Do you do this week? Thanks, Dick PS thanks for the Bob White pictures- amazing On Wed, Jun 17, 2026 at 8:37 AM James Wiegel via Dialogue < dialogue@lists.wedgeblade.net> wrote:

Do you know The Week <https://www.theweek.ooo>? Not the magazine, the movement. Fits with Town Meeting 250 Jim Wiegel

“…the long work of turning their lives into a celebration is not easy. Come and let us talk“.

The Sunflowers. Mary Oliver

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*From:* The Week <community@theweek.ooo> *Date:* June 16, 2026 at 12:00:24 AM MDT *To:* James Wiegel <jfwiegel@yahoo.com> *Subject:* *The Week needs you: Let’s Spark 20,000 New Conversations!* *Reply-To:* community@theweek.ooo



*Picture this...* A barbecue. A beautiful day. Suddenly, someone mentions *the *energy transition*.* In less than seven seconds, the table splits in two: on one side, those waving their stainless steel water bottles like flags; on the other, those ordering a third chop out of principle. And there you are, stuck in the middle, wondering: How did we even get here?

*Welcome to the age of polarization.* *Help Us Launch 20,000 New Conversations** !* SUPPORT US <https://u30276055.ct.sendgrid.net/ls/click?upn=u001.DFapyb3cKW6a-2BNX3B0YvkOHP5aP-2BxUXgibCG3wMwupqNGVP3egMmkRtBkAxIhYpRPfdSYYtUFOnFmAMdQkW1uw-3D-3Db1eJ_iKxJqoiimqPaPQaoMow3ch4UMdwx1gryqf4VGV4yWcIIWgvxVutx2hhNpbQnHB60Z3SaYEU1-2F2kQaS2dgh90FvIUhRQPSt79-2ByIOD-2FfuufKb1zJetHUGViD-2B1ynxmHGmW-2FR5stWWN2Zn9VWZOU9-2FV3e-2FStVxiOaQAZbPj4rMcK8JS4tbcdyxGqC4b1BXE-2Fb6YHuZJbLlHDvyAoQzqAwNOONckOWGYtvqQud2ALF33oybDxn6RFBryrQvKP3N5vX5U7Wazu5W76JX-2FcP5oNLMHRoGlcluE9bGXKi2yMNaqODg1KtOjw6S-2B7uSgMIv6lD2gKIfFDjY6EHvdLXyXgKpVmD7o3yOhGV-2FGfDAwFL04PC21Sbx77-2BAxzJ27yRe5x-2BzNrtktzAX9nq68hopagFj9AvLB13mKRtIjLimLsgWdZO7sCz5dBtLuzJpK7gbUEogfL64uEDNgf-2FdrWOi9a-2BoJADXOFOPKr-2FUcS-2BO6vw557ZXZktNKrwnH1JJDCEkyw69EQhxTryozHwAUrkBbfnAIGdQJTe7oW5ypZWir4TcaV0cuyNAUnFJR5fkKuB0j7YnEYBkJEyYRKb75BL0nv6JAh273OSBnv39ahPeHqqo8jRr65PO0Vuw-2FaF-2BqLhdxSeBB3OYZuB-2BNu4EYDhC6L9760FEaAoP9G-2BBgHiIcibpvKRZDiL7eYmEkpg2SfeJQ-2BLybM4m-2Bf9A4RKRZPA854zATDfS64Y42g4NM54ZmX85gQ7t9-2FJRIrffiWHbOg5-2BzUwh8bo7p9-2BQwd0iKbqjEKvpzuWL0QuEnAP7f7khaJ6nbqgNARLcwBmqM9HacsJzWPOrMJ244OInMoajyz791WcHGO0UF4K1OQMQx0nnrGoGDm4z2lphEeFazMoEuRD5BiJC-2BiAwONooKCoQS3nq-2FD8woEtaLZy0YgSkkzAXuo2rJaRrSs5tgy89tXLo1Gwb68aE3xs6AYXDKJXoM5HeT51LxE3ltibbCRGhVsHYcM3JH-2FY-3D>

As the urgency grows, the debate around ecologyhas become increasingly defined by identities, factions, and tribes. Beyond those who are already deeply committed or fiercely resistant, there are millions of people who are perplexed, silent, unsure how to speak up without being attacked from all sides.

