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Fwd: GMCA Aug 6
by David Zahrt via Dialogue 12 Aug '14

12 Aug '14

*WED AUG 06*—*Cumberland to Bridgewater, IA* Overnight it rained, probably about an inch of rain. Luckily I had put my sleeping gear on the floor in one of the pavilions. David Oosterberg’s tent flooded so he moved into the pavilion. All of his sleeping gear was wet. The land is hilly. There were numerous large windmills generating electricity. I took some pictures but the mist was so strong that the picture doesn’t show the windmills. Bridgewater is a mile south of Hwy 92. The campsite was the grade school. We were able to camp in the gym. The kitchen adjoined it. JJ had arrived early and gone downtown. He had met Dennis Stuva at the cafe. Dennis indicated he had 7 acres of native prairie that he had inherited from his aunt. JJ wanted to see the prairie and invited me to go along. Dennis escorted us out to his prairie and showed us around. He hays it every fall. He has had a contact with The Nature Conservancy (TNC) but not the Iowa Prairie Network (IPN) nor Iowa Natural Heritage Fdn. He doesn’t use the computer but his wife does. He’s not certain what he will do in the future. I have his wife’s email address and I’m going to notify both organizations. JJ and I got back to school in time to leave for the State Fair Parade in Des Moines. I had planned to go and ride my bike in the Parade. In the afternoon it sprinkled then started to rain. It would be an hour and ½ to get to Des Moines in the truck. I was not willing to spend the time and bike in the rain. I stayed in camp and attended an all-camp Community Workshop—Discussion Groups—Appreciative Inquiry, Design Phase. The focus was for 5 different groups: 1. Network development 2. Action 3. Community Engagement 4. Media 5. Internal + Recruitment. There’s nothing on paper so I don’t know what the next steps are. The Bridgewater community brought a potluck dinner. One of the families that we met the night before came over from Cumberland. We have had great meals brought to us almost every night! Tomorrow would be another long day so we went to bed early anticipating getting up early. -- Peace, David

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email list
by darrell via Dialogue 12 Aug '14

12 Aug '14

I would like to have my email address deleted from the discussion mailing list. How do I do that? darrell66(a)earthlink.net. Darrell Walker

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Prayers for Ferguson and Dellwood (St Louis, MO)
by Ellie Stock via Dialogue 12 Aug '14

12 Aug '14

Greetings from St. Louis (Ferguson/Dellwood)~ By now you have probably seen on national/internet media the news about the black teenager who was shot and killed by a Ferguson police officer last Saturday. (Ferguson is where our ministerial alliance is, where we have our Eco Team, and the location of the Farmer's Market and Earthdance organic farm where we volunteer. It is also the location of our post office, bank and other businesses/restaurants we go to.) After the shooting, crowds of residents started gathering, remaining into Sat urday evening and Sunday morning. Sunday we returned from doing an Earth Care Congregation presentation at St Charles PC (west of St Louis) to learn there was a prayer vigil in Ferguson regarding the shooting. We were not aware (neither was our ministerial alliance) that a vigil had been planned (by outside groups), and it ended about the time we returned home. In the evening. That evening, another peaceful vigil was held which we did not attend. Other segments of the crowd milling around the street turned violent--vandalizing and looting businesses in Ferguson, torching and destroying a Quicktrip gas station, then moving north on W. Florissant to Dellwood (where we live), looting businesses just down the street from our former church's building and few blocks from our home. Zisser's Tire and Auto Dealer, also completely looted, was where we used to have our cars serviced before we got our Prius and know the owners. The police/fire dept computers were hacked and sabotaged, and all the police and elected leaders have received death threats. Sunday night we heard the wailing of sirens outside and the police helicopter hovering overhead. We watched it all unfold on live TV coverage until after midnight. I woke up before 6am to the sound of a news media helicopter. It is so sad and frustrating, as Ferguson and Dellwood have worked very hard to build community and attract businesses, and the churches and other organizations have worked over the years to address issues of racism and economic inequity. Unfortunately, this violence detracts from the original issue of the teen's death and the underlying racial tension and disparity in so many communities. Our ministerial alliance is now discerning how best to engage in this situation. When the media is all gone, we will still be left with the follow-up and real work. There is a community meeting tonight with the NAACP, Al Sharpton, etc., but I fear it could be hijacked by more media-centric or violent elements. Carleton is still deciding whether or not to attend. Please remember the Ferguson situation in prayer. Presently another peaceful demonstration is filling the streets and the helicopters are still hovering... Ellie elliestock(a)aol.com

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Back-up to Beret's request
by Frank Knutson via Dialogue 11 Aug '14

