1ST ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL UNITY DAY CELEBRATION

ALBANY, NY -- (12/16/1999; 1500)(EIS) --

WHO:	INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR HUMAN EMPOWERMENT
WHAT:	Celebrate the 1st annual INTERNATIONAL UNITY DAY by adopting the    Unity Pledge, and initiating activities that support our commitment to quality    education, including access to internet technology, for all.
WHEN:	January 1, 2000
WHERE:	All homes, communities, and Nations Worldwide
WHY:	Foster awareness for Global interdependence

UNITY PLEDGE: We welcome the advent of the new Millennium. We will meet its challenge by first acknowledging that our planet is rich with diversity, but one in humanity. Together we pledge that we will support only the programs and legislation that elevate all people toward equality. We desire to live in peace with our bothers and sisters internationally, and will work toward equity of opportunity in every area of our lives. We celebrate our commitment to improving international relations by living peacefully while sharing active concern for those less fortunate. Together we unite in our desire to end oppression, hunger, and poverty by seeking educational opportunities, including access to technology, for all.

BACKGROUND: The International Institute For Human Empowerment, founded in 1995, located in Albany, New York, USA, provides leadership toward empowering all people by raising awareness of inequities in education and healthcare while focusing on joining of the human spirit across religious, ethnic, racial, economic status, and lifestyle differences. Activities of the International Institute For Human Empowerment include: International Peace Meditation on the first Sunday of every month; publication of a new book United We Stand (Reflections on a True Democracy); the sale of greeting cards depicting the need to care for each other across racial boundaries; and dissemination of written and recorded works about empowerment.

Contact Information:	Sue Kidd Shipe, Founder and President
	518-377-6497 or 518-393-9491
	P.O. Box 3920, Albany, New York 12203
	www.humanempowerment.org

Please report your activities for International Unity Day to Sue Kidd Shipe

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