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Fwd: GMCA Sept. 17
by David Zahrt via Dialogue 24 Sep '14

24 Sep '14

*WED SEP 17* * Shipshewana to West Park Auto in Lagrange, IN* Once again the route directions were complex countryside directions. I got to Hwy 20 as quickly as possible. The shoulders were 8 foot wide. With all the semi- trucks going by I appreciated that shoulder. I think its because it’s Amish countryside. And I did have to regularly dodge piles of horse manure. Since the temperature is getting cooler I'm putting on long sleeves. When riding for a substantial distance it's possible to have clothes that retain heat and sweat, and cause you to be uncomfortably cool. I put on the long sleeved sweater that Heidi gave me for the March. It kept me warm, and it ventilated so when I sweated it let the sweat evaporate. It’s the best shirt I have for this kind of weather/task. West Park Auto gave me permission to come into their office and eat my lunch. When Izzy arrived we set up the Taj Mahal. The previous night there were 3 more people sleeping in the tent. We had a camp meeting at 4:30. The major topic, again, was the NYC trip. There are many details and it becomes complex. We’re to have a ‘buddy’ so we can keep in touch with someone else on the March. John Abbe printed out a 5-page document with the events schedule and location. That helps, but making our way from one place to another, in NYC, I suspect will be a challenge. The meeting concluded before dinner. Dinner was leftovers we've had from the last 2 or 3 potlucks. It’s been carefully kept in the refrigerator so it was nourishing and healthy. Ed, Izzy and JJ were playing their guitars. The sun is going down much earlier these days. Izzy led us in the sundown song. When I get back to Carson City, I’ll introduce it to Song Circle. Ed asked me what I wanted to sing. I told him The Iowa Waltz. When he finished I remarked that I didn’t want to sing *Yesterday* without an audience. He agreed and we went to bed. The next morning I discovered that 5 more people had slept in the tent. -- Peace, David -- Peace, David

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GMCA Sept. 18
by Lin Zahrt via Dialogue 24 Sep '14

24 Sep '14

*THU SEP 18* *West Park Auto, *LaGrange to Angola, *IN* The route directions were simple. After Circle-up I got on Hwy 20 and rode to Angola. Once again the shoulders were 8 foot wide. Its because its Amish countryside. There wasn’t much horse manure. I went to the Angola Library. I had the impression that the niece of my friends, the Imlers, worked there. I found out I was wrong and phoned the Imlers. Bill answered and told me they had just returned from Indonesia on a 30-hour trip, so he was trying to get his body-clock back on the Eastern time zone. He volunteered that I could have a Home-stay with them and told me he would get back in touch with me when they had worked out the details. While I was talking with Bill about the March one of the receptionists overheard me. She told me she was phoning the local paper and have a reporter come to the library and interview me. So I waited for the reporter. She interviewed me and made an appointment to visit the campsite later on in the afternoon. I found the campsite and waited for the Imlers to contact me. When they phoned they indicated Marilyn VanValkenburg, Dona Lou’s sister and the wife of Van, who was the campus minister at the Iowa U. Wesley Foundation the summer of 1960, shuttled them to the Park. We went to visit Van, now in a nursing home. I don't think he remembers Lin and me. Then we went out to dinner. Marilyn asked about our history since I graduated from Drew Theological Seminary. I gave the history--local parish and EI/ICA, family farm. Everyone else finished their dinner while I was talking! Once I finished dinner they took me on a tour that gave me a chance to see their family farm and farmhouse. It was amazing to see how much heritage they’ve retained. Marilyn drove us back to the Imler’s residence and dropped us off. I think she lives in the house next to the Imlers. I spent some time getting my NYC baggage together and then went to bed. We got up at 5:45am, had breakfast at 6:15, and drove back to camp at 6:40am. When we got to camp a little before 7am, the Imlers had a chance to see what the Climate March is like operationally. They stayed for the Circle-up and then said “Goodbye”. I thanked them and got on my bicycle to travel into Ohio. It was delightful to re-establish contact, be hosted by them, and have a chance to view and appreciate Dona Lou’s family heritage.

