GBC land Use Proposal more final

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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: Most ISKCON farm communities are struggling to maintain their land,

cows and devotee families,

 

Whereas: There is no Vaisnava Rural Development Plan to guide not only the

maintenance but further development of ISKCON farms,

 

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,

 

Whereas: The plan establishes 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,

the following has been proposed by this Ministry,

 

PRESENTATION OF RESOLUTION:

 

Resolved, That

the following is accepted as the GBC Body position on ISKCON farm land use

decisions: ISKCON farm 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 rural 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/obstacles 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

leading the formulation of the Vaisnava Rural Development Plan

 

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.