at least 3 reports in leading websites.
These Goals will support and promote these future possibilities
• Activity within the Palestinian-Israeli Peace NGO Forum
• Cooperation with the Ministry of Education and Youth and Society Administration of local authorities
• Humanitarian activity within the community of Sderot, a town under constant threat of missiles located near the border with Gaza,
• Ongoing courses for Cancer patients and survivors
• Introducing AOL to Women leaders with the intention to invite them to the Women’s conference
• Initiation of Independent AOL chapter in Palestine
• Prisoners program
• Joint courses for Arabs and Jews in Haifa
==The schedule for Raji's visit is as follows==

6/10 arrival of Raji in Israel 7/10 Guru Puja and volunteers and teachers meeting

9-14/10 course in Ramallah

15-20/10 course in Bethlehem

21/10 Preparing for Sagol festival, the leading 3-day spiritual fair/event in Israel

22/10 17:00 meeting group of Israeli Arab and Israeli Jewish women

20:00 meeting group of leaders
23-25/10 Sagol Festival, Raji is giving inaugurating blessing, concert of bhajans, and 2 additional 2 hour workshops in the event.
Sagol Invitation: http://www.sagol.org/sagol_guestsGrid.php?category_id=44&tdate=98
AOL Israel website: http://www.artofliving.org.il/

26/10 meeting group of Palestinians and Israelis peacemakers

27/10-1/11 course in East Jerusalem (Palestinian)

2-7/11 course in Jerusalem (Israeli)

9-15/11 not set yet ….

16-21/11 2 courses in Tel Aviv (morning and evening)

23-28/11 course in Haifa

1-13/12 not set yet during this period it will be great to have joint refresher courses for Israeli and Palestinian in East Jerusalem

14-19/12 2 courses in Tel Aviv (morning and evening)

21-28/12 not set yet 28-12 Maha SatSang!

We took the responsibility to move together and to use these 3 month as a springboard for huge growth and development of the AOL in Israel

With love, Jai Gurudev. Dalit Laufer & Dafna Paz.

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