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How to activate your happiness center

brigitte — Sat, 21 Apr 2012 18:31:18 -0500

This is what Rael has been teaching for the past 38 years: Happiness is a decision and you can activate your happiness center at will through meditation.
All Raelians have measured the benefits of their daily meditation regimen in their overall well being and scientific researches have confirmed over the past 10 years that meditation induces functional changes in the brain of the practitioners.
Richard Davidson at the Laboratory for Affective Neuroscience, UW-Madison is one of the pioneers in that domain and his studies on the brain of a group of Tibetan monks who had practiced meditation for a minimum of 10,000 hours have shown the differences between the monk's brains and a 'normal' brain.
Neurobiologist Sara Lazar from the Massachusetts General Hospital, has also been looking at how the practice of yoga and meditation affect emotions and cognitive performance and found a significant activity in the prefrontal cortex as well as the insula — a region near the frontal portion of the brain — of long-term meditators who participated in a 1-week intensive meditation retreat.
All these researchers actually report a greater activation of the left prefrontal brain compared to the right part of the brain during meditation, and more so when the meditation focused on loving-kindness and compassion.
It is also commonly accepted that positive emotions are associated with a greater activity in the left prefrontal region, while negative emotions are linked to a greater activity in the right prefrontal cortex.
Based on the principle that meditation brings about a state of well being, it was reasonable to expect to see a greater activity in the left prefrontal cortex among meditation practitioners compared to non-practitioners.
Some studies using brain imaging techniques like the single photon emission computed tomography, or SPECT, or Infrared Spectroscopy, IR, have shown that during meditation the blood flow increases in the prefrontal regions, and more specifically, the left prefrontal region. However most of these studies have measured the brain activity at rest and during meditation and compare the results under these two conditions. To our knowledge, no research has been conducted to determine if it is possible to stimulate the blood flow at will in the left prefrontal region during meditation.

What Maitreya Rael is however saying is that it is possible to target the left prefrontal region of our brain and increase the blood flow there and thus the activity of this region and the positive emotions associated to it.

This is how he formulates this meditation exercise: “Concentrate on your brain’s power and strength and its exceptional ability to harmonize itself and to choose happiness, by visualizing the blood flow and the heat that is created in the left frontal region, where happiness lies.”

«Remember to always focus on the front left side of your brain, where the happiness centre lies. Every time you are happy, more blood comes here. At the same time, each time you send blood here through meditation, you are happier. So you can create happiness by feeling this part more than the rest of your body. Feel it. Feel this part becoming hotter, like a little fire inside. Happiness centre. And you will have a beautiful life. Never stop feeling it…»

In other words, just as several therapeutic visualization exercises that invite the subject to visualize the healing of a specific organ, or the scarring of a wound, or the strengthening of the immune system, Maitreya Rael invites the meditation practitioner to intentionally stimulate the blood flow in the left prefrontal region of the brain in order to increase the level of happiness that it generates.

To our knowledge, no scientific research has shown it was possible to target the left prefrontal cortex and intentionally stimulate the blood flow in that area.

Daniel Chabot, a Raelian Guide, MA, in charge of teaching in the Raelian Movement Structure, decided to explore that possibility. To do so, he used a device marketed by the company Thought Technology: the TT-pIR and Procomp Infinity Device. Thought Technology's latest innovation provides easy measurement of forehead infrared temperature emissions. The headgear incorporates two very sensitive and highly accurate passive infrared sensors 3.8cm apart and mounted on a headset to provide responsive monitoring and training of heat radiated from the forehead, i.e., the prefrontal lobes of the brain.
What makes this technology interesting is that it is possible, through neurofeedback, to measure and even train the prefrontal region of the brain without worrying about background noise from muscle contractions or even blinking, which can affect the electroencephalogram (EEG) and make the recording of electrical activities in this important region of the brain difficult, to the point of skewing the results.

You may read the full account of his first experiments downloading this file now.

This Figure shows the difference in heat in his left and right prefrontal cortex during a 30-minute meditation, with eyes opened. In the very beginning, we see that the heat was higher in the right prefrontal region than in the left. But quickly, the heat in the left prefrontal region gradually increased throughout the exercise and surpassed the heat in the right. According to Daniel, the sensations of inner well being were very powerful. In fact, the meditation exercise consisted in generating a state of great inner well being, while visualizing the blood flow in the left prefrontal area. “With my eyes opened, I could simultaneously use the visual feedback from the graphs in order to stimulate the progression.” says Daniel.
“While examining my results, I remembered Maitreya Raël’s teachings about how meditation, happiness, and awakening are states of mind. “We cannot do happy, we cannot know happy, we cannot have happy. We can only BE happy because happiness is a state of mind and not something we can own, do or know,” as Maitreya Rael said and taught us for years. And the evidence of this was unfolding before my very eyes. When I would see myself “do” rather than “be,” nothing would be working.”

To learn more about the happiness teachings of Maitreya Rael, you may attend his one week Happiness Academies. The next one starts next week, on April 28th, in Okinawa, Japan. To find the nearest Happiness Academy for you, please go to www.rael.org/seminars.
See you there...?

Rael in support of Brics Union

brigitte — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 15:27:39 -0500

The fourth annual gathering of the world's fastest-growing economic powers – Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa – also called the BRICS, was held in New Delhi at the end of March during which the representatives of these countries proposed the creation of a joint development bank and discussed a greater stock market co-operation. The World bank director shortly after acknowledged the new Bank.
According to officials, this new bank will allow the countries to pool resources for infrastructure improvements. An equity index derivative, shared by the stock exchanges of the five Brics nations, is expected to be launched also to facilitate cross-border stock-market investment.

Maitreya Rael commented on this new cooperation step saying that “this union is the only way to oppose and destroy Western imperialism.”
He added:
“Their next move will be to create a new world currency, a move which will accelerate the destruction of the US dollar, just like Saddam Hussein and Muhamar Kaddhafi tried to create one, which triggered immediately the US led invasion and destruction that we know were led under false pretexts of non-existent weapons of mass destruction or so-called “humanitarian protection”. But with now Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa united, they will not dare to do the same. Cowardly attacking weak small countries was a piece of cake but now that countries with nuclear powers like India and China are part of this union, they can't do anything except risking a nuclear world war which would see at least millions of immediate victims inside US cities, and which may be fatal for the whole of Humanity.”

Together the BRICS states account for 43 per cent of the world's population and 40 per cent of global GDP.

Rael concluded: “The US should also realize that with its 313 million inhabitants, it is dwarfed by this new union which represents a staggering 3 billion population, 10 times more and almost a half of Humanity. It's time for the Western world to start behaving with humility and not anymore with a colonialist and imperialist mind. If not, in a spectacular and rightful return of situation, they may well end up being colonized by their very ex-colonies...”

Anti-war protest in Las Vegas

thomas — Mon, 02 Apr 2012 15:02:22 -0500

A few hundred Raelians who were in Las Vegas for the North American Happiness Academy staged an anti-war protest on the "Strip". See http://www.raelpress.org/news.php?item.272.1 for more information.

Raelian Movement strongly opposes spreading of Fukushima debris

brigitte — Wed, 14 Mar 2012 14:56:33 -0500

After Japan Prime Minister's plea to have local government authorities across Japan to accept tons of debris from Fukushima for disposal, Maitreya Rael, leader of the International Raelian Movement, commented saying that it is a “very stupid idea to spread radio active debris all over Japan”

For the Japanese Raelians, the concern expressed by many residents that the tsunami-generated rubbish is radioactively contaminated is quite reasonable.
“It would be much better to bring all debris close to the Fukushima nuclear plant in a zone which will be inhabitable for a very very long time.” said Maitreya Rael.

While Prime Minister Noda calls on the spirit of the Japanese for helping one another in the aftermath of the disaster, Maitreya Rael said that spreading the contamination will have the opposite effect. Instead he proposes to actually “bury the Fukushima power plant under these millions of tons of debris and create an artificial mountain that would be like a memorial in remembrance to the dead people”.

UK-Vatican protest

thomas — Sun, 11 Mar 2012 20:30:08 -0500

Raelians all over North America protested in front of UK embassies and consulates against the UK cabinet conspiracy to cover up pedophilia, see http://www.raelpress.org/news.php?item.271.1 for our press release on this matter.

Letters of protest were given to UK diplomatic staff at the embassy in Washington DC as well as consulates in Chicago, Houston, San Antonio, Vancouver and Toronto.

Larry tells us about the Chicago protest:

"After delivering our protest letter to the Consul General's office, we spent the rest of the day with our poster on the sidewalk in front of the entrance. Amid the hustle and bustle of the city, the glaring sirens, and the abundance of foot and vehicular traffic, our sign was viewed by hundreds, perhaps a few thousand of individuals. Some offered support with a smile and some stopped to chat. One supporter, now in his seventies, described an experience more than 65 years ago. 'And, shamefully, it's still going on,' he added. Others took pictures of our sign, 'one to post on facebook.'

As I stood there watching the rainbow of people passing by, I could not help but think of the countless number of silent victims. Many may have passed our signs in other protest locations around the world. I felt such a great sense of pride and strength to stand there, in protest, as a member of the Raelian Movement and as a supporter of the rights of children."

UK Government Conspiracy to Cover Up Pedophilia

brigitte — Sun, 04 Mar 2012 23:21:18 -0600

UK Cabinet Admits To Have Blocked Lawsuit Against Pope
The International Raelian Movement (www.rael.org) says they have a letter from the UK Cabinet which proves that the UK Cabinet is complicit in crimes of pedophilia as well as Crimes Against Humanity. All this stems from a lawsuit the Movement filed against the Pope during his visit to the UK in September 2010, alleging covering up pedophilia within the church as well as Crimes Against Humanity for the Vatican's telling millions of Africans that condoms do not stop the transmission of AIDS. They deduce the Vatican is responsible for millions of deaths in Africa as a result.

Ricky Roehr, Raelian Bishop who helped put together the initial lawsuit against the Pope said "We filed this lawsuit in 2010 trusting the UK Courts would treat this case fairly. We were encouraged when the lawsuit was accepted. Then, mysteriously, the case was stayed, preventing service on the Pope while he was in the UK. The lawsuit was then eventually dismissed, even though it had initially been reviewed by a judge."
The Raelian Movement is known for its sharp criticism against Vatican Policy and was even sued by the Vatican in Belgium for the actions of an offshoot organization NOPEDO (www.nopedo.org) which publically reported on pedophilia within the Church.

