Jeanette! What a great experience and story! Thanks for sharing with us and setting the story straight! Blessings to you, Jill ________________________________ From: Dialogue <dialogue-bounces@lists.wedgeblade.net> on behalf of jstanfieldica via Dialogue <dialogue@lists.wedgeblade.net> Sent: Thursday, September 21, 2023 8:07 PM To: Colleague Dialogue <dialogue@lists.wedgeblade.net> Cc: jstanfieldica <jstanfieldica@gmail.com> Subject: Re: [Dialogue] Run into the future, run! Joseph Mathews worked with the Aboriginal elders from Australia at the Singapore ITI in 1969 to create this song. These elders were a powerful mostly silent presence throughout the first two weeks of the ITI. Work on the song with these elders was a very significant event at the ITI in which a new story for Aboriginal people in Australia for the future was being articulated. Joseph was so delighted working with the elders edit after edit to get the story just right. I know because I was re-typing draft after draft (no computers about) and Joe was dancing around back and forth between the elders and the office. A fond memory of that time. Jeanette Stanfield Sent from my Bell Samsung device over Canada's largest network. -------- Original message -------- From: Michael Shaw via Dialogue <dialogue@lists.wedgeblade.net> Date: 2023-09-21 4:34 p.m. (GMT-05:00) To: 'Colleague Dialogue' <dialogue@lists.wedgeblade.net> Cc: d.michael.shaw@comcast.net Subject: [Dialogue] Run into the future, run! This song (copied below) has been running through my mind for several days. The catchy tune makes it a kind of earwig. I’m wondering if anybody knows the backstory on the words, the tune, and most importantly, the context in which it was created. [cid:com_samsung_android_email_attachmentprovider_1_17837_RAW_1695346495086] Peace, Michael Shaw 206.852.7993 040414