11 Aug '14

The ARCHIVE PROJECT has taken great care to compile a “BOOK LIST” of all known publications. Check it out. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1IMw5GlYl8ZEbLVBHyqi7mBsfpayQzJxVZaiCwx7… Three things: #! If you are on the list, PLEASE make sure we have a copy of your book or other publication. Send it to: Institute of Cultural Affairs Attn: Marge Philbrook, ICA Global Archive 4750 North Sheridan Road Chicago, Il 60640 WITH A NICE HELLO TO MARGE. #2 If you’re not on the list and you have a book, MAIL A COPY to the Archives so it can be added. #3 If you are planning to write a book, make sure you include a copy to the Archives. DO IT NOW! THANK YOU ON B 1/2 OF THE ARCHIVE TEAM. “Myths are things that never happened but always are.” --Sallustius, 4th cent. A.D. ❤ Frank *Please consider the environment before you print this email.*

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Re: [Dialogue] Prayers for Ferguson and Dellwood (St Louis, MO)
by Nancy Trask via Dialogue 11 Aug '14

11 Aug '14

Adding my prayers to yours. G & P Nancy Sent from my Verizon Wireless 4G LTE smartphone <div>-------- Original message --------</div><div>From: Ellie Stock via Dialogue <dialogue(a)lists.wedgeblade.net> </div><div>Date:08/11/2014 10:46 AM (GMT-06:00) </div><div>To: dialogue@lists.wedgeblade.net,oe@lists.wedgeblade.net </div><div>Subject: [Dialogue] Prayers for Ferguson and Dellwood (St Louis, MO) </div><div> </div> Greetings from St. Louis (Ferguson/Dellwood)~ By now you have probably seen on national/internet media the news about the black teenager who was shot and killed by a Ferguson police officer last Saturday. (Ferguson is where our ministerial alliance is, where we have our Eco Team, and the location of the Farmer's Market and Earthdance organic farm where we volunteer. It is also the location of our post office, bank and other businesses/restaurants we go to.) After the shooting, crowds of residents started gathering, remaining into Sat urday evening and Sunday morning. Sunday we returned from doing an Earth Care Congregation presentation at St Charles PC (west of St Louis) to learn there was a prayer vigil in Ferguson regarding the shooting. We were not aware (neither was our ministerial alliance) that a vigil had been planned (by outside groups), and it ended about the time we returned home. In the evening. That evening, another peaceful vigil was held which we did not attend. Other segments of the crowd milling around the street turned violent--vandalizing and looting businesses in Ferguson, torching and destroying a Quicktrip gas station, then moving north on W. Florissant to Dellwood (where we live), looting businesses just down the street from our former church's building and few blocks from our home. Zisser's Tire and Auto Dealer, also completely looted, was where we used to have our cars serviced before we got our Prius and know the owners. The police/fire dept computers were hacked and sabotaged, and all the police and elected leaders have received death threats. Sunday night we heard the wailing of sirens outside and the police helicopter hovering overhead. We watched it all unfold on live TV coverage until after midnight. I woke up before 6am to the sound of a news media helicopter. It is so sad and frustrating, as Ferguson and Dellwood have worked very hard to build community and attract businesses, and the churches and other organizations have worked over the years to address issues of racism and economic inequity. Unfortunately, this violence detracts from the original issue of the teen's death and the underlying racial tension and disparity in so many communities. Our ministerial alliance is now discerning how best to engage in this situation. When the media is all gone, we will still be left with the follow-up and real work. There is a community meeting tonight with the NAACP, Al Sharpton, etc., but I fear it could be hijacked by more media-centric or violent elements. Carleton is still deciding whether or not to attend. Please remember the Ferguson situation in prayer. Presently another peaceful demonstration is filling the streets and the helicopters are still hovering... Ellie elliestock(a)aol.com

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ICA Book Collection Help
by Beret Griffith via Dialogue 10 Aug '14

10 Aug '14

I want to acknowledge that Doris Hahn pulled the current list together and added quite a number of books not before on the list. Thank you Doris! Beret

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ICA Book Collection
by Beret Griffith via Dialogue 10 Aug '14

10 Aug '14

The ICA Global Archive maintains a list of books written by ICA colleagues.This list contains 180 books. We are aware this list is most likely not complete. Over the years Marge Philbrook has watched over the growing number of books written by colleagues which have been sent to the archive. At this point 115 books are logged into FileMaker Pro with standard library citations.and are on-site in the ICA Global Archive Book Collection at The ICA GreenRise. We are interested in adding the 65 books not currently in the on site collection. If you are interested in having a book you have written added to the on-site collection, please send your donated book(s) to: Institute of Cultural Affairs Attn: Marge Philbrook, ICA Global Archive 4750 North Sheridan Road Chicago, Il 60640 The list of books is in a Google Document so you can edit the list. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1IMw5GlYl8ZEbLVBHyqi7mBsfpayQzJxVZaiCwx7… If you are unable to open the document I will send another message with the list in the message.