Roehr continued "The UK cabinet has now partnered with the world's largest protector of pedophiles and promoter of spreading AIDS merely for political expediency. Children and AIDS victims suffer so the UK Cabinet could bask in the Papal pageantry. Through Freedom Of Information requests with the UK, we learned that the UK Cabinet had formulated a policy to prevent “legal threats” against the Pope during his visit to the UK. When asked why, the UK Cabinet denied the request on the basis that it 'involved the highest levels of the UK government including privileged discussions among government Ministers.' Privileged discussions? What privilege could protect pedophiles? This means that the UK government is protecting the Pope - who was formerly in charge of dealing with the rampant cases of pedophilia under Pope John Paul II reign - and who was most certainly in the 'privileged' position to have buried thousands of cases of pedophilia so as to avoid $billions and embarrassment to the Catholic Church. Protecting a criminal over the rights of children and is detestable. The UK Government is complicit in criminal activity just as anyone who conspires to keep justice from being carried out. Furthermore, the English press, which we now know was rotten to the core after the revelations of the Murdoch-News of the World scandal, apparently cooperated in this travesty."

The Raelian Movement says it will continue to appeal.

Rael calls for ‘planetized‘ arms industry under world government control

brigitte — Sun, 04 Mar 2012 23:12:13 -0600

According to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), more than $400 billion has been spent in weapons and military services worldwide in 2010. This represents a 60 percent increase since 2002.

“This is the proof that the weapons industries and their banking allies are responsible for the world’s problems,” said Rael. “This is capitalism at its worse. All military industries and their profits should first be ‘planetized,’ which means owned and controlled by a World Government for Humanity. And after that, these industries should be converted to production of a strictly peaceful nature as soon as possible.”

According to the Raelian philosophy, humanity can still avert ever-worsening conditions and eventual self-destruction, but is running out of time.

“It’s shocking that more and more people live in poverty while shareholders in military industries are becoming richer and richer,” Rael commented. “Imagine all the improvements that could have been made in the world and how many starving children could have been saved if the trillions wasted on military equipment had been spent for science and education!”

Rael in support of teen adventurer Laura Dekker

brigitte — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 19:55:26 -0600

After 518 days and 27,000 nautical miles, 16 year old Laura Dekker has shown the Dutch authorities that she could sail around the globe by herself.

Laura Dekker appears to be the youngest girl to officially sail alone for that long. She was 14 when she began her voyage in Gibraltar. She would have started at the age of 13 if the Dutch authorities hadn't fought her decision. In 2009, she was put under state care for two months as her parents refused to prevent her from undertaking the voyage.

Rael commented on the “stupid politicians and bureaucrats who tried to stop people realizing their dream.”:

“Nothing and nobody can stop you when you really want to do it! The same totally retarded politicians and bureaucrats fight against the people who are escaping the boring, violent and poisoned world they created, by using drugs. But when some great teenagers give to the young generation a wonderful example of dreams, courage and adventure, they try to stop them! They should instead encourage them.”

He also said that he hopes a Hollywood producer will realize a movie about her adventure and that it will make the politicians who tried to stop her, look as they really are: retarded, stupid, and full of hatred for youth. “They should publicly apologize to her, create a Foundation supporting young adventurers and name her the official leader!”

Raelians censored and expelled by Sydney’s Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Parade

brigitte — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 03:55:44 -0600

After refusing to comply with censorship imposed by Sydney’s Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Parade, the Raelians have been expelled after 12 years of participation in the event.

Raelian spokesperson Luke Roberts, who also speaks for ARAMIS (the Raelian Association of Sexual Minorities), explained in a statement released today that the parade committee objected both to the use of mainstream religious symbols in the word HOMOPHOBIA and to the phrase, “Homophobia is criminal bible bullshit.”

In his statement, Roberts (aka Pope Alice, an icon of the Gay Movement) denounced the Mardi Gras committee’s request to remove religious symbols from the word “homophobia.”

“It’s an absurd request considering that mainstream religions created homophobia in the first place,” he said. “And use of the word bullshit is really pretty mild when there isn’t a word despicable enough to describe the religious killings of millions of GLBTQ people [the acronym stands for Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer] for centuries, or for the ongoing bullying, gay bashing and murders inspired by religious leaders and texts. Nor is there a word to convey the hopelessness that young gay, lesbian and transgender people feel in a world full of religious prejudice against them.”

“It was a worrying development when the Mardi Gras committee pandered to religious pressure and thereby insulted the founders and the very spirit of Mardi Gras,” Roberts continued. “The committee actually lost sight of the reasons this event originated. It appears that religious individuals have infiltrated Mardi Gras to pursue their agendas against gay rights and other freedoms, just as they do in schools and governments.”

Roberts said it’s important for those who disagree with such agendas to speak out now.

“To be silent on this serious matter is to be complicit with the censorship of free speech by the Mardi Gras board and its Parade Committee,” he emphasized. “If we don’t speak out against the homophobic crimes of mainstream religions, we are also complicit in those crimes, and thereby doomed to live truncated lives dominated by religious bigotry.”

“That’s why we’re asking all gay Christians, gay Muslims and gay Jews to leave their religions. By remaining in those religions, they are hypocrites supporting crimes against their own people, and they’re also giving strength to mainstream religious fervor, whether they are openly gay or not.”

Roberts said the Raelian Movement understands that the Bible “has been manipulated by vested human interests and needs to be censored to remove the lies and hateful passages.” But he said Raelians respect other Biblical passages that detail contact with the Elohim, a race of extraterrestrial scientists mistaken for gods by our ancestors. Raelian philosophy teaches that the Elohim “made humans in their own image and after their own likeness.”

Raelians also respect Christ as one of the great prophets, along with Buddha, Moses and Mohammed.

“More than ever, we must speak out and prevent religious lobbying and prejudice masquerading as political correctness,” Roberts said. “We must show that those with this agenda are putting undue pressure on Mardi Gras. And most of all, we need to ask, ‘Now that you know, what can you do about it?’ With that in mind, we’re asking those with floats in this parade to highlight religious homophobia by displaying our message.

And we’re also looking for people prepared to hang the “banned banner” on their buildings and/or in window spaces along the parade route, particularly at Oxford and Flinders Streets, or on their floats during the Mardi Gras Parade. We ask the community to assist us in getting this message out by promoting it freely and openly!”

Please help! ARAMIS (the Raelian Association of Sexual Minorities) has put out a call to all who wish to spread our message: HOMOPHOBIA IS CRIMINAL, BIBLE BULLSHIT. Please write to TheBannedBanner@gmail.com or see www.raeliangay.org.

Rael denounces censorship on Jewish Fanaticism

brigitte — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 22:51:02 -0600

“Why would Western media always criticize the fate of Muslim women but never the one of Jewish women?” asked Rael after the publication of Deborah Feldman's book “Unorthodox”.
In her book, Deborah Feldman describes how she grew up in an ultra-conservative family in New York City, where she couldn't read English books for they were declared 'impure'. She had to cover her ankles and neck and hide being sexually assaulted as she had been taught that men's lust was ungovernable. At 17, she was pushed into an arranged marriage and once married, had to shave her head and wear a wig.
Despite the heavy stories described by Feldman, here is an example of how the American media is commenting about it: “Deborah Feldman, 24, lives a modern life, different from that of her Hasidic Jewish parents from Williamsburg, Brooklyn.” Would they use the same words and description if she was a Muslim woman?
"Why do we only hear stories about Muslim extremists and not about these extreme Jewish fundamentalism?" commented Rael, “ Isn't it another proof that the media are controlled by Jewish people who want everybody to hate the Muslims but don't say anything wrong about Jewish traditions”.
Another story was in the news yesterday; a Hasidic Jewish teenager from New York just pleaded guilty to assault, for setting a neighbor on fire because he wasn't praying with the rest of the community.
“Burning someone because he doesn't go to the synagogue anymore, isn't it pure and mad fanaticism?” added Rael. “ If it was a fanatic Muslim, all media would have talked about it to incite anti-Muslim hatred. Since he is Jew, there is total silence in the mainstream media, whose owners are Jews in majority as we know well.”

Rael urges ‘wonderful population decrease’ foreseen by Japanese report

brigitte — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 03:27:14 -0600

A recent study published by the Japanese Ministry of Health predicts a decrease of the Japanese population by about 30 percent within the next 50 years.

But despite heavy population density in Japanese cities and a scarcity of natural resources – especially in the aftermath of last year’s catastrophic tsunami – commentary in the Japanese media about the report was mostly negative.

In contrast, Rael, spiritual leader of the Raelian Movement, applauds the report. He is also highly critical of those working to overturn its prediction.

“Media outlets and politicians should talk instead about the ‘wonderful population decrease,’” Rael said in a statement released this morning. “All those who try to stop the population decrease in any way, including those in the media commenting negatively about it, should one day be prosecuted for crimes against humanity – for being accomplices in the terrible overpopulation that is coming.”

Rael has repeatedly condemned politicians and religious leaders for selfishly encouraging people to have more babies. He has also requested that all religious books asking people to “multiply” be declared illegal.

“It is my hope that more and more young people will refuse to have children in order to save humanity,” Rael said in his statement. “Not one of these irresponsible and criminal media outlets even mentioned the possibility of replacing the younger generations – which may be required for a while to do some jobs – by opening immigration widely and welcoming people of younger generations from underdeveloped countries. This is racism and nationalism at its worst.”

“We are one planet and one humanity,” Rael concluded. “It’s time to stop promoting the making of additional babies and let people from the poor countries populate the rich countries. And it’s time to urge people around the entire planet to use contraception.”

Rael urges closing of U.S. bases in Okinawa

brigitte — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 02:55:21 -0600

Rael, spiritual leader of the Raelian Movement, and thousands of Japanese Raelians have expressed their support to the Japanese delegation in Washington, D.C., in its opposition to the presence of and new construction of U.S. military bases in Okinawa.

