PRG Update – October 12, 2011
Disclosure Petition Update
http://wh.gov/gKC
www.disclosurepetition.info
As of this Update the Disclosure Petition has 9577 signatures. That is 21st out of 188 petitions filed on the White House website trending 11th out of 100 petitions with new signatures. It is worth noting that six of the petitions with more signatures address the same issue – reforming the marijuana laws. Therefore, by issue the Disclosure petition is 16th out of 183. There has been further media coverage which is archived at the DP info site.
On October 5th the White House announced the threshold for petitions to be formally considered by the administration had been raised from 5000 signatures in 30 days to 25,000. This caused some concern. However, as stated on the White House site, this increase is not retroactive to petitions filed before October 5.
Regarding the response process the White House website states: “Once the petition reaches the required threshold, it will be put in a queue to be reviewed by the White House. Others can still sign the petition while it is awaiting a response from the White House. When the White House responds, everyone who has signed the petition will get email from the White House to let you know that we’ve reviewed and responded to the petition.”
This means there will be more time to build the signature count while the Disclosure Petition is being reviewed. The 5,000 threshold was critical to the review process, the overall count is critical to the amount of media coverage.
All nations can sign this petition (the Zip Code field is optional). A reachable goal is 20,000 signatures by the end of October. Share the link via Facebook, MySpace, Twitter, YouTube, email lists and websites.
World Disclosure Day Update
www.worlddisclosureday.org
WDD now has 4689 endorsements from around the world. The next likely developments will be a celebrity endorsement and additional media coverage. WDD along with the DP offer two referenda where anyone from any nation can sign their desire to know the truth about the extraterrestrial presence engaging the human race.
UFOs and the Evolution of Consciousness – Oct. 21-23
www.fions.org/ddnewsletter.html
www.noetic.org
Richard Dolan, Whitley Strieber and Linda Moulton Howe will be speaking at an event in New York City the weekend of October 21-23.
UFOs and the Evolution of Consciousness is sponsored by the New York chapter of the Friends of the Institute of Noetic Sciences (FIONS). IONS is an organization founded by Apollo 14 astronaut Dr. Edgar Mitchell to study the bridge between science and consciousness “noetics”. FIONS was co-founded by PRG’s great friend and supporter, the late Sandra Shepard (Sandy) Wright.
2011 Project Mexo – Hong Kong
Trailer: www.youtube.com/watch?v=E2zLCb4wRCk
News and Updates; www.facebook.com/MEXOHK
www.facebook.com/groups/projmexo
Exopolitics Hong Kong and Meoow Guide will produce an online conference later this year. Project Mexo wil be a live audience link up with researchers, exopolitical activists and contactees from around the world. Featured speakers will include: Dr Michael Salla, Paola Harris, Stephen Basset, Mary Rodwell, Jim Sparks, Neil Freer, Dr. C. B. Scott Jones and Al J. Gevaerd with more to be added to this first of its kind, international online link up conference with a live Chinese audience in Hong Kong.
NASA and Dr. Edgar Mitchell (Commentary)
www.space.com/12141-moon-camera-apollo-astronaut-lawsuit.html
www.nasa.gov/about/contact/index.html
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration is one of the more obvious victims of the truth embargo regarding an extraterrestrial presence engaging the human race. Over the years it has earned its aka “Never A Straight Answer,” but it had no choice in the matter. From the day it was born with the 1958 Space Act it was caught between a Moon rock and a hard place because of the following language in the Act:
Section 102 b) The Congress declares that the general welfare and security of the United States require that adequate provision be made for aeronautical and space activities. The Congress further declares that such activities shall be the responsibility of, and shall be directed by, a civilian agency exercising control over aeronautical and space activities sponsored by the United States, except that activities peculiar to or primarily associated with the development of weapons systems, military operations, or the defense of the United States (including the research and development necessary to make effective provision for the defense of the United States) shall be the responsibility of, and shall be directed by, the Department of Defense……..
