LAS VEGAS, March 28 – The Raelian Movement recently wrote to Mr. Antonio Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations, asking him to consider holding an international convention to discuss a new protocol to the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations, provisionally titled, “Optional Protocol Concerning Embassies for Extraterrestrials.”

The purpose of this optional protocol is to extend the provisions of the Vienna Convention to Embassies for extraterrestrials, but with appropriate additional safeguards and procedures.

''The response to our letter was appreciative, but explained that the United Nations is not able to act without the support of the member states, and recommended that we sent our proposal to all ambassadors of member states, which we did a short while ago,” said Daniel Turcotte, Rael’s assistant for the ET Embassy Project.

Turcotte pointed out that this year was particularly fertile in announcements made by government officials concerning the existence of UFOs. “The most spectacular one being made by the US Navy when they released videos—until then, kept secret by the US government— confirming without a doubt that UFOs exist and are 'the real deal’,” added Turcotte. Also, in the beginning of 2020, the U.K.'s Ministry of Defense announced that it would publish secret UFO reports for the first time this year.

More recently, a new international effort coming out of China, called, “The Five Continents International Forum,” was attempting to bring the UFO issue to the UN. “There will be more and more pressure towards the UN and Governments to disclose top-secret documents about the UFO and Extraterrestrial phenomenon. People have the right and are ready to know,” Turcotte added.

Raelians are delighted with these actions since each and every gesture aiming at making the general public aware of the existence of UFOs—and therefore of extraterrestrials—is important as far as welcoming them. Even if Raelians are more interested in the civilization involved as opposed to the actual spacecrafts, which are just vehicles.

Turcotte explained that the country that will grant the piece of land, the necessary extraterritoriality, and the authorization for the ET Embassy to be built within its territory will not only benefit financially, but will also become the spiritual and scientific center of the planet for millennia to come, and happiness will prevail within its borders. “This one-of-a-kind project will bring in millions of tourists and billions of dollars in revenue each year to the country that will be selected to be the host,” Turcotte said.

Until this project becomes reality, we need to raise awareness about the building of an Embassy to welcome an extraterrestrial civilization to Earth. The Raelian Movement worldwide will hold online events and campaigns on April 4th, the day that founder and spiritual leader of the Raelian Movement, Rael, declared, “ET Embassy Day!”

“The conditions for the general population to accept the idea of an official welcome are met, but violence on our planet is still so high that we need the wisdom of those who created us and who want to meet us again more than ever,” Turcotte concluded.

Raelians believe that an extraterrestrial civilization, referred to as 'Elohim' in the original Hebrew Bible, created all life on Earth including human beings, and they believe it is a very peaceful and far more advanced civilization compared to ours, both scientifically and philosophically.

LAS VEGAS, March 18 – On every continent, Raelians will contribute to the March 20 “International Day of Happiness” celebrations, offering online happiness academy trainings and thus furthering the “Happy Together” theme proposed by the United Nations.

Rael—founder and spiritual leader of the Raelian Movement—has toured the world for more than 45 years to bring his teachings of happiness that are central to the Raelian philosophy.

Rael explains that Happiness is not only a priority but a decision, a discipline, and a habit that is to be nurtured every second.

“The decision to be happy is the decision to monitor every thought one has, it is a discipline.”

“In this unsettling time, where fear dominates the world’s collective emotions, the discipline of happiness is needed more than ever,“ declared Kotaro Murakawa, Raelian Guide and leader of the “Happiness Day” celebrations.

“Real happiness always comes from deep kindness,” Rael said.

“By opposing awareness and deep kindness to global fear daily, Raelians are committed to increasing the world’s net happiness,” explained Murakawa. “And they will do so together to a greater extent on March 20 with all those who choose happiness,” he concluded.

LAS VEGAS, February 10 – The celebration of the Black History Month is an opportunity for the “Back To Kama” project team to intensify their actions and promote the return of individuals of African descent to Africa. (see: www.backtokama.org)

“We were elated when Ghanaian President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, launched the ‘2019 - The Year of Return’ and our hope and dream now is to have all African countries follow in Ghana’s footsteps,” declared Gbedia Dodo, PhD, leader of the ‘Back to Kama project. “This month, our team will intensify its contact with most African embassies worldwide to promote our vision and offer our help to further the promotion of return to Africa (Kama) that we initiated 10 years ago,” she added.