Thirty-four American bases have occupied much of Okinawa’s land for the past 67 years. And year after year, a majority of Okinawa’s people have opposed the forced occupation of their territory by the United States by organizing regular peaceful sit-ins and protests.

Rael, who has been invited by the Raelians of Okinawa to attend their latest meditation gathering, says all U.S. bases in Okinawa and elsewhere in Japan should be closed.

In a recent speech, Rael also explained that Asian peoples have never been colonizers.

“Asians are mainly peaceful, but America is the worst colonialist nation in the world,” Rael declared. “Americans say they fight for freedom and use that strategy to have 180 military bases worldwide, while China has only 2. The American military budget is 1,000 times larger than that of the Chinese. Who should we be afraid of?”

For Rael, the fear pretext used by America to justify its many bases and the building of more and more weapons is not only irrational but criminal. He says the 70 military bases in Japan are completely unjustifiable.

“Moreover, since no independent organization has ever verified U.S. claims that there are no nuclear weapons stored in Japan, the International Atomic Energy Agency should at least conduct an inspection to make sure there are none,” he said.

Clitoraid at AVN

thomas — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 02:48:26 -0600

This year on January 20th and 21st Clitoraid deployed an exhibit at the 2012 Adult Expo Fan Fest in the Las Vegas Hard Rock Hotel-Casino. The Clitoraid exhibit was organized and staffed by an all volunteer contingent composed of UNLV students, Raelian regulars and others who fanned out into the crowd funneling donations to support the Clitoraid mission of providing reconstructive surgery and other support to the victims of FGM free of charge.

Raelians in support of CELAC

thomas — Wed, 28 Dec 2011 16:02:29 -0600

Lima, December 2011 – The International Raelian Movement applauded the initiative of Mexico in the creation and consolidation of the “Community of Latin American and Caribbean States” (CELAC), its first meeting taking place in Venezuela a few days ago. The CELAC is comprised of 33 Latin American countries and includes Cuba, but excludes the United States and Canada, thus differentiating it from the convalescent OAS.

“The exclusion of the United States demonstrates once more that this country is being isolated from the world due to its policy of lies and violence” commented Marco Sevilla, Raelian Continental Guide for South America. “What the US did to Cuba by isolating them completely from the region, ironically will now conversely affect the US as Cuba is now included in CELAC. The decline of the US is imminent; it is destined to become a third world country. As a consequence of US politics subduing the world for so many years, it will now have to search for compassion from those to which they harmed in order to subsist,” explained Sevilla.

The Organization of the American States (OAS) has failed in many of their principles; its imminent demise will be welcomed by Raelians.

“The OAS allows the Catholic religion, predominant in the region, to continue condemning homosexuality. The silence and lack of action from the OAS against this primitive position advocates the acceptance and compliance of such an archaic belief. For over a decade the OAS have avoided discussions of the treaty “Convention of Sexual and Reproductive Rights”. This treaty addresses issues such as legalization of abortion, legal protection from any type of sexual behavior or orientation, and the recognition of the reproductive and sexual rights at the level of the human rights. This is in contradiction of the OAS’ own bylaws which address the fundamental rights of the human beings, without distinction of race, nationality, creed or sex” said Sevilla.

OAS allows its members, in this case the United States, to illegally invade countries in the Middle East (as evidenced in Iraq, Afghanistan and Libya). It also allows them to maintain a military hegemony with weapon investments that exceed the combined budgets of many countries of the region. This action is not even punished despite the fact that it is prohibited in their bylaws!

“The bylaws of OAS are taken as a joke and humanity is the one who ends up losing. We hope that CELAC respects and acts in these different areas to bring peace and development to Latin America where it is desperately needed,” declared Sevilla.

Rael is the spiritual leader of the Raelian Movement, an atheist nonprofit organization which explains that all life on Earth was scientifically created by beings who came from another planet. This philosophy is described in the book “Intelligent Design, Message from the Designers” and is available as a free download at www.rael.org. The book also describes how these extraterrestrial beings live in peace and harmony under a system where money does not exist and where science allows all their people to enjoy pleasure without being obliged to work.

“Progress is achieved as a group to a much greater degree than can be achieved from individual effort. By creating a continental unity through the integration of 33 Latin American countries, they can abolish borders, implement policies where all type of militarism with war purposes can be eliminated, create the foundations for investing in scientific development, which will thus free human beings from the necessity of manual labor. Additionally, if the resources are used in the proper way, it will soon be possible to create a sole Latin American currency. For example, the Sucre as proposed by Hugo Chavez, is a step towards the creation of a one world currency which can lead to the complete elimination of money" explained Sevilla.

Naturally, the countries with largest populations in the world are also the biggest super powers (such as the USA, China, Russia and India). If all nationalism is eliminated and all of the CELAC block is united as one country, the CELAC would immediately become the most important superpower in the world. The US would not even be able to perform a single act of war against the region and would immediately have to succumb due to a continental and world rejection. The CELAC block is additionally supported by the most important country in the world, China (which constitutes a seventh part of the world population). The UN would have to admit CELAC as part of the security council and immediately would have the capacity to veto all action of war proposed by the US (who in reality is a puppet of the Israeli state). This same path of continental unification must be followed by Africa who also has the capacity to become a world super power. This would eliminate all remnants of poverty and scientific delay, a legacy of their ex - colonialist countries who disintegrated Africa for their personal economic interests.

Rael also described an extraordinary political system that is used on the planet of the Elohim (name of the extraterrestrial creators) that could be implemented by CELAC: Paradism (see www.paradism.org). Paradism is a system similar to communism but without proletariat. Robots would do all work of humans, generating a greater production with greater efficiency, making money obsolete and benefiting all humanity.

“This would create a paradise on Earth, which is where the term Paradism originates. All people would flourish, dedicating their time for pleasure, to create, to discover, to have fun, and to love; purposes for which we have been created,” commented Sevilla. “It is the first time that we have this great opportunity to create enormous progress in Latin America. We hope that the leaders of the region are wise enough to observe the huge value of the proposals made by Maitreya Rael, to make it possible to live in a world that has only been dreamed about or lived in fiction. Within just a few short years of the implementation of Paradism, living in the Garden of Eden can be a planetary reality,” concluded Sevilla.

Rael Honors South African President Jacob Zuma

brigitte — Fri, 23 Dec 2011 05:19:32 -0600

The title of Honorary Guide of Humanity awarded to Zuma.

Following president Zuma's controversial comments on Christianity affects on Africa, Rael, leader of the International Raelian Movement has awarded Zuma the "Honorary Guide of Humanity" award.

President Zuma recently strongly criticized Christianity by stating that Christianity is to blame for creating African orphans. Also when referring to pre-Christian times in Africa, sources quote Zuma as saying “Those were times that the religious people refer to as dark days but we know that, during those times, there were no orphans or old-age homes. Christianity has brought along these things...”.

Zuma's comments echo Rael's repeated calls for Africans to oust the colonizing countries and Christianity, and return to the pre-colonial borders as well as ancestral religions of Africa. “By adopting the religion of the colonizers, they betrayed their ancestors,” commented Rael on a recent interview. President Zuma similarly stated "...South Africans should return to the old way of doing things."

Rael went even further in 2008 when he launched a wide apostasy campaign on the continent: ““The need for spiritual decolonization is really urgent, the people of Kama [ancient name of the African continent before colonization] must apostatize from Christianity, a religion that insults the memory of their ancestors. Those ancestors can't rest in peace because they're watching their descendants practice the religion of the colonizers, who forcibly conquered them through bloodshed and made them convert to Christianity the same way."

According to Rael, traditional African religions should be taught again to populations and in schools as part of the cultural inheritance of Africans. “The spiritual decolonization of Kama is an indispensable condition for the future development of this continent. Mao Tse Tung understood this principle; he launched the cultural revolution that was necessary to bring China to the superpower status it now enjoys."

More on Rael's vision for Kama can be found on www.raelafrica.org

Bradley Manning Honorary Guide For His Courage To Leak Documents

brigitte — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 00:46:31 -0600

Rael has bestowed the title of Honorary Guide for Humanity onto Bradley Manning.
Manning is the 24 year old soldier arrested in 2010 in Iraq for his leaking of sensitive government documents to Wikileaks and thus, among other charges, aiding the enemy. Manning is currently facing Court Martial and possible death.
Rael awarded Bradley Manning the title of Honorary Guide of Humanity "...for his courage to reveal to Humanity the dirty secrets of governments" and he also hopes that "... Manning's example will push all military personnel of the world to do the same so that no government or military leader can illegally kill, torture or do anything which is against Human Rights."
In 2010 Rael had also named Julian Assange, Honorary Guide for Humanity, for his efforts of publishing these and many other classified documents.
The title of Honorary Guide of Humanity is bestowed only upon those people whom, without concern for their own well being, do all they can to help humanity. The Raelians fully stand by Bradley Manning, Julian Assange and anyone who exposes lying governments - and we know they all lie.
Bradley Manning may pay the highest price for his loyalty to Humanity. We deeply hope the government will not kill him."
The Raelian philosophy is clearly against all violence and states that all militaries should be banned as militaries are currently in place only for the duplicitous ends of politicians, whom are themselves only controlled by whomever has the most money. It also encourages people to refuse to obey any orders, no matter from whom, which would inflict pain or death onto another person.
Soldiers usually join their nation's military because they believe they are serving a higher cause. They believe that their country is good and just. What Manning did transcends to a much higher cause, Humanity. Every year, we read belated leaked documents which tell about yesterday's truth - where the US government experimented on innocent people, giving them syphilis, LSD or other terrible things. Manning's info are news about what our actual government is doing today. It has to be known in the hope to have it corrected and we are grateful to Honorary Guide Manning for his courage to reveal the truth.

Stop making Christmas gifts.

brigitte — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 00:27:06 -0600

The Raelian 'There-Is-No-Santa' campaign was reinforced on this intense pre-Christmas shopping week with a strong statement by Rael who asked to “stop spending money for a tradition which is pure invention promoted by multinational companies to make more profits.”