NASA could have found a dozen extraterrestrial bases on the Moon and it would have been unable to say anything, show anything, take any actions without approval from the DOD – and it wasn’t going to get it. As the years went by and the evidence for an ET presence grew NASA, when questioned, could only refuse to comment, lie or deflect direct inquiries.
It is for this reason PRG has been generally sympathetic with NASA’s plight and has not focused its advocacy efforts on this quasi civilian agency. The most irritating action by NASA since 1958 was its support of SETI, a science front organization developed to help maintain the truth embargo and deflect pressure from NASA and the government on the ET question – in other words a science propaganda tool of the state. But again, it likely had no choice.
I have said many times the truth embargo will make fools of us all one way or another and this is the case with some NASA knucklehead who, with or without the approval of the Director, decided it would be a good idea to sue Dr. Edgar Mitchell over a camera from the Apollo 14 Lunar Module returned to Earth by Dr. Mitchell rather than be crashed into the Lunar surface.
Many such artifacts were retrieved by Apollo astronauts and no other Apollo astronaut has ever been impugned in this way.
PRG is absolutely convinced this is an effort by NASA to embarrass an American hero who has been speaking truth to power since 1997 regarding the ET reality. In that he was following in the footsteps of another American hero, Mercury astronaut Gordon Cooper.
The American space program conducted between 1959 and 1972 was perhaps the greatest achievement in human history. Every Mercury, Gemini and Apollo astronaut well knew the extraordinary opportunity NASA provided for them to be part of that history. They have all been loyal to the agency. Gordon Cooper, Dr. Story Musgrave, Dr. Brian O’Leary and Dr. Edgar Mitchell steadfastly avoided criticizing NASA as they spoke of the ET issue and the truth embargo over the past 25 years.
The 64-year truth embargo is in its final days and has been slowly collapsing since 2000. Anyone in government who mistakenly thinks this embargo continues to shield them when taking outrageous actions against researchers, activists, witnesses or contactees will be made the fool. That time has passed.
Dr. Edgar Mitchell, a great American in his 81st year, should not be treated in this manner. It is an absolute disgrace.
If you agree with this assessment, PRG would appreciate your informing NASA of your views.
www.nasa.gov/about/contact/index.html
PRG Update – September 16, 2011
Archived at:
www.paradigmresearchgroup.org/Press_Releases/Updates.html
Brief Financial History of PRG
For the record:
- PRG was founded in July of 1996 to pursue a political resolution to the UFO/ET issue.
- It was not set up as a non-profit in order to insulate it from potential governmental interference. But by any measure it has operated as a non-profit and has never made a profit.
- From July of 1996 to January of 2003 PRG’s work was funded by its executive director Stephen Bassett. This amount was approximately $250,000.
- As of January 2003 all of Mr. Bassett’s assets and funds were used up. From that point forward PRG has only been able to function via donations from supporters of its advocacy work.
- From 1999 to the present PRG has had a political action committee. That PAC has raised a modest $18,000 during that time. While currently not active, it is still reporting and could become active again at any time funding permitting.
- From 2004 through 2010 PRG held six X-Conferences in the Washington, DC metro area. Those conferences, while successful as advocacy projects, lost a total of approximately $90,000. All of those losses have been paid save for the losses from X-Conference 2010 – approximately $36,000. PRG fully intends to clear those balances when funding is available.
- Starting in the summer of 2010 PRG went to some lengths to help publish a colleague’s book which it felt had important Disclosure implications. PRG has no financial interest in the book whatsoever. The book was published and is currently available. Money was raised on behalf of the author who is obligated to repay the funds. While PRG is not financially obligated, it does have an ethical responsibility to see the funds are repaid and will do all it can to assist in clearing any outstanding balances.
In summary: for sixteen years PRG has worked to end a government imposed truth embargo with global implications. During that time it has assisted a very large number of organizations and individuals to promote and advance their efforts without asking anything in return. It has operated in a completely open fashion and made no attempt to conceal its activities or agenda from the government or the public.
Since its founding PRG (Stephen Bassett) has acquired no assets and currently has a negative net worth of approximately $40,000. It (he) owns no stocks, bonds, real estate or any other investments and has a cash balance of approximately $400.
