Hello All.
We know Rave personally so will be able to shed light on some of these concerns. We called him and asked about some of these items so hopefully we can clarify.
We know Rave through his organization, The Great Silence. We've partnered with them in the past for our global synchronized meditation on Peace Day and a meditation we organized on election day at polling stations across the country. Through his relationships we were able to get a formal letter from Chairman Archambault approving the Global Prayers we organized with Standing Rock. Rave did own RiseWithStandingRock.com and let us use it to support the movement. He also inspired people he knew who knows President Obama to call him with requests to support the Water Protectors back in late November.
His family's business is not
http://mehtagroup.com/index.asp in Uganda as stated above. That is a different Mehta company. His family business is based in Orlando Florida and is
www.MehtaEng.com.
There is a concern above about his work with the Department of Defense. Here is what he shared with us, "My company created virtual reality training and simulation systems to help with their equipment training and maintenance...they were a client for our VR training and simulation technology amongst others like Intel, DOT, etc. We didn't do anything related to combat, more how to operate vehicles and equipment and maintain them (change parts, etc.)"
Let us know if there are any other concerns or questions we can address about Rave'.
He personally was not involved in our Standing Rock campaign in an operational capacity. He just helped however he could with his relationships.
