Tuesday, November 28, 2023

48 hours to save 1 million children




We have 48 hours to turn the temporary ceasefire in Gaza into a permanent one, and save a million children. Join our major social media campaign, and boost the cry for peace - it only takes 5 minutes. The beautiful children of Gaza deserve a chance. Let Them Grow Up. "I swear, life is so beautiful this way, without the sounds of Israeli drones." This was the testimony of a little Palestinian boy when he woke up to the temporary ceasefire in Gaza. He says he prays that this will be a permanent one. And, together, we can boost his prayers - it will only take 5 minutes from each of us.The humanitarian pause is set to end this Thursday. This is the key moment to flood social media everywhere with a cry for peace. Avaaz has partnered with artists, activists and allies around the world for a powerful social media action that can help show the beautiful children of Gaza that can still be saved by a ceasefire. Will you join us?
Take Action Now!
We have 48 hours to turn the temporary ceasefire in Gaza into a permanent one, and save a million children. Join our major social media campaign, and boost the cry for peace - it only takes 5 minutes. The beautiful children of Gaza deserve a chance. Let Them Grow Up.
Dear friends across the world,
"I swear, life is so beautiful this way, without the sounds of Israeli drones." This was the testimony of a little Palestinian boy when he woke up to the temporary ceasefire in Gaza. He says he prays that this will be a permanent one. And, together, we can boost his prayers - it will only take 5 minutes from each of us.

The humanitarian pause is set to end this Thursday. This is the key moment to flood social media everywhere with a cry for peace. Avaaz has partnered with artists, activists and allies around the world for a powerful social media action that can help show the beautiful children of Gaza that can still be saved by a ceasefire. Will you join us?
See below for how to join the #LetThemGrowUp campaign and help us call for a permanent  ceasefire.
  1. Pick one child's name and age from the list below and write it on your arms - on the list we have the names of children living in Gaza who have been sheltering from airstrikes. We chose this gesture because parents are writing their kids' names on their bodies, so that the children can be identified if they are killed. It's so heartbreaking, and such a powerful symbol of the horror of this war… that's why we're asking you to write the name of one of these children on your body too, as a gesture of solidarity. Here are some options:

    Yet-unnamed baby, 0 years-old
    Teeba Khalid Abueliwa, 6 years old
    Wael Salha, 5 years old
    Ward Wa'el Arandas, 6 years old
    Noha Khaled, 9 years old
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  2. Take a selfie with your arms in front of your chest like this - you don't need to show your face if you are not comfortable with it:
  3. Post your selfie on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter (you can choose any social media channel that you like).
  4. You are welcome to customise your participation, including adding the names of children in Gaza that you know personally, but we kindly ask that you use the hashtags #LetThemGrowUp, #CeasefireNow and #PermanentCeasefire. In addition, please share the website LetThemGrowUp.com that explains what this action is all about and how more people can join.
  5. Invite your friends and family to do the same.
  6. If you don't want to post a photo, you can also find content to share here.

It is on us to double our efforts this week to reach a full ceasefire. This humanitarian pause has given us a de-escalated moment, and we need to continue to further push de-escalation on all fronts. In the short term, the goal is to extend this pause and amplify the calls for a ceasefire. That is what our #LetThemGrowUp social media push can achieve if we all put energy into it before this humanitarian pause ends. 

Like you, millions of Avaaz members are receiving this email now to join this action. None of us are alone - and our voices together can change history.
With stubborn hope,

Nana, Fadi, Nell, Sam, Zarpa and the whole Avaaz team.
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Friday, November 24, 2023

Inside Tantra Movement. Documentary about Tantra Movement, Community and Tantra Teachers Course

This documentary is our another dream achieved bit by bit. This movie as it's parts: Tantra Movement, Community and Tantra Teachers Course, is intending to make the world a better place.
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Do it with us. Share if you care.
Enjoy and get inspired!
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Kyvb09nLxVU&list=PL8M5t5cY3plYGEfl43vmNG5dtw1wt0_k3&index=1

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Tantra Movement
...warmly invites you into a holistic tantric path of self-discovery, energy exchange, and relating fully. Workshops go beyond concepts to enter an intimate relationship with your highest potential. We gently guide you to deepest love by exploring all dimensions of your being. Wherever you find yourself now, we offer support for your journey in embodying your essence. Join us at European retreats and festivals in summer. Our school is nestled on the spiritual, tantric vortex island of Koh Phangan, Thailand. Immerse yourself in our life-changing retreats.