Of course, PRG’s financial status could change at any time should major funding come foward.
The truth advocacy process under way is very difficult, is generally opposed by the government and operates in a highly charged emotional environment. Many people are angry, frustrated and under considerable stress. Inevitably there are going to be disputes, misunderstandings and personal attacks. PRG has been spared much of that over the years, but it is not immune. Its policy toward such matters is: 1) not let contentions interfere with the advocacy work, and 2) settle matters privately or, when necessary, in a court of law – not on the Internet.
PRG thanks all of its many supporters who have made it possible to advocate for truth in government for the past sixteen years. The only way it can properly acknowledge this support is to succeed and continue to help others succeed in ending the truth embargo regarding an extraterrestrial presence engaging the human race.
Furthermore, Stephen Bassett wishes to personally express his gratitude to the many hundreds of colleagues, living and dead, who have made great personal sacrifice while speaking truth to power in this matter. In the end a new and perhaps better world will be their reward well earned.
Los Angeles (September, 2011)
Websites:
www.paradigmresearchgroup.org (Main Portal Site)
www.disclosurepetition.info
www.worlddisclosureday.org
www.exopoliticsworld.net
www.exopoliticsunitedstates.net
www.faxonwashington.org
www.x-conference.com
www.x-ppac.org
PRG Update – September 3, 2011
World Disclosure Day – July 8
www.worlddisclosureday.org
WDD currently has 4440 endorsements. PRG estimates it will take around 100,000 endorsements to attract the desired attention from the political media. The most represented nation is the United States and the second most represented nation is the People’s Republic of China. A new international promotional effort will begin soon to build public awareness, increase the number of endorsements and obtain endorsements of note. This effort will be bundled with The Disclosure Petition.
The Disclosure Petition
www.paradigmresearchgroup.org/disclosure_petition.htm
www.whitehouse.gov/wethepeople
The Obama administration will soon launch a people’s petition initiative on the White House website. Petitions on any subject may be submitted. At this time it would appear international signatures will be permitted. Petitions with at least 5000 signatures will be reviewed by White House staff for possible dissemination and consideration within the administration.
As soon as the White House We the People Petitions initiative is open, PRG will immediately submit The Disclosure Petition. It will be written as follows:
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“We, the undersigned, strongly urge the President of the United States to formally acknowledge an extraterrestrial presence engaging the human race and immediately release into the public domain all files from all agencies and military services relevant to this phenomenon.”
Between now and when the We the People Petitions goes live, PRG will pre-promote The Disclosure Petition in order to ensure it receives a large number of signatures as quickly as possible.
Commentary
Not too long ago some teenagers in Siberia, Russia created a video of a dead alien in the snow. It was a hoax. The alien was made out of bread. At present a one minute and 25 second video about this “find” has had 10.5 million views on YouTube. www.youtube.com/watch?v=bMGatrWkG2c
That is called “going viral.” Another video about the “pending release” of a film about a “living alien” has achieved 36.5 million views. That is called “going mega-viral.”
The three keys to successful political advocacy are focus, focus and focus. Soon thousands of petitions are going to be submitted to the White House website. There will likely be dozens of petitions dealing with UFO/ET/Disclosure issues. Many will be redundant. Some will be ridiculous. Many petitions with a small number of signatures equals small impact. A few petitions with a large number of signatures equals large impact.
The World Disclosure Day endorsements and the The Disclosure Petition signatures offer a timely opportunity to make a strong statement. Hundreds of millions of people around the world know their governments are not telling the truth in this matter. If millions can view YouTube videos of hoaxes, surely millions can take about the same amount of time and sign a petition calling for Disclosure of the real thing.
World Disclosure Day and The Disclosure Petition represent basic, concise concepts that are unambiguous. There is little room for debate. If one does not think there is an extraterrestrial presence, one would certainly not sign either. If one does believe there is an extraterrestrial presence, it would seem appropriate to sign both.
