I have often wondered what would happen if we took an "advertisement out" in several news outlets with a picture of Guernica and then a question. * "Have you ever been to a course with a conversation about this picture"* . . . "*Would you like to know connect with others? *. . . " Then have a URL or survey or phone number or something for people to respond. . . . Since we are coming on 40 years since Town Meeting, I have wondered about an add for it as well. Paula Philbrook On Tue, Jun 23, 2015 at 3:48 PM, Richard via Dialogue < dialogue@lists.wedgeblade.net> wrote:
RS-1’s Amazing Staying Power
I am sitting here in Washington DC at the Citizens Climate Lobby (CCL) Conference preparing to visit Congress people about a low carbon economy or as we talk about it as a ‘carbon fee and dividend, solution’ to Climate Change. We are about 800 people from around the US (just saw David Zahrt- back from his Climate March and setting up CLL chapters).
So I am at the faith leaders’ dinner last night with my significant other/ partner Sally Stovall (Dick is the faith leader and Sally is the green leader). So across the table is an elder man with white hair and a full beard. His name tag says “Father John Forney, Episcopal priest from Southern California”. It turns out he is the associate pastor at the largest Episcopal Church in the US with over 4,000 members.
In the midst of chatting, he asked, “ Well, what do you do or have done?” Sally says we are retired but still work with the Institute of Cultural Affairs and (brilliantly adds) which use to be the Ecumenical Institute…
Immediately John’s face lights up and he Blurts out, “ RS-1!....Yes!, and I would not be here in the church if it were not for RS-1…and Joseph Mathews! In the late 60s he came to Claremont and spoke to 600 young Methodist.. just amazing!”
And then the conservation gets serious about all the exciting things John is doing or has started….
The length and depth of RS-1 is exciting.. and the people out in the world engaged and making a difference because of RS-1 is wild..the Archive project should go out and find these people and see what they have done with their lives… and the word.
Dick Alton, still trying to figure out the implications of RS-1 for our times
Richard H.T. Alton 166 N. Humphrey Ave, Apt, 1N Oak Park, IL 60302 T: 1.773.344.7172 richard.alton@gmail.com Don't let the fear of striking out hold you back Babe Ruth
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