“Stop lying to your children about a Santa Claus which doesn't exist” explains Rael, “ and stop wasting money to respect a tradition which is based on a lie. Don't make any Christmas gift ! You have plenty of occasions to make gifts to the people you love without doing it during this collective mass celebration of crazy consumerism promoted by governments, religion, and industries and which has absolutely no spiritual content.”

Rael has asked Raelian parents to teach their children about peace and love instead and make gifts to them if they wish at another date. “I recommend to make these gifts one month before Christmas, like that Raelian children have their gifts before all others and will make all other children jealous. They should also inform their friends that there is no Santa Claus and push them to put pressure on their parents not to continue this stupid tradition.”

“People should do all they can to bring these annual festivities back to their origins by adopting the pre-Christian, fun-loving mindset and most importantly, removing all mysticism, whether it’s related to the birth of a god in a barn or to the mysterious Santa Claus or Father Christmas,” said Rael in 2008 when he launched the 'There is no santa' campaign.
In today statement, he added that a spiritual celebration of the memory of Jesus or of Rael's conception day is good, but not the commercial orgy that we witness on this week.

Negar finally free!

thomas — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 23:42:23 -0600

For the full story see http://raelianews.org/news.php?item.456.10

Negar has finally arrived in Las Vegas.

She's happy and grateful and enjoying good times with some Las Vegas Raelians.

Iranian Raelian leader granted asylum in U.S. after renouncing Islam

brigitte — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 04:03:43 -0600

Negar Azizmoradi, leader of the Iranian branch of the International Raelian Movement (IRM), has been granted religious asylum in the United States after a long struggle that began when she publicly declared atheist/Raelian beliefs in her home country.

“As the leader of the Iranian Raelian Movement and therefore an atheist as well as a political activist, Negar couldn't possibly stay in her country" said Brigitte Boisselier, spokesperson for the IRM, in a statement released this morning. “She was forced to flee Iran when her family received word that she was about to be arrested and thrown into prison.”

The prospect of serving an indefinite sentence in an Iranian prison amounted to a likely death sentence, Boisselier said.

“She fled arrest and made it across the Turkish border just in time, but was later arrested by Turkish authorities when she couldn’t produce proper papers,” Boisselier explained.

“She was then thrown into a Turkish jail, where she suffered dreadful conditions that were life-threatening due to her lung ailment. What’s more, Turkey was going to send her back to Iran to face certain death.”

Just when things seemed hopeless for Negar, IRM members worldwide rallied to her assistance.

“We protested in force at Turkish embassies to great effect, and the media, including the BBC and Istanbul’s main daily newspaper, also put tremendous pressure on the Turkish government to do the right thing,” Boisselier explained. “The Turkish authorities gave in, so Negar’s story has a happy ending. After two years of paperwork and offers by Raelians in many countries to host this brave young woman in her quest for asylum, she will finally arrive in Las Vegas at 3 p.m. today. For the first time, she will be able to state her beliefs openly and live her Raelian views in freedom and harmony. We eagerly await her arrival!”

Boisselier added that Las Vegas Raelians wish to thank Senator Reid and his staff for their assistance in hastening Negar's asylum application process.

Will Research about Speed of Light be forbidden?

brigitte — Fri, 25 Nov 2011 21:26:42 -0600

After an international scientific team studying neutrino particles in Italy found the CERN results about neutrinos traveling faster the speed of light to be incorrect, Rael pronounced their conclusion to be greatly biased in favor of prevailing theory.

“I wouldn’t be surprised if any research trying to prove that particles can go faster than light is forbidden soon so Einstein’s dogma can be preserved,” Rael said.

A week ago, scientists at the world’s biggest physics lab in Geneva, Switzerland, announced that they have successfully repeated their previous measurements showing that some particles travel faster than light. Their first experiment, reported in September, showed that subatomic neutrino particles had broken the supposed ultimate speed barrier established by Einstein in 1905. According to Einstein’s theory of relativity, nothing can travel faster than the speed of light, which is given at 186,282 miles (or 299,792 kilometers) per second. But the neutrino particles had traveled 60 nanoseconds faster, thus contradicting Einstein’s theory.

But for Raelians, the experiment results did not contradict reality.

The Raelian philosophy, established in 1973 after Rael’s encounter with the scientists who created us, states that nothing, including the speed of light, is constant in the universe. Therefore, according to the Raelians, the speed of light can be slower or faster than the constant value of Einstein’s theory.

Rael has previously commented on this subject. On the day of the CERN announcement that some neutrinos had been measured at superluminal speed, he said he wondered whether or not the physics community would accept those results and finally be willing to review the theory of relativity.

“After all, it’s only a theory, but the physics community obviously isn’t ready to change this Einsteinian dogma that lies at the heart of all current cosmic science,” commented Dr. Brigitte Boisselier, spokesperson of the Raelian Movement. “Hopefully, they won’t forbid the experiments already planned to reproduce the CERN results, which is what they did when they forbade human cloning experiments.”

She added that human cloning was another scientific advance predicted by Rael back in 1973.

Meanwhile, Boisselier said, other groups are confirming Rael’s predictions by showing that nothing is constant in the universe.

Research carried out at the University of New South Wales, the Swinburne University of Technology and the University of Cambridge found that electromagnetism, one of the four known fundamental forces and denoted by the alpha symbol, varies across the universe. The researchers looked at light from distant quasars to see how it was absorbed by metallic atoms on its billion-year journey to us.

“They found that the measurements were different from similar ones on Earth and changed gradually depending on the directions, Boisselier explained. “That means their measurements are in direct contradiction with the constancy that is so cherished by physicists. And the findings are also in full agreement with the fact that the universe is infinite, which is what the Raelian philosophy states and promotes as an essential shift in our paradigm. It will revolutionize our understanding of life in the universe as well.”

She added, “It is our hope that in the near future, less time will be spent trying to prove these measurements wrong, and that more time will be spent grasping all the implications of the ‘inconstancy.’ Once the concept of infinity in the universe is accepted as a principle, everything will go so much faster. Hopefully, that will include the return of the scientists who created us, a hope that is dear to the Raelians.”

Drag Queen Christ Art stirs Passions

brigitte — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 03:25:11 -0600

An artwork by artist Luke Roberts, who is a Level 4 Guide in Oceania, has been causing a sensation in Australia. Luke's triptych Three figures at the bases of crucifixions has been selected for entry in the Blake Prize for religious art. The Blake has two prizes that challenge artists and poets to investigate ideas and issues surrounding spiritual thought and religion in contemporary art and literature.

The initial selection of Luke's work has caused an uproar and anger amongst some Christians, who see it as a degradation of the image of Christ.
Headlines include Uproar over religious artwork and Christians angry over drag Christ art.

Luke says: "They are missing the point. The work is about Christ Consciousness, that higher mindedness of enlightenment, which is a path open to anyone regardless of his or her religious tradition".

The six figures in the artwork represent members of minority groups in real life. A gay man is the central figure being paid respect by a lesbian, with a gay Maori youth paying silent tribute to an intersex woman on the left and
an aboriginal man on the right supported by an indigenous bride.

"In placing the three main figures on plinths I'm indicating their journey to an elevated consciousness. I'm presenting them in a heroic manner to show their triumph over adversity and at the same time underlining the suffering they've incurred as members of sexual and racial minorities."

The central ChristIlike figure is played by Tobin Saunders, a well known gender illusionist. His alter-ego Vanessa Wagner, has appeared on Celebrity Big Brother in Australia and also in advertisements for Telstra, Australia's main telecommunication body.

Other figures include fellow Raelian, musician and champion of intersex rights Jandy Rainbow (aka Jezebel Decibel) and Richard Bell, a famous aboriginal artist, who caused a sensation himself this year in judging a
major art prize by flipping a coin.

We will keep you posted on further developments with the prize and the results of the official announcement on September 15th. We wish Luke all the best.

Nothing is constant in an infinite Universe

brigitte — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 04:35:01 -0600

In his original book published in 1974, right after his first encounter with those who created us, Rael stated that nothing is constant in the Universe. He mentioned it several times regarding the speed of light, saying that it varies depending on where you are in the universe.
This was of course regarded as a joke at the time by the scientists who had the Einstein's theory as a dogma stating that the speed of light is constant.
Since then, several experiments have shown that photons could be measured flowing at a speed much higher than the known speed of light, or that they could be slowed down as well.

A study published on Oct 31st in the Journal Physical Review Letters brings another update on one of the laws of nature which was meant to be constant, the electromagnetism 'alpha' . According to research carried out at the University of New South Wales (UNSW), Swinburne University of Technology and the University of Cambridge, the value of 'alpha' in about 300 distant galaxies is very different, 'gradually weaker when going in one direction and gradually stronger when going in the other direction'. These new observations were obtained using the European Southern Observatory's ‘Very Large Telescope' in Chile.

This discovery is in clear opposition to one of the fundamental principles underlying Einstein's General Relativity theory and in perfect agreement with what Rael has been saying for 38 years. One of the authors of the study also commented: "The smooth continuous change in alpha may also imply the Universe is much larger than our observable part of it, possibly infinite."
The concept of an infinite universe is also very important in the Raelian philosophy. The Raelian symbol given to Rael by our creators is based on that principle, the universe is infinite in space and time. A concept with huge implication as the human brain is always trying to find a beginning and an end in everything.

The 'constancy' of physics, one of the most cherished principles in science is in perdition while the Raelian concept of an infinite number of variations in an infinite universe is now being demonstrated and studied by physicists.
Rael once said that we, Raelians, don't need to make an effort to demonstrate that our philosophy is sound, the scientists are doing it for us without knowing it. We just have to sit and watch them doing it. Another confirmed 'prophecy' of the last Prophet....

Rael explains: “Why I support ‘Occupy Wall Street’ and a World Revolution

brigitte — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 04:47:48 -0600

Rael commented on Niall Ferguson’s recent book, “Civilization: The West and the Rest,” calling it “perfectly accurate” and praising the quality of the author’s analysis.

In a recent interview, Ferguson, Harvard’s Tisch Professor of History, described the extraordinary reversal of economic fortune between “the West and the Rest,” and explained that Western predominance is ending on our watch. As an example, he cited Europe’s attempt last week to obtain a bailout from China. In that attempt, the head of the European Financial Stability Fund flew to Beijing seeking Chinese investors willing to prop up European finances.

