International
Year Of Peace Prodaimed
Dear Sir,
Beginning on October M,
the day that the Interna
tional Year of Peace la
proclaimed in the United
states, Heads of State
around the globe (including
President Reagan and
the U.N. Secretary Gene
ral) will receive delega
tions from the Baha’i
Communities that will pre
sent a message titled
•’THE PROMISE OF
WORLD PEACE.” This
message was prepared by
the Universal House of
Justice, the organization
serving as world head of
the Baha’i Communities.
rnis statement is direct
ed to the nation’s and peo
ples of the world. In ad
dition to the Heads of
State, a wide variety of na
tional and government of
ficials all over the world
will receive the statement
and it will be shared with
the public. Mrs. Celeste
Hicks of the Charlotte
Baha’i Community reports
that "THE PROMISE.OF
WORLD PEACE” presents
a unique view of the worid
situation. The message will
examine the relations of
education, religion And the
status of women as well as
political, social and econo
mic »rebiedu to the
estahhshmeut o# peace.
(Ifae&dta’is maintain that
peace is possflAe and can
be estabHsbetf by the
peoples .of the world.)
TIME -PROMISE OF
WORLD PEACfc" Includes
the following: I. How
world peace can be estab
lished and what has pre
vented man from obtaining
peace and bow theae bar
riers can be removed; J.
Hie spiritual principles by
which man can translate
its fisuhity into lasting
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of women as eaa cf the
meet important prerequi
sites of peace; 6. ft eetab
vent of sustained racial
unity; 7. It calls for an
all-embracing assemblage
of men and woman coming
together to search for so
lutions to the world’s pro
blems through 'Consulta
tion and lays the ways and
means as well as the foun
dations for peace; 8. It
rebukes unbridled nation
alism as compared to a
sane and legitimate pa
triotism and states that the
advantage of the part in a
world society is beat
served by promoting the
advantage of the whole; 9.
It states the banning of
nuclear weapons, etc., will
not remove the root causes
of war as they in too
superficial to exert an en
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which time they will be publicly opened and read.
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Each proposal must be accompanied by a deposit
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Mil uiuuers are nounea tnat the laws of North
Carolina and applicable regulations of various
Licensing Boards, will be observed in receiving bids
and awarding contracts
It is the policy of the City of Charlotte to provide
minorities and women equal opportunity for parti
cipating in all aspects of the City’s contracting and
procurement programs, including but not limited to
employment, construction development projects,
materials-services contracts and-or lease agreed
menu, consistent with the laws of the State of North
Carolina. It U further the policy of the City of
Charlotte to prohibit discrimination against any
person or business In pursuit of these opportune
ties on the basis of race, color, national origin,
religion, sex, age, handicap or veteran’s status. It is
further the policy of the City of Charlotte to conduct
iU contracting and procurement programs so as to
prevent such discrimination and to resolve any and
all claims of such discrimination Copies of the City
M-WBE Plan may be obtained from the Com
munity Relations Committee, S23 East Trade
Street, Charlotte, North Carolina, 374-2424
The right is reserved to reject any of all proposals.
during influence; 10. It
states .that we must aban
don our prejudices of every
kind and accept the prin
ciple, of the oneness of man
kind as the first prerequi
site for “the reorganiza
tion and administration of
the world as one country,
the home of mankind."
These are but a few of
the profound points that
can be gleaned from this
message of "THE PRO
MISE OF WORLD
PEACE” from the Univer
sal House of Justice. The
Baha’i Communities world
wide believe and are con
fident that ; the age-old
dream that peace is pos
sible can be a reality and is
at our fingertips. The
. Baha'is desire to impart to
everyone the emphatic pro
mise, of Baha’u’llah, the
' Prophet Founder of the
Baha'i Faith that ‘‘.^.these
ruinous wars shall pass
•Way and the 'Most Great
Peace’ shall come."
mure uian one n unarea
years ago, the Founder of
the Baha’i Faith,
Baha’u’Ilah, (translated
from Arabic: “The Glory
Of God”), wrote letters to
the kings and rulers of
many countries, catling
-'them to join together and
establish s lasting peace.
Since this call was not
heeded, Baha’is feel that
the summons must be
made again.
The Baha’i Faith is the
newest of the world’s re
vealed religions Founded
in 1*44 in Persia (now.
Iran), the Baha’i Faith
faced decades of bloody
repression in the land of its
origin. Despite constant oo-.
txwtioo, there are noto
over 111,000 Baha’i com
munities around the globe,
including more than 380
nations and territories'
Today, the Baha’is are
once again facing severe
persecution in Iran. The
oppression of the Iranian
Baha’is, solely for religious
motives, has been con
densed bp international or
ganizations, national go
vernments and the media
on all continents.
Hallmarks of the Baha’i
Faith are belief in the
oneness of mankind, the
essential unity of the
world’s great retighxtt
teachings and the unques
tionable sovereignty of one
God.
iite Bana i Faith derives
its name from’the name at
its Pounder, Baha’u’llah.
Baha’is believe that
Baha’u’llah is the most re
cent of God’s Messengers
to mankind. A Baha'i Is a
follower of Baha’u’llah.
Baha’u’llah was born in
Iran in 1817 to a family of
Persian noblemen. Be re
jected a life of material
comforts and political pres
tlge to join a religious
, movement which promised
that a new and universal
Messenger was soon to
appear sent by God. When
Baha'u’llah was impri
soned in Teheran in 1853,
He received what Baha’is
believe to be a revelation
from God, naming Him as
this universal Messenger.
After release from the dun
geon in Teheran, the next
forty years of Baha’u’Dah’s
life were a series of exiles,
imprisonments, persecu
tions and tortures, per
petrated by two govern
ments and the clergy they
supported. It was while
Baha’u’llah was under
house arrest in Adrianople
and again while impri
soned in the barracks of
Akka, Palestine (now
Israel;, that He wrote let
ters summoning many
beads of state to listen te
the new message He was
bringing from God and to
establish peate.
Baha’u’Uah passed away in
1892, outside of Akka,
while still nominally a pri
soner. For this reason, the
World Centre of the
Baha’i Faith is located in
Isreal. This World Centrals
the seat of the Universal
House of Justice, a body of
nine members elected by
Baha’i delegates from all
countries having a nation
al Baha’i organization. . .
1IIC UluYCTBAI nuusc m
Justice has expressed hope
that their message, "THE
PROMISE OF WORLD
PEACE,” win receive
“serious consideration,
conversation, and action
within and without the
Baha’i Community.”
Richard Ranch
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Jacob Critical Of Repeal
- .Editor’s Note: The fol
lowing statement was is
sued by John E. Jacob,
President of the NUL, and
comments on the report on
the health status of blacks ‘
and Hispanics issued by the
U S. Department of Health
and Human Services.
The Department of
Health and Human Servic
es’ report on the health
status of blacks and His
panics is disappointing in
that it fails to teD us
anything about the health
of black Americans that we
have not known before. In
several of our recent an
nual reports on “The State
of Black America” we have
covered much the same
ground as HHS. We are
somewhat encouraged by
the fact that the govern
ment has expressed grave
concern about the disparity
inthe health of whites and
member8 of minority
groups and has agreed that
many of these disparities
are preventable.
proved In the foreseeable
future.
At a minimum, we would
have expected the govern
ment to announce a co
ordinated national strategy
to reduce the disparity in
infant mortality among mi
nority groups and whites.
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