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Jeanine DuBois
Jan 15, 2015, 1:33:26 AM1/15/15
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Hi, friends,
I just signed an avaaz petition that I agree to do these 3 things in 2015 (oh and for me - throughout my life). Once avaaz gets to 500,000, they will deliver this to world leaders and ask them to do the same. So far they’re at 115,000+
If the button below doesn’t work, here’s the link: https://secure.avaaz.org/en/three_principles_loc/?bOWvzbb&v=51144
Dag Hammarskjöld, the great UN leader, once reflected that we'd never make sustainable progress in our world until we all "walked the longest journey". The journey within.
Each of our capacities to create the world we dream of depends on our own journey, from fear to love, towards believing in ourselves, and leaving our demons behind.
We've come together as a community hundreds of times in campaigns, and created magic. At this most reflective time of a new year, let's come together around this, most important campaign of all - the campaign for ourselves, to "be the change we wish to see" - for us, and for all the people we love and the planet we call home.
Our community has chosen 3 simple but powerful values to support each other to follow in 2015. When 500,000 of us pledge, we'll invite world leaders to join us, and we'll check in 3 times this coming year to see how we're all doing -- click to see them and sign a new year's pledge to ourselves:
https://secure.avaaz.org/en/three_principles_loc/?bOWvzbb&v=51144
Our journeys within are profoundly individual. But it's amazing how similar we are in what we love and fear and hope for. Over 97% of our community strongly support every one of the 3 principles in our petition!
Being part of a community can be a powerful influence, for better or worse. Avaaz is an extraordinary community of hopeful, practically idealistic people who choose to sign a petition or donate money when no one is looking. I've been blown away by the wisdom and humanity of the people in this community. Seems like we're a good influence on each other :).
Click to see the principles, and if they sound right, sign the pledge and join the culture list to kick off your 2015:
https://secure.avaaz.org/en/three_principles_loc/?bOWvzbb&v=51144
I wake up every day grateful for how we change the world together. It's just a thrilling bonus that I might get a chance to hear inspiration and support from everyone on how I personally can grow and be better. And I think inviting our leaders to join us could powerfully impact some of their own journeys to be wiser for the rest of us. So excited to do this with you all!
With hope and gratitude,
Ricken, with Danny, Nataliya and the whole Avaaz team
Avaaz.org is a 40-million-person global campaign network that works to ensure that the views and values of the world's people shape global decision-making. ("Avaaz" means "voice" or "song" in many languages.) Avaaz members live in every nation of the world; our team is spread across 18 countries on 6 continents and operates in 17 languages. Learn about some of Avaaz's biggest campaigns here, or follow us on Facebook or Twitter.
To contact Avaaz, please do not reply to this email. Instead, write to us at www.avaaz.org/en/contact or call us at +1-888-922-8229 (US).
- Show Kindness and Respect: We will show kindness and respect towards ourselves and others whenever possible. And it's always possible, because everyone we meet is fighting a battle we may know nothing about.
- Strive for Wisdom: We will seek to be wise in our decisions, listening deeply to ourselves and others, and balancing our heads, hearts and intuitions in a harmony that feels right.
- Practice Gratitude: We will regularly reflect on what we're grateful for, because it brings perspective, dissolves negativity, and grounds us in what's most important.
Could this be a sign that the world is changing?
(I’m not on FB. If you are, feel free to post.)
Peace and possibilities,
Jeanine
Begin forwarded message:
From: Ricken Patel - Avaaz <av...@avaaz.org>
Subject: Our most powerful petition target ever
Date: January 14, 2015 at 2:52:42 PM PST
Dear amazing Avaaz community,
 The path to changing the world requires us to walk the longest journey - the journey within - to change ourselves. When 500,000 of us pledge to live 3 simple but powerful values in 2015, we'll invite world leaders to join us:  |
Each of our capacities to create the world we dream of depends on our own journey, from fear to love, towards believing in ourselves, and leaving our demons behind.
We've come together as a community hundreds of times in campaigns, and created magic. At this most reflective time of a new year, let's come together around this, most important campaign of all - the campaign for ourselves, to "be the change we wish to see" - for us, and for all the people we love and the planet we call home.
Our community has chosen 3 simple but powerful values to support each other to follow in 2015. When 500,000 of us pledge, we'll invite world leaders to join us, and we'll check in 3 times this coming year to see how we're all doing -- click to see them and sign a new year's pledge to ourselves:
https://secure.avaaz.org/en/three_principles_loc/?bOWvzbb&v=51144
Our journeys within are profoundly individual. But it's amazing how similar we are in what we love and fear and hope for. Over 97% of our community strongly support every one of the 3 principles in our petition!
Being part of a community can be a powerful influence, for better or worse. Avaaz is an extraordinary community of hopeful, practically idealistic people who choose to sign a petition or donate money when no one is looking. I've been blown away by the wisdom and humanity of the people in this community. Seems like we're a good influence on each other :).
Click to see the principles, and if they sound right, sign the pledge and join the culture list to kick off your 2015:
https://secure.avaaz.org/en/three_principles_loc/?bOWvzbb&v=51144
I wake up every day grateful for how we change the world together. It's just a thrilling bonus that I might get a chance to hear inspiration and support from everyone on how I personally can grow and be better. And I think inviting our leaders to join us could powerfully impact some of their own journeys to be wiser for the rest of us. So excited to do this with you all!
With hope and gratitude,
Ricken, with Danny, Nataliya and the whole Avaaz team
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Avaaz.org is a 40-million-person global campaign network that works to ensure that the views and values of the world's people shape global decision-making. ("Avaaz" means "voice" or "song" in many languages.) Avaaz members live in every nation of the world; our team is spread across 18 countries on 6 continents and operates in 17 languages. Learn about some of Avaaz's biggest campaigns here, or follow us on Facebook or Twitter.
To contact Avaaz, please do not reply to this email. Instead, write to us at www.avaaz.org/en/contact or call us at +1-888-922-8229 (US).
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