After hearing of this, Rael said, “It’s time for all the ex-colonized countries around the world to take revenge on the West. After all, it’s pure justice that the Asian peoples who represent almost half of humanity would dominate the world instead of the United States, which represents only 5 percent of the world’s population, or instead of the ex-colonizing countries – the United Kingdom, France, Holland, Spain and Portugal – which together represent even less than the United States.”

He added, “The only superiority of these ex-colonizers was to use brutal and barbaric force and use scientific provisional advances to enslave and pillage the whole world. And they are still doing it in Africa!”

Rael said that while he welcomes the fall of the West, he is concerned about the possibility of a third world war.

“Let’s hope that the Western powers being humiliated economically by their ex-victims will not use their only remaining advantage, i.e., their military superiority – especially their nuclear superiority – to try to reverse the situation by creating a third world war, which is the only solution to save the dollar and the euro. Thankfully, but sadly, China, India and Russia are also nuclear powers, and they are quickly modernizing their defenses. Any attempt by the West to invade them, as some warmongers in the U.S. military would like to see, will be not only a world catastrophe, but also a terrible defeat for the West, which will never recover and be relegated to a Third World level of development. Six hundred million financially broken Westerners are no match for 3 billion rich Asians.”

In his final remarks, Rael said he still hopes that peace will prevail, and that as just punishment for its past crimes, the West will humbly accept its status as the new underdeveloped world. He added that he hopes that the West will decide to promote a world government rather than make war, and that as a prelude to paradism (see www.paradism.org) such a government would consist of a federation of totally independent, human-sized provinces.

“The only obstacle to this Paradism is the greed of the super rich and the banks, who want to keep the superior power their stolen wealth gives them while they enslave the vast majority,” Rael concluded. “That's why I totally support the OWS movement and a new, total world revolution.”

Rael in support of Supermodel who Defends Gadhafi Family

brigitte — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 04:36:40 -0600

Rael has sent his support to the American model, Vanessa Hessler, who has just lost her contract with Telefonica Germany after she defended boyfriend Mutassim Gadhafi and the Gadhafi family in an interview with Italian media.

Vanessa Hessler, who has appeared in ads for Calvin Klein, Giorgio Armani and L'Oreal explained during the interview that she had shared a love story of four years with Mutassim Gadhafi, the 36-year-old son of Moammar Gadhafi. She depicted the Gaddafi family as normal people and described the West backing of the rebels as a mistake, adding that she is disgusted by what is happening in Libya.”
According to some sources, talks between Telefónica and Hessler's agency did not yield a solution because Hessler stood by her comments.

One can only admire the courageous attitude of Vanessa Hessler while it is politically correct in Europe and most Western countries to condemn Gaddafi. There are millions saying that Gaddafi was a nice man who cared for his country and his continent but these comments do not fit the political agenda of the Western leaders, so they are making sure that their sources are discredited.

There is a French say: “ To get rid of your dog, just say that it has rabies”.

But the people are less and less gullible. They have access to other sources of info than the official ones and they slowly understand that they are fooled by the big media and corporations.

Vanessa Hessler has received lots of support from her fans and from freedom of speech lovers. We are glad to add our support here and to wish Vanessa a successful career and a beautiful free life.

7 billion people on earth: Cause for a Real Scare!

brigitte — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 02:43:38 -0500

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According to the United Nations Population Division, October 31 was the day the world’s population was expected to reach seven billion.

Many around the world went to parties, surrounded by the most fashionable “scary” decorations and outfits. Well, there’s no need to get dressed up today to be scared; a simple look at the news should give any conscious human being a big chill. We have reached the 7 billion people mark, and even if some say it isn’t a precise count, it is nevertheless close enough to take it seriously.

Every year, the world’s population increases by 75 million. This is like adding the population of a country like Germany or France every year. Even without being a mathematical or economic genius, it is easy to understand that we cannot keep going that way. In 2001, when we reached the 6 billion mark, 1 billion people were already starving. In 2009, 1.2 billion people were estimated to be starving. How can we possibly keep having babies at the same rate when we haven’t been able to take care of those already living?

Yet a CNN survey done in the streets of New York yesterday showed that none of the people interviewed had any concern about this situation. Young mothers admitted they had their babies without thinking on how they impacted the planet, and most people were cheering the announcement that we have reached the 7 billion mark. But that is nothing to cheer for, and nothing to be proud of.

When U.N. General Secretary Ban Ki-Moon was asked if he will finally propose worldwide birth control, which would be an intelligent way to reduce the problem, he refused to answer. He said his concern was to make sure that all the people were taken care of. So much for the planning of our future!

Overpopulation is the real cause of all violence and suffering on Earth.

What made the people of America attack Iraq and so many other countries? Answer: their need for resources. After all, the American government has more than 300 million citizens expecting electricity, transportation and the comfort they are accustomed to. If they lose access to energy sources, they will lose their power. So instead of clearly explaining to the American people that they might need to change their habits to permit people in the Middle East and Africa to live better, they close their eyes to the suffering they caused. They are blind to evidence that they are invading a country to satisfy their greedy needs, hiding the facts under heroic pretense. This is nothing to be proud of.

Why are the Japanese people suffering from radiation exposure today? As Rael explained in a recent address, the Japanese government had to deal with 127 million people who expect electricity and comfort every day. So the government had no choice. To keep its citizens happy, it multiplied the number of nuclear plants, even in tsunami-exposed areas like Fukushima. This is another example of shortsighted planning by people who wanted to please their electorate, leaving those who would next be in charge to clean up the mess. But we don’t have the technology to clean up this specific radiation mess, so millions in the Tokyo area will soon develop cancer. Where is the planning?

Is there anyone who really cares for the whole of humanity? Anyone who is able to stand up for global planning that would save these 7 billion from self destruction? Anyone who is ready to fight for the truth and defend an unselfish agenda? Anyone who is able to go above his or her own selfish needs, their family’s needs, or their nation’s needs?

We need a world revolution, but not a revolution like the one started by OWS (Occupy Wall Street). Those participating in OWS are right, but they are shortsighted again. They are correct that those responsible for the global mess are associated with Wall Street, that a few wealthy individuals are managing the planet as though they own it, and that all other people are their slaves. They are not even “the 1 percent” of the population that many like to refer to now. No, they are a mere few hundred out of 7 billion! They are more like 0.00000001 percent. How is that conceivable? How can we let a few hundred people decide our future when their decisions are motivated by greed? Is the population that dumb and blind? OWS is right to denounce the greedy so that we can all have a share of the planet’s wealth and not allow anyone to starve anymore. But to really change the planet, we need a plan. OWS has no plan.

What do we want for the 7 billion people on Earth? Thousands of years ago, those who created us made a paradise (see www.rael.org). We need to repossess and recreate this paradise. We need Paradism.

When Rael officially launched this societal concept of Paradism in 2009, he explained it as a form of communism without a proletariat and without banks or money. Under paradism, everyone would share the benefits of science, technology and prosperity while still respecting the planet (see www.paradism.org).

Rael has long predicted the fall of capitalism, an economic system driven by growth, in which competitiveness is praised and the accumulation of goods is encouraged.

In opposition, Rael explains that cooperation is the future of humanity, with everyone working for the good of everyone else. He states that in a paradist society, money would no longer exist, since money is the fruit of power and competition.

“We don’t need money if everyone works for the good of everybody else and everyone helps each other,” Rael explained in his statement.

Raelians say paradism is also an answer to those who predict that the fall of capitalism will bring generalized poverty and regimentation.

“There is no reason to fall into poverty, considering the level of technology we have now,” Rael said. “If the right resources were spent on dedicating our current technology to the well being of all rather than on financing wars, we would have enough robots to do our work and enough food generated for all.”

If you think this is a utopia, you are right, since a utopia is “an ideal community or society possessing a perfect socio-politico-legal system.” It might take a while to reach this ideal, but we need to start now. By using all geniuses on the planet, those who would never be elected since they lack egos to run for election, we can design a plan to change the planet for good. It would be a plan that would never use force, a plan that would be implemented with absolute nonviolence. Gandhi changed India without violence. He simply used his determination, his love for human beings and a clear nonviolent guideline. We can do the same at the planetary level.

If you want to be part of a real worldwide movement that will design an intelligent plan for planet Earth, join us on Facebook. Whatever your race, religion, or location, if you are looking for a truly unselfish group that has only one agenda – cleaning up the mess made by the greedy – please join us and bring your color and energy.

Our goal is to have Paradism parties created in every country as soon as possible so we can be heard and hopefully be in charge of recreating our paradise.

Honolulu police drops charges against National GoTopless Day protesters

thomas — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 00:52:48 -0500

On October 3, the Honolulu, Hawaii police dropped the charges against GoTopless protesters who had been fined for not having a permit during a protest for equal topless rights in Waikiki on the 4th annual National GoTopless Day held on August 21, 2011.

As a reminder, Gotopless.org is a U.S.-based organization founded in 2007 by spiritual leader Rael. The non-profit association claims that women have the same constitutional right that men have to go bare-chested in public and organizes annual topless protests in late August in the US and around the world.

Last August's Waikiki GoTopless legal case saw the involvement of both the ACLU (American Civil Liberties Union) and First Amendment attorney Matt Winter who were concerned that a civil right had been violated.

ACLU attorney Laurie Temple explains the police violation of Tess and Jamie Meier’s civil rights during the GoTopless protest: "What the current law prohibits is any two people going to the park with a message they'd like to express. In this case Honolulu police officers did not like the Meier's message and chose to shut down their protest under an unlawful ordinance." (http://www.kitv.com/news/29236379/detail.html)

Indeed, the Hawaii police monitored the two GoTopless events of August 21, both on the North Shore and at the famous tourist area of Waikiki but their presence was more intimidating than protective of the protestors' civil rights. (Note that it is legal to go topless in Hawaii.)

The officers on site warned the GoTopless Day partakers that people were calling in to complain about the females' breasts being exposed in public, or rather “almost” exposed since both male and female participants had covered their nipples with red tape to emphasize unconstitutional censorship of this female body part. Finally, the police intervened and cited Tess and Jamie on a technical permit issue but dropped the charges a month and a half later.

