Cempaka Belanda: First aid for Haiti’s cultural heritage

"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. …”

Sunday, February 7, 2010

First aid for Haiti’s cultural heritage

Radio Netherlands Worldwide, 6 February 2010 - 9:00am, by Philip Smet

Museums, palaces, churches, sacred voodoo sites, archives: Haiti’s cultural heritage was also devastated by January’s earthquake. The Dutch Prince Claus Fund for Culture and Development wants these buildings and their cultural treasures to be protected as quickly as possible, even if they are already in ruins.

The presidential palace in Port-au-Prince made the front pages immediately after the earthquake on 12 January. The white colonial building collapsed like a house of cards. But much more of Haiti’s cultural heritage also lies in ruins.

"We are not able to provide a financial estimate of the damage, but it’s already clear that all of the country’s cultural institutes and buildings have been severely damaged. Most are concentrated in Port-au-Prince, of course. But there is also the historical town of Jacmel. It was a candidate for the UNESCO world heritage list, but it’s in a state of almost complete collapse. Its wooden structures are very fragile,” explains Els van der Plas, Director of the Prince Claus Fund.

Trust in the future

The Fund is calling international attention to the damage inflicted on the buildings and cultural treasures in Haiti. "Of course, food, health and a roof above your head are the essentials of human life," says Els van der Plas. "But it’s people’s cultural identity that makes them who they are and defines their place in the world. And if all that is taken away from you, you can lose your sense of security and your trust in the future."

While estimates suggest that tens of thousands of bodies have yet to be recovered, the United Nations cultural organisation UNESCO has already started taking stock of the damage. The Prince Claus Fund is in contact with a number of Haitians and with the French organisation "Fondation AfricAméricA", which restored four hurricane-damaged sacred voodoo sites in 2008. The Prince Claus Fund commissioned and paid for the work.

Dancer and choreographer Jeanguy Saintus is one of the Prince Claus Fund’s contacts in Haiti. In 2008, the Fund honoured him with an award for his work. The earthquake damaged Jeanguy’s dance school so badly that he can no longer use it. But his present priorities lie with his dancers and musicians: "I’m pleased that the international community is thinking about our heritage, but all that the dancers and drummers at my school are thinking about now is how to obtain food and find a roof over their heads."

Emergency cultural aid

Nevertheless, the Fund is still keen to start cultural restoration work in the near future. March is the start of the rainy season, and it is vital that sites such as the severely damaged library are protected by the time the rains come. Such projects are not particularly costly, and they can buy time while people consider how to set about restoring the building at a later stage.

Els van der Plas of the Prince Claus Fund admits that it takes considerable effort to convince aid workers and the government that they should also take the preservation of the country’s cultural heritage into account. "But our experience after the Indian Ocean tsunami and many other disasters is that people really want to do something related to rebuilding their lives, something to do with the future. Cultural heritage buildings often serve a communal purpose as well. Schools, churches and mosques are all places where people gather. There’s often a strong desire to restore those kinds of buildings, so that people once again have a place where they can meet and share their sorrow."

Dance teacher Jeanguy Saintus says he would give anything if his dancers and musicians could come and rehearse with him again. "These kids are not rich. They have no parents to bring and fetch them. They used to spend all their time here, dancing and dreaming. Once you are in studio with your dancers and drummers and the music, you forget all your problems."

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