Cempaka Belanda: Disasters and Media: A world to win

"A Summary" – Apr 2, 2011 (Kryon channelled by Lee Carroll) (Subjects: Religion, Shift of Human Consciousness, 2012, Intelligent/Benevolent Design, EU, South America, 5 Currencies, Water Cycle (Heat up, Mini Ice Ace, Oceans, Fish, Earthquakes ..), Middle East, Internet, Israel, Dictators, Palestine, US, Japan (Quake/Tsunami Disasters , People, Society ...), Nuclear Power Revealed, Hydro Power, Geothermal Power, Moon, Financial Institutes (Recession, Realign integrity values ..) , China, North Korea, Global Unity,..... etc.) - (Text version)

"The Timing of the Great Shift" – Mar 21, 2009 (Kryon channelled by Lee Carroll) - (Text version)

“ … Here is another one. A change in what Human nature will allow for government. "Careful, Kryon, don't talk about politics. You'll get in trouble." I won't get in trouble. I'm going to tell you to watch for leadership that cares about you. "You mean politics is going to change?" It already has. It's beginning. Watch for it. You're going to see a total phase-out of old energy dictatorships eventually. The potential is that you're going to see that before 2013.
They're going to fall over, you know, because the energy of the population will not sustain an old energy leader ..."

"Update on Current Events" – Jul 23, 2011 (Kryon channelled by Lee Carroll) - (Subjects: The Humanization of God, Gaia, Shift of Human Consciousness, 2012, Benevolent Design, Financial Institutes (Recession, System to Change ...), Water Cycle (Heat up, Mini Ice Ace, Oceans, Fish, Earthquakes ..), Nuclear Power Revealed, Geothermal Power, Hydro Power, Drinking Water from Seawater, No need for Oil as Much, Middle East in Peace, Persia/Iran Uprising, Muhammad, Israel, DNA, Two Dictators to fall soon, Africa, China, (Old) Souls, Species to go, Whales to Humans, Global Unity,..... etc.)

"The Recalibration of Awareness – Apr 20/21, 2012 (Kryon channeled by Lee Carroll) (Subjects: Old Energy, Recalibration Lectures, God / Creator, Religions/Spiritual systems (Catholic Church, Priests/Nun’s, Worship, John Paul Pope, Women in the Church otherwise church will go, Current Pope won’t do it), Middle East, Jews, Governments will change (Internet, Media, Democracies, Dictators, North Korea, Nations voted at once), Integrity (Businesses, Tobacco Companies, Bankers/ Financial Institutes, Pharmaceutical company to collapse), Illuminati (Started in Greece, with Shipping, Financial markets, Stock markets, Pharmaceutical money (fund to build Africa, to develop)), Shift of Human Consciousness, (Old) Souls, Women, Masters to/already come back, Global Unity.... etc.) - (Text version)

“… The Shift in Human Nature

You're starting to see integrity change. Awareness recalibrates integrity, and the Human Being who would sit there and take advantage of another Human Being in an old energy would never do it in a new energy. The reason? It will become intuitive, so this is a shift in Human Nature as well, for in the past you have assumed that people take advantage of people first and integrity comes later. That's just ordinary Human nature.

In the past, Human nature expressed within governments worked like this: If you were stronger than the other one, you simply conquered them. If you were strong, it was an invitation to conquer. If you were weak, it was an invitation to be conquered. No one even thought about it. It was the way of things. The bigger you could have your armies, the better they would do when you sent them out to conquer. That's not how you think today. Did you notice?

Any country that thinks this way today will not survive, for humanity has discovered that the world goes far better by putting things together instead of tearing them apart. The new energy puts the weak and strong together in ways that make sense and that have integrity. Take a look at what happened to some of the businesses in this great land (USA). Up to 30 years ago, when you started realizing some of them didn't have integrity, you eliminated them. What happened to the tobacco companies when you realized they were knowingly addicting your children? Today, they still sell their products to less-aware countries, but that will also change.

What did you do a few years ago when you realized that your bankers were actually selling you homes that they knew you couldn't pay for later? They were walking away, smiling greedily, not thinking about the heartbreak that was to follow when a life's dream would be lost. Dear American, you are in a recession. However, this is like when you prune a tree and cut back the branches. When the tree grows back, you've got control and the branches will grow bigger and stronger than they were before, without the greed factor. Then, if you don't like the way it grows back, you'll prune it again! I tell you this because awareness is now in control of big money. It's right before your eyes, what you're doing. But fear often rules. …”

Tuesday, November 10, 2009

Disasters and Media: A world to win

Radio Netherlands Worldwide, 10 November 2009 - 1:00pm | By Laurens Nijzink

When a natural disaster hits, it is important that people know what they have to do to survive. The role of the media is essential. This is something journalists in countries which are frequently affected by disasters ought to know. But climate change means hurricanes and floods are taking place in regions that are unfamiliar with coping with disasters.

"It’s not more science that we need, but more stories," says Eelco Dykstra, professor in Emergency Management. Professor Dijkstra is one of the speakers at an international two-day conference of broadcasters, the Asia-Pacific and Europe Media Dialogue. The conference is partly organised by Radio Netherlands Worldwide and is currently being held in Amsterdam.

"Scientific graphs and scientific information are unappealing. They don’t grab the imagination or engage the minds of laymen. So if you want to get ordinary people involved, you have to give them a story that grips them. There is no better way to make them feel personally responsible for a problem: 'What do you think, what would you do, what do you expect somebody else to do for you, what can you do yourself?' You have to make it come alive. Then people start thinking. And once they start thinking, they get involved. The biggest problem many governments have is that they want to tell the people what to do, but they do not explain why."

Compelling scenario

Professor Dykstra illustrates how important the media is by using a compelling scenario. In it Europe is hit by a tremendous storm, not unlike hurricane Katrina, which hit the US coast in 2005. The professor identifies four critical points in the story:

Two weeks before the storm. How well is Europe prepared to deal with such an emergency?
Two days before the storm. What can the media do to help get as many people as possible to safety?
A week after the storm. By now it is clear how much damage has been done. The need for information becomes greater. It ranges from practical matters, such as ‘where can we get food?’) to emotional matters, such as the search for loved ones.
The start of reconstruction work.

Professor Dykstra based his 'What if' story on his research on the hurricane Katrina disaster in New Orleans. There are a number of striking similarities between the Netherlands and the area around New Orleans, for instance both are below sea-level.

Times of crisis

Professor Dykstra stresses that in times of crisis, it is important that national and local governments work closely with the media:

"The role and the importance of the media are far greater than the sector realises. It is the cohesive glue between the government and the population. Far too often there is a lack of trust between the authorities and the public. If you think you can do crisis management when there is no trust between the two, you are badly mistaken."

Although it sounds contradictory, this means the media needs to have a critical attitude towards the authorities, especially before and after an emergency.

Journalists have to make it clear to people what the government is doing to prevent disasters and what preparations have been made for a tsunami, flood or hurricane, as well as what plans have been made to deal with the aftermath. To put it in Professor Dykstra's words: "If the people don't know what the government is doing for them, then they won’t be able to decide what to do for themselves".

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