“We want to sincerely thank the ACLU and Mr. Winter for their legal support said Donna Grabow, leader of GoTopless Hawaii. We hope that the resolve of this case of civil rights violation sets a precedent for all First Amendment demonstrations on the Hawaiian Islands. That includes our fully Go Topless protest next year on Aug 26, 2012 as we also celebrate Women’s Equality Day”. Grabow added “GoTopless Day is a perfect opportunity for the people of Hawaii to overcome their taboos on nudity forced on many of them by the missionaries who desecrated their body-positive culture.”

In states like Hawaii, New York, North Carolina, Maine and Oregon where going topless is already legal for both genders, the GoTopless Day protest becomes a topless awareness day that encourages the local populations to exercise their duly topless right while explaining the healthful benefits of embracing one's nudity. On August 26, 2012, a large GoTopless civil rights demonstration will be organized in Washington DC to demand women's constitutional equal right to go topless in public in all the US states that deny women that right.

U.S. Federal Court Rules Filmmakers Lied about Raelians

brigitte — Fri, 23 Sep 2011 03:35:48 -0500

Undisclosed damages to include return of film footage

A California federal court has found that two vocal critics of the Raelian Movement (www.rael.org) fabricated stories about the organization. The court awarded undisclosed damages to the Raelians, including the return of film footage.

Abdullah Hashem and Joseph McGowen appeared on Fox News and other media outlets in 2005-2006, saying they saw people recruited through sex and that acts of pedophilia took place at a Raelian seminar in 2005.

Raelians have claimed for years that the two men lied about what they reported, and they have now been legally vindicated. On September 15, the federal court issued a final judgment against Hashem, who was also ordered to return all film footage taken at the seminar to the Raelian Movement. A copy of the ruling is available upon request under:
United States District Court for the Eastern District of California: International Raelian Movement v. Hashem (Case No. 2:08-cv-00687-GEB –DAD).

“We’ve been waiting for this day for five years and we have finally been vindicated in a U.S. Federal Court,” said Ricky Roehr, spokesperson for the Raelian Movement.
“What Hashem did was criminal, but it was only one small step further than what many other media have done when reporting about us. Grossly exaggerating events or sensationalizing and distorting facts is the way lies are circulated to cause a great damage to innocent people. Thanks to the U.S. court system, we are finally able to put to rest all the false rumors and outright lies that have been circulating about our philosophical organization.”

Roehr was asked how the incident happened.

“When Abdullah Hashem and Joseph McGowen offered to make a documentary about the Raelian Movement in 2005, they presented themselves as up and coming filmmakers. But it turned out that they were more intent on committing extortion and spreading lies about the Raelian Movement than on producing a bona fide and fair documentary. When the Raelian Movement refused to pay them the blackmail money they demanded, the film footage was edited into a hate video branding the Raelian Movement as an evil cult. The video was then posted all over the Internet and Hashem also sold it right up until now. They even convinced the Religious Studies Department of Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis to sponsor the film.”

Raelians are known for their Happiness Academies (aka Raelian seminars) and hedonistic lifestyle. Roehr says that lifestyle is almost always reported out of context.

“We work incessantly toward human rights, love and equality for all people,” Roehr said. “That includes the rights of any filmmaker or journalist who want to attend our seminars. However, they do not have the right to make up lies about us or our leader.”

Thousands join GoTopless protest in Asheville, NC

thomas — Fri, 26 Aug 2011 14:42:48 -0500

GoTopless Asheville, Aug. 21, 2011, was a most extraordinary event! Some Ashevillians claimed that more people attended than at any other downtown Asheville event, except for the annual ‘Bele Chere Festival”, which occurred a few weeks before.

Scheduled for 1pm-3pm, by 12:30pm there were already some 500 attendees, most of which were men with cameras - and wearing T-shirts. It was certainly an intimidating moment for us women to arrive to such a large crowd of what seemed to be “spectators” waiting with their cameras to see naked breasts.

But as the minutes proceeded, even though some women left the event as soon as they arrived (due to the intimidating scene of so many spectators), more and more women arrived and removed their tops. And soon after, a growing number of men began to put on bikini tops, bras, or covering their nipples with red tape.

Moments before the march began, our facilitator, Livienne Love, offered a powerful speech to a large crowd of topless women and their loving men friends behind them showing their support with covered nipples. After Liv’s speech, the crowd was pumped! Liv then began to lead the march with all the rest of the courageous topless women in the front with her, through the historic streets of downtown Asheville.

As the march continued, more and more people joined in; eventually, the crowd had grown several blocks long, with the women at the front, their supportive men closely behind them, and an invigorating group of drummers. Asheville Police came well-prepared, making sure that all was safe while doing their best to keep us all on the sidewalks. But traffic often came to a complete stand-still, and not entirely because of us pedestrians... The many topless women and bikini-topped men was enough to have drivers stop their cars in the streets, honking and smiling, and using their cells phones to report the amazing sight they were witnessing.

Although a mother quickly hid the eyes of her son from the topless pedestrians, most people just smiled, honked, and rejoiced at the sight of so many people celebrating their liberation. Many women were seen in their cars and at the many open-patio restaurants, smiling great big smiles as if they were proud - and perhaps relieved - to see their sisters claiming their topless freedom.

By the time the march had made a full circle back to its starting point at Pack Square, the crowd had grown to some 2000 people. Fox Carolina news was present (following up on their Friday story about this approaching event) to interview our lovely organizer, Livienne. Liv was also videotaped giving a special thank you to Police Capt. Splain for the great support offered by the Asheville Police Dept. Capt. Splain said they were happy to help, but asked that the event be wrapped-up on time because “traffic is backed up for miles in all directions.”

“As to be expected, there were people who came just to watch. I personally think that this is a big part of what top freedom will change; by covering ourselves and being ashamed of our body parts, we aren't just repressing ourselves, but also the many who become obsessed with seeing breasts simply because they're usually covered. I think it's important to remember that both parties - those who are daring to bare their breasts and those who just want to gawk - have been oppressed by our society.”
— Livienne Love

By 3pm, although much of the crowd remained, and following a big thank you announcement to all those who attended, the organizers left the scene with close to 300 signed petitions. Several women said they would see us next year in Washington, DC!

“I just wanted to say, thank you for putting this together! It really helped my self confidence as a woman. I have to admit, I got a little emotional. It was such an incredible feeling to finally be able to show off my body without feeling like I'm being judged or being frowned upon. I'm beautiful just the way I am! I love life, and being a woman!”♥
— Jessica Sayles

“A very special THANK YOU to Liv and Angelica for putting this together! I'm so glad I was able to be there today with my supportive husband.”
— Donna Kline

“This was an fantastic event! Thank you for putting this together. I remember growing up and always seeing my dad topless, so I would walk around the house topless, and my mom would freak out when people were over. I never understood it! I gained a lot of self confidence today and talked to a lot of amazing people. All in all I had a great time! Thanks again.”

— Sarah Kornya

written by Logan Starman

Swastika Day in North America

thomas — Tue, 12 Jul 2011 03:20:37 -0500

Raelians all over North America have gone out on the streets to celebrate this year's World Swastika Rehabilitation Day ( http://www.raelpress.org/news.php?item.242.1 )

Events were held in Volcano Village/Hawaii, Venice Beach, Chicago and Miami. Other events took place as part of the gay prides in San Francisco, Houston, New York City and Toronto.

The Venice team was lucky to have Yaov Shamir from Israel come by who is one of the Honorary Guides of the Raelian Movement, see http://www.raelpress.org/news.php?item.206.1 for more information on him.

The behavior of the descendants of the Shoa is unacceptable

brigitte — Sun, 10 Jul 2011 01:58:03 -0500

A recent letter to the editor was posted by an Israeli person on winnipegfreepress.com regarding the swastika that is part of the Raelian symbol.

Here is what this person wrote:
The International Raelian Movement may sound harmless, but in fact the Raelians are anti-Semitic and they call for the Palestinian takeover of the state of Israel.
The choice of the swastika intertwined with the Star of David as their flag is not based on some notion of peace and harmony. It is based on hatred of "the Jew people" as their leader, Rael, likes to call Israelis. Being wary of the Raelians is not being paranoid.

The leader of the Raelian Movement in Israel and Palestine made the following answer:

I have read this reader's opinion and would like to know who are the "anti semitic" ones. Her or the Raelians?
As she seems very ignorant, allow me to remind the readers that the "Semitic People" are not only Jews, but also Muslims. Offsprings of Sem (called Shem), Noah's son and grand father of Abraham. Probably she also ignores Abraham was Isaac's and Ismael's father...
I suggest you to visit the Raelian site www.proswastika.org and educate your self about the meaning and origins of the Swastika.
This opinion obviously emanates from a fanatic blind Jewish writer who supports the Israeli government's crimes... The behavior of those who are the descendants of the Shoa is unacceptable and has nothing to envy with the treatment the Nazis imposed on us! As direct descendants of our Creators the Elohim, Jews who call themselves the "The chosen People" should be an example of love and compassion to Humanity. Instead of that, they behave exactly like torturers.

It's very funny to note that on Passover we read the Hagada and eat bitter herbs to remind us of those who made our life bitter when we were slaves in Egypt for over four hundred years. But without any consciousness at all by asking our selves: Why have we been making the Palestinians lives bitter for the last 63 years?

As followers of Rael who was selected by our Creators the Elohim as their last Messenger, the long awaited Mashiach who was given a message to Humanity, we must reveal and defend the truth. Even if the truth hurts!
For your information, the real Jewish People are the Raelians who recognize the Elohim as our Creators. They are much more Jews than those who are born from Jewish mothers. Or those who pray the Elohim ignoring their existence and requests to have their Embassy (3rd Temple) build in isRael.
So instead of writing crap, why don't you educate your self a little bit more and behave like real Jews should!

Leon Ariel Mellul
Grand Rabbi of the Raelian branch of Judaism in isRael

http://www.rael.org
http://www.isralestinian-gandhis.org

Journalist John Richard Pilger Named Honorary Guide of Humanity

brigitte — Sun, 10 Jul 2011 01:32:48 -0500

Rael has just named journalist John Richard Pilger Honorary Guide of Humanity. Pilger is known for his more than 60 documentaries spanning 4 decades and his sharp criticism against Western Foreign Policy.

