This week we take an insightful journey through the current political and social landscape of Sri Lanka in the aftermath of its 2024 elections. We explore the significant challenges facing the government, especially the opportunity for reconciling the longstanding ethnic tension between the country's Tamil and Sinhala communities. As always, we identify specific needs for our prayers and intentions. Suggested Intention Focus for this week This week, as a new government establishes itself in Sri Lanka, we suggest holding as our main intention: We will that Sri Lanka’s new President, Anura Kumara Dissanayake, and his government will be moved to honour his promise to work for a united country that respects all ethnicities. Please join us in holding this. Chapter markers: 00:00:17 Change in Sri Lanka 00:03:07 Understanding the Tamil and Sinhala 00:05:00 Historical Roots of Conflict 00:07:22 Current Challenges for Tamils 00:09:50 Land Issues and Displacement 00:11:46 Political Changes and Their Impact 00:14:24 Building Bridges for Reconciliation 00:18:30 Intentions for a United Future Sources referenced in this episode: https://www.dw.com/en/tamils-fight-back-against-land-grabs-in-sri-lanka/video-70777824 https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/sri-lanka/ https://worldpopulationreview.com/countries/sri-lanka https://dlab.epfl.ch/wikispeedia/wpcd/wp/t/Tamil_people.htm https://minorityrights.org/communities/tamils/ https://www.perplexity.ai/search/what-is-the-divide-between-tam-3W1xMJ4XTo63tIGsOZp9tA https://www.icwa.in/show_content.php?lang=1&level=3&lid=4791&ls_id=7063 https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-briefings/cdp-2023-0217/ https://hir.harvard.edu/sri-lankan-civil-war/ https://www.ohchr.org/sites/default/files/lib-docs/HRBodies/UPR/Documents/Session2/LK/TIC_LKA_UPR_S2_2008anx_Reportonhumanrightssituation.pdf https://www.irreview.org/articles/the-overlooked-human-rights-problem-sri-lankan-tamils https://core.ac.uk/download/pdf/51092313.pdf https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c206l7pz5v1o https://thediplomat.com/2024/11/the-tamil-question-in-a-changing-sri-lanka-the-limits-of-dissanayakes-leftist-agenda/ https://frontline.thehindu.com/world-affairs/sri-lanka-parliamentary-elections-2024-dissanayake-srilankan-tamils-jaffna-voters-economic-crisis/article68860523.ece https://frontline.thehindu.com/world-affairs/anura-dissanayake-sri-lanka-president-foreign-exchange-crisis-nepotism-gotabaya-rajapaksa-ranil-wickremesinghe-tamils-ltte/article68751088.ece https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2024/10/10/cekv-o10.html Join us in person for intention holding: https://www.legacylabyrinthproject.org/events-1 Labyrinth Activist Network Zoom calls https://insighttimer.com/cliverj Daily intention holding with Clive on Insight Timer. Our websites: www.heartfulimpact.com/ Our show website. https://globalhealingresponse.com/ Global Healing Response ~ Offers a wealth of prayers, suggested practices and prompts in response to environmental catastrophe, conflict, and other world events. https://www.legacylabyrinthproject.org/ Legacy Labyrinth Project ~ Creating global energetic connections through the labyrinth; inspiring active intention sending using the labyrinth via labyrinth activism. https://www.clivejohnsonministry.com/ Clive Johnson Ministry ~ Events and offerings aimed at building beloved community, including weekly energy holding vigils and Power of Eight group. https://insighttimer.com/cliverj ~ Daily intention holding. Impact! Is presented by Ellen Bintz and Clive Johnson. It is produced by Impact Productions. Our show content is hosted by Podbean and available from all major podcast platforms. Our theme music is by Chris Collins. indiemusicbox.com. Our logo artwork is by AltoClassic (Getty Images/istock). Contact us via Facebook Messenger from the Impact! Facebook group, or using any of the contact methods mentioned on our websites. Impact! www.heartfulimpact.com.