“Going viral” is a modern phenomenon with the potential to effect political and social change. It is completely in the hands of the people. No government involvement or permission is needed. If you would like to see The Disclosure Petition go viral or even mega-viral, you have the power to make it so.
Contact 3D: The Disclosure Concert – September 25 – LA
www.disclosureconcert.com
www.3dff.org/3D_FILM_FESTIVAL.html
www.thedreamfactorystudio.com
Plans are in the works to add a concert focusing on Disclosure to the annual Los Angeles 3D Film Festival produced by the Dream Factory. Ten to twenty thousand people are expected to attend this year’s event.
PRG Upcoming Speaking Schedule
www.paradigmresearchgroup.org/speaking&eventschedule.html
Conscious Life Expo – Los Angeles, CA – Sept 30 – Oct 2
Pythagoras Conference – Louisville, KY – Dec 16-18
Other Upcoming Conferences
www.paradigmresearchgroup.org/conferences.html
PRG Update – August 12, 2011
Archived at: www.paradigmresearchgroup.org/Press_Releases/Updates.html
World Disclosure Day – July 8 – Update
www.worlddisclosureday.org
WDD, after being launched six weeks ago, is making progress. There are now 4100 personal and 200 organization endorsements from around the world. A section for endorsements of note has been initiated. Of particular interest is the number of endorsements that have come from the People’s Republic of China. Media coverage has been modest but that was expected. Coverage will increase substantially when the endorsements approach the 100,000 threshold.
It costs nothing to endorse WDD and takes a few minutes. A hundred thousand endorsements is quite achievable if enough people learn about WDD and find the website. Please continue to spread awareness of World Disclosure Day.
The Disclosure Dialogues DVD Set
www.sedonamediacompany.com/dia logues2sb.html
PRG highly recommends an important new 5-DVD set - The Disclosure Dialogues - featuring one-on-one discussions between the top researchers and activists. A documentary, It Could Happen Tomorrow, is also included. This powerful contribution to the Disclosure process is the work of Ron James, Jenn Stein and Chris O’Brien and includes contributions from George Noory, George Knapp, Linda Moulton Howe, Richard Dolan, Danny Sheehan, Dr. Edgar Mitchell, Stephen Bassett and many others..
PRG hopes you will support this important effort to bring the truth forward.
New Documentary - Secret Access: UFOs On the Record
http://tinyurl.com/3vhwxo2 (Press Release)
Another new and important documentary will air on August 25 on the History Channel. It is narrated by and based largely on the work of Leslie Kean, research director for the Coalition for Freedom of Information.
Secret Access: UFOs On the Record is produced for the History Channel by Break Thru Films – Ricki Stern, Annie Sundberg and Julian P. Hobbs, executive producers.
[Note: the documentaries continue to pour out with History Channel leading at present. The Ancient Aliens series is being seen all over the world. It is remarkable the truth embargo still has the residual strength to withstand this onslaught.]
Silver Screen Saucers
http://silverscreensaucers.blogspot.com
An outstanding and important new blog has arrived on the scene. It is the work of the UK’s Robbie Graham, who is doing his PhD work on the ET phenomena and the media. Books will be forthcoming. PRG believes Robbie’s work is extremely valuable and will have significant exopolitical impact.
Contact 3D: The Disclosure Concert – September 22-25 – LA
www.disclosureconcert.com
www.3dff.org/3D_FILM_FESTIVAL.html
http://www.thedreamfactorystudio.com
Plans are in the works to add a concert focusing on Disclosure to the annual Los Angeles 3D Film Festival produced by the Dream Factory. Ten to twenty thousand people are expected to attend this year’s event.
ET Media Group
Five months ago PRG founded a private, invitation group to meet once a month in Los Angeles to discuss ET/media related issues. At present it is the only group of its kind. There are two connecting threads for those invited: 1) they are producing, directing, writing, editing and/or acting in media projects related to ET related phenomena or are planning to do so, or 2) they are working in the entertainment industry and have personal interest in UFO/ET/Exopolitical issues. Each meeting includes a special guest researcher or activist. If you live in the LA area and these criteria apply, please contact PRG if you would like an invite. If you are a ET/UFO/Exopolitical researcher or activist living in LA or planning to be in LA and would like to be a guest at future meetings, contact PRG.