“The ‘Year of Return’ by the Ghanaian President stimulated a massive migration towards Ghana by many African Americans and others in the Diaspora, and is a perfect illustration of what we anticipated would happen,” explained Dodo. “Within a year, significant benefits were harvested: Ghana saw an estimated $1.2B increase in revenue with the creation of new businesses and partnerships. Human and fraternal bonds were also greatly reinforced between the people of Ghana and the Africans from the Diaspora, fostering historical and cultural exchanges,” she said.

For the leader of the “Back to Kama” project, Black History Month shouldn’t only be a celebration of achievements by African Americans and a time for recognizing the central role of African descendants in U.S. history, but it should also be a time to look at their future.

“For 10 years, we have brought a vision of how the success of African Americans and of all African descendants worldwide can be multiplied if furthered on the African continent,” claimed Dodo. “Our project wants to encourage all the African nations to look at the economic and societal benefits of the return of the descendants, of their stolen sons and daughters, and to not only offer free visas and the rights to abode to all African descendants, but also:

- Encourage all kings and chiefs to welcome them during a traditional ceremony, like an African traditional Baptism, to facilitate the social integration of the returning sons and daughters, giving them a true sense of belonging to a family, a village, a people;
- Ensure that the respective countries make legislation to attract foreign direct investments (from Black celebrities, entrepreneurs and others with wealth);
- Implement the Free Trade Zones law signed by the African Union, which will accelerate economic development projects;
- Provide guaranteed tax exemption on income and assets for at least 14 years to all immigrants of Kama (African) descents;
- Provide Banking Secrecy guaranteed by law (as in Switzerland);
- Adopt a common currency, for all countries in Kama and promote its financial benefits.

"As a results, these countries will be able to provide free education and free healthcare to the population, adopt the latest sciences and technologies such as biotechnology, nanotechnology, telecommunications, and online education," claimed Dodo.

“Back To Kama” also encourages the welcoming of black prisoners freed from the US prison system.
“Canada and Australia were built on the import of European prisoners. African American ex-prisoners could be trained if needed in order to acquire business entrepreneurship skills and contribute to the development of the welcoming countries,” concluded Dodo.

The “Back to Kama” project was initiated in 2009 by Rael, spiritual leader of the Raelian Movement, who said, “To save Humanity [from its self-destruction], we must first save Kama…” and saving Kama starts now with its sons and daughters from around the world making their way back home.

Geneva, November 18, 2019 – November 20th marks the United Nations Universal Children's Day and the fifth anniversary of the International SexEd Day favoring Sexuality Education from childhood as recommended by the experts of several research reports of international institutions, including UNESCO and the WHO European Office.

"Education emphasizing sexuality and pleasure from childhood is a human right and an absolute necessity to protect young girls and boys from discrimination and abuse, and so that they can learn to respect themselves and others,” said Clemence Linard, M.A.Ed, sexologist and spokesperson for SexEd Day. "Yet, despite the recommendations based on scientific research, institutions such as UNESCO and many countries weaken each time there is religious interference triggered by sex education," continued the spokeswoman.

"No religious pressure or regressive politics should influence science and research, and this is especially true for education and sexuality. "

Clemence Linard reminds us that in 2009, UNESCO censored one of its reports on sex education, namely the part that includes an explanation on masturbation from 5 years of age following pressure from the Christian lobby.

"An international institution such as UNESCO must be secular and impervious to any form of religious pressure,” she said. "The director general of this institution, however, seems to have special ties with the representative of the Catholic Church she recently met, while according to the official agenda this is not the case for other religious leaders,” questioned the spokesperson.

This passage, censored by UNESCO, has still not been republished in the updated version of the 2018 report, even though the WHO European Office has published it, going even further, particularly advocating this explanation from childhood.

"Moreover, politico-religious interference is prevalent in many countries when it comes to sex education," added Clemence Linard. "We currently have significant examples in Poland, Quebec, Ghana and South Africa."

She goes on to explain that in Poland, a law is being ratified to ban and sentence to jail time anyone, including education and health professionals, who would talk about sex education. "This is an extremely serious situation. Poland is one of the last strongholds of Christianity in Europe and the threatening force against secular and atheist currents, for which the ruling party is now supporting," expressed the SexEd Day coordinator in Poland.

Clemence Linard also states that Quebec students can be removed from Sex Ed classes for religious reasons, and that in Africa, religious pressures are strong, particularly in Ghana, a pioneering country in terms of applying Sex Ed, and in South Africa.