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Fwd: GMCA August 5
by David Zahrt via Dialogue 09 Aug '14

09 Aug '14

TUE AUG 05—*Atlantic to Cumberland, IA* I wanted to take advantage of Larry's early departure and get to camp in time to eat breakfast and pack a lunch. It was sprinkling rain when we left the farm. He dropped me off with my gear and my bike, but it was too late for breakfast and packing a lunch. I located my backpack and re-installed it on the back of the seat frame under the veranda . I was still working on the installation when it was time to Circle-up. I went to the circle and when it was over I still had to finish the installation. I wore my raincoat but the sprinkle was so light and the coat so hot that I took it off. I’m hoping the difficulty I’m having with hills is a result of the extra weight from the back tire. It no longer has air; it’s filled with padding. The nice thing about that is that I don’t have to worry about a flat. The difficult thing is the extra weight it gives the bike. In Cumberland we had 2 pavilions at the city park campground. We used one as a dining/meeting room. We had a meeting to discuss the technical details for the plan to give financial contributions to people who have a history of advocating concern for the climate change, who want to join us, but don’t have ability to do it financially. The issue was not resolved before Cumberland residents/farmers came with a potluck dinner. They brought two grills and provided hamburgers and hotdogs. It was a marvelous meal and there were leftovers that they left with us. Izzy, JJ, and Luke planned to go to the local bar and play some music. After dinner we had an evening Circle-up. It was decided that we would have breakfast at 5 am so we could make tomorrow’s March and have some of the meetings that had been canceled today. It was 8:45 pm before we could get away to play music. And we had to walk to and from the bar. Since I had to carry my bass, it was so late, and we were getting up so early I declined. Many of us used the second pavilion as our ’bedroom’. Some even joined us in the middle of the night because we had a rainstorm. -- Peace, David

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Fwd: GMCA 8/04
by David Zahrt via Dialogue 08 Aug '14

08 Aug '14

*MON AUG 04* Monday was a Rest Day so things didn’t start early in the morn. Once Denise took care of the household responsibilities for the 5 guests, she took me with my broken bike seat to Marne, IA to get her good friend, the welder, Steve’s assessment on the seat repair. Steve took a look at it and said he could do it today. He also told Denise that he had sweet corn that needed to be picked and she could have all she wanted. We left and didn’t pick any but Denise said we should get some when we came back. Denise invited the five of us to help get the 4 ft. tall foxtail grass out of the potato patch. I began weeding but saw that the vines were dying and the potatoes were ready to be harvested, I asked for a potato fork. I weeded and dug potatoes as I went down the row. The other 5 Marchers kept weeding. We piled the weeds in the bed of the pickup and made 3 trips to their compost pit. In an hour and 15 minutes we had the patch cleared of weeds and I had dug 23 lb of potatoes. We went back to the house and told Denise what we had done. She left us to finish up the lunch prep and went out to the potato patch to see the end product. She came back delighted. I think we had ‘paid’ for our stay. After lunch Steve called and said the bike seat was welded. Denise took me and a 5-gallon pail back to Marne. Steve showed us the seat and charged me $10. I thanked him and Denise let him know that we wanted to pick some corn. He directed us to the place in the field, we picked the pail full, and returned home. I invited Bernice to help me shuck all the corn. Then I had time to re-assembled my bike. It went back together perfectly. Denise was busy doing chores and when Larry got home he went out and rototilled some of the garden. On Tuesday we have a 16 mile March to Cumberland. Larry leaves for work at 5:45am and will take me back to the Atlantic campsite. I packed up to be sure I was ready to go. We ate dinner at 9pm and finished at 10. The Home-stay was wonderful, and Denise did everything to make it that way. Renewing our Iowa acquaintance was heartwarming, and observing all the work she and Larry did to conduct the Field Day and host the Marchers was astounding. I’m very thankful for our relationship. -- Peace, David

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Imaginal Education e-book Publication date
by steve har via Dialogue 08 Aug '14

08 Aug '14

Announcement The Global Archives Project is re-publishing Image-based Instruction Foundations and Pedagogy 1996 edited by OliveAnn Slotta. Publication date is on or about August 15, 2014 in English. You will be able to purchase copies online at the Imaginal Education Collection website. you can track progress by subscribing to blog page announcements here http://wedgeblade.net/wordpress/imaginaleducation/2014/05/09/interview-with… Steve PS Please do type your email address in the subscribe button to get prompt updates. See upper right hand corner here: http://wedgeblade.net/wordpress/imaginaleducation/2014/05/09/interview-with…

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