According to a statement released by the IRM today, Pilger's reporting and documentaries are exactly what journalism should be - an accurate reporting of facts, as opposed to the propaganda machine and '24 hour entertainment' most national news has become.

For over forty years now, Mr. Pilger has risked his life to bring the truth about the inhumanity brought about by Western Foreign Policy to the world. Sometimes reporting while under death threats, he has always put truth, compassion and justice for all people above the value of his own life or the sneers of his government. This is why Rael has named him as an Honorary Guide of Humanity.

The Raelian Movement is known for its "further than Left" stance on most social issues - especially its views that complete nonviolence is the only solution to any conflict.

Mr. Pilger's humanitarianism mirrors Rael's teachings regarding compassion, equality and exposing governments for their constant lies. Journalists should report facts, not regurgitate propaganda handed to them by politicians who are always myopic at best when deciding their foreign policies. News reporting has become a money making business. Journalists are no longer the watch dogs against wrongs committed against people. Pilger has it right and is a model for humanity.

We all wonder why the films of an award winning journalist are not as well known as one thinks they would be? But it is clear that if the citizens of Western nations were to see the all but banned films, they would never have bought into the wars that were sold to them by politicians. Wars, which are a direct result of Imperialism and Corporatism, would end immediately. What happened to 'free speech' of which the West is so proud to brag about? If Western populations were truly free to know the facts, there would be 90% less wars!

Criticized by many for what have called a conspiracy-theory mind set, Pilger's reporting has also led to many benevolent actions, including the raising of $millions in aid to the starving Cambodian people as well as changing of British Foreign Policy in the years following the Viet Nam war.

Rael Names Minister Farrakhan Honorary Guide of Humanity

brigitte — Sun, 26 Jun 2011 01:48:42 -0500

Following his recent Press Conference at the UN Plaza Hotel in New York where he exposed the U.S. and NATO’s criminal War in Libya and Africa, Minister Farrakhan, head of the controversial Nation of Islam, has been awarded the title of "Honorary Guide of Humanity" by Rael.

Farrakhan is a Peaceful Revolutionary who has long been admired by the US and African Raelians for his controversial positions on social and political matters.

In his June 15th speech, Minister Louis Farrakhan lambasted the U.N., the U.S., and the "coalition of demons" that he said makes up NATO. He drew interesting comparisons between what the Libyan people have achieved under the Kadhafi government and the problems faced by most of the nations now trying to oust the Libyan leader, particularly the US, Britain, France and Italy where unemployment is high and, unlike the Libyan people, many are homeless.

Farrakhan said the United Nations have no legitimate right to exist for passing the resolution that has allowed NATO to take military action in Libya and that NATO is in direct conflict with their own resolution 1973, which is supposed to protect civilians now that NATO bombings are killing civilians.

All these facts and comments are in perfect agreement with the many statements done by Rael regarding the Afghanistan, Iran and now Lybian conflicts as well as the obvious failure of the UN.

In a recent statement, Rael explained that “The international aggression against Libya has been covered up under the pretext of protecting the civilian population. The only real reason is to hoard the oil and combat Kadhafi's idea of creating a currency based on gold, which could be used instead of the dollar for oil transactions.’’

The letter of support of Minister Farrakhan to President Kadhafi that he read during his press conference, has also lots in common with the ones sent by Rael to the Lybian President through the past weeks and years.
Minister Farrakhan announces that the dictatorship of the Western countries is over and this is clearly what Rael has predicted along with the world revolution.
The media are trying to make us believe that the world revolution is happening in the streets of Lybia. It isn't. What is happening in Lybia is just another attack of the colonizers in order for them to secure the local resources for their own interest.
It is a relief for the Raelians to see leaders like Minister Farrakhan voice their disapproval and gather like-minded people so that we can finally reach a world of peace based on cooperation and respect. This is the true World Revolution, the one announced and requested by Rael for almost 40 years.

World Swastika Rehabilitation Day on June 26

brigitte — Mon, 20 Jun 2011 02:51:31 -0500

World Swastika Rehabilitation Day (WOSRED) will be celebrated on June 26 through marches and informative events worldwide.
WOSRED was launched last year by Rael, spiritual leader of the IRM, in order to educate people about the true meaning of peace and harmony of the swastika, this ancient symbol regretfully hijacked by the Nazis.
Raelians are often questioned about their symbol, in which a swastika intertwines with two overlapping triangles that form a six-pointed star. People, especially those of Jewish origin, obviously disturbed to see a swastika intertwined with a Star of David, change their perception when they’re told it was used for millennia and is still used today by many peaceful religious groups, especially in Asia.

On June 26, the organizers are expecting hundreds, or, hopefully, thousands of people to celebrate World Swastika Rehabilitation Day in the streets of Miami, Houston, San Francisco, Los Angeles and New York in the United States; in Vancouver and Toronto in Canada; in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Perth in Australia; in Zacatecas, Veracruz and Mexico City in Mexico; in Milan, Italy; Lyon, France; and Rotterdam, Holland.

The Proswastika group initiated by Rael now includes Buddhists and Hindus, who have used the swastika as a symbol since the very beginning of their religions.

“No one should be surprised to see the swastika as a revered symbol in most religious groups because it’s part of the symbol given to us by the human scientists from another planet who created us, the Elohim – those who are at the origin of all religions,” Brigitte Boisselier explains. “They gave the Raelian symbol to Rael when they met with him in 1973 (see rael.org), just as they gave it to all the prophets of the past. That’s why we can find traces of this symbol on every continent and in every culture, not only in Asia with the Buddhists and Hindus, but in America with the Native Americans and Aztecs; in Europe with the Celts and the Greeks; and even in Israel, where you can see it in some of the temples.”

Boisselier said it’s important for Raelians to rehabilitate this symbol given to us by our creators, since they not only brought it to us but explained what it means.

“They said it represents the infinity of time, a very important concept that is now essential to the Raelian philosophy,” she explained. “According to Rael, the universe is infinite in both space and time. It has always existed and will always exist.”

The problem, Boisselier said, is that our society wants to have a beginning and an end for everything, including the universe.

“That’s the reason for the big bang theory, which is now more and more contested by scientists,” she said. Already in 1973, the Elohim were telling us that there is no beginning to an infinite universe, and this concept of infinity is essential to grasp before we can continue to advance scientifically from where we are now. By promoting the swastika, we’re actually helping the world scientists who have a few minutes to share with us. They need to make this major paradigm shift to progress!”

Boisselier said Raelians also hope for progress in public understanding of the swastika.

“Last year, our Australian Raelian leader was arrested for holding an exhibit that illustrated the peaceful meaning of the swastika,” she said. “That incident proved more than ever how highly needed our present action is. Hopefully the Australian police have now learned the swastika’s true meaning and the Australian pro-swastika members will be able to convey their message without being harassed.”

For more information, see www.proswastika.org.

RAEL supports Kadhafi in face of international aggression against Libya

brigitte — Sat, 18 Jun 2011 23:13:25 -0500

In a recent speech about world events, Rael, founder and spiritual leader of the International Raelian Movement, declared his support for Muammar Kadhafi, guide of the Libyan revolution. Rael said Kadhafi is a victim of international aggression and supported Kadhafi’s proposal to replace the dollar with a gold-dinar that would become the new African currency.

After calling the currency proposal “a marvelous idea,” Rael said the true reason for the current attack on Libya is “an open secret.”

“The international aggression against Libya has been covered up under the pretext of protecting the civilian population,” he said. “The only real reason is to hoard the oil and combat Kadhafi's idea of creating a currency based on gold, which could be used instead of the dollar for oil transactions.’’

Indeed, according to recent news reports, Kadhafi has recently rejected both the dollar and euro for oil transactions. He has also called upon the African continent to unite in the use of the gold-dinar, which could become the sole currency in Africa. This idea was approved by many Arab countries and most African countries, with two exceptions: the Republic of South Africa and the chief of the Arab League. But the proposed currency measure met with serious disapproval from the United States and the European Union, and especially from President Nicolas Sarkozy of France, who calls Libya a threat to the financial security of humanity.

“We, the Raelians of Kama (the native term for Africa) congratulate Kadhafi's action, which is an answer to Rael’s ongoing appeal for creation of a single African currency,” declared the Raelian Guide Tai Ehouan, leader of the Raelian Movement in Africa. “Rael launched that appeal to African countries nearly two decades ago.’’

Ehouan added that in an October 2009 interview, Rael discussed the last 50 years of Kama’s independence, warning African nations of future aggression from former colonizers currently suffering from economic and financial crises. He said the former colonial powers would not hesitate to return and colonize them again, and that they would use all possible false pretexts to justify their military interventions.
“Unfortunately, that is what we are now witnessing in Libya!” Guide Ehouan explained. “It has become more than urgent for the African leaders to wake up and listen to Rael.”

Slutwalk in London, UK

brigitte — Sat, 18 Jun 2011 05:41:34 -0500

My name is Emma, I am a Raelian Guide in the UK and I am probably among the millions of women who have been raped and never reported it. When I read the raelscience (a free subscription in which you are sent all the latest scientific and political news) about a protest in the US named the Slut Walk I found myself wanting to have been part of it. The Slut Walk was created because on 24th January 2011 a representative of the Toronto Police gave shocking insight into the Force’s view of sexual assault by stating: “women should avoid dressing like sluts in order not to be victimized”.

As the city’s major protective service, the Toronto Police have perpetuated the myth and stereotype of ‘the slut’, and in doing so have failed us. With sexual assault already a significantly under-reported crime, survivors have now been given even less of a reason to go to the Police, for fear that they could be blamed. Being assaulted isn’t about what you wear; it’s not even about sex; but using a pejorative term to rationalize inexcusable behaviour creates an environment in which it’s okay to blame the victim.

