September 2014 - Dialogue - lists.wedgeblade.net

GARA Imaginal Education Research Working Group Announcement
by steve har via Dialogue 22 Sep '14

22 Sep '14

The Imaginal Education working group communicators have just sent out a start-up document with our 1st research focus. You can still register and join the the Imaginal Education Research Working Group. Please Ask ----GARA Imaginal Education Working Group Agenda--- MONDAY Sep 22 we will focus on the project work of a master educator TUESDAY Sep 23 we will Broadcast live on YouTube a conversation about the collaborative learning environment created in ICA-USA's ABCD Share-Fair Project (The expected LIVE BROADCAST TIME IS TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 23 AT 1PM CDT USA (1300 hours Chicago - we will post an announcement) Through out the week we will be sharing "Research Postcards" of Imaginal Education related work at the Imaginal Eduction http://wedgeblade.net/wordpress/imaginaleducation/blog/ ICA Research G+ Page https://www.youtube.com/user/icaresearchaccess/feed -- Steve Harrington

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Historical Records Team Collegium
by Beret Griffith via Dialogue 22 Sep '14

22 Sep '14

The Historical Records Team has two exciting announcements to make tomorrow morning at the Historical Records Team Collegium, Monday, September 22, 2014. Tune in for a peek into life at the ICA Global Archives, ICA GreenRise, Chicago, Illinois, USA.. Find out how you can access the ICA Global Archives holdings and documents currently on-line. We will be providing links that were only dreamed possible when work in the archives began many years ago. You will be among the first people to experience this transparency, which we hope will give you the confidence and courage to dive into your personal documents, artifacts, slides, photographs, old audio tapes, films, decor, graphics to decide what is worth preserving for the Future of the Archives. We are prepared to provide support to individuals and ICA offices around the world needing assistance. Beret Griffith for the current Historical Records Team Marge Philbrook, Jean Long, Frank Knutson, Christina Wolf and Wendell Refior of the Tech Team for providing technical support Please contact me at beretgriffith(a)gmail.com to let us know if you are interested in working with the Global Archives Team

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Fwd: GMCA Sept.13
by David Zahrt via Dialogue 21 Sep '14

21 Sep '14

SAT SEP 13 * Stay Day: Good Shepherd Montessori School, South Bend, IN* It was a stay-day and I got up late: 7am! I looked in the kitchen/dining hall and no one was up. I checked the Kitchen Truck and found it locked. Mary opened the truck and brought some breakfast out. I requested granola and yogurt and she put it out. Later on the lunch food was out and I made myself a lunch. Eventually John Abbe got up and cooked a late breakfast meal. After that he conducted a meeting that began to sort out the logistics for the remainder of the March. A portion of that was attending the NYC Peoples Climate March in a phone conference. Anita was labeling vests, over a template, with a black magic marker on a table near the meeting. She needed someone to hold the vest over the template so I assisted. Lunch prep started and I met John Gibson’s Earth Charter colleagues, Charlotte and Deb, who live in and around South Bend. They arrived to bring produce for lunch. They also helped with the meal preparation. I learned that Charlotte and her husband have a vegetable farm, and Deb rides her bike to work. We made our way over to the Notre Dame University Library to view the film *Disruption*. We’d already seen it at ICA in Chicago, but it was a powerful film. It emphasized the power of the people. When I got back to the school I sorted through my clothes to get ready for tomorrow. Dinner was very late and we finished up at 9pm. -- Peace, David

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Fwd: You're needed tomorrow, no matter where you are.
by James Wiegel via Dialogue 21 Sep '14

21 Sep '14

Action in Majuro Jim Wiegel > > > > Friends, > > To change everything, we need everyone. > > And this weekend, the action is indeed happening everywhere: > > Rallies in Lisbon and Delhi, marches in Istanbul, Manila, Cape Town, Majuro and Papua New Guinea, concerts in Johannesburg -- this is true people powered movement: enormous, diverse and beautiful. People from all backgrounds are acting locally, mobilising their communities, shaping the future of our planet. And this is before big actions get underway tomorrow. > > Here in North America, the action isn't just in New York City. People everywhere are standing up for climate justice, with dozens of People's Climate Mobilization actions from coast to coast. I'm awfully happy I moved to New York City so I can march here, but my hometown in California is also hosting a march. The action is everywhere! > > Together, we're going to form the biggest push for climate action in the planet's history. To find a People's Climate Mobilization action near you, click here. > > Also, you can tune in and spread the word about the big New York march online. The PeoplesClimate.org website will make it easy to watch the whole march via livestream, and share all the breaking news and beautiful photos with your social networks. > > Starting at 10:30 AM Eastern Time on Sunday, go to PeoplesClimate.org, and click "play" on the video player that will be front and center to watch the march live from the streets of New York. > > To follow along on social networks, just search for posts with the hashtag #PeoplesClimate -- that's what everyone will be posting with during the march and from actions across the world. > > You can see #PeoplesClimate posts streaming in from across the world at the March page tomorrow too -- just scroll down below the video stream to see all the posts from People's Climate actions, and share your favorites. > > This is a moment that needs everyone. No matter where you'll be this weekend, you can help make this a turning point for our movement, and our climate. > > Thank you for everything. Let's do this. > > May > > > 350.org is building a global climate movement. Become a sustaining donor to keep this movement strong and growing. > > You can update your contact information here, or if you're 100% sure you never want to hear from 350.org again you can click here to unsubscribe.

