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established. Many people have
started making use of this facility. JAINA
JAINA EXECUTIVE MAIN HIGHLIGHTS 9. COMMUNITY SERVICES:
COMMITTEE MEETINGS JAINA's World Community SerOF ACTIVITIES
vices Committee successfully com- The 1991-93 JAINA Executive Commitpleted Project Hope, Project
tee meetings were hosted by following Bahubali, and Project MAP.
Jain centers. SINCE LAST
10. SEMINARS AT HARVARD UNIJAINA CONVENTION
1. Jain Society of Pittsburgh, PA - VERSITY: JAINA participated JULY 1991
September, 1991. twice at Harvard University semi- 2. Jain Society of Cleveland, OH - nars on Changing Religious Land
January, 1992. 1. MEMBERSHIP: Eleven new Jain
scape in North America.
3. Jain Society of Greater Atlanta, GA centers/associations became mem
- May, 1992. bers of JAINA. Now the member- 11. CONSTITUTION AMEND
4. International Mahavir Jain Mission ship stands at 56.
MENT: To reflect changing needs, USA, Siddhachalam and Jain CenJAINA's Constitution was amended
ter of America - at Siddhachalam, 2. JAIN DIGEST: Quality, quantity,
and approved by the Board of
NJ - September, 1992. coverage and circulation has grown
Directors.
5. Jain Society of Pittsburgh, PA - steadily.
March, 1993 12. INTER FAITH ACTIVITIES: EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
JAINA through member organiza- JAINA thanks the Jain communities of MEETINGS: JAINA Executives,
tions participated in several Inter the above centers for hosting and particCommittee Chairpersons and Direc- Faith Activities.
ipating in the meetings. tors met five times at four different Jain centers.
13. PARLIAMENT OF WORLD'S RELIGIONS: JAINA is joining the
JAINA MEMBERSHIP 4. JAINA LIBRARY: JAINA Library World Jain community under one
SEES STEADY PROGRESS in Toronto has relocated to Jain
common and unified umbrella - Society of Toronto Center. A toll
"THE JAINS" - in the centennial free phone no. 1-800-99-JAINA
Since last Convention in 1991, follow
celebration of this great event in was established. More books were
ing Jain centers have become members August/September 1993, in Chi
of JAINA added to the main library at Lub
cago. bock, Texas. Several Jain centers and individuals borrowed books
1. Jain Society of Fort Myers - Fort 14. VISITS AND CONTACTS WITH
Myers, FL from the libraries.
MEMBER JAIN ORGANIZA
2. Augusta Jain Community -
TIONS: Members of the JAINA 5. YOUTH ACTIVITIES: St. Louis
Augusta, GA Executive visited many member Jain Center / JAINA summer camp
Jain Society of Alberta, Edmonton - organizations and maintained regu
Alberta, Canada was held in July/August 1992.
lar contacts. President of JAINA JAINA Executive voted to hold a
4. Jain Association of Greater Jack
alone visited following Jain centers: separate Youth Biennial Convention
sonville - Jacksonville, FL Albany, Atlanta, Boston, Buffalo,
5. International Alumni Association of starting in 1994. Chicago, Cleveland, Columbus,
Shri Mahavir Jain Vidyalay
Dallas, Detroit, Honolulu, Los 6. PUBLICATIONS/VIDEOS: Two
6. Jain Society of Pittsburgh - Pitts
Angeles, Middle Tennessee, New books - PRATIKRAMAN and
burgh, PA Orleans, New York, Ottawa, Pitts
7. Jain Society of Memphis - MemALOYANA - were translated,
burgh, San Diego, San Francisco, printed and mailed to all Jains in
phis, TN and Toronto. North America. Through the cour
8. Jain Center of Middle Tennessee - tesy of Institute of Jainology, Lon-
Clarksville, TN 15. RELATIONSHIP WITH WORLD don (U.K.), a video on Tirthankar
9. Prerana, Yoga and Meditation Soci
JAIN COMMUNITY: JAINA has Bhagwan Shri Mahavir was made
ety - Morgantown, WV consistently maintained contacts available to Jains in North America.
10. Jain Center of Greater Hartford - and dialogues with Jain leaders in
Hartford, CT India, U.K., Singapore, Japan, AusAHIMSA DAY CELEBRATIONS:
11. Jain Center of Greater Phoenix - tralia, and other countries.
Phoenix, AZ For the first time, several Jain centers celebrated Ahimsa Day on first 16. JAINA COMMITTEES: To Sunday in October, 1992.
JAINA welcomes all these increase and improve the scope of
associations and their JAINA's activities, JAINA estab8. JAINA ELECTRONIC BULLElished 33 national committees.
family members. TIN BOARD: An electronic bulle
Brief reports of several of these tin board on many topics was
committees are included here. Jacuucation ematoma - 7TH BIENNIAL JAINA CONVENTION - JULY 1993 -
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