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Message from Ela Gandhi United Nations Vienna World Interfaith Harmony Week

Explore the life and work of Ela Gandhi, granddaughter of Mahatma Gandhi, a fearless apartheid resister, parliamentarian, social worker, and advocate for women's rights and interfaith harmony. Learn how you can help support the 150th anniversary of Mahatma and Kasturba Gandhi's birth and the nomination of Phoenix Settlement as a World Heritage Site.

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Message from Ela Gandhi United Nations Vienna World Interfaith Harmony Week

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  1. Message from Ela Gandhi United Nations ViennaWorld Interfaith Harmony Week Heather WokuschFebruary 2019

  2. When I admire the wonders of a sunset or the beauty of the moon, my soul expands in the worship of the creator. - Mahatma Gandhi

  3. Ela Gandhi • granddaughter of Mohandas ('Mahatma‘) Gandhi • apartheid resister, parliamentarian, social worker, women’s rights advocate, interfaith leader…

  4. Ela Gandhi • born in Durban, South Africa • raised in the Phoenix Settlement • non-violent apartheid resister • banned from political activism in mid-1970s • subjected to nine years of house arrest • participated in the Transitional Executive Council • Parliament Member in South Africa from 1994 to 2004 • focus on Welfare programs and Motherhood Support • developed a 24-hour program against domestic violence • founded the Gandhi Development Trust, former Chancellor of Durban University of Technology, active on many committees…

  5. Ela Gandhi

  6. Vienna, AustriaFebruary 2017

  7. Message from Ela Gandhi 1 2 3 How YOU can help… 150th anniversary of the birth ofMahatma and Kasturba Gandhi Phoenix Settlement nominated to be a World Heritage Site

  8. 150th anniversary(of 1869 birth) • Mahatma Gandhi • lawyer, politician, social activist, writer • doctrine of nonviolent protest (satyagraha) to achieve political and social progress • leader of the nationalist movement against the British rule of India • Kasturba Gandhi • political activist • leader in the struggle for civil rights and for independence from British rule in India • married to Mahatma Gandhi.

  9. 150th anniversary ‘Continue legacy of nonviolence, truth, compassion, respect, social and economic justice based on the highest values of our ancient scriptures’. • build partnerships with groups which operate on the basis of compassion and public spiritedness • reduce dependency • grow universal values Invitation: Visit Gandhi Development Trust website to learn more, get involved

  10. Phoenix Settlement

  11. Phoenix Settlement We used to sing a Muslim prayer; we used to sing a Christian prayer, a Hindu prayer. And so, we respected every religion and what their beliefs were. We were encouraged to read about every religion. My father had a copy of the Bible, a copy of the Koran, a copy of the BhagavadGita, and other religious scriptures as well. - Ela Gandhi

  12. Phoenix Settlement

  13. Phoenix Settlement . Phoenix Settlement has been nominated for World Heritage Site status Invitation: Write a letter of support

  14. Heather Wokuschheatherwokusch.com You must be the change you wish to see in the world- Mahatma Gandhi

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