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Twelve Gates President Recognized By The New York State Assembly

Twelve Gates President, Dr. Frank Kaufmann was among those recognized by the New York State Assembly, on May, 14, 2024, during ceremonies and legislation for the 2024 Yoga Day Resolution. Dr. Kaufmann serves on the board of directors for the World Yoga Community under the leadership of its founder Guruji H.H. Dileepkuma Thankappan, who, together with Assemblyman Nader Sayegh of New York’s 90th district, spearheaded the resolution to recognize June 21 each year as Yoga Day in New York State.

Settlement Project Makes Its First Stop In Irvine For 2024 Spring Conferences

On April 13, The Settlement Project made its first stop in Irvine, CA for the 2024 Spring Conferences: Battle for America: Protecting our Future with a More Perfect Union. Settlement Project founder, Dr. Frank Kaufmann, and Education Director, Dr. David Burgess, offered education and training seminars on Woke Ideology, Critique and Counterproposal (WICC) throughout the day.

Settlement Project Speeches and Events in the San Francisco Bay Area, November 2023

The Universal Peace Federation (UPF) hosted a seminar on Education for the 21st Century: Challenges, Moral Dangers, and Innovation from 10 am until noon, at the Bay Area Family Church, and later that evening The Alameda County Committee of Restoration (ACCOR) held a graduation ceremony for graduates of its 10-week course on the US Bill of Rights, in the home of Michael and Monika Kellett. Dr. Kaufmann offered the Keynote address in the morning seminar and graduation congratulatory remarks and speech content in the evening ceremony.

Settlement Project Speech at UPF Seminar: Toxic Polarization in America: What’s To Be Done?

This particular gathering focuses on media, perhaps as in part responsible for our current shameful ugliness, as well as on ways media might contribute toward needed healing. My first premise is that our world is full of  noble, courageous, journalists ready to give their lives to honor truth-telling for the sake of a better world. Although I admire honorable journalists and am grateful for the indispensable service they offer, I myself try to avoid them and have as little to do with them as possible. 

My Speech to the Jamaica Muslim Center Interfaith Meeting

I described three areas of international war or conflict: Russia-Ukraine. Hamas-Israel. and Tensions over Taiwan and the South China Sea.I explained that each of the three are different. Russian-Ukraine is “internecine,” an “in-family” fight. All are Orthodox and Slavs. Hamas-Israel is civilizational between two world communities with religious ties: Western “Judeo-Christian” civilization, and Islamic civilization. The Pacific conflict has two cultures and two roots. Asian culture versus Western Culture, and Religious culture versus Marxist culture.I suggested that this level and intensity of war and conflict is greater than any of us have lived through in our lifetime.