To love better, especially at the beginning of our spiritual journey, we have to heal our sexuality from past traumas, shame, guilt, desires and addictions.
We have to transform it into Sacred Sexuality, one of the most intimate, most beautiful, most close and most energising expressions of more and more Unconditional Love.

Tantra, Sacred Sexuality and Unconditional Love are invaluable gifts to solve global and individual crises.

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Community.
To bring it more efficiently, we need the community of volunteers around Tantra Movement.

As many daily tasks get organized, and as many things could be taken away from our shoulders then more energy, we may dedicate to use in our authentic potential - sharing tantra.

As less energy teachers have to put into other things, then more quality and depth would be in their teachings.

Join us in birthing more love!

Our community resonates with this self-discovery path beyond concepts into fully relating. This space anchors energy for transformation, healing, blossoming your gifts to serve love. We support embodying the vision in action - not just theory. Sharing life, work, and Tantra enables meaningful growth through mutual inspiration. We envision the highest possible relationships. Our friendships cultivate trust, open communication and alignment.

Flexible roles enable sharing your gifts to allow potent teachings by relieving demands. Together we uphold the vision and manifest our intentions.

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Tantra Teachers Course.
Our Teacher Training passionately empowers embodying Tantra's essence through direct experience. It unfolds through:

Introducing philosophy
Practicing techniques
Integrating essence
Clarifying purpose
This anchors wisdom beyond concepts into realization. Our experts transmit mastery through presence. Effective teachers embody Tantra fully with integrity.

You will learn to guide others through your inner and outer work. Teachers generously unveil their wisdom to help you master this art. Beyond techniques, it nourishes wisdom, empathy and therapeutic skills to unlock your wholeness.

If you feel called to guide others into profound healing and awakening, this immersive training will empower your purpose. Join us in embodying Tantra's essence as a way of life!

Teacher Training empowers embodying Tantra's essence directly. It unfolds through philosophy, practice, integration, and clarifying purpose. Our experts transmit mastery.

More information you may find here:
https://www.tantramovement.com/tantra-teachers-course/

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Thanks, Sebastian Janicki for creating this beautiful documentary. You can see more of his work here:
https://www.instagram.com/nomadaskaii/

Thanks, all Teachers, Students, the whole Tantra Movement Community, and all the others for this co-creation.

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Tuesday, November 21, 2023

License to rape? Stop it


Can you help us reach 300,000 signatures before our delivery this week so that consent is finally enshrined in law? https://secure.avaaz.org/Consent I am one of the nine million European women who have been raped. Many of us have considered suicide. A historic law could finally address rape across the EU, so why are France and Germany weakening it behind the scenes? Let's gather hundreds of thousands of voices to unveil this sabotage and make rapists face their crimes. Sign and share: I am one of the nine million European women who have been raped at least once. We often keep this heavy secret buried. Many of us have considered suicide.Often we can't confide in our family and friends, much less reach out to the authorities, because society makes us feel that we're responsible. Our guilt adds to the trauma of the attack.However, here's our message for survivors: it's not our fault. Sex without consent is rape.Today, the European Parliament and the Commission want to enshrine this fundamental principle in law. It would change everything: victims would be heard; society would have more justice. But France and Germany are shamefully standing in the way.Let's publicly call out their false excuses before the Council debate on 14 November. Together, let's press for justice that allows victims to rebuild their lives and challenge French and German decision-makers:
Can you help us reach 300,000 signatures before our delivery this week so that consent is finally enshrined in law? https://secure.avaaz.org/Consent
JOIN THE CALL
I am one of the nine million European women who have been raped. Many of us have considered suicide. A historic law could finally address rape across the EU, so why are France and Germany weakening it behind the scenes? Let's gather hundreds of thousands of voices to unveil this sabotage and make rapists face their crimes. Sign and share:
JOIN THE CALL
Dear friends and allies,
I am one of the nine million European women who have been raped at least once. We often keep this heavy secret buried. Many of us have considered suicide.

