[BCMA Broadcast] (Fwd) Urgent Help Needed

[Jim Harding]

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Dear Cultural Partners;

I am writing you in hope you may provide Boundary Museum in 
Grand
Forks a letter of support stating the value of culture and heritage in
our society.  As of November 30th, the Mountain View Doukhobor 
Museum
is set to close its doors and its artifacts sold if the Grand Forks
City Council in British Columbia does not take steps to protect this
heritage site, the last of its kind in North America.  Town council is
under the impression that the preservation of heritage and culture
does not make for sound economic sense and that the preservation 
of
such landmarks has little or no social value.  

The Doukhobor's came to Canada in 1899 to escape persecution 
from the
Russian Czar after they refused to take up arms for the Russian
monarchy.  They settled in the Canadian Prairies with the 
assistance
of the Quakers and writer Leo Tolstoy.  Today they still live their
lives as staunch pacifists and campaign for peace initiatives. It is
our hope that this cultural heritage site will be preserved for the
benefit of all human beings. In this time of global uncertainty, it is
important that the ideas of peace and equality be acknowledged as
vital for our economic and social development.  Please take a few
minutes to help preserve this heritage site and help us build a
stronger community voice for the promotion and preservation of 
peace
and culture; the building blocks for a better future.

 For more information on the Doukhobor culture and the Boundary 
Museum
 please go to:

http://www.city.grandforks.bc.ca/museum

Thank you for your consideration and time.

Yours sincerely,



William Adams, BA, PBD

Curator/Director

Box 817

Grand Forks, B.C.

V0H 1H0 Canada

TEL/FAX: (250) 442-3737

boundarymuse@look.ca

 To show your support for the Mountain View Duokhobor Museum, 
we
 welcome letters either by fax, e-mail or post, preferably no later
 than October 15, 2003.

 Again, many thanks!


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