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GIANT GARAGE SALE 12th April 2003

Anzac Day: Friday April 25th

Tenzin from Hobart feels a sense of common humanity

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Anzac Day: Friday April 25th

In lieu of a meeting (counted as a makeup) All members are asked to attend Dawn Service (4 am) at the Esplanade Cenotaph followed by a BBQ breakfast at the lagoon after the service.

With our troops in the Gulf - we would like to show our support for their efforts by being a part of Anzac Day.

Please let Sandy or Gina (The BBQ Queens) know if you are attending the breakfast.

Brad and Sandy Astill ph: 40452072
Sandy's mobile: 0412240190
Brad's mobile: 0408411204
email: astills@optusnet.com.au

GIANT GARAGE SALE 12th April 2003

Many of our members and partners have asked for more information in regards to the Giant Garage Sale.

The Giant Garage Sale is a project for Rotary International and in particular, PolioPlus. All the Rotary clubs in Cairns are working together to make this a success. It is a great project and we seldom get the opportunity to work with other Rotary club members.

What we are asking our members to do is to speak with work colleagues, families, neighbours etc. and ask them to have a clean out of their unwanted items and donate them to a "good cause". Rotarians will even collect them from your door or they can be delivered to the Mitre 10 store in Scott Street either between 5pm - 7 pm Thursday or between 9am - 11am Saturday.

We have all threatened to have a garage sale ourselves, but never get around to it. This is a way of doing it without the hassles and you also will be helping to save lives.

All of us have a friend or family member who have been touched by this dreadful disease - help Rotary to eradicate the poliovirus. In 1952, 558,000 people contacted polio, leaving thousands permanently afflicted. In 1985, Rotary International made a promise to eradicate polio by 2005 and started immunising children in developing countries. PolioPlus is the first and largest international coordinated private-sector support of a public health initiative.

In 2002, at the beginning of the year, only ten countries remain polio endemic, the European region is polio free. Sometimes we forget what a wonderful organisation we belong to. So fellow Rotarians and partners we need your help.

102.7 radio is advertising it (Although I am yet to hear it) and we hope to have a live broadcast on the day of the garage sale. Channel 9 is to start advertising this week. It has been in the Cairns Sun last week and this week there is to be a two-page spread.

How can you help you ask

- Firstly have your clean out, we can't have a sale without goods to sell.

Secondly if you have a ute or small truck to collect the goods, we also need a couple of extra people to help load these goods. That is on Saturday (5th) 9am, meet at the Mitre 10 store in Scott Street. Also for people to help arrange to put the goods in place for sale and we do need to price them on that day too.

On the day of the sale(12.04.03 starting at 8am), we need people to take the money help serve, maybe help carry the goods to their cars etc. We are also having food and drink on sale. As you can see it is not a large commitment of time for any one member. The other clubs are certainly getting involved. This project is planned to be an annual event, so please help make the first one really worthwhile.

Remember we are Rotarians and this is for Rotary. Rotary is always helping the community, this is an opportunity for the community to help Rotary. The response has been good so far. Please email me at denisemitchell@austarnet.com.au if you have not yet said when you are available.

Or ring 40518849, Brian and Julie Fowler are generously giving of their time to answer the phone calls and arrange the pickups.

Regards Denise

Tenzin from Hobart feels a sense of common humanity

Tenzin Bhuchung was sponsored by the Rotary club of sandy Bay in Hobart, Tasmania, to be a Rotary Peace scholar at the University of California at Berkeley, U.S.A. In this article he tells about his experiences since arriving from Australia.

I am enrolled in MA Asian studies, an interdisciplinary program where I can choose courses from different schools and department to tailor to my needs. Of the three courses I took during the Fall semester, two satisfy Rotary's criteria of studies in International Peace and conflict Resolution. Violence, War and Terrorism, a course offered by the Department of Political Science, deals with the nature, scope definitions of terrorism and the implications of terrorism for global peace.

The course has been valuable in giving a broad-based introduction to terrorism and counter-terrorism and ethics of it, with a focus on case studies of terrorism around the world. Peace and Conflict Studies, as taught by Professor Nancy Erbe, introduces different levels and dimensions of conflicts, ranging from inter-personal to inter-ethnic to international ones and offers valuable tools for mediators and arbitrators.

The focus is on the fact that more and more global violence is inter-ethnic or inter-group by nature and how "citizen diplomacy" or what came to be known as the "second track diplomacy" by individuals and non-state actors might bring about peaceful resolutions. The approach seems promising, especially with issues that have become intractable and where traditional international dispute resolution mechanisms can do little in terms of bringing critical social and political change.

As a part of this course, I have been fortunate to form a case study group dealing with Sino-Tibetan conflicts. Luckily we have a Chinese student in the group who has been valuable in getting the Chinese perspectives. We are considering possible alliances between Chinese and Tibetan students based on shared interests such as human rights and democracy. My other course, Asian Studies 201, is a seminar class where the department invites experts from the Asian region to speak on a range of topics.

Our first Rotary Orientation Program in Berkeley was at my host counselor's residence. After introducing ourselves and our missions, prominent figures from the Rotary International, notably Rotary International Past President Cliff Dochterman and Virginia Nordby talked on Rotary's history, visions and expectations from this program.

It was inspiring to know how Rotary's vision of establishing a university for international peace culminated in the Rotary International peace scholarship program and the amount of dedication, vision and money it entailed.

Our first Rotary Host Area seminar was held on October 20, 2002, when Virgnia Nordby gave the keynote speech detailing Rotary's vision for international peace culminating in the current peace scholarship program. It was a very good opportunity to further interact with Rotarians and to learn more about Rotary programs around the world.

I have talked twice at International House where the majority of the Rotary peace scholars live. As it has around 600 residents from 85 countries, it provides a unique environment for building international goodwill. I attended many talks and debates held around the UC Berkeley campus. They have been an eye opener in terms of understanding conflicts around the world at a more intimate and personal level.

A case in point is the debate held at the International House between a student from India and Kashmir on the Kashmir conflict. Whereas in India, it would be very difficult to have any meaningful communication because of the history of violence and animosity involved, the campus provides a unique opportunity to have dispassionate, yet open and frank, discussion.

In the second semester, two peace scholars from India (and myself) have been invited to panel a conference on the theme Human Rights and Political Culture in South Asia by the Centre for South Asian Studies.

It was also interesting to note that Tibetan Language Section of the Voice of America aired a program featuring Rotary International and its peace programs. I an convinced of Rotary's mission of building international goodwill and understanding through its usual ambassadorial programs and now through the Rotary International Peace Scholarship program.

Not only do you get to understand and appreciate subtleties of American culture and people, but also one is exposed to different peoples and cultures from across the world. This itself breeds a sense of common humanity and an appreciation of various cultures. I thank the Rotary Club of Sandy Bay, student counselor Helen Holmes, Rotary in Australia and R.I. for his amazing opportunity.

From Rotary Down Under March 2003.

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