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Join us when you can for the opening of the 2014 Archive Research Assembly
by James Wiegel via Dialogue 20 Sep '14

20 Sep '14

Click here to se the list of scheduled events. Click on the Opening Plenary to view the recorded opening session, then share your thoughts Time Design and Scheduled Events Time Design and Scheduled Events GARA is primarily a virtual global event. We will be starting each day at 9 am Chicago time. Scheduled Events will be announced here and will be recorded and made ... View on wedgeblade.net Preview by Yahoo Jim Wiegel Never trust atoms. They make up everything. a billboard 401 North Beverly Way,Tolleson, Arizona 85353 011-623-936-8671 or 011-623-363-3277 jfwiegel(a)yahoo.com www.partnersinparticipation.com Upcoming public course opportunities: ToP® Facilitation Methods: Sep 9-10, Nov 18-19, 2014 Click to watch video. ToP® Strategic Planning: Oct 7-8, 2014 Click to learn more. Facilitation Mastery: The Mastering the Technology of Participation program begins in Oakland on Nov 12-14, 2014 Click to watch video. For online registration go to http://www.top-training.net The AZ ToP® Community of Practice meets the 1st Friday, 1-4 pm, starting again on Sept 5th at ACYR, 648 N. 5th Avenue, Phoenix, AZ 85003 AICP Planners: 14.5 CM for all ToP® courses

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Fwd: GMCA Sept. 12
by David Zahrt via Dialogue 20 Sep '14

20 Sep '14

FRI SEP 12 * Bourissa Hills, New Carlyle to Good Shepherd Montessori School, South Bend, IN* Breakfast was in the Lions Club so I was wakened by the breakfast crew. We finished meal preparation and clean-up and I hauled my gear back to the Gear truck, which was 1/4 mile away. It was a lot of work but I used the hand-truck that Nancy Trask donated to me in Winterset. That made it a lot easier. I’m not getting the messages sent out on gmail unless my phone is connected to WiFi so I didn’t have the day’s route. When I looked at the route posted on the back of the commode I decided that the simplest thing was to take Hwy 20 into South Bend. I did that, stopped at a McDonalds and got WiFi, and asked for directions to the school. That got me there. When I arrived the school was still in session but they gave permission for the early Marchers to come in and relax in the library. We had a 4pm meeting in the sanctuary. It was a conference call with those who are planning our NYC trip. The big issue was changing our original plans to include additional demonstrations. I finally left, chose a spot for my bed, got my bedroll in from the truck and set up for the night. There was to be a potluck at 6pm from several of the local churches. It was scheduled for the school cafeteria. A few locals brought some food, but it didn’t happen so we had to prepare dinner. So dinner was at 7:15pm. One of the couples that visited had a daughter in Carson City. I don’t remember their names or the name of their daughter. They wondered if we were in activities where we might have met, and asked me if I was a ‘birder’. I said “No”. They asked if we lived near the Governor’s Mansion. I said “Yes”. I asked if they had heard of Muscle Powered, a group in Carson City that does a lot of things to make walking and biking safe. They said “No”. I showed them my Muscle Powered T shirt so they would remember the name of the organization and let their daughter know. At the end of dinner there were some local folks who did presentations. Kim helped me get some hydrogen peroxide out of the Gear truck and I cleaned up a scratch that I got cycling through a busy street in Oak Park, IL. Peace, David

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Fwd: GMCA Sept 11
by David Zahrt via Dialogue 20 Sep '14