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Fwd: GMCA Sept. 16
by David Zahrt via Dialogue 23 Sep '14

23 Sep '14

*TUE SEP 16* *Elkhart Mennonite College, Goshen, to Shipshewana, IN* The route today was along Pumpkinvine Trail. There were places where the trail was interrupted by public roads. But it was easy to bridge from one trail interruption to another. There were many trees providing much shade. And fog covered the sky, which made the ride a little chilly. When I arrived at Shipshewana, Faith informed me that I was the first Marcher to be ‘Adopted’. Adoption is another one of our fundraising activities. And Joan Wallace was the one who adopted me. She was in the Rochester House with us in 1970. She was also the one who made my Omaha visit so memorable. Adoption means that I get some massages from my travel companions! In Shipshewana I scouted out the campsite and then went to the Flea Market. When I packed for the March I used 2 large bags: one for clothes, and one for camping equipment. In anticipation of our trip to NYC I needed a travel bag that I could put on the bus and/or the subway. I found one and purchased it. Then I came back to the campsite and journaled. When Izzy arrived we set up the Taj Mahal. It had been a long time since we put it up. There was a camp meeting at 4:30pm. It went until dinner was ready. We interrupted the meeting, served ourselves, and then continued the meeting. A good deal of the meeting had to do with the NYC trip. It seems there are still many details to ‘iron-out’. The meeting lasted until 8pm. It was dark and chilly when we went to bed. -- Peace, David

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Watch the ICA-USA Video Clip on Collaborative Learning
by steve har via Dialogue 23 Sep '14

23 Sep '14

James Addington and Seva Gandhi describe an ICA-USA Project http://wp.me/s3rKUb-413 -- Steve Harrington

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Fwd: GMCA Sept.15
by David Zahrt via Dialogue 23 Sep '14

23 Sep '14

*MON SEP 15* *Good Shepherd U. U. Church, Elkhart to Mennonite College, Goshen, IN* I had a good night’s sleep and the weather forecast said Mon. would be sunny. Before we finished breakfast it clouded over and began to sprinkle. I asked Doug if he had any passengers in the Gear truck and he said “No”. I told him that I would help him pack up and put my bike in the truck. He said “OK”. So I made the trip without getting a shower! The Mennonite College has many facilities. I went to the giant auditorium that joins the kitchen. The guest WiFi hooked up to my laptop automatically. I saw a CVS store as we were approaching the college. So later I bicycled to CVS and got my flu shot. The nurse asked if I wanted my pneumonia shot too. I said “Yes”. Maybe I should have said “No”. The only affect I’ve had is 2 sore arms. The college allowed us to camp out in the basement after preschool finished. The Mennonites provided the potluck dinner. They sang the mealtime blessing—they’re like a chorus! It was the biggest gathering we’ve had (at least 200 people). And it was clear that they welcomed us. After the meal we adjourned to another part of the auditorium and there were a series of presentations, including some from the Marchers. The chair invited those who wanted to March to meet in one corner, and those who wanted to go to NYC for the Peoples Climate March to meet in another corner, and those who wanted to provide ongoing support of the March to meet in another corner. I am going to NYC so joined that group. We got details on upcoming events. To end the meeting our hosts sang their version of the Doxology; yet another chorus. -- Peace, David

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Sydney Working group on Imaginal Education has just begun
by steve har via Dialogue 23 Sep '14

23 Sep '14

Hello Imaginal Education GARA Working Group and others Robyn Hutchinson just began showing the video and having a Skype conference There are people on the call from Japan, Nepal, Singapore and India. People have access to the video of James Addington and Seva Gandhi interview talking about the the educational components of the Chicago oriented action based learning in neighborhood communities You will be able to see a similar program in North Central and South America beginning 1pm CDT Chicago (1300 hours) You will be able to see the program live and recorded on YouTube on your web browser at this location: https://plus.google.com/u/0/101302036486582034870/posts Please join us! -- Steve Harrington

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Re: [Dialogue] Anyone remember any of these Education Structure Events - or know some new ones?
by jlepps＠pc.jaring.my via Dialogue 23 Sep '14

