Thanks for your support. The petition is now closed as the Millenium Peace Summit has began today (August 28, 2000). I wish them luck in taking steps toward a world peace that does not exclude any nation or any faith, but at this point it doesn't seem likely that they will accomplish anything of substance.

- dave
PETITION SUPPORTING THE INCLUSION OF HIS HOLINESS, THE DALAI LAMA AT THE MILLENNIUM PEACE SUMMIT OF WORLD SPIRITUAL LEADERS AT THE UNITED NATIONS

We, the Undersigned, strongly protest the exclusion of His Holiness, the Dalai Lama, from the Millennium Peace Summit of Spiritual leaders - being held at the UN from August 28th-31st. The ones primarily responsible for this Summit (UN Secretary General Kofi Annan and Bawa Jain) should find the moral courage to stand up against Chinese pressure and inducements; they should reverse their earlier decision and invite His Holiness - one of the most revered spiritual leaders on the planet as well as a Nobel Peace Prize Laureate - to this gathering for peace of spiritual and religious leaders.
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(since this petition is now way out of date, the signatures have been removed.)