UK UFO Files Release – #8
www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ufos
www.reuters.com/article/2011/08/11/us-britain-xfiles-online-idUSTRE77A1BB20110811
The UK National Archives has just released the 8th set of UFO/ET related files from the Ministry of Defence. As before this files release is generating stories in newspapers throughout the United Kingdom. This collection contains 34 files containing 8,600 pages of sighting reports, press cuttings, parliamentary correspondence and UFO policy documents. Several documents are declassified from ‘Secret.’
Whatever the UK government’s intentions, this steady drumbeat of releases is putting great pressure on the US led truth embargo.
Exopolitics United States Network
www.exopoliticsunitedstates.net
www.exopoliticscalifornia.net
The EUSN welcomes California and site administrator Brandon Piddington to the network. Washington State will be on line soon.
[Note: the Exopolitics World Network (EWN) is eagerly awaiting the addition of China and Japan very soon.]
NASA Launches New Open Government Blog
www.nasa.gov/open
http://open.nasa.gov
[PRG will just bite its tongue, print the release in full and let it speak for itself.]
WASHINGTON — NASA has launched the new open.nasa.gov blog to highlight the agency’s Open Government success stories. The site is part of the White House’s Open Government Initiative, which requires federal agencies to create a new level of openness and accountability and provide public access to unclassified data.
The site is a collaborative blog for the open government community to highlight the ways that transparency, participation, and collaboration are being embraced throughout the agency.
“NASA is committed to experimenting with and embracing new participatory ways of collaboration,” said Linda Cureton, the agency’s chief information officer. “The launch of open.NASA is a new chapter in NASA’s culture of openness and an exciting new way to engage citizens in our activities.”
NASA released its Open Government Plan in April 2010 in response to a White House directive. The new open.NASA blog is complimentary to the official NASA Open Government website, which includes the Open Government Plan, a status report and associated projects. To learn more about NASA’s Open Government Initiative, visit:
PRG Upcoming Speaking Schedule
www.paradigmresearchgroup.org/speaking&eventschedule.html
Conscious Life Expo – Los Angeles, CA – Sept 30 – Oct 2
Pythagoras Conference – Louisville, KY – Dec 16-18
Other Upcoming Conferences
www.paradigmresearchgroup.org/conferences.html
PRG Update – July 18th, 2011
World Disclosure Day – July 8
www.worlddisclosureday.org
Facebook: http://tinyurl.com/47b2xg8
WDD was launched on July 1 and is making good progress. Several thousand endorsements came in immediately and presently there are 3700 personal and 200 organization endorsements. Thousands of comments were also received and hundreds of these comments will be archived on the website soon.
The development plan for WDD going forward to July 8, 2012 is as follows: 1) build public awareness of WDD, 2) increase the number of endorsements with a goal of 100,000 in twelve months, 3) obtain endorsements from persons and organizations of note, 4) encourage ideas about events and projects that might be tied into July 8, 2012 , 5) launch a broad media effort in early April 2012 leading into July.
Should Disclosure take place prior to July 8, 2012, WDD will immediately be changed to that date.
New Documentary – The Truth is Out There
http://truth-is-out-there.com
http://truth-is-out-there.com/truth-is-out-there/UPCOMING.html
Friend of PRG, Dean Haglund of X-Files and The Lone Gunmen fame, stars in a new documentary The Truth is Out There. PRG’s Los Angeles friends can see the LA opening at The Independent on July 20 and 21.
Contact 3D: The Disclosure Concert – September 25
www.disclosureconcert.com
www.3dff.org/3D_FILM_FESTIVAL.html
www.thedreamfactorystudio.com
Each year The Dream Factory puts on a 3D Film Festival in Los Angeles. This year the event will include a Disclosure Concert including groups who have created music connected to the ET issue. This may be the first of its kind outside of the Roswell. Between ten and twenty thousand people will attend the festival. Some major acts have been approached. Keep your eye on this one.
