(Clearwisdom.net) The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) for the second time interfered with the NTDTV Chinese New Year Spectacular in Korea and caused the show to be canceled. Pressure was put on the local government and the theater where the show was to be performed. It is not easy to prepare for such a large scale performance and canceling it directly affected the local sentient beings from being saved. In addition to the incident in Korea, the recent "Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance" Art Exhibition in Singapore was also forced to change its original venue two days before the event was to take place due to CCP's underhanded interference.
From these incidents, practitioners involved in organizing these activities may need to have stronger righteous thoughts and more experience and knowledge of business and law. They might not have paid enough attention to certain places in the contracts, which the evil was then able to take advantage of. I would like to share some of my thoughts regarding this.
1. The Contract
The contract that we sign with the party who rents the space to us is legally binding and should not be ignored.
A contract may contain the following:
(1) Nature of the business and the party's involved: Does the organization reserving a space have a legally registered company address? Can the person who signs the contract legally represent the company?
(2) Interpretation: Explanations to certain key words and technical expressions.
(3) Items: This needs to be checked carefully one by one.
(4) Fees: They should be clearly listed for every item, how it is divided up, who pays for the tax, etc.
(5) Date and method of payment, including any penalty for late payment.
(6) The responsibility appoints and dismisses the responsibility (which side holds what responsibility and under what circumstance the responsibility can be dismissed)
(7) Duration and expiration dates: When does the contract take effect and when does it expires.
(8) Breach: The penalty for violating the contract. (I think, if the penalty is listed clearly on the contract, the other party will not try to break it so easily.)
(9) Law & Jurisdiction: A signed contract between any two entities is made under the law of that country and should follow that law. Any disagreement should be handled in to the court, etc.
(10) Force Majeure: This clause excuses a party (the renter) from liability if some unforeseen event beyond their control from performing its obligations under the contract, such as natural disasters or other “Acts of God,” war, etc. These clauses are intended to excuse a party only if the failure to perform could not be avoided by the exercise of due care by that party. (Pay attention to whether the contract contains this clause and how it's written. Force majeure clauses can also be negotiated and written into the contract.)
Notes:
(1) When renting a space, clarify the truth to the manager. It is very important whether we clarify the truth thoroughly or not.
(2) Important documents should be notarized.
2. Renting Space and Looking for Sponsors
Renting a space for our performances or exhibitions should be reserved ahead of time. We may need to apply a year in advance to rent certain places.
Major companies and banks sponsor many art programs. We can request for financial support as well as other requests appropriate for that organization.
When contacting places to rent and organizations for sponsorship, it is also very important to clarify the truth to them. This way, it will not leave any loophole for the evil to take advantage of. This does not only apply to practitioners in areas that have a close tie to the CCP, but also to everyone in all countries.
I hope the organizers and coordinators can coordinate well together, listen to other practitioners' opinions, and discover mistakes in time, so we can more effectively save sentient beings.