One might say, “So what? Everyone has their own side, their own beliefs.” But solutions to environmental crises—whether technical, political, or behavioral—require a degree of collective buy-in. *And that buy-in is impossible without dialogue*. A consensus that is imposed is not a true consensus; it is a social time bomb waiting to explode.

The challenge of our time is not only to find the right technical solutions. *It is to create the conditions in which those solutions can be accepted, adopted, and championed by a majority of people.* This work is political in the noblest sense of the term. It begins in town halls, school cafeterias, meeting rooms, family dinners—and yes, at barbecues.

*So, shall we spark 20,000 new conversations?* Click here to donate <https://u30276055.ct.sendgrid.net/ls/click?upn=u001.DFapyb3cKW6a-2BNX3B0YvkOHP5aP-2BxUXgibCG3wMwupqNGVP3egMmkRtBkAxIhYpRPfdSYYtUFOnFmAMdQkW1uw-3D-3DVMLB_iKxJqoiimqPaPQaoMow3ch4UMdwx1gryqf4VGV4yWcIIWgvxVutx2hhNpbQnHB60Z3SaYEU1-2F2kQaS2dgh90FvIUhRQPSt79-2ByIOD-2FfuufKb1zJetHUGViD-2B1ynxmHGmW-2FR5stWWN2Zn9VWZOU9-2FV3e-2FStVxiOaQAZbPj4rMcK8JS4tbcdyxGqC4b1BXE-2Fb6YHuZJbLlHDvyAoQzqAwNOONckOWGYtvqQud2ALF33oybDxn6RFBryrQvKP3N5vX5U7Wazu5W76JX-2FcP5oNLMHRoGlcluE9bGXKi2yMNaqODg1KtOjw6S-2B7uSgMIv6lD2gKIfFDjY6EHvdLXyXgKpVmD7o3yOhGV-2FGfDAwFL04PC21Sbx77-2BAxzJ27yRe5x-2BzNrtktzAX9nq68hopagFj9AvLB13mKRtIjLimLsgWdZO7sCz5dBtLuzJpK7gbUEogfL64uEDNgf-2FdrWOi9a-2BoJADXOFOPKr-2FUcS-2BO6vw557ZXZktNKrwnH1JJDCEkyw69EQhxTryozHwAUrkBbfnAIGdQJTe7oW5ypZWir4TcaV0cuyNAUnFJR5fkKuB0j7YnEYBkJEyYRKb75BL0nv6JAh273OSBnv39ahPeHqqo8jRr65PO0Vuw-2FaF-2BqLhdxSeBB3OYZuB-2BNu4EYDhC6L9760FEaAoP9G-2BBgHiIcibpvKRZDiL7eYmEkpg2SfeJQ-2BLybM4m-2Bf9A4RKRZPA854zATDfS64Y42g4NM54ZmX85gQ7t9-2FJRIrffiWHbOg5-2BzUwh8bo7p9-2BQwd0iKbqjEKvpzuWL0QuEnAP7f7khaJ6nbqgNARLcwBmqM9HacsJzWPOrMJ244OInMoajyz791WcHGFnplFLVkQdq5mJSOxwFof-2FRq7RryT-2FYw42qsdPHaxylJ4Ab-2BYmuapBjrWCUJPqeC4UgDwHFCz644QobTa7ky-2FxHxnuDR-2Bi-2FL9-2F-2B5WQ2LTzLhjde0964nm23QmGLsA-2BLUvY4AOQzlpCko-2BnbI327UBo-3D>

That is why we created The Week: to spark conversations with the people we care about—our colleagues, neighbors, sports partners, and friends—so that we can move beyond the stereotypes we may hold about one another and take action together. In fact, *80% of organizers* describe the conversations during The Week experience as *“respectful”*, while *only 1.9%* report tensions. *“I felt deeply moved, strongly connected to others, and experienced a powerful sense of belonging.”* *But here’s the catch: *we are facing financial constraints that prevent us from fully carrying out our mission while keeping The Week accessible to everyone.

We are therefore launching this fundraising campaign to raise the €20,000 we need to:

- *Increase our visibility* among communities that can help drive major change (rural communities, students, and others). - *Keep the program accessible* to as many people as possible through a pay-what-you-can model. - *Meet with and support your mobilization *initiatives using The Week (in your schools, villages, networks, and communities).

Thank you for your support, which enables us to continue bringing this project to life.

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