"The law of silence, taboos and stigma about Sex Ed have led to the AIDS epidemic in the world and are causing great emotional suffering for adolescents, as well as adults, who cannot live what they want with fulfillment because religious leaders, some whose institutions and political powers are accomplices, believe that it is bad. Ignoring scientific data, they have been selling outdated and inaccurate ideas for too long. They are responsible for the unnecessary suffering of millions of people," the spokesperson added. "The guiding principles of scientific reports are major steps forward and must be applied without censorship to ensure that young girls and boys are informed and protected from childhood through an age-appropriate educational approach," she concluded.

The Raelian Movement launched SexEd Day in 2015 as part of its international awareness campaign for sex education to denounce censorship—as it relates to religious pressure—and call for the reissuing of UNESCO’s original guiding principles on Sex Ed.

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Las Vegas, August 16th, 2019 – Rael, spiritual leader of the International Raelian Movement, has awarded Nana Akufo-Addo, President of the Republic of Ghana, the title of "Honorary Guide of Humanity.”

“The Year of Return project of President Akufo-Addo is in perfect agreement with the “Back to Kama” project launched by Rael in April 2009,“ declared Dr. Gbedia Dodo, Raelian Guide and leader of the Back to Kama project BacktoKama — Kama is the original name for Africa.

Dodo explained that for the past 10 years, the ‘Back to Kama’ organization has been campaigning to encourage well educated, successful and affluent people of all races and religions, including celebrities—especially African Americans and other Africans in the diaspora—to voluntarily transfer to Kama the knowledge and wealth they have rightfully accumulated overseas, and to relocate their businesses and operations to Kama.

The year 2019 marks 400 years since the beginning of the Atlantic Slave Trade—the first official record was said to be in 1619. The President of Ghana, Nana Akufo-Ado, (and his administration) proclaimed the year 2019, “the Year of Return“ of all Africans dispersed in the diaspora.

“This proclamation was done at the United Nation’s 73rd General Assembly in NYC, in front of the whole world community and we are grateful that in doing so, President Akufo-Ado put on the worldwide map the “Back to Kama” project and the “2019 Year of Return” for all the descendants of Africans who were made slaves to build the Americas and Europe for free,” added Dodo.

“In doing so, President Nana Akufo-Ado has brought to the forefront and to the minds of many Africans in the Diaspora the idea of reconnecting with Africa and do business on the continent,” she continued.

In his address, the President of Ghana expressed that he was also giving free visas and the right to Abode in Ghana to any Africans in the diaspora who want to visit and/or live in Ghana. Many festivities have been planned throughout the year in Ghana to attract as many Africans in the diaspora as possible and commemorate and celebrate this special year.

“The Honorary Guides of Humanity nominated by Rael are all individuals who place the well being of others and of Humanity before their own interest,” explained Dodo.

During the month of July 2019 (73aH), the President of Ghana made an epic trip to the Caribbean islands with the goal of reconnecting and fraternizing with the descendants of his African ancestors. He visited Jamaica, Barbados, Guyana, Suriname, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Trinidad and Tobago, and initiated talks for sustainable economic relations and exchanges between Ghana and each of the islands. This is the very first time a sitting African President makes such an official trip to the Caribbean to lay such a powerful vision.

“President Nana Akufo-Addo has brought to the limelight and in the psyche of many African Americans and other dispersed Africans in the diaspora the fact that Africa is a great land of business opportunities. In his powerful visits to Kama (Africa), Rael repeatedly said that to save humanity we must first save Africa. The 2019 Year of Return and the Back To Kama project are major steps in that direction,” concluded Gbedia Dodo.

LONDON, July 6 – On July 1st 2019, at the Royal Society’s Summer Science Exhibition in London, the UK SETI Research Network (UKSRN) launched what they believed to be the largest ever survey of public attitudes toward an alien contact.

Martin Dominik, a Royal Society University Research Fellow at the School of Physics & Astronomy at the University of St Andrews, was reportedly said, “There is absolutely no procedure enshrined in international law on how to respond to a signal from an alien civilization… The consequences affect more people than just scientists.”

Dr. John Elliott, a reader in intelligence engineering at Leeds Beckett University, allegedly added that the global community engaged in the search for extraterrestrial intelligence (SETI) would announce any bona fide alien signal immediately, but in an era of social media this would spark a flood of fake news and conspiracy theories that would leave people utterly confused about the truth.

“Professor Dominik is perfectly right in stating that there is no procedure, and Dr. Elliott is also correct to be concerned at the possible consequences to society of an ET contact made outside an internationally agreed protocol,’’ declared Daniel Turcotte, Raëlian guide and Raël’s assistant for the ET Embassy Project.