Often we can't confide in our family and friends, much less reach out to the authorities, because society makes us feel that we're responsible. Our guilt adds to the trauma of the attack.

However, here's our message for survivors: it's not our fault. Sex without consent is rape.

Today, the European Parliament and the Commission want to enshrine this fundamental principle in law. It would change everything: victims would be heard; society would have more justice. But France and Germany are shamefully standing in the way.

Let's publicly call out their false excuses before the Council debate on 14 November. Together, let's press for justice that allows victims to rebuild their lives and challenge French and German decision-makers:
There is not a single country in the EU where we are free from sexual violence.

A quarter of European people think that our clothes can justify violence. Or that if we didn't struggle, it wasn't rape. This devastating system of thought has destroyed entire generations.

It doesn't have to be that way. We have a chance to change the paradigm, and move from a culture of rape to a culture of consent. A consent-based definition of rape, applicable across the entire European Union is a vital step, and will help protect and heal us all – women, children, and men.

Let's make it happen – join the call and Avaaz will deliver it to the key blocking countries:
Violence against women and girls has no borders. Yet depending on where they are in Europe, victims of rape are not treated equally. In the collective imagination, and in the law of half of European countries, rape is not defined by the absence of consent but only by the use of force. When they dare to speak, victims are systematically called upon to prove that they struggled enough. Let us all stand together to end this terrible double punishment and guarantee all survivors the right to heal and get the support they need.

With hope and determination,

Mélanie, with Antonia, Huiting, Nate and the whole Avaaz team

PS: In this campaign, we have chosen to use the generic feminine because 90% of victims are women, but this law will also benefit children and male victims.

Avaaz is a 70-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, Twitter, or Instagram.

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Thursday, November 9, 2023

Tantra For Couples

🌟 Join us for an extraordinary journey of love and transformation.
💑 Are you ready to take your relationship to new heights? Whether you're a couple or single and open to partnering up during our retreat, this course is designed to bring more love, joy, and healing into your life.

🌹 Here's what you'll explore:
- Conscious relationship and the power of love
- Healing past wounds and conditioning
- Transforming sex into Tantric Lovemaking
- Female tantric anatomy and different types of orgasms
- Tantric communication and connection tools
- Exploring archetypes and polarities
- Divine and mature feminine and masculine energies
- Varieties of sacred, respectful Lovemaking

✨ Experience profound healing of your past, present, and future. Open the doors to ecstasy, bliss, and self-love.

💜 Secure your spot for this profound experience - book now. Singles, join our Connecting Event in Thursday to get a taste of our energy and meet potential partners.

📅 When: Friday, Saturday, and Sunday from 11 AM to 7 PM each day.
📍 Where: Tantra Movement // Koh Phangan // Sri Thanu
Check more details here:
https://facebook.com/events/s/supreme-lovers-3-days-course/833139298370787/?mibextid=Gg3lNB

Discover the depths of love, connection, and transformation. Your life may never be the same. 💜

Michal Kali Griks
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Wednesday, November 8, 2023

Gaza




The global call to stop the war...
ADD YOUR NAME
Dear friends,
Over 11,000 people are dead in Palestine and Israel. A child in Gaza is being killed every 15 minutes. This is absolute madness and it is getting worse. As Israel's closest ally, the American president holds the key to a ceasefire that would prevent thousands more from dying -- sign this urgent call for peace and we'll deliver it to President Biden and in media across the world.

