"Of Sacred Times and Sacred Places".

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>Please join in the discussion of these and other questions and

>issues on July 4th, 2002 on the grounds of `Iolani Palace from 9:00

>AM to 2:00 PM. This will not be the usual day of parades with

>marching bands or fireworks. It will provide an opportunity to

>ponder the questions, share your own opinions and experiences.

>Beginning at 10:00 AM, speakers and music will be featured from a

>central stage area.

>Hawaii Nation Info

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>[hawaii-nation] July 4th at `Iolani Palace

>Mon, 24 Jun 2002 12:23:14 -1000

>"Fran Orian"

>Mon, 24 Jun 2002 11:59:56 -1000 >July 4th at `Iolani Palace >

>This event is sponsored by "Of Sacred Times and Sacred Places". For >more

information, please contact Poka Laenui at 696-5157 or Lynette >Cruz at

738-0084. > > >"When in the Course of Human Events ···" > >The U. S.

Declaration of Independence: Sacred Document or Failed >Promise? > >The 4th of

July, 1776 and the proclamation of the Declaration of >Independence produced a

powerful document, raising grand principles >of the proper rights of

governance. It set the foundation for the >subsequent formation of the Articles

of Confederation and, 11 years >later, the Constitution of the United States.

What has happened to >the sons, daughters and progeny from those grand events?

Have their >dreams of democracy fared well? How well, whose and where? How has

>it done in other lands and in other times? Has the practice of >imperialism

and colonialism been consistent with the ideals of the >great declaration? What

does it mean for globalization, and what >kinds of globalization? > >Please join

in the discussion of these and other questions and >issues on July 4th, 2002 on

the grounds of `Iolani Palace from 9:00 >AM to 2:00 PM. This will not be the

usual day of parades with >marching bands or fireworks. It will provide an

opportunity to >ponder the questions, share your own opinions and experiences.

>Beginning at 10:00 AM, speakers and music will be featured from a >central

stage area. > >Three points in history will be covered: 1776 and the beginnings

of >democracy in America; then a general "mid-point" in time about a >place in

the middle of the Pacific Ocean - 1893 in Honolulu, >Hawai`i; finally a

"now-point" in places around the world that have >been touched and influenced

by globalization and American policies. >Expected guests are "Tom Jefferson"

and several Indians and Slaves >who have followed his travels through time.

"Lili`uokalani" will >also make an appearance along with "U.S. Minister

Stevens" who >ordered the landing of American troops in Hawai`i in 1893.

"George >W. Bush" will present his modernized declaration revealing new human

>events, which call for updating the original declaration in line >with his

current foreign and domestic policies. The audience will be >given an

opportunity to comment on the three points in time. > >A closing panel

discussion will follow as we renew our commitment to >the principle that All

persons are created equal, endowed by their >creator with certain unalienable

rights, that among these are Life, >Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness - that

governments are >instituted among men and women, deriving their Just Powers from

the >CONSENT of the Governed. > Chat with friends online, try MSN Messenger:

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