Upcoming PRG Media Interviews
www.paradigmresearchgroup.org/speaking&eventschedule.html
Mental Radio with Reggie Park – July 22
A Global Focus with Patrice Sheridan – July 23
Late Nite in the Midlands – July 26
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PRG Update – June 30th, 2011
World Disclosure Day – July 8
www.worlddisclosureday.org (Register support here)
http://tinyurl.com/3sjk3xo (Join Facebook page here)
In August of last year activist blogger Steve Beckow put forward the idea for a World Disclosure Day. This was certainly an idea whose time had come but PRG was not in a position to embrace the concept. Recently PRG conducted an hour long phone interview with a reporter from the London Financial Times discussing World UFO Day (July 2) which was put into play in 2001 and has drawn some modest attention over the years. It is home based at: www.worldufoday.com
During the conversation with the Financial Times reporter it became clear it is time to aggressively promote a day emphasizing Disclosure. The era of the UFO is over. It ended no later that 1991. ”UFO” ?is now an anachronistic contradiction in terms. [Imagine the India independence movement had focused on UFOs - Unidentified Foreign Occupiers.] The truth embargo is not about preventing citizens from learning about frisbees, balloons and bird flocks. It’s about withholding acknowledgment of non-humans flying about in Earth’s skies and much more. The scientific study of the phenomena should of course go forward, but should be called extraterrestrial phenomena research – not ufology.
“UFO” is of the past. Disclosure is the future, and this is where the emphasis must shift. A national security policy has to be changed, and that is politics – exopolitics.
Tomorrow PRG will put out an international press release promoting July 8 as World Disclosure Day.
On July 8, 1947 General Roger Ramey held a press event in which he changed the just released story of a captured flying saucer near Roswell, New Mexico to that of a retrieved Rawin weather balloon. This was the informal beginning of the now 64-year truth embargo regarding the extraterrestrial presence engaging the human race. For this reason the date July 8 was chosen to e?mphasize the need to reverse that now inappropriate policy.
Disclosure – the formal acknowledgement of an extraterrestrial presence by world governments – is the primary goal of a growing worldwide truth movement. The purpose of World Disclosure Day is to provide a focal point for people and organizations to come together to assert their right to know and demand the cosmic truths being withheld. World Disclosure Day will also help broaden public awareness of the Disclosure process and those organizations advocating for the truth on behalf of the world’s citizens.
People and organizations from every nation can register their support for World Disclosure Day at the WDD website. Endorsements from around the world are already coming in (the majority of which are international). In time various relevant events will come to be scheduled on this date. The 64th anniversary of the Roswell begins this weekend. This is a good time to spread the word and contact the media about World Disclosure Day.
Note: on the day the first nation comes forward to finally and formally acknowledge the extraterrestrial presence, that day will then become World Disclosure Day (or Disclosure Day) historically recognizing the most profound event in human history.
PRG Speaking Schedule
3rd Annual Leeds Exopolitics Expo – Leeds, UK – August 5-7
http://exopolitics-leeds.co.uk/
Pythagoras Conference – Louisville, KY – December 16-18
[Note: PRG executive director Stephen Bassett will be in the United Kingdom for nine weeks following the Leeds Exopolitics Conference - August 8 to October 13. Those interested in hosting an informal speaking venue in Europe during that time can contact PRG.]
Annie in Wonderland
www.paradigmresearchgroup.org/newsitems2011.html
?Annie Jacobson, a contributing writer to the Los Angeles Times, recently published a perfectly reasonable book about Area 51 titled Area 51: An Uncensored History of America’s Top Secret Military Base. However, Ms. Jacobson elected to add a brief final chapter which touted a theory that the events at Roswell were the result of a conspiracy between Josef Mengele and Joseph Stalin – all based upon a single source.
