[Oe List ...] OE Digest, Vol 4, Issue 12
David Flowers
dwgflowers at gmail.com
Mon Jul 9 11:18:56 PDT 2012
Lately I've been chanting the slogan; abundance - equity - sustainability.
I don't see sustainability as the external situation - rather I see it as a
paradigm describing alignment with creation itself. But .... yes that
includes the external....hmmm. external, internal, - its all the same
matter.
I heard a wise person say the other day - "we act as if we are these
special conscious beings operating in a Universe of dead things"
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> 1. Re: [Dialogue] ?How do we assist in accelerating
> sustainability in every community around where we live?? (Ellie
> Stock)
> 2. Re: [Dialogue] ?How do we assistin accelerating
> sustainability in every community around wherewe live??
> (David Walters)
> 3. Re: [Dialogue] "How do we assistin accelerating
> sustainability in every community around wherewe live?"
> (Herman Greene)
> 4. (no subject) (jbames10 at aol.com)
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> Date: Sun, 8 Jul 2012 17:32:18 -0400 (EDT)
> From: Ellie Stock <elliestock at aol.com>
> To: dialogue at lists.wedgeblade.net, oe at lists.wedgeblade.net
> Subject: Re: [Oe List ...] [Dialogue] ?How do we assist in
> accelerating sustainability in every community around where we
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> Thanks, Karen--very helpful.
> Ellie
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Karen Snyder <karen.snyder10 at gmail.com>
> To: Colleague Dialogue <dialogue at lists.wedgeblade.net>
> Sent: Sun, Jul 8, 2012 4:27 pm
> Subject: [Dialogue] ?How do we assist in accelerating sustainability in
> every community around where we live??
>
>
> Whatif the question of our time is ?How do weassist in accelerating
> sustainability in every community around where we live?? Here is a summary
> of the journey ofworking with colleagues in Chicago to answer this question
> ? colleagues new andold, colleagues in non-profit organizations, public
> agenices and for-profitcompanies, colleagues young and old. Participating
> in the journey to date, the following comes to mind.
> Inthis century at the ICA office in Chicago, sustainability has surfaced
> asimportant for the future direction of ICA services. Intriguing stories
> surfaced about global movements wherepeople have been engaged for five to
> forty years in rethinking community to include the earth and all
> itsresources, plants, animals and mineral life (e.g., Transition Movement,
> GlobalVillage Movement, Natural Step). Aswe considered creating yet
> another demonstration of community in Uptown, simultaneouslywe asked
> ourselves what would it take to create demonstrations in everycommunity of
> Chicago, applying to Transition US to be recognized as Transition
> Chicago(listed as #83 of 119 official Transition US initiatives ? seehttp://
> transitionus.org).
> Thestory evolved as we began talking with people across the city, asking
> them toidentify sustainable initiatives that they are a part of or know
> about. It quickly became clear that aremarkable revolution of change and
> empowerment is happening, often unrecognizedwithin the community or even
> the people actually engaged in the initiative andbelow the media radar. We
> foundthat instead of doing another demonstration, what was needed was to
> ?listen andlearn? what is going on, assist in highlighting success that is
> alreadypresent, and then discern roles needed to help in acceleration. It
> could be said that all Chicago communities are already in transition
> towards a new future.
> Theyear-long Identifying Phase of ?listening and learning? began last
> summer asstudent interns from Oklahoma City University documented two
> communities. In the fall a professor at DePaulUniversity involved his two
> classes (55 students) in researching sustainableinitiatives in fifteen
> communities. By January five other Chicago universities had 150 students
> researching 38communities. This summer fortystudents from six Chicago
> universities, three community colleges, and eightnational universities have
> spent the last seven weeks collecting informationfrom the remaining 22
> Chicago communities.
> Tomorrowis the launch of the Connection Phase, an exciting time of
> inviting community peopleengaged in sustainable initiatives to participate
> in accelerationthrough highlighting their achievements, sharing, networking
> and participatingin the September 15th Sharing Approaches that Work event
> in Chicago. After the Share Fair, the Engaging Phase will focus on the
> question of acceleration.
> Whathave we learned? 500 sustainableinitiatives were identified by June
> 1st with yet another500 since identified or yet undiscovered. Community
> gardens are cropping upeverywhere. New LEED certifiedbuildings (police,
> fire stations, schools, homes) have been built ? orretrofitted. Businesses
> arechanging their practices to be more energy efficient, more resourceful.
> Restaurants are being recognized forbeing ?green? as they provide
> healthier food choices. Schools are creating curriculums thatteach
> children ? who teach their parents ? about sustainability. Youth grow
> andsell food they raise, create and lead workshops in eating healthy.
> Incredible blessings for thefuture are hidden like gems for those who have
> the eyes to see, the ears tohear, the questions to ask, and the answers
> remembered!
> Theyouth through elders engaged in identifying and connecting initiatives
> work out of the ICA buildingwhere people are dreaming about what it will
> look for the building to be off the grid by2020. In the past colleagues
> addedenergy efficient windows, a ?green? bricked parking lot, and
> transformed theLumumba Room into a green space. In 2012 six wind turbines
> are being added to the roof, sensor lightinghas been added throughout the
> building, the second story roof has beenresurfaced to be ?green?, a new
> kitchen creates community spirit, and food is being grown in the
> kitchengreenhouse and conference room window. The building serves as one of
> the Uptown community's sustainable initiatives.
> PersonallyI am joy-filled as I participate in this work. While on a
> learning curve, I am in the midst of unlearningmuch of the past. As a
> facilitator, I am learning to use less paper and fewer procedures while
> being challenged to use more visuals and tell motivating stories. I am
> impatient with my personal slowchange in habits to make a smaller earth
> footprint (e.g., when asked at thegrocery store, ?Do you want paper or
> plastic?? I again agonize knowing I wantneither ? but the bags I brought
> for bagging are in the car!) The student interns visiting communities when
> it is 100 degrees are aninspiration in their intelligence and commitment to
> this work. There is a sense of being surrounded byThose Who Care.
> Thisis all to say that I perceive that just as important as raising the
> ?right? question(s)for our time is to reveal where the question is already
> abundantly beinganswered - as well as tell how we are participating in
> creative and significantresponses to it. Some researchers saythat the best
> way to change hearts and change behavior is to point to what ispossible!
> Peace,
> Karen
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> From: "Herman Greene" <hfgreene at mindspring.com>
> To: "'Order Ecumenical Community'" <oe at lists.wedgeblade.net>
> Subject: Re: [Oe List ...] [Dialogue] "How do we assistin accelerating
> sustainability in every community around wherewe live?"
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> I missed your thread on asking the right question, but I opened this one.
> It's great to hear about what ICA is doing in sustainability!
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> Herman
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> From: oe-bounces at lists.wedgeblade.net
> [mailto:oe-bounces at lists.wedgeblade.net] On Behalf Of David Walters
> Sent: Sunday, July 08, 2012 11:17 PM
> To: Order Ecumenical Community
> Subject: Re: [Oe List ...] [Dialogue] "How do we assistin accelerating
> sustainability in every community around wherewe live?"
>
>
>
> Since I started this thread about asking the right question let me jump in
> here. Another bit of wisdom to go along with asking the right question is
> that the the external situation is never the major contradiction.
> Sustainability IS the external situation. The right question that needs to
> be asked must be related how can we engage people to do the necessary deed
> relative to concretely dealing with sustainability in a non-abstract
> fashion.
>
> -David Walters
>
>
> Subject: [Dialogue] "How do we assist in accelerating sustainability in
> every community around where we live?"
>
> What if the question of our time is "How do we assist in accelerating
> sustainability in every community around where we live?" Here is a summary
> of the journey of working with colleagues in Chicago to answer this
> question
> - colleagues new and old, colleagues in non-profit organizations, public
> agenices and for-profit companies, colleagues young and old. Participating
> in the journey to date, the following comes to mind.
>
> In this century at the ICA office in Chicago, sustainability has surfaced
> as
> important for the future direction of ICA services. Intriguing stories
> surfaced about global movements where people have been engaged for five to
> forty years in rethinking community to include the earth and all its
> resources, plants, animals and mineral life (e.g., Transition Movement,
> Global Village Movement, Natural Step). As we considered creating yet
> another demonstration of community in Uptown, simultaneously we asked
> ourselves what would it take to create demonstrations in every community of
> Chicago, applying to Transition US to be recognized as Transition Chicago
> (listed as #83 of 119 official Transition US initiatives - see
> http://transitionus.org).
>
> The story evolved as we began talking with people across the city, asking
> them to identify sustainable initiatives that they are a part of or know
> about. It quickly became clear that a remarkable revolution of change and
> empowerment is happening, often unrecognized within the community or even
> the people actually engaged in the initiative and below the media radar.
> We
> found that instead of doing another demonstration, what was needed was to
> 'listen and learn' what is going on, assist in highlighting success that is
> already present, and then discern roles needed to help in acceleration. It
> could be said that all Chicago communities are already in transition
> towards
> a new future.
>
> The year-long Identifying Phase of 'listening and learning' began last
> summer as student interns from Oklahoma City University documented two
> communities. In the fall a professor at DePaul University involved his two
> classes (55 students) in researching sustainable initiatives in fifteen
> communities. By January five other Chicago universities had 150 students
> researching 38 communities. This summer forty students from six Chicago
> universities, three community colleges, and eight national universities
> have
> spent the last seven weeks collecting information from the remaining 22
> Chicago communities.
>
> Tomorrow is the launch of the Connection Phase, an exciting time of
> inviting
> community people engaged in sustainable initiatives to participate in
> acceleration through highlighting their achievements, sharing, networking
> and participating in the September 15th Sharing Approaches that Work event
> in Chicago. After the Share Fair, the Engaging Phase will focus on the
> question of acceleration.
>
> What have we learned? 500 sustainable initiatives were identified by June
> 1st with yet another 500 since identified or yet undiscovered. Community
> gardens are cropping up everywhere. New LEED certified buildings (police,
> fire stations, schools, homes) have been built - or retrofitted.
> Businesses
> are changing their practices to be more energy efficient, more resourceful.
> Restaurants are being recognized for being 'green' as they provide
> healthier
> food choices. Schools are creating curriculums that teach children - who
> teach their parents - about sustainability. Youth grow and sell food they
> raise, create and lead workshops in eating healthy. Incredible blessings
> for the future are hidden like gems for those who have the eyes to see, the
> ears to hear, the questions to ask, and the answers remembered!
>
> The youth through elders engaged in identifying and connecting initiatives
> work out of the ICA building where people are dreaming about what it will
> look for the building to be off the grid by 2020. In the past colleagues
> added energy efficient windows, a 'green' bricked parking lot, and
> transformed the Lumumba Room into a green space. In 2012 six wind
> turbines
> are being added to the roof, sensor lighting has been added throughout the
> building, the second story roof has been resurfaced to be 'green', a new
> kitchen creates community spirit, and food is being grown in the kitchen
> greenhouse and conference room window. The building serves as one of the
> Uptown community's sustainable initiatives.
>
> Personally I am joy-filled as I participate in this work. While on a
> learning curve, I am in the midst of unlearning much of the past. As a
> facilitator, I am learning to use less paper and fewer procedures while
> being challenged to use more visuals and tell motivating stories. I am
> impatient with my personal slow change in habits to make a smaller earth
> footprint (e.g., when asked at the grocery store, "Do you want paper or
> plastic?" I again agonize knowing I want neither - but the bags I brought
> for bagging are in the car!) The student interns visiting communities when
> it is 100 degrees are an inspiration in their intelligence and commitment
> to
> this work. There is a sense of being surrounded by Those Who Care.
>
> This is all to say that I perceive that just as important as raising the
> 'right' question(s) for our time is to reveal where the question is already
> abundantly being answered - as well as tell how we are participating in
> creative and significant responses to it. Some researchers say that the
> best way to change hearts and change behavior is to point to what is
> possible!
>
> Peace,
>
> Karen
>
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