The International Raëlian Movement has long been aware of this issue and has, for many years, been lobbying governments worldwide to hold an international convention to consider a new protocol to the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations, provisionally titled as, “Optional Protocol Concerning Embassies for Extraterrestrials.” The purpose of this optional protocol is to extend the provisions of the Vienna Convention to embassies for extraterrestrials, but with appropriate additional safeguards and procedures. The International Raelian Movement would then work with the governments of the signatory countries to choose a site for an Embassy for Extraterrestrials (E4ET).

“The United Nations recently responded appreciatively to the International Raelian Movement's initiative and a number of countries are showing a genuine interest in this important project for our Humanity. We are making very promising progress,’’ concluded Turcotte.

NOTES:
• The quotes attributed to Martin Dominik and Dr. John Elliott, are from: Sample, Ian "How should we respond to alien contact? Scientists ask the public" The Guardian (Monday 1 Jul 2019 07.00 BST).
• The Optional Protocol Concerning Embassies for Extraterrestrials is available at: www.ETembassy.org

LAS VEGAS, June 28 – On June 29—Swastika Rehabilitation Day—members and supporters of the Swastika Rehabilitation Movement will hold worldwide events to inform people about the ancient, peaceful meaning of the swastika and reclaim their right to use it.

"Billions around the world have been raised and are still living surrounded by swastikas, which are considered symbols of peace and well being. Because a few extremists used it as a symbol of violence, it’s a shame that wearing a swastika is automatically associated with being an advocate of racism and violence. This has to stop.” declared Upendra Singh, Raelian Guide and international leader of Swastika Rehabilitation Day.

Rael, spiritual leader and founder of the Raelian Movement whose symbol depicts a Swastika intertwined with a Star of David—as can be found on the cover of one of the oldest manuscripts of The Tibetan Book of the Dead—inspired the Swastika Rehabilitation Movement.

"Many Raelians helped start this grass root movement in Europe and North America where the swastika ban is the strongest. It is now reaching other communities who also had the swastika as one of their main peace symbols and we intend to join efforts on Saturday to educate the public on the beauty of our symbols," explained Singh.

"Besides our wish to explain to the public that Raelians as well as Hindus, Buddhists, Jains and people of many other religions and cultures cherish this symbol, our goal is also to help people understand that the historical presence of this symbol on all continents with a similar peaceful value didn't happen by chance," added Singh.

"Throughout our history, humanity has been guided by Messengers or Prophets whose missions was to spread a message of peace from our creators—the Elohim—those who have been mistaken for gods by our primitive ancestors (see rael.org). By rehabilitating the Elohim’s symbol, we also carry the responsibility of conveying their message; the one that all religions on Earth have tried to preserve and that explains we have been created to live peacefully until the age when we can understand and become creators ourselves,” concluded Thomas Kaenzig, Raelian Bishop and President of the US Raelian Movement.

Las Vegas, May 30th, 2019 – On May 26th, the NY Times published an article entitled: “Navy Pilots Report Unexplained Flying Objects,” in which pilots from the aircraft carrier Roosevelt reported making repeated observations of strange objects flying over the East Coast that could fly at hypersonic speeds, make swift stops and turns, reach 30,000 feet in altitude, and fly all day long without apparent engine or exhaust plumes. According to them, such technology assembled in one craft simply doesn’t yet exist.

“This report of daily sightings of UFOs by highly trained pilots deserves a larger place in the media run as it is not only a story showing that there were most likely advanced scientists running a show for these pilots, but it would also be another major confirmation of what millions of people around the world have seen and what Rael, founder and leader of the Raelian Movement, has said for more than 40 years,” declared Thomas Kaenzig, Raelian Guide and leader of the US Raelian Movement.

The Raelian philosophy posits that a long time ago advanced scientists from a distant planet—referred to as Elohim in the original Hebrew Bible—created all forms of life on Earth, including human beings “in their image.” These beings have been visiting us throughout our history in spaceships referred to today as UFOs and they have been guiding us by sending Messengers or Prophets. In 1973, they met Rael—their last Messenger—and told him that we had reached a time when we could finally understand our scientific origin and expressed their immense desire to meet officially with representatives of our planet.

“In their message to Rael, these extraterrestrial scientists explained that they would intensify their presence via sightings in order to increase the UFO awareness among the population and facilitate the ongoing efforts promoting an official encounter at an Embassy dedicated to welcoming them officially,” added Kaenzig.