23 Sep '14

Hello Steve and colleagues, ICA Denver was accredited by the University of Northern Colorado, Greeley, to conduct the Imaginal Education course for educators between 1982-1985. Accreditation meant public school teachers who took the course from ICA Denver received a specific number of in-service credits towards their required number of learning credits they had to accumulate each year. The course was conducted several times during that period with Imaginal Ed trainers: John Epps and Karen Wright. LENS International, Malaysia, conducted a total of 6 days of training for 60 technical lecturers (about 20 at a time) of the Malaysia national oil company's technical college: INSTEP, (Institute of Technology Petronas) between 2000 - 2002. Training included the ToP Group Facilitation Methods, Participatory Strategic Planning, and Imaginal Education. Additional mentoring sessions were conducted with the college's "change champions" as a part of major change effort taking place to shift from "lecturing" to "learning facilitation." LENS International, Malaysia, also conducted facilitation skills training for about 18 heads of departments at the Universiti Technology PETRONAS (UTP) in the early part of the 21st Century. This training consisted of the TOP Group Facilitation Methods which they wanted to use in facilitating more productive meetings. Another group of UTP lecturers (about 50 in all) received training in ToP Group Facilitation Methods, Participatory Strategic Planning, and Imaginal Education. UTP was in the midst of a transition from a diploma granting college to a 4-year degree and graduate-degree granting university, hence found these course useful to make the change desired. More recently Dr. Clarence Mann and Dr. John Epps have been conducting graduate school courses for the University of Maryland University College in international business strategy using the ICA's social and corporate process models as part of the course, "Managing Country Risk." John has been teaching the course online for 15 years (as of 2014) and Clancy before that in a classroom setting. In Singapore, LENS conducted strategic planning for the National Institute of Education (that trains schoolteachers), and later conducted strategic planning for three departments, Education, Arts, and Science). 300 senior classroom teachers in Singapore attended day-long sessions on ORID, the Focused Conversation method for use in their classrooms. The Civil Service College of Singapore has conducted courses in ToP Facilitation Skills four to ten times per year for members of the Singapore Civil Service. Nanyang Technical University (NTU) in Singapore conducted ToP Training in Strategic Planning Facilitation for Mechanical Engineering faculty. I hope this information is useful to your research efforts. Regards, Ann Epps LENS International Kuala Lumpur - Singapore - Denver Quoting steve har via Dialogue <dialogue(a)lists.wedgeblade.net> > Several people in the Imaginal Education Working Group are asking > about Educational Structures ICA has had contact with in the past > > We did a "Find" in the GAP online database and found this data > Did you work with any of these educational institutions? > Are there any you've worked with that are not on the list? > > Here is the list displayed in a google spreadsheet > <https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1MIDSOx8sSM53G8zoQr90UP-DZdCwN7icnOy…>https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1MIDSOx8sSM53G8zoQr90UP-DZdCwN7icnOy… > > Can you help us "crowd source" the list and create more complete > information? > > Thanks! > > -- > Steve, a communicator for the Imaginal Education Research Working Group > _______________________________________________ > Dialogue mailing list > Dialogue(a)lists.wedgeblade.net > http://lists.wedgeblade.net/listinfo.cgi/dialogue-wedgeblade.net > ---------------------------------------------------------------- This e-mail has been sent via JARING webmail at http://www.jaring.my

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Re: [Dialogue] Anyone remember any of these Education Structure Events - or know some new ones?
by ANN S. EPPS via Dialogue 23 Sep '14