Dear President Biden and global leaders,

How many more children must die before you support the global call for a ceasefire?

How many are enough?

As people from across the world, we call for an immediate ceasefire and an end to the blockade in Gaza.

Stop raining death on innocent people.

Ceasefire NOW!

ADD YOUR NAME
Over 2 million people live in Gaza, and almost 50% are children under 18. The blockade has left them largely without drinking water, food or fuel. This is illegal under international law. Hospitals are operating on wounded civilians without anesthesia. Imagine - screaming, wounded children with no painkillers to help them.

This isn't a targeted strike on Hamas -- it's the collective punishment of an entire people.

The Israeli people are also in danger. After the horrors committed by Hamas, their far-right, Trump-like Prime Minister is drawing them into a war that could take years and thousands more lives. Standing with Israeli citizens does not mean standing with PM Netanyahu or supporting a cruel war that will make everyone less safe.

With key governments, like the US, giving Netanyahu the greenlight to plunge into war, the hawks of war are louder than the voices for peace. And that is one thing we can help change if we act together -- demanding the leadership we need to bring security and justice to both sides.

Join the massive call to STOP this insanity before it's too late. Add your voice below and Avaaz will put our message in ads around the world and deliver it directly to key heads of state.
There is no liberation for any of us when we let this kind of harm come to innocent people, and we all have a role to play in stopping it. We can be the people who choose justice over revenge. Who choose life over death. Who choose peace over war. Let's call the world to its senses together!

With hope and determination,

Nell, Abdelrahman, Alice, Fadi, Christoph, John, Kanika, Lily, Mo and the rest of the Avaaz team

Avaaz is a 70-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, Twitter, or Instagram


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Wednesday, November 1, 2023

License to rape?


JOIN THE CALL
9 million of us have been raped, and many have considered suicide. A historic law could finally address rape across the EU, so why are France and Germany weakening it behind the scenes? Let's gather hundreds of thousands of voices to unveil this sabotage and make rapists face their crimes. Sign and share:
JOIN THE CALL
Dear friends and allies,
We are nine million European women who have been raped at least once. We often keep this heavy secret buried. Many of us have considered suicide.

Often we can't confide in our family and friends, much less reach out to the authorities, because society makes us feel that we're responsible. Our guilt adds to the trauma of the attack.

However here's our message for survivors: it's not our fault. Sex without consent is rape. 

Today the EU Parliament and Commission are ready to make history by enshrining that principle in law all across Europe, but France and Germany are shockingly blocking the Council.

Let us publicly denounce their false excuses before a crucial Council meeting on November 14. Join the call for justice that allows victims to heal and we will directly address the French and German decision-makers:
There is not a single country in the EU where we are free from sexual violence.

A quarter of European people think that our clothes can justify violence. Or that if we didn't struggle, it wasn't rape. This devastating system of thought has destroyed entire generations.

It doesn't have to be that way. We have a chance to change the paradigm, and move from a culture of rape to a culture of consent. A consent-based definition of rape, applicable across the entire European Union is a vital step, and will help protect and heal us all – women, children, and men.

Let's make it happen – join the call and Avaaz will deliver it to the key blocking countries:
Violence against women and girls has no borders. Yet depending on where they are in Europe, victims of rape are not treated equally. In the collective imagination, and in the law of half of European countries, rape is not defined by the absence of consent but only by the use of force. When they dare to speak, victims are systematically called upon to prove that they struggled enough. Let us all stand together to end this terrible double punishment and guarantee all survivors the right to heal and get the support they need.

With hope and determination,

Mélanie, Antonia, Huiting, Nate and the whole Avaaz team

PS: In this campaign, we have chosen to use the generic feminine because 90% of victims are women, but this law will also benefit children and male victims.

Avaaz is a 70-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, Twitter, or Instagram.