Council of Directors:
Avon Mattison, President
Masankho Banda, Vice-President
Alain Gauthier, Secretary
Joan Kenley, Co-Treasurer
Shahla Maghzi-Ali
Michie Shiota Co-TreasurerDavid Wick, Director Emeritus
Irene Kai, Director Emeritus
Dr. Willis Harman, In Spiritus
Juliet Hollister, In Spiritus
UN-New York Representatives:
George D’Angelo
Joseph W.O. Findlay, Jr.
Michael Johnson
Robert Alan Silverstein
CPI Coordinator:
Monica Meller Eldh
Aliza Hava
Operations Manager(To be filled)
Council of Advisors:
Joanie Misrack, PTP Co-Founder
Dr. Robert Muller, Senior AdvisorPeter Caddy, In Spiritus
Arlis C. Mattison, In Spiritus
Harlan ClevelandPaul Coleman
Elinore Detiger
Baroness Edmee Di Pauli
Chief Fidela Ebuk
Joseph W. O. Findlay, Jr.
Rev. Canon Charles P. Gibbs
Mussie Hailu (Hon).
Hazel Henderson
Jean Houston
Barbara Marx Hubbard
Fumi Johns-Stewart
Harry Sunday Juwe
Marilyn King
Bernard Lietaer
Marc Luyckx
Monica Meller Eldh
Deborah Miller
Steve Nation
Amb. John McDonald
Elly Pradervand
Benjamin Quinto
Diana Schumacher
David Spangler
Betty Williams
Wind Eagle & Rainbow Hawk

To Governor Shintaro Ishihara / Members of Tokyo 2016 Bid Commitee:A few weeks ago I and members of my group, were invited by residents from the cityof Inagi, to attend their event to 'Save The Forests Of Minamiyama Mountain'. Why
this may be of interest to you, is because the mountain lies within the Tokyo District
and at eighty seven hectares is as big as the forest set to be created on a mountain of
rubbish dumped into the Tokyo Bay. This so called 'Sea Forest' has been lauded as an
example of Tokyo's commitment to protect the natural environment in its campaign tobring the 2016 Olympic Games to the City. But while it may be nice to turn a rubbish
dump into a park full of trees, it is nowhere near as good as protecting a well forested
mountain of well established trees, just thirty minutes from the centre of the city.
Having visited Minamiyama Forest with 120 people from around Tokyo, I witnessed
it's beauty and the appreciation of those who live and work in the town nearby and of
those who make a living by harvesting sustainably the bounties of the forests.
In a meeting with Team Pom Poko, the group who invited us to draw attention to theefforts to Save The Forests of Minamiyama Mountain, we were introduced to a severe
contradiction, to a City creating a tree park on garbage to display a green face to win
the Olympic Games, while silently chopping down a much loved forest on the otherside of town.
Quite frankly I was astonished and saddened to discover this contradiction. In it's
literature that Tokyo 2016 Bid Commitee proudly states that the 2016 Tokyo Games
will be the first Carbon Neutral Games ever and highlights the Sea Forest as an
example of the efforts to make this happen. How will such a statement appear to theinternational community when word gets out that while trees were being planted more
were being destroyed on the other side of town? Could such a contradiction benefit
other nations in their campaign to get the 2016 games?
Recently I walked though China drawing attention to the 'Green Olympics' of Beijing
and witneessed a masses of contradictions, a green face for the games and black
poisoned rivers everywhere else. So it came very easy for me to respond when asked
by residents of Inagi, “How do you suggest we save the Forests of Minamiyama
Mountain”

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Council of Directors:
Avon Mattison, President
Masankho Banda, Vice-President
Alain Gauthier, Secretary
Joan Kenley, Co-Treasurer
Shahla Maghzi-Ali
Michie Shiota Co-TreasurerDavid Wick, Director Emeritus
Irene Kai, Director Emeritus
Dr. Willis Harman, In Spiritus
Juliet Hollister, In Spiritus
UN-New York Representatives:
George D’Angelo
Joseph W.O. Findlay, Jr.
Michael Johnson
Robert Alan Silverstein
CPI Coordinator:
Monica Meller Eldh
Aliza Hava
Operations Manager(To be filled)
Council of Advisors:
Joanie Misrack, PTP Co-Founder
Dr. Robert Muller, Senior AdvisorPeter Caddy, In Spiritus
Arlis C. Mattison, In Spiritus
Harlan ClevelandPaul Coleman
Elinore Detiger
Baroness Edmee Di Pauli
Chief Fidela Ebuk
Joseph W. O. Findlay, Jr.
Rev. Canon Charles P. Gibbs
Mussie Hailu (Hon).
Hazel Henderson
Jean Houston
Barbara Marx Hubbard
Fumi Johns-Stewart
Harry Sunday JuweMarilyn King
Bernard Lietaer
Marc Luyckx
Monica Meller Eldh
Deborah Miller
Steve Nation
Amb. John McDonald
Elly Pradervand
Benjamin Quinto
Diana Schumacher
David Spangler
Betty Williams
Wind Eagle & Rainbow Hawk
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My advice was quite straight forward, “Take the issue to your local government, tellthem of this contradiction and how if they are deaf to your plea you will then take itto the Tokyo 2016 Bid Commitee and the Governor of Tokyo, whom I am sure will
be astounded to see how this forest destruction could hurt Tokyo's chance of getting
the 2016 Games. Then, if they are not interested let them know that you will take theissue to the IOC in an ever expanding campaign to 'Save The Forests Of Minamiyama
Mountain. My guess is that the Tokyo 2016 Bid Commitee and the Governor ofTokyo don't know about the situation at Minamiyama Mountain, as the city is solarge, but once they do know, I'm sure they'll recognise how damaging this could beto their campaign and will do what they can to change the situation.”
I also added that I would assist them in their campaign, and that I would write a letterto the Tokyo 2016 Bid Commitee and if that got nowhere I would write an open letterto the International Olympic Committee and call on members of the international
community to join your campaign.
So I am writing you this letter requesting for you come to the aid of the forests of
Minamiyama Mountain, to preserve and protect them for all to enjoy. There is a great
benefit to the city of Tokyo in protecting those forests, which could be promoted as
an Olympics environmental success story. A place near the heart of the city, protected
for the enjoyment of residents and visitors alike, where people can discover how theforests have been utilised for generations, and meet the farmers, mushroom growers,
and the local teachers and naturalists who are collecting data on all the creatures thatthe forests support.
Please join the campaign to Save The Forests of Minamiyama. Let's make the world abetter place and bring the Olympic Games to Tokyo where we can show everyone,that this city does care about it's environment and citizens. And is moving towards amore sustainable future.
Thanks you for your time and consideration.

Paul Coleman
Ambassador of the Culture of Peace Initiative (CPI) , a United Nations-designatedPeace Messenger Initiative
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