Maitreya Rael was massively supportive of this new movement and after my own personal experience I was hoping that we in the UK might also have a chance to protest and support this amazing cause. To my delight I found out that it was due to take place on the 11th June so I set about putting the wheels in motion for us, The UK Raelian Movement to be there. Initially I was not sure how good the turn out would be but we were a happy group of 10 in the end, which I was very happy about. We met at Green Park station at 12.00 and once we were all present we made our way to the starting point outside The Hard Rock Cafe. This was a great opportunity for us to do some diffusing we had a number of people come and ask us about our symbol and what our philosophy was about so that was great. We always seem to find very passionate and strong minded people at these kinds of events so that also makes the conversations very interesting too. It took a while for the march to start I think we waited for about an hour an a half but it was nice to read all the other signs and to be in the thick of that action. When we got started things seemed to move quite smoothly and before we knew it we were in Trafalgar square.

I was so proud of the group, proud to be Raelian but also proud to not be scared to say this happened to me and to stand with others who had experienced this too.
With lots of love from our small Island
Emma

Raelians to world: ‘Stop persecuting politicians who 'cheat'!’

brigitte — Sat, 18 Jun 2011 05:24:49 -0500

After a long chain of sex scandals involving American government officials, with Congressman Weiner’s resignation the most recent, the Raelian Movement (www.rael.org) is challenging what it calls “the religious and politically correct norm.”

“The growing number of U.S. officials pressured into resigning because of their sex lives is so ridiculous!” said Ricky Roehr, spokesperson for the Raelian Movement. “Applying puritanical values to government officials only proves that religion and government are far, far too intermingled. This persecution is no different than what occurs under theocratic governments, to whom the United States pretends to be superior.”

Roehr explained that Raelians are known for hedonistic values and that their atheistic Raelian philosophy teaches that all pleasures are healthy.

“All living forms, including human beings, are wired for pleasure,” Roehr said.
“Whether it’s sending sexy photos, having affairs or being caught with prostitutes or Gay escorts, so what? No matter what jobs people have, if they have healthy sex lives – and by that I mean sex lives they have really chosen – their job performance will always be better! And in light of the fact that a healthy sex life is one of the best ways to curtail violent tendencies, we Raelians highly recommend that all world leaders have more sex!”

Roehr pointed out that many celebrities have also experienced public persecution and disapproval after events in their private lives were exposed.

“For example, Tiger Woods was at the top of the world until he was made to conform, feel guilty and rehabilitate himself. Rael, leader of the International Raelian Movement, sent Tiger an open letter that urged him to stop making his life a model of guilt, sadness and conformism. In that letter, Rael explained that adultery is not mental disease but a very normal behavior among both humans and animals. After all, the Hite report showed that 70 percent of American women and 72 percent of men married for more than 5 years say they’ve had at least one extramarital sexual relationship. And those are just the ones that admitted to it when interviewed!”

According to Roehr, Rael’s letter to Woods also identified a serious problem that is rarely mentioned in the mainstream media.

“Rael told Tiger that the real disease of our society is the Puritanism and politically correct Judeo-Christian conformism that almost nobody actually follows in private life,” Roehr explained. “He said those trying to misguide Tiger into condemning himself in a kind of public flagellation were judging him through the lenses of their primitive education, and that they were the ones who really needed therapy, not him.”

Raelians at World Naked Bike Ride

brigitte — Thu, 16 Jun 2011 16:08:34 -0500

Raelians in Chicago, Washington DC and Toronto attended local World Naked Bike Ride (WNBR) events.

The Raelian philosophy teaches that there is nothing more disappointing for our creators the Elohim than to hear people say that nudity is something bad since our naked body is the image of what they have made.
The purpose of clothes should only be to protect ourselves from certain weather conditions or for artistic purposes but should not be something that is generally imposed in public.

Upendra who attended the Washington DC rally tells us: "We were celebrating the power and individuality of the human body. What an experience it was - there were 13 of us altogether. We had everybody smiling. Tourists, bus and taxi drivers were hooting, honking and taking pictures of us. We even had the police officers smiling. We biked around the Capitol Hill as well."

Chicago WNBR participant Larry reports: "The gigantic parade of bikes caused bars, restaurants, and night clubs alike to empty onto the streets. People poured onto the sidewalks from their homes while others chose to view the lively spectacle from their windows, balconies and roof tops. Our caravan passed along the famous Michigan mile, by the renowned Wrigley Field, and through many of the other famed streets of Chicago. The Chicago Police Department cleared the path all along the route as it twisted and turned, meandering through the central city and the surrounding neighborhoods. On this night, loud cheers, applause, and exuberance, greeted the parade of bikes at every turn and put warm approving smiles on the faces of people all along its path."

Diane who attended the Toronto event with her team says: "The most fun was to see the reactions of people. We saw many covering their eyes, or drop their mouth as they watched us go by. It was hilarious and we also received the cheers and support of many people applauding the courage they wish they had to go nude in public. Many were laughing while clapping or using their horn while driving to demonstrate their support. It was tremendous!"

The Raelian participants also used this event as an opportunity to promote the upcoming Gotopless Day on August 21, fighting for equal rights for men and women. See www.gotopless.org for more information.

Raelians at Slutwalk

brigitte — Thu, 16 Jun 2011 16:05:38 -0500

Raelians in Chicago and Toronto took part in local Slutwalks, a new event that was initiated after a Toronto police officer stated that “women should avoid dressing like sluts in order not to be victimized” (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-13320785).

Maitreya Rael had commented on this saying "I strongly support this movement. It's this type of conservative police officer, poisoned by primitive religious values and prejudice, who can turn into one of the 'dress police' like those in Iran, who end up forcing women to wear veils or even burkas. Women have the right even to go topless or nude without being physically abused or raped."

Diane tells us from the Toronto event that "approximately 2,000 women walked the streets of Hamilton to stand up to the justice system and demanded that police officers be properly trained."

Marc reports from Chicago saying: "We could feel the revolution in the air. We could feel the hunger for justice and fairness. We felt privileged to be a part of this wonderful group of people who represent the antitheses of lemmings marching off the cliff."

The Slutwalk event also presented a wonderful opportunity to promote the upcoming Gotopless Day on August 21, fighting for equal rights for men and women. See www.gotopless.org for more information.

Victim of Hate Crime Rais Bhuiyan Awarded Title: "Honorary Guide of Humanity"

brigitte — Thu, 09 Jun 2011 14:02:58 -0500

Rael has just awarded the Raelian title of "Honorary Guide of Humanity" to Rais Bhuiyan, a Muslim man originally from Bangladesh, living in Texas, who was shot in the face by another Texas man, Mark Stroman, just after 9/11 in what is termed a "Hate Crime". In that act, Stroman also killed two Asian-Americans and left Rais blinded in one eye. Stroman awaits execution.

Rais, however, is petitioning to save the life of the killer who attacked him. He has also enlisted the support of the families of the other two men who were killed. He is putting all he has into this life saving action. He has even started an organization in hopes of stopping all Capital Punishment. http://worldwithouthate.org/

Ricky Roehr, spokesperson for the Raelian Movement said "Through love, Rais has turned his personal tragedy into his triumph. And in his mind, he has indeed triumphed. He feels free from hate and revenge by applying love and compassion. It is quite inspiring to see him trying to save others from their eternal misery of hate and intolerance - like those in Texas who have all but put in an express lane when it comes to execution. He is setting more of an example of what Jesus would do than State of Texas whose citizens claim to be devoutly Christian."

Texas is well known for its many executions. Several people, in fact, were proven innocent after their execution. Of the approximately 1200 executions in the US in the last 35 years, approximately 420 have been in Texas.

The Raelian philosophy states that nothing can justify the killing of one human being and that murderers like Stroman are ill people who need to be treated.

Roehr added "Rais' dedication to this effort is deeply moving and we hope Texas and the entire US will take a serious look at his humanitarianism. This supposed "Christian Nation" is one of the few countries on Earth which still carry out this barbaric practice. Whether innocent or guilty, do Christians really believe Jesus would approve? And if they do, then they must therefore admit that Christianity is a violent religion - which is exactly what they claim Islam to be."

Raelians claim that while there are indeed some beautiful teachings in the Koran and the Bible, there are many more which are very dangerous as they encourage violence and intolerance. Raelians have been campaigning for many years to have all references to violence completely banned from any religious texts, especially the ancient ones that have been highly distorted through centuries and that have lost the original love and compassion taught by all the Prophets. The Raelian scriptures explain that Rael is the last in a long succession of Prophets like Jesus who were sent by the Elohim of the Bible and that the Elohim are not God, but rather an advanced race of human beings who came from another planet many thousands of years ago.

Time to get rid of the word ‘WAR’

brigitte — Thu, 09 Jun 2011 04:17:54 -0500

Some media reported recently about what they called the failure of the ‘war on drugs’

Rael made the following comment:

It’s time to get rid of the word “war” used for any subjects.

Just as “war”on drug is worthless and damaging for the society, so is “war” on terrorism, and others.
Peaceful, scientific, and non-violent approaches to any problem Humanity faces is the only solution.
Any kind of “war” which includes automatically violence and criminalization, creates more problems. Society will soon realize that the same applies to the “war “ on terrorism that is also worthless and creating much more problems.

Addressing the causes of individual dissatisfaction or injustices pushing peoples to use drugs, or collective dissatisfaction pushing societies to use “terrorism” is the only solution.
In the same way that all the criminal nations who fight “war “on drugs create more criminality and desperate people, these same nations, mainly USA , western Europe and Israel who fight”wars” on terrorism, create more terrorism. And they also become terrorists themselves, but a much more dangerous form of terrorism which is state terrorism.The recent state assassination of Osama Bin Laden creates a dangerous precedent of aggression on a foreign state territory. How would the American people feel if a dissident of a foreign country was militarily executed inside America ?
It’s what will happen if this criminal politic continues. Violence solves nothing and perpetuates and 'banalizes' it.

Humanity has only one way to survive: adopting a radical and global non-violence.
And that starts by stopping to use the word “war” for everything.

War is when two nations with 2 different armies are fighting each other. Period. All the rest is media shit and government manipulation conditioning people to accept and promote violence, giving them the illusion that they need their governments and politicians to protect them.

If fear disappears and if non violence prevails, then no government, politicians, laws,money or media are needed and the world can become a beautiful anarchist society of collaboration , sharing, compassion and love, like in all ants and honey bees societies where there are no rules, no laws, no money no police or politicians and where everybody works for the good of all.