[Dialogue] Tributes to Catherine Pierce and Bill Norton

[Nancy Trask]

Thanks for the amazing Bill Norton story, Dick.  Wonder of wonders, miracle of miracles... 

Nancy Trask
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nancy50273 at centurylink.net


----- Original Message -----
From: Richard Alton via Dialogue <dialogue at lists.wedgeblade.net>
To: Colleague Dialogue <dialogue at lists.wedgeblade.net>
Cc: Richard Alton <richard.alton at gmail.com>, Order Ecumenical Community <oe at wedgeblade.net>, Seva Gandhi <sgandhi at ica-usa.org>, Colleague Dialogue <Dialogue at wedgeblade.net>, Linda Alton <lindaalton at gmail.com>
Sent: Sat, 05 Jan 2019 18:31:10 -0500 (EST)
Subject: Re: [Dialogue] Tributes to Catherine Pierce and Bill Norton

*Bill Norton stories*: I was with Bill during the early 80s in Kenya
working on the New Village Movement. At that time we had 350 Kenyan ‘blue
shirt’ staff and impacted 1,500 villages across all of Kenya. We had staff
all over Kenya and great support from a variety of amazing donors. One of
our best supporters was Goran Hyden of the Ford Foundation who was also on
the Board of Sweden SIDA (Swedish International Development  Cooperation
Agency).



Hyden thought the best hope for a major grant was to do an in depth study
of the ICA’s impact, so Ford gave us $50,000 to do such a study. We hired a
University of Nairobi professor to do the study. There were control
villages matched with our New Village Movement Villages. We did a baseline
study using the Professor’s graduate students for the field studies and
entering the data in the University’s computers.  After a year we were
ready to go back and collect the new data to measure the change in
Behavior, knowledge and attitudes. But the University professor said he had
spent the money and needed more money.



Obviously, we were in trouble. Bill Norton stepped up and said I can do it.
I have the computer back ground and willing to go out to these villages. I
can coordinate with our staff the collection of new data and then put in
the data and run the significant difference test off the University’s
computer. In 3 months Bill had the work done with amazing results.  Thanks,
Bill.

Dick Alton

On Thu, Jan 3, 2019 at 6:51 AM Karen Snyder via Dialogue <
dialogue at lists.wedgeblade.net> wrote:

>
> *Light a candle for Catherine Pierce*
>
> September 16, 1949 – December 29, 2018 – Jacksonville, FL
>
> Karen Snyder writes about Catherine Pierce
>
> I have been a ‘friend’ of Catherine’s through Facebook, seeing her
> postings of her family and social engagement in the past few years. Her
> daughter Rosa writes, “Catherine had the most incredible mind, body, and
> soul.”   Colleagues on the march write multiple postings including,
> “Activist for peace and justice everywhere …. One of Jacksonville’s
> activist superstars, who had nothing but love and kindness for all she met
> … We are better for knowing you and for the time you spent fighting for
> justice to make our world a better place for all."
>
> *****
>
> *Light a candle for Bill Norton*
>
> December 15, 1945 - December 29, 2018  -  Bellingham, WA
>
> Leah Early shares her thoughts thru a poem she wrote and an Aboriginal
> poem she shared:
>
> In acknowledging the death of Bill Norton, these thoughts visit me:
>
> Bill is not someone I was assigned with in a place of raw possibilities.
> I was never close enough to feel vibrations from his singing, nor did I
> wash dishes with him amid steaming water and clanging dish trays.
> We shared no late night security sessions, no sweaty cleanup days.
> But I knew wherever Bill was,
> he broke bread and spilled wine.
>
> Across a very crowded room, I caught a wide smile and dancing eyes.
> And from great distances through Religious House reports,
> we were introduced again and again.
> I knew the Nortons were part of our community—the us
> living precariously between no-longer and not-yet--and
> as was true for all living things, Bill’s life was precious.
>
>
> From Bee Lake, an Aboriginal poet:
>
> Forever Oneness,
> who sings to us in silence,
> who teaches us through each other.
> Guide my steps with strength and wisdom.
> May I see the lessons as I walk,
> honor the Purpose of all things.
> Help me touch with respect,
> always speak from behind my eyes.
> Let me observe, not judge.
> May I cause no harm,
> and leave music and beauty after my visit.
> When I return to forever
> may the circle be closed
> and the spiral be broader.
> Amen.
>
>
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