GBC Proposal Form

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STANDARD FORMAT FOR GBC PROPOSALS

 

PROPOSAL NAME:

 

PROPOSED BY: ISKCON Ministry for Cow Protection and Agriculture

 

SPONSORED BY Bhakti-tirtha Swami

 

CONTACTS (email, fax, address of proposer and sponsor):iscowp (AT) earthlink (DOT) net

 

DATE OF SUBMISSION:

 

PRESENTATION OF PROPOSAL: (maximum 300 words)

 

Whereas: To reinvigorate ISKCON farm communities in accordance

with the wishes of His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, the

ISKCON Ministry of Cow Protection and Agriculture and an international Land Use

subcommiittee is formulating a Vaisnava Rural Development Plan to establish

sustainable principles and practices of land use that encourage participation

in lifetime-protected cow-based agriculture and provides tenure security for

the participants.

 

Whereas: This plan can not be completed by Dec 1st, the GBC proposal deadline.

 

Whereas: Therefore this Ministry proposes:

 

 

 

 

 

Whereas (Please write the facts and principles of your proposal; without

any arguments)

 

PRESENTATION OF RESOLUTION:

 

Resolved, That (Please write your proposal as a resolution for voting by the

GBC Body)

 

The GBC Body agrees that any land use decisions made about obligating ISKCON

land (through sales,

leases, trusts, etc) should be reviewed by the Ministry of Cow Protection and

Agriculture and that such review would involve scrutiny by the ad hoc Land Use

committee.

 

EXPLANATION:

 

Please give answers to the following questions:

 

1) What prompts you to submit this proposal?

We are presenting this plan to the Governing Body Commission of ISKCON (GBC)

for their approval so that ISKCON Farms can become viable, sustainable, safe

havens for the devotees as well as attract non devotees during the future

unknown and threatening world events. If ISKCON rual lands are sold before the

presentation and acceptance of this plan, the plan becomes usless. If such

lands must be sold, then at least the plan can be formulated with consideration

of the problems of reality such lands have encountered.

 

2) Why this proposal is important for the success of ISKCON?

Cow protection is a foundation principle to the establishment of a potent

spiritual ISKCON. Without viable ISKCON farming communities cow protection can

not become established.

 

3) What would be the implications of implementing this proposal?

 

A plan of action can be utilized for ISKCON farming communities which will help

them esablish viable working communities.

 

4) How do you see yourself contributing to the implementation?

 

The ISKCON Ministry for Cow Protection and Agriculture is an advisory body.

 

5) What budget is needed?

Please see this ministry's proposal for a budget.

 

 

 

7) What other levels of support?

 

The leaders of ISKCON recognizing and preaching the importance of cow

protection within their centers and facilitating in whatever ways they can the

development of ISKCON farming communities.

 

 

GUIDELINES FOR WRITING A PROPOSAL:

 

1. Check if there are any existing GBC resolutions and laws related to your

proposal.

 

Minimum Cow Protection Standard 13 (Not Allowed category) ISKCON Law 507

 

" Selling lands for the sake of generating cash flow to deal with

non-capital expenditures. This is strictly forbidden except in emergency

situations and then only after approval by the Minister of Cow Protection

and Agriculture and the approval of the GBC."

 

2. The wording should be as the accepted resolution would read should the

proposal be passed. A proposal shall not contain arguments but shall simply

express the principle. Arguments may be voiced during the discussion on the

proposal.

 

3. A proposal should express a single point or subject. Avoid having too

many components in one proposal. There may be several proposals on a related

topic.

 

4. Make your proposal as concise and short as possible.

 

5. As much as possible, follow the set standard wording listed in the

appendix below.

 

 

APPENDIX TO THE STANDARD FORM FOR GBC PROPOSALS

 

 

 

 

7. STATEMENTS BY THE GBC BODY:

 

[definition] "The following is accepted as the GBC Body position on xx: ..."

[definition] "The GBC Body advises (ISKCON temples/members) that .."

[definition] "The GBC Body gives its approval for (describe)."

 

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