Honpa Hongwanji Mission of Hawaii

Hawaii Federation of Buddhist Women's Associations

RESOLUTION page

At the 13th World Buddhist Women's Convention held on September 1-3, 2006 in Honolulu, Hawaii, one resolution was introduced and adopted at the Representative Meeting and announced at the General Meeting.  The resolution is "Resolution to Survey World Federation Resolutions."

 Honpa Hongwanji Mission of Hawaii

Federation of Buddhist Women’s Associations

1727 Pali Highway  Honolulu, Hawaii  96813

Resolution to Survey World Federation Resolutions

          WHEREAS, the World Federation of Jodo Shinshu Hongwanji-Ha Buddhist Women’s Associations was officially formed in 1961 to advance a world-wide Buddhist women’s movement and to spread the Buddha-Dharma throughout the world, and

          WHEREAS, to promote its goals and objectives, the World Federation has encouraged the submission of resolutions by member organizations at its World Buddhist Women’s Conventions, and

          WHEREAS, resolutions which were presented, discussed, and approved at the World Buddhist Women’s Conventions are implemented by member organizations of the respective Federations of Buddhist Women’s Associations of Japan, South America, Buddhist Churches of America, Canada, and Hawaii, and

          WHEREAS, these approved resolutions have increased in numbers throughout the years (see attached list);

          NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that member organizations of the World Federation of Jodo Shinshu Hongwanji-Ha make a concerted effort to implement the approved resolutions, and

          BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that member organizations be asked to survey the implementation of these resolutions within their respective Federations, and

          BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that member organizations complete the provided checklist for submission at the next Representative Assembly to be hosted by Japan in 2009, and

          BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a compiled report and recommendations be presented at the 14^th World Buddhist Women’s Convention in 2011.

To complete your report, two other attachments are included here, "List of World Federation Resolutions" and "Checklist to Survey World Federation Resolutions."  (One acrobat file)  If by any chance you cannot view these documents properly, please contact us for a hard copy.
 

Hawaii Federation BWAs
1727 Pali Highway
Honolulu, HI 96813-1612

or by email at resolution@hawaiibwa.org
 

To complete your report. . .

Please click > [RESOLUTION] < for your file to view and / or print.  This is an acrobat file, with 4 pages.