PRG tracked most of the media coverage of this book and noted the vast majority of the articles targeted their headline at the Stalin/Mengle/Deformed Children explanation for Roswell. In other words, that final chapter sold a lot more books than the Area 51 material. That’s good business but maybe not good legacy. Ms. Jacobson seems like a nice person so it is a bit discomforting to consider just how big a fool she has made of herself with this toss off chapter.
The point PRG would make here is this: that chapter would never have been written in the absence of the truth embargo still staggering forward in its 64th year. Annie would have known better. Just one more reminder that one way or another we are all victims of this truth embargo – some more than others.
The Outer Space Security and Development Treaty of 2011
www.peaceinspace.com/treaty.htm
A new space treaty has been put into play by the Institute for Security and Cooperation in Outer Space, ISCOS. Check it out at the above website.
Linda Moulton Howe in Australia
PRG wants its many supporters in Oz to know that PRG Courage in Journalism Award winner Linda Moulton Howe will be touring Australia in the coming weeks. For information please contact: Denise Blazek, Tel: + 61 8 9228 9940, Cell: +61 0407 980 249, Fax: +61 8 9388 7866, Email: dblazek6@bigpond.com
Paradigm Research Group
PRG Update – April 30, 2011 – Part 2
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PRG Update – April 30, 2011 – Part 1
PRG Status and Commentary
Paradigm Research Group has now been advocating for sixteen years to bring forward the truth regarding an extraterrestrial presence engaging the human race. It is a non-governmental organization (NGO) wholly dependent on outside support.
PRG’s material circumstance has not changed appreciably during the past twelve months. For advocacy reasons the decision was made to go forward with X-Conference 2010 last April. The subsequent loss of $36,000 remains and includes balances to the National Press Club, conference speakers and two loans from supporters. The economic reality in the U.S. has become extremely volatile and PRG is hardly the only advocacy or research group that has been impacted. Last October a well established conference in its 12th year suffered devastating losses as well. That said, the past sixteen months has seen a huge amount of activity worldwide and the window of opportunity for Disclosure remains open.
The advocacy work underway has two primary goals: 1) inform the public about the truth embargo and why Disclosure is essential to the advancement of the human condition, and 2) work to end the truth embargo as soon as possible. The first goal is quite straight forward. It is the second goal – the need to end a policy now that inevitably will end – that is more difficult to explain. I have been asked countless times, “When will Disclosure happen?” The best answer I can give is, “Disclosure is inevitable and soon. The questions is, will it be soon enough?” It is the matter of “soon enough” that is critical to understand.
We surely live “in interesting times” when the reality of 7 billion people living on a finite planet, a host of major unresolved issues and outmoded thinking has generated many tipping points. It is a world at risk and the most serious risk, the one Washington insiders privately dread the most but rarely address publicly, is a nuclear event. Not what is happening in Japan, while terrible in its effect. It is the failure to eliminate nuclear weapons and fully secure all such weapons and weapons making materials, thus making the use of one or more such weapons all but inevitable.
It is the position of PRG that Disclosure must take place before such a nuclear event happens. Furthermore, Disclosure might help ensure such an event never happens. Why? As terrible as even a single nuclear event in any city would be, it is the reaction to that event that will determine the ultimate consequences. If that reaction is based upon old paradigm thinking, it is not difficult to predict the outcome. Disclosure does not bring with it a guarantee that bad things will not happen or solve all problems. What it brings is a profound new world view that may temper the decisions of people and nations. And, if we are lucky, such new thinking may lead to the elimination of all weapons of mass destruction and the urges to use them. Of course, the impact of a major world view change will not be limited to the nuclear question.
PRG is eager to be more effective and expand its contribution to the advocacy process. It is going to take at least $50,000 to get back into gear and start moving forward again. Given the nature of the issue and current economic reality, that amount is not going to come form small donations. It will require one or perhaps two individuals of substantive means who understand what is meant by “soon enough.”
Much Thanks,
Stephen Bassett – Exopolitics World Network’s creator
Paradigm Research Group – Executive Director
http://www.paradigmresearchgroup.org/Press_Releases/Updates.html
April, 30th 2011
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