20 Sep '14

*THU SEP 11** First Presbyterian Church, Michigan City to Bourissa Hills, New Castle, IN* We knew the departure time would be early because the route was 24 miles to New Castle. We had breakfast with our friends and left for the church by 7:45am. It was chilly and sprinkling. We saw some Marchers on their way down the road as we headed for the church. When we arrived the only vehicles in the parking lot were the support vehicles. It was still sprinkling and the temperature was in the 60s. JJ offered to let me ride with him to the next campsite. I took him up on it and put my bike in the Gear truck. We took our time getting to Bourissa Park in New Castle. We were the first vehicle to arrive. We waited in the parking lot for awhile. I waited in the cab because I had shorts and a short sleeved shirt. Eventually we searched for the Library. It was easy to find. The park adjoined the town’s school. Right across from the school was the library. I keep my laptop computer stored in the Gear truck. The truck hadn’t arrived. I was aware that could happen so I kept my journaling on a flash-drive and kept it in my pocket. I was able to use one of the library’s computers and updated my journaling. When we finished at the library we went back to the park. The Gear truck had arrived. It was still chilly and sprinkling. There was a small pavilion with picnic tables down the hill from the parking lot. I wasn’t willing to put up a tent in the rain so I put my sleeping gear out on the floor next to one of the tables. Because it was a 24 mile walk the Marchers were late in arriving. The New Carlyle Lion’s Club had a small building at the entrance of the park; at least ¼ of a mile away. We had dinner there. At the end of dinner Kat entertained a discussion about the possibility of staying an extra day at the People’s Climate March in NYC and joining the Monday March on Wall Street. There were a variety of opinions and no consensus was reached; the discussion will continue. When we asked if we could stay in the building overnight the answer was “No”. We returned to the park. Now there were school football teams practicing; some on the regular football fields and some in the park. The parking lot was full. At dusk Marie came back to the camp and announced that the Lions Club had given us permission to sleep in their building. I willingly moved my sleeping gear. By the time I got all settled in it was 10 o’clock Eastern time. -- Peace, David

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an Imaginal Education Postcard from Jan Sanders
by steve har via Dialogue 19 Sep '14

19 Sep '14

The GARA Education team is GETTING POSTCARDS of Imaginal Education in Action. See Jan's postcard here at the The Imaginal Education webpage Imaginal Education Collection <-by clicking twice here <http://wedgeblade.net/wordpress/imaginaleducation?p=389&preview_id=389&prev…> or copy-pasting this link in your web browser http://wedgeblade.net/wordpress/imaginaleducation?p=389&preview_id=389&prev… or at the ICA Research Access page here gplus.to/icaresearchaccess -- Steve for the GARA education research team PS if you want to see more postcards please type in your email address http://wedgeblade.net/wordpress/imaginaleducation?p=389&preview_id=389&prev…

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Fwd: GMCA Sept. 10
by David Zahrt via Dialogue 19 Sep '14

19 Sep '14

*WED SEP 10* *Marquette Park UMC, Gary to First Presbyterian Church, Michigan City, IN* The UMC had allowed us to stay inside overnight. But they informed us that they were locking the doors at 10pm. Ever since Chicago everyone is concerned about security. All of the filling stations have their cashier, with a pistol, behind a glass wall. It was nice to be able to stay in the church because it rained overnight and was raining when we woke up. At breakfast Doug indicated that the forecast was for rain all morning and suggested that I put my bike in the Gear truck and ride with him to the next campsite. I willingly accepted his suggestion! When we reached 1st Presbyterian Church I phoned the Lindblads. Judy had suggested that I do a Home-stay with the them so I let her know I had arrived. The church has a shower room so I took a shower. The local newspaper, *The News Dispatch* (Michigan City, IN) phoned the church and asked to interview some Marchers. I had a chance to talk with them and they quoted me. A potluck dinner was held at the local Episcopal Church. The local paper was there and took a picture of the Marchers that they published in the Thursday paper—front page! The Mayor of Michigan City attended and addressed the gathering informing us about all the ways Michigan City is monitoring and protecting the local environment. Norm and Judy Lindblad arrived at the end of dinner. We had known each other for 44 years (Rochester, House). We welcomed each other and I introduced them to John Jorgenson, a Marcher that planned to join me on the overnight Home-stay with the Lindblads. John is from Pueblo, AZ and Judy had lived in Pueblo in the past. So they shared conversation. We packed up and Judy drove the 3 of us to their house. I did some laundry and some work on the computer and Judy served us wine and ice cream for dessert. We wrapped up the evening at 10pm. That was probably a little late because the Thursday March was scheduled for 24 miles, and we would cross into the Eastern time zone. -- Peace, David

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Fwd: First Reflections on My Experience as State Coordinator, and Thank You
by David Zahrt via Dialogue 18 Sep '14

