“The world recognized Gandhi a long time ago and continues to find him. ...We need to ensure the children of our world do not forget this power of peace and truth.”
Birad Rajaram Yajnik @ the United Nations
on the 1st October 2010.
This is what I said at the UN, now meet Jes Richardson, a man who best emulates the words....He is a teacher living in the Bay Area, California. He built the ten foot tall Gandhi Puppet in 2003, with the help of some high school students, to protest the occupation of Iraq and to show support for the Mill Valley Seniors for Peace and their weekly demonstrations.
In 2007, Jes thought the U.S. was preparing to attack Iran. He went to Iran, fell in love with the people, and returned to Washington DC to spend five months trying to persuade Congress to pursue a path of diplomacy rather than sanctions. Then he traveled around the country giving presentations on Iran.
Be the change ....
More on Jes Richardson
Release of the Special Edition - MKG -Mahatma Gandhi - Imaging Peace Truth and Ahimsa at the United Nations on the 1st of October 2010 to commemorate the International Day of Non Violence.
Left to right - Ambassador Vijay Nambiar, Chef de Cabinet of the UN Secretary General, H.E. Ambassador H.S. Puri, Permanent Representative of India, Author and Publisher Birad Rajaram Yajnik, The President of the General Assembly, H.E. Mr Joseph Deiss. at the United Nations
Link to UN story
Joseph Deiss, President of the sixty-fifth session of the General Assembly, holds up a limited edition copy of “MKG – Mahatma Gandhi – Imaging Peace, Truth & Ahisma” at an event commemorating the International Day of Non-Violence. The day is observed 2 October for the birthday of non-violence pioneer Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (commonly known as Mahatma Gandhi). Pictured with Mr. Deiss are Hardeep Singh Puri (left), Permanent Representative of India to the UN, and Birad Rajaram Yajnik, the book's author.
01 October 2010 United Nations, New York
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