“What matters most in these sightings is not the vehicles they use, but the intelligence inside these vehicles and what they are trying to tell us. The current worldwide focus is on social and political conflicts. Our media do not realize that the intelligence behind these sightings is the solution to all these conflicts. Once people understand and realize that in an infinite Universe there is an infinite number of civilizations and that one of these civilizations created us scientifically with all the different races allowing us to enjoy the paradise that they designed, then borders, conflicts and relentless competition suddenly become meaningless,” Kaenzig said.

“It is interesting to note that the pilots who saw these aircrafts almost daily for several years in a row were later deployed to the Persian Gulf dropping bombs over Syria and Iraq,” said Kaenzig. “Would they have dropped bombs if they had known about these scientists’ intent of trying to bring their message of peace and love and trying to save us from daily bombings? It is our deepest hope that Lt Graves and all the other pilots involved will read the message given to Rael by these advanced scientists so that they can begin to understand why they saw these exceptional aircrafts,” concluded Kaenzig.

Las Vegas, May 1st, 2019 – On May 1st, Raelians around the world will join all Paradism lovers to celebrate the 8th International Paradism Day.

Paradism is a new social system described and advocated by Rael, founder and spiritual leader of the Raelian Movement, who explained for the past 4 decades that the scientific revolution that has brought the greatest liberation in humanity’s history and that will inevitably lead to Paradism has been in progress and is still ongoing.

“New technologies, such as robotics and artificial intelligence, will put an end to the enslavement of human beings through work and money," claimed Jarel, Raelian Guide and spokesperson of the Paradism Movement. “Tomorrow's jobs will be left to the machines and that's a positive shift. A human being should not have to do what a machine can do and that's what Paradism is about—to have machines do the hard work while human beings can enjoy living,” he added.

Jarel explained that the current troubles and foreseeable unrest are expected to worsen, and this is a sign that capitalism and the free market, which cannot equitably distribute the fantastic productivity gains that our technology allows today, are collapsing. "Those who own the machines monopolize wealth while the rest of the population sees its purchasing power and its employment gradually disappear and consequently are unable to compete with the power, expertise, availability and cost of machines getting increasingly smarter. By embracing Paradism, we can build a society without work or money, i.e., a system where human beings are free to do only what they truly enjoy: play, create, meditate, blossom and, of course, make love—free from all judgments and guilt. It is the system of a paradise," Jarel continued.

This society was described to Rael in the set of information that He received from the Elohim, an advanced civilization from space who created life on Earth scientifically.
(see rael.org).

On May 1st, Paradists from all over the world will hold conferences, interviews, demonstrations in the streets as well as online and in-person meetings that will aim at raising the awareness about the need to nationalize the means of production to restore peace and social justice in a society that is fortunately robotizing.

"The nationalization of the means of production will allow the whole community to benefit from the gains of productivity, putting an end to the shocking and rapidly growing wealth inequalities and making a society without work or money possible," explained Jarel.

"When a community owns all the robots that do all the work, there is no need for money since everything can be free. The nationalization is therefore an important part of the solution, but it is never proposed in the protests and the political discourse today because of fear mongering and the 'communist' label attached to it. Communism is about everyone having to work for the benefits of all while Paradism is about everyone enjoying life while the robots work for the benefits of all. This is the difference and why our awareness campaigns are so vital," concluded Jarel.

Rael, in His messages to humanity, makes us aware we are the generation that has the privilege and immense responsibility to make the transition to Paradism and to avoid a collapse that can lead to the destruction of life on Earth. This transition, which is also a true liberation, is our duty and our responsibility for future generations.

The time has come for the great liberation of humanity and for turning this Earth into a paradise!

Montreal, April 23, 2019— It was on May 30, 2018, that Bill C-262* was finally passed at third reading in the House of Commons and since then has been before the Senate.

Since nothing is done yet with Bill C-262*, the Raelians decide to take action to express their disagreement. A Canada-wide campaign is being launched to put pressure on senators to ratify the bill that has been in their hands for almost a year now.

Despite the government’s promise to finalize this UN declaration some ten years ago, the only tangible action taken is this project led by NDP MP Romeo Saganash, a project that is now in danger of being relegated to oblivion, as it is urgent to proceed before June 2019.

It is important to acknowledge that the protection of the rights of all indigenous peoples is an integral part of the Raelian values.

“The Raelian Philosophy lauds the restitution of the land, the resurrection of habits, religions, indigenous languages and the federation in a united continent which incorporates all original and immigrating populations in harmony and social justice.”
-— Raelian magazine Contact #328 — January 30, 2007

* Federal Bill C-262 seeks to harmonize the declaration of fundamental human rights with the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP).

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