18 Sep '14

This Evaluation doesn't surprise me DZ ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Jordan Parker <jordan(a)climatemarch.org> Date: Thu, Sep 11, 2014 at 11:34 PM Subject: First Reflections on My Experience as State Coordinator, and Thank You To: "marchers(a)googlegroups.com" <marchers(a)googlegroups.com> Hi All ~ Thanks for this, just wanted to fill everyone in on my current involvement. My official last day with the March (as "IL State Coordinator") was *Monday, September 8th*. However, I still worked through Tuesday afternoon, because I wanted to make sure you were all safe getting to Gary. I was on the phone starting at 6am Tuesday morning, and although a police escort may have been irritating to some of you (some feedback I received) it was absolutely necessary through certain spots. And the Gary Police Department and the mayor both insisted on it, wisely. If we *hadn't* had police escorts, trust me, there would have been big problems and I would have heard a lot of feedback about *that*. I'm just happy you are all safe, nobody got injured or died, nobody got shot, and nobody got arrested for something other than a direct action. :) In Gary, Sarah and Clifford took over the State Coordinator responsibilities for Indiana. The reasons I ended my involvement as State Coordinator are as follows: 1. *I received significant enough negative energy and criticism from several outspoken marchers - and tacit reinforcement of that negativity from several others - that it made me want to no longer be involved in the March*. Although many marchers were very positive and warm towards me, the fracturing within the group and the undeserved, immature, unprofessional and outright rude criticism and treatment I received on several separate occasions effectively drove me away from this organization. 2. I believe that these highly negative interactions were the result of miscommunication and assumptions, history (I dropped into this after all of you had 5 months of experiences - both positive and negative), and emotions on the march being at a fever-pitch. I can understand all of that. I also believe that had my relationship with the marchers had the space to develop, in person, under different circumstances, this probably wouldn't have been an issue. However, it is was it is, and being as I felt that my most important, necessary work was finished - I got the marchers through Illinois, the Chicago Climate March and the rough terrain of northwestern Indiana to Gary - I felt that the time was right to gracefully bow out at that point. 3. *The March cannot afford to pay a State Coordinator any longer*. From what I understand, there are only 3 paid staff left: Ki, Shari and Sarah. I cannot afford to work this hard for free, and even if I were to volunteer some of my time I would have to have had an extremely positive experience to be motivated to donate time and energy. As I mentioned in my first point, this isn't the case. I will continue on volunteering on other projects and finding paid work, and that's the right decision for me at this point. So moving forward, Sarah will be doing the lion's share of the logistical work, wearing several hats and relying on committed volunteers like Clifford and Chris in DC. Chris has done absolutely excellent work on TxTs (Turn by Turns) and was also largely responsible for guiding all of you through the entire state of Illinois without any mishaps concerning the route. TxTs are necessary, because the directions on Google maps are not user-friendly. The only time TxTs are *not* necessary is if there is someone on the ground, combing through the route literally step by step and turn by turn and writing all directions down by hand. I highly encourage Sarah and Chris to work closely together for the rest of the march concerning the route, since between the two of them they have the skills to create flawless maps. Chris has proven himself to be an expert in TxTs and has graciously offered his time. Clifford may be the expert on the ground in Indiana, and crafting the directions based on physically scouting every inch of the route himself, but unfortunately Clifford won't be with us in Ohio and beyond. I want to make one thing *perfectly clear,* after saying all of that: *I always was, and I currently am, one of the movement's biggest allies, and by association, I am one of your biggest allies*. That was the truth, and will continue to be the truth. I have devoted the majority of the last three years of my life - 90% of it unpaid - towards climate advocacy. Running a grassroots campaign to create awareness of plastic pollution and pass effective legislation, mentoring with the Climate Reality Project in both Africa and Australia earlier this year, and now working with all of you. I am in this for the long-haul. I do not harbor resentments or any ill-will toward any of you - even those of you who were determined to drive me away and secretly record me in the process (bizarre, but again, that is a conversation that is yet to be had). I simply have removed myself from a situation that I felt was no longer good for me to be involved in. That doesn't mean that we might be able to work together again, under different circumstances, at a later date on different projects. I admire all of you for your passion, and for taking action. That is the common denominator we all share. When I came out to Blackwell Forest Preserve and was on the "hot seat" in the circle, as we were all being feasted on by mosquitoes, John Abbe asked me what I had learned in response to my comment that I had "learned a sh#t ton." After I've had a bit of time to debrief and decompress from this experience, I will write something that is a more in-depth reflection on my short approximate 2-month experience with all of you. I will be extremely thoughtful about this and give it my best effort in analysis so that we can all learn from what happened in Illinois. I will be available to help in small ways for the next 7 weeks, and I look forward to continuing this dialogue. In solidarity, Jordan -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "marchers" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to marchers+unsubscribe(a)googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to marchers(a)googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/marchers/CACOJUHqBt28DSeNfhbqUDi7vz7tCXub… <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/marchers/CACOJUHqBt28DSeNfhbqUDi7vz7tCXub…> . For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- Peace, David

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