23 Sep '14

Hello Steve and colleagues, ICA Denver was accredited by the University of Northern Colorado, Greeley, to conduct the Imaginal Education course for educators between 1982-1985. Accreditation meant public school teachers who took the course from ICA Denver received a specific number of in-service credits towards their required number of learning credits they had to accumulate each year. The course was conducted several times during that period with Imaginal Ed trainers: John Epps and Karen Wright. LENS International, Malaysia, conducted a total of 6 days of training for 60 technical lecturers (about 20 at a time) of the Malaysia national oil company's technical college: INSTEP, between 2000 - 2002. Training included the ToP Group Facilitation Methods, Participatory Strategic Planning, and Imaginal Education. Additional mentoring sessions were conducted with the college's "change champions" as a part of major change effort taking place to shift from "lecturing" to "learning facilitation." LENS International, Malaysia, also conducted facilitation skills training for about 18 heads of departments at the Universiti Technology PETRONAS (UTP) in the early part of the 21st Century. This training consisted of the TOP Group Facilitation Methods which they wanted to use in facilitating more productive meetings. Another group of UTP lecturers (about 50 in all received training in ToP Group Facilitation Methods, Participatory Strategic Planning, and Imaginal Education. UTP was in the midst of a transition from a diploma granting college to a 4-year degree and graduate-degree granting university, hence found these course useful to make the change desired. More recently Dr. Clarence Mann and Dr. John Epps have been conducting graduate school courses for the University of Maryland University College in international business strategy using the ICA's social and corporate process models as part of the course, "Managing Country Risk." John has been teaching the course online for 15 years (as of 2014) and Clancy before that in a classroom setting. I hope this information is useful to your research efforts. Regards, Ann Epps LENS International Kuala Lumpur - Singapore - Denver Quoting steve har via Dialogue <dialogue(a)lists.wedgeblade.net> > Several people in the Imaginal Education Working Group are asking > about Educational Structures ICA has had contact with in the past > > We did a "Find" in the GAP online database and found this data > Did you work with any of these educational institutions? > Are there any you've worked with that are not on the list? > > Here is the list displayed in a google spreadsheet > <https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1MIDSOx8sSM53G8zoQr90UP-DZdCwN7icnOy…>https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1MIDSOx8sSM53G8zoQr90UP-DZdCwN7icnOy… > > Can you help us "crowd source" the list and create more complete > information? > > Thanks! > > -- > Steve, a communicator for the Imaginal Education Research Working Group > _______________________________________________ > Dialogue mailing list > Dialogue(a)lists.wedgeblade.net > http://lists.wedgeblade.net/listinfo.cgi/dialogue-wedgeblade.net > ---------------------------------------------------------------- This e-mail has been sent via JARING webmail at http://www.jaring.my

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Fwd: GMCA 9/14
by David Zahrt via Dialogue 23 Sep '14

23 Sep '14

*SUN SEP 14* *Good Shepherd Montessori School, South Bend to Unitarian Universalist Church, Elkhart, IN* I went to breakfast and had my yogurt and granola—I miss my own home-made, sun-dried granola. One of the things the March has added to my diet is almonds. There is almond milk at breakfast, and almond butter for lunch sandwiches. Somewhere I remember hearing/reading that almonds are good for you HDLs. I don’t know what my HDL is now but I remember the last test I had showed it as 35: that’s marginal. I usually have 2 checkups a year. I had one in February. I’ll have one when I get back to Carson. Circle-up was scheduled for 7:15am. It still hadn’t happened by 7:45am so I left on my bike. I found the March route more complicated then necessary and took Jefferson Blvd east until I reached Elkhart. Then I stopped and inquired at a MacDonald's about the best route to the church. The church was graciously hospitable. I arrived just after the morning service had been completed. They offered me coffee or tea. A small group gathered to go out for lunch. They invited me to go with them. I thanked them and declined indicating I'd packed my lunch. In the afternoon the pastor let us use her office and her computer. There were two places inside where we were allowed to stay: the auditorium and the Kids House. I chose the latter. A greet and welcome get-together was scheduled at 4pm. Kat conducted the conversation. There were probably as many local residents as there were Marchers. She had a series of questions and circled around the group encouraging everyone to answer the questions. The closing question was “What can you do to help turn the Climate Crisis around?”. There were a lot of interesting answers. At 6pm a potluck dinner was served in the kitchen. Most of the dishes were brought in by the local residents. At 8pm we called it an evening. -- Peace, David

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Anyone remember any of these Education Structure Events - or know some new ones?
by steve har via Dialogue 22 Sep '14

22 Sep '14

Several people in the Imaginal Education Working Group are asking about Educational Structures ICA has had contact with in the past We did a "Find" in the GAP online database and found this data Did you work with any of these educational institutions? Are there any you've worked with that are not on the list? Here is the list displayed in a google spreadsheet https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1MIDSOx8sSM53G8zoQr90UP-DZdCwN7icnOy… Can you help us "crowd source" the list and create more complete information? Thanks! -- Steve, a communicator for the Imaginal Education Research Working Group

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