Committee on Spirituality, Values and Global Concerns (NY)

"On 24 October 2002 Member Organizations in Geneva in consultative status with ECOSOC applied to CONGO for the NGO Committee on Spirituality, Values and Global Concerns to be made a standing Committee of CONGO. The application was supported by the regulatory number of over twenty Member Organizations which submitted it to the CONGO Board at its Meeting in Vienna on 30-31 October 2002, where it was discussed and adopted. For more information about the CSVGC at the United Nations in Geneva please visit: http://www.csvgc-geneva.org/

"On February 27, 2004 the NGO Committee on Spirituality, Values and Global Concerns (NY) was accepted as a committee at the United Nations in New York. Below is an overview of the early stages of formation of the CSVGC at the United Nations in New York.

"Diane Williams, a founding member of the NGO Committee on Spirituality, Values and Global Concerns in Geneva, initiated a series of informative meeting about the possibility of establishing a NGO Committee on Spirituality, Values and Global Concern at the UN in New York with leaders from like minded committees and caucuses...

"April 8, 2004: Held a meeting to dialogue -“What do we hope to accomplish as a Committee?” At this meeting we had a report from the nominations committee (Monica Willard and Faye Feller). Shortly after this meeting a request for nominations went out via email to all ECOSOC NGOs. The nominations committee reported back the results of the nominations and the following candidates were place on the elections ballot. Diane Williams, Temple of Understanding, Chairperson, Nickolai Parker, Institute for Planetary Synthesis, Vice Chair, Emily Peck, International Association for Human Values, Secretary, Sat Jivan Singh Khalsa, 3HO, Treasurer. "

Council
Accessed May 2012:


 * Chairperson - Sharon Hamilton-Getz, Institute of International Social Development (IISD) & Institute for the Development of Education Arts and Leisure (IDEAL Spring)
 * Chairperson Emeritus - Audrey Kitagawa, United Religions Initiative
 * Vice-Chairs - Swami Parameshananda, Bharat Sevashram Sangha, Julie Lira, Institute For Planetary Synthesis
 * Recording Secretary- Genie Kagawa, Universal Peace Federation
 * Corresponding Secretary - Swamini Sri Lalitambika Devi, United Religions Initiative
 * Treasurer - Adriana Parmegiani, Legion of Good Will
 * Kay Dundorf, National Ethical Service
 * Ani Kalayjian, Armenian Constitutional Rights Protective Center (ACRPC) & Association for Trauma Outreach & Prevention (ATOP)
 * Roger Ross, The New Seminary for Interfaith Studies

Founding Advisory Council Members
Accessed May 2012:


 * Lenny Burg, Centre for the World’s Religions
 * Noema Chaplin, US Servas
 * Shomik Chaudhuri, Institute of International Social Development
 * John Clausen, Global Ecovillage Network
 * Anne Creter, Association of World Citizens
 * Janet Cutting, The Tinker Institution on International Law & Organization (TIILO)
 * Tom Downes. Pax Christi International
 * Frances Edwards, Findhorn Foundation.
 * Joseph Egar, Symphony for the United Nations
 * Faye Feller, Information Habitat: Where Information Lives
 * Martha Gallahue, The National Service Conference of the American Ethical Union
 * Eileen Garren, Airline Ambassadors
 * Shamina de Gonzaga, World Council of Peoples for the UN
 * Anele Heiges, O.P., The International Public Policy Institute
 * J.J. and Desiree Hurtak, Academy for Future Science
 * Michael Johnson, Pathways to Peace
 * Richard Jordon, International Council for Caring Communities
 * Deva Kaur Khalsa, 3HO
 * Audrey Kitagawa, Light of Awareness International Spiritual Family
 * Diane Wiliams & Pamela Kraft, Tribal Link Foundation & Wittenberg Center for Alternative Resources
 * Yee-Ching Lee, Art of Living
 * Laraine Mai, ICIS/Rivertides (International Center for Integrative Studies)
 * Nina Meyerhof, International Association of Educators for World Peace & Children of the Earth
 * Patrick McNamara, Association of World Citizens
 * Deborah Moldow, World Peace Prayer Society
 * Polwat Nakacak, Dhammakaya International
 * Bobbie Nassar, International Federation of Settlements & Neighborhood Centers
 * Alayne O'Reilly, Center for the Women, the Earth and the Divine
 * Michelle Peppers, The Ribbon International
 * Robert Pollard, Information Habitat: Where Information Lives
 * Nancy Roof, Center for Psychology & Social Change
 * Sylvia Picard Schmitt, World Christian Life Communities
 * Rudolf Schneider, Institute for Planetary Synthesis
 * Alfredo Sfeir-Younis, Advisor
 * Laxmi Shah, International Mahavir Jain Mission
 * Besty Stang, The Wittenberg Center for Alternative Resources
 * Ida Urso, Aquarian Age Community
 * Elaine Valdov, International Institute of Integral Human Sciences
 * Barbara Valocore, The Lifebridge Foundation
 * Monica Willard, URI UN
 * Leslie Wright, World Association of Girl Guides & Girl Scouts

Contact
Web: http://www.csvgc-ny.org