September 2014 - OE - lists.wedgeblade.net

Fwd: GMCA Sept. 6-7
by David Zahrt via OE 15 Sep '14

15 Sep '14

*SAT SEP 06-07 **Blackwell Forest Unitarian Church, Oak Park to 4750 N Sheridan, Chicago, IL* Early in the morning Doug received a phone call that he was needed at the Gear truck. Norman took him over to the church. I was ready to go when Norman returned and by that time Ann was up. I thanked them for their hospitality and departed. I packed my equipment, collected my bike at the church, and went across the street to the park; our departure place. I was greeted by Terry Bergdall with his bike. Before we left Dick Alton and Sally Duval showed up. We Circled-up and set off for the Conservatory, the site of our first Rally. Terry and I reached the site long before the Marchers arrived. He had a book to read, I toured the Conservatory. Then Lin and Pam arrived and Paul Noah. When the Marchers arrived we had a small Rally. There were local activists who participated. Then the March went past the Gold Dome, the building where Lin was employed as a community health nurse in 1966-67. Terry had suggested the March route go right through 5th City, the neighborhood the Ecumenical Institute had worked in. When we got to the Iron Man, a symbol of steadfastness in revitalizing and renewing the community, we had a picture taken. By the time we got the pictures taken Pam, Lin, and Paul were too far behind the March procession so they took public transportation downtown to the Chicago Cultural Center. Terry and I rode our bikes and went to the lakefront to find lunch. We ran into Paul Noah and together we found a suitable restaurant in the shade. After lunch I toured the giant bean, an enormous bean completely covered with a mirror surface. Then we went to Daley Plaza for the Chicago Rally. It was well attended and the presentations were excellent. Some of the speakers were Marchers. It ended about 3:30pm. Lin, Pam, and Paul took public transportation to Uptown where we would have our home stay. Terry and I rode our bikes up the lakefront. Lin showed me to our room on 8th floor and pointed out many of the things they have done at GreenRise. Lots of changes in the building since the mid-70‘s! We went to a potluck dinner on 1st floor I saw some of my old acquaintances: Marge Philbrook, Jean Long, Mary Laura, