<html><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:12pt"><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%">Dear Friends and Colleagues,</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%"><br></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%">ICA 50<sup>th</sup> Anniversary
Invitation<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">WHAT: ICA 50<sup>th</sup>
Anniversary Invitation<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">WHERE: Sue and Stefan Laxdal’s
home on Medicine Lake a bit west of Minneapolis<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-weight: bold;">WHEN: Saturday, June 16, 2012
from 9:00 am – 3 pm</span><o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal"><br></div><div class="MsoNormal">You are invited to spend time
with friends and colleagues, both old and new, to celebrate 50 Years of The
Institute of Cultural Affairs caring for the world. We will share what we’ve
been up to; create pieces of an artform being given life by Gina Alicea an
artist from Chicago; participate in charting a new book (if you want to); talk
some more and feast with a pot luck lunch.
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<div class="MsoNormal"><br></div><div class="MsoNormal">Come any time between 9 am and 3
pm.<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal"><br></div><div class="MsoNormal">The book: <i>Bending History: Volume II Societal Reformulation - toward a New Social
Vehicle, </i>John L. Epps, General Editor.<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">The book is available in
paperback for $19.95 plus shipping from Resurgence Publishing <a href="http://resurgencepublishing.com/book_summaries.htm#BH_Vol_II">http://resurgencepublishing.com/book_summaries.htm#BH_Vol_II</a>)
You can read reviews and comments. It is also available at Amazon.com <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Bending-History-Societal-Reformulation-toward-Vehicle/dp/0976389290">http://www.amazon.com/Bending-History-Societal-Reformulation-toward-Vehicle/dp/0976389290</a>
<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; ">Volume II is a stand-alone book and it is not essential to have read
Volume 1.<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; ">As the ICA looks forward to the next 50 years of aiding social change,
this book summarizes<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; ">some of the key insights behind spirit, intellectual and social methods
developed over the years. <o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><o:p> </o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; ">A couple of comments: <o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; ">Eunice Shankland, Consultant-trainer for the United Nations: “The book
is a powerful guide<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; ">that will broaden our perspectives, deepen our spirit resolve and equip
us in our service.”<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; ">Shankland & Associates, LLC; Past Chair of the International Association
of Facilitators, USA.<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><o:p> </o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; ">Maureen Jenkins, Author and Leadership Skills Trainer: “In <i>Bending History Volume II</i>, John Epps
once again seeks to bring the rich legacy of Joseph Wesley Mathews to the
attention of those who are<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt">concerned that
social change is grounded in a well-reflected spirituality. The book provides a
much needed reminder of the thinking out of which the unique ICA approach to
managing change emerged.” <o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><br></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt">Please let us know if you can come.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><br></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt">For more
info contact:<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:#222222;background:white">Beret Griffith <a href="mailto:beretgriffith@charter.net">beretgriffith@charter.net</a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:#222222;background:white">Cheryl Kartes <a href="mailto:Kartes@aol.com">Kartes@aol.com</a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:#222222">Elsa Batica <a href="mailto:elsa.batica@gmail.com">elsa.batica@gmail.com</a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:#222222;background:white">Linda Alton <a href="mailto:lindaalton@gmail.com">lindaalton@gmail.com</a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:#222222;background:white">Sue Laxdal <a href="mailto:Sue.Laxdal@igc.org">Sue.Laxdal@igc.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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