Saving The Black Rhino Project

ONE PLANET EDUCATION NETWORK (OPEN)

WHY WE DO THIS,

 VALUE OF PROGRAMS LIKE THIS,

THE CALL TO ACTION FOR LIKE-MINDED STUDENTS OF THE WORLD

WITH THIS PROGRAM WE ARE ALL WRESTLING WITH A PLANETARY WIDE DILEMMA

AN ETHICAL AS WELL AS A LEGAL, ECONOMIC, POLITICAL AND SOCIAL DILEMMA

HUMANS VS. ANIMALS VS. FORESTS VS. FREE NATURAL LANDS AND OCEANS – FULL OF THE DIVERSITY OF LIFE THAT SUSTAINS THE FOOD WEB, WHICH IN TURN PROVIDES FOR US….

ALL THE THINGS THAT SUPPORT OUR WAY OF LIFE AND FUTURE LIFE

SUSTAINABILITY – TOP TO BOTTOM – NOT STOPPING PROGRESS,... BUT BEING SMARTER ABOUT THE WAYS WE OPERATE AND DEVELOP THE 21^ST CENTURY HUMAN MACHINERY

AS YOU KNOW, THE RHINO CRISIS, IT’S ALSO A WAR BETWEEN –

KNOWLEDGE VS. IGNORANCE

HUMANS TAKING ADVANTAGE OF UNKNOWING HUMANS FOR THEIR OWN SHORT-TERM PERSONAL PROFIT, WITH NOT A CARE FOR OTHER LIFE

WE KNOW DAY-TO-DAY LIFE IS ENOUGH OF A CHALLENGE SOMETIMES, NOT EASY IN NAIROBI, IN BUNGOMA, OR IN THE BRONX NEW YORK CITY

NOT TELLING YOU ALL SOMETHING YOU DON’T ALREADY KNOW…

BUT SOMETIMES WE HAVE TO STEP BACK AND TAKE THE WIDE ANGLE – LONGER RANGE VIEW, 

AND YOU ARE DOING JUST THAT....

AND WE DO STUFF LIKE THIS, PROGRAMS LIKE THIS, BECAUSE WE HAVE THE TECHNOLOGY, THE INTELLIGENCE, THE COMMITMENT, THE CREATIVITY AND WIT…..

TO LIFT ONE ANOTHER UP, TO LEARN LIKE CRAZY WHILE WE DO SO, IN A FUN WAY ABOUT THE WORLD AND ITS FUTURE, OUR EXISTENCE AND THE EXISTENCE OF FUTURE GENERATIONS

THE CHALLENGE LIKE THE RHINO IS JUST ONE EXAMPLE ONE SMALL, BUT STILL DIFFICULT PART

BUT TODAY THIS WORLD IS HIGHLY CONNECTED, AND WE KNOW SO MUCH MORE ABOUT WHAT IS GOING ON IN DISTANT CORNERS ALMOST INSTANTLY,

AND SO NOW WE HAVE THE MEANS.

AND SO WE HAVE NO EXCUSE FOR NOT TRYING LIKE MAD TO SPREAD THE GOOD WORD

TO TELL IT LIKE IT IS – TO TELL OURSELVES AND OTHERS --  WHAT’S REAL AND WHAT’S NOT –

AND RHINO HORN AS MEDICINCE IS NOT… IT’S NOT REAL AND THE KILLING OFF OF THIS LONG-LIVED SPECIES... FOR WHAT THEY ARE DYING FOR.. IS PATENTLY INSANE

WHILE ONE CHALLENGE  –  THIS RHINO AND ELEPHANT AND TIGER AND LION AND ENDANGERED SPECIES PROBLEM,.... THIS STILL IS A HUGE CHALLENGE FOR US TO TAKE ON.

BUT IF WE FACE THESE CHALLENGES TOGETHER, AS A UNIFIED INTERNATIONAL GROUP OF KIDS WHO CARE, KIDS WHO DO…

WE CAN CHANGE THE WORLD FOR EVERYONE’S BETTERMENT – THE ANIMALS AND OURSELVES

AND AS THIS SHORT PHASE I PROGRAM, BEGUN WITH OUR SMALL FOUNDER GROUP HAS CLEARLY SHOWN…. (ME AT LEAST),…..

WE CAN DO THIS!! 

WITH THESE NEW SOCIAL MEDIA TOOLS AND OUR FULL COMMITMENT TO STICK WITH IT IT’S NO LONGER A PIPE DREAM…

SO CARRY ON WITH THIS – WITH OUR WITHOUT OPEN – AND MAKE US ALL PROUD

THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR INCREDIBLE WORK EFFORT OVER THESE SHORT WEEKS…

LOOKING FORWARD TO CONTINUING TO SHAKE THE TREE WITH YOU!!!

GEORGE NEWMAN

ONE PLANET EDUCATION NETWORK (OPEN)

AUGUST 2, 2013