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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>True – via the ballot box – changing who is in office can make a major difference in the story, policy and public priorities areas.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>False - Action and implementation is another vast arena involving 1000s of players, budgets and the will to act. / Sherwood<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><a name="_MailEndCompose"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></a></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> OE [mailto:oe-bounces@lists.wedgeblade.net] <b>On Behalf Of </b>jlepps@pc.jaring.my via OE<br><b>Sent:</b> Sunday, September 28, 2014 8:12 PM<br><b>To:</b> James Wiegel; Colleague Dialogue; Order Ecumenical Community<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Oe List ...] Wrong about social change??<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>False. <br><br>Change rarely happens by trying to make other people do something. It's a do-it-yourself operation. "Whoever sees the need, does the deed." "D-O-O-P" was a project mantra (Do Our Own Project). Or, as we once said, "If you're waiting for the government to make the changes you want, you have a long wait ahead" or something like that. <br><br>It does require organizing people, not to hold representatives responsible, but to get the work done.<br><br>John<br><br><br>At 12:17 PM 9/28/2014, James Wiegel via OE wrote:<br><br><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>"I've been doing social change work for more than 40 years, and I know that organizing people to hold our elected officials accountable is the only thing that actually makes change." Wenonah Hauter.<br><br>True or false. Please comment<br><br>Jim Wiegel<br><br>Those who have the most rigorously tested answers will not drive the future of learning; those who pursue the most meaningful questions will. Mathew Abrams<br><br><a href="x-apple-data-detectors://0">401 North Beverly Way, Tolleson, Arizona 85353</a><br>Tel. <a href="tel:011-623-936-8671">011-623-936-8671</a> or <a href="tel:011-623-363-3277">011-623-363-3277</a><br><a href="mailto:marilyn.oyler@gmail.com">jfwiegel@yahoo.com</a><br><a href="http://www.partnersinparticipation.com/">www.partnersinparticipation.com</a><br><br>Upcoming public course opportunities:<br>ToP® Facilitation Methods: <a href="x-apple-data-detectors://3">Sep 9-10</a>, <a href="x-apple-data-detectors://4">Nov 18-19, 2014</a> <a href="http://partnersinparticipation.com/?page_id=48">Click to watch video</a>.<br>ToP® Strategic Planning: <a href="x-apple-data-detectors://5">Oct 7-8, 2014</a> <a href="http://partnersinparticipation.com/?page_id=50">Click to learn more</a>.<br>Facilitation Mastery: The Mastering the Technology of Participation program begins in Oakland on <a href="x-apple-data-detectors://6">Nov 12-14, 2014</a> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cz3mniiYCdI">Click to watch video</a>.<br>For online registration go to <a href="http://www.top-training.net/">http://www.top-training.net</a><br>The AZ ToP® Community of Practice meets the 1st <a href="x-apple-data-detectors://8">Friday, 1-4 pm</a>, starting again <a href="x-apple-data-detectors://9">on Sept 5th</a> at ACYR, <a href="https://www.google.com/maps/place/648+N+5th+Ave/@33.456329,-112.080545,16z/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x872b123a5312512d:0x93c9f71171108956?hl=">648 N. 5th Avenue, Phoenix, AZ 85003</a><br>AICP Planners: 14.5 CM for all ToP® courses<br>_______________________________________________<br>OE mailing list<br><a href="mailto:OE@lists.wedgeblade.net">OE@lists.wedgeblade.net</a><br><a href="http://lists.wedgeblade.net/listinfo.cgi/oe-wedgeblade.net">http://lists.wedgeblade.net/listinfo.cgi/oe-wedgeblade.net</a> <o:p></o:p></p></div></body></html>