“We will not have a country if the economy does not develop,” he said. The announcement came a day after Wickremesinghe warned parliament that holding an election during the economic crisis could be disastrous. They were seen by many as a de facto referendum on unpopular austerity measures he has imposed as he seeks to secure an International Monetary Fund (IMF) bailout.īut the five-member election commission panel said the vote would not be held as scheduled as Wickremesinghe’s administration had refused to provide the necessary $27 million and logistical support. The March 9 polls would only have picked local councillors but would be the first electoral test for Ranil Wickremesinghe since he took office in July after months of protests over the island’s worst-ever economic crisis. The event can be viewed (like a webcast) on Sri Sri’s Facebook page.COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s election commission indefinitely postponed local polls on Friday after the president - installed by parliament last year after his predecessor fled - refused to fund the vote. The selected questions will be posed to Sri Sri by a host on behalf of the questioner during the event and there will be multiple moderators from around the world. The best questions will be selected and grouped by a panel based on an online poll for the questions. Participants can post their questions on the event page in Facebook, on the Art of Living website, or on Twitter with the hashtag #Ask SriSri. The event will also include an online guided mediation which is expected to be joined in by over 1 million people worldwide. Each segment will be peppered with interesting anecdotes, cartoon strips, video clips, etc. The event will have four segments – Sri Sri’s personal life, Success and Creativity, Global Issues and Love and Relationships. It will make them feel empowered,” explained Karthik Krishna, Media Manager, The Art of Living.ĭuring the Facebook event, Sri Sri will answer questions from diverse topics of interest. This Facebook event will help them find their own ways and means to contribute in building a better society. But often their energy ebbs as there is no sense of direction.
Youth all over the world are restless to make their voices heard and do something to better the world. The efficacy of such medium will be enhanced when it’s used by influential people like Sri Sri to energise them for a good cause. “Social media such as Facebook are a very effective medium for connecting with youth of today. “If we can get rid of the stress and anxiety, then the dream of a one world family is not far away,” he had remarked during the Google Hangout event. Sri Sri is now making it happen by providing people in the technological space with a platform to participate in the spiritual pursuit of building a stress-free and violence-free world. “Technology has shrunk the world into a global village and spirituality will turn it into a global family,” Sri Sri often says highlighting the synergy between technology and spirituality. The electrifying event described as one of biggest online gatherings drew civil society members, artists, sportsmen, journalists, policy makers from countries like Oman, Taiwan, Paraguay, Zimbabwe, Slovenia, USA, Italy, Germany, Sweden, Argentina, Israel, India and Pakistan. On January 26 this year, he used the platform of Google HangOut to reach out to millions across the globe with his call for volunteering for a better society.
This is not the first time that Sri Sri is using social media networks to share and spread his vision for a “One World Family”.
The idea is to make a global connection of responsible citizens, mainly youth who are willing to do their bit for peace and harmony.
The Face2Face event on Facebook with Sri Sri goes live 7.30pm to 9pm on 23rd June 2013. Mark the page of this electrifying event aimed at promoting his vision of creating a violence-free, stress-free society. This is undoubtedly going to be a page with no Unlike button! As the founder of The Art of Living, Sri Sri Ravi Shankar spiritualizes Facebook by turning it into a tool of meaningful dialogue for transformation, it will be ‘liked’ by over a million people across the globe both online and offline. Be part of Face2Face with Sri Sri Ravi Shankar
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