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GOOD NEWS REPORT FROM GT SECTOR Period: Jan - July 2009 Argentina In Orang, Dada Ramashryananda gave a T.V. and Radio interview. He also gave a lecture at the university there and met with the local margiis. In Buenos Aires Dada gave several lectures and seminars. 10 people attended. Dada gave another lecture in Rosario. and in Quilmes he gave one mass initiation. Brasil São Paulo – Dada Jinanendra organized a Prabhat Samgiit concert. 40 persons attended this program. He had given three lectures on neo-humanistic education to the staff of our school in Guarapiranga (35 people attended) and collective meditation was started there. Paranaguá – Dada Jinanendra is managing a new Jagriti, a máster unit and a new Neo-Humanist school. He has 3 good teachers, who are running the school. He plans to expand the school soon. Dada gave a lecture of the neohumanistic education system to 7 school employees. To one of his lectures, 12 university students came. Dada started a granola, bread and biscuit production with the partnership of a local bakery. Brasília – Ceilandia Jagriti was renovated by Dada Haripranananda with the help of local BP. They are

planning to open a bakery and to have yoga classes there soon. Once every week several lectures are held at the Ananda Marga Cultural Center Terra Viva. Dada Pranadiiptananda continues giving his Yoga teacher training-, and Yoga Therapy courses. He recently started giving lectures in different yoga centers of Brasilia . With the great effort of the publication committee 19 books are now published into Portuguese language. Rio de Janeiro: In Araruama a vegetarian dinner was organized by the local unit, 120 people attended. Dada Siddheshvarananda gave a lecture on meditation after the event that concluded with a collective meditation. Dada |Jitendriya along with the local margiis gave a Rawa presentation in Araruama, 80 people attended. In CaboFrio Rawa presentation took place in a famous public restaurant, more then 100 people attended. In a local TV channel Rawa presentation was given and Dada SS gave an introduction to Indian culture and spirituality. He also gave lectures in several Yoga centers of Rio de Janeiro region Porto Alegre – 3 healthy schools are running, At the Máster Unit, Ananda Dakshina, 2 families are living and helping Dada to run the Master Unit. A spiritual program, that was organized there, generated a R$ 1000.00 profit for the MU.

The Sectorial Retreat in Brazil was held successfully at the Ananda Kiirtana MU, from the 22nd to 26th of July. More then 200 Margiis and 20 Acaryas attended the program. Bolívia Sta Cruz – Dada Vishodbhasananda opened a PROUT office in Sta. Cruz. Dada met with several members of the Ivo Morales Political party to whom he submitted an economic plan for Bolivia, based on the principles of PROUT. A new Unit was started in Potosi. Regular Dharma Cakra is held there. . Paraguay Asuncion – A Yoga camp was organized at the Máster Unit. 15 people came and one Sadavrata program was organized. A Vegetarian Native Food Festival was organized by Didi and Dadas in Asuncion, A cooperative got started. At the Máster Unit, an apiculture project was started. Honey and several other products have been harvested. During the One Expo 2009 the Kiirtan Baba Nam Kevalam was introduced along with a Power Point Presentation. Amongst the many religious organizations that were participating in this forum, Ananda Marga was

outstanding for its universal ideals. The Margiis of Paraguay started a samaja activity in Asuncion. Respectfully Submitted, Dada Pranadiiptananda Avt.