Report of Theosophists in India joining UN campaign 

OCTOBER 17, 2008 – UNITED NATIONS NEWS FROM ADYAR

Demonstrating Universal Brotherhood

Excerpt from the Adyar Newsletter – November 2008
 

On October 17, 2008, demonstrating Universal Brotherhood in action, Theosophists in Adyar joined a United Nations led campaign to show solidarity with brothers and sisters worldwide in over 100 countries demanding reduction in poverty and meeting Millennium development goals by 2015. The Headmistress of the Olcott Memorial High School explained the campaign objectives to school children and teachers during the event. Over 400 students, teachers and TS members participated in the event. 

Worldwide, nearly 117 million people attended in over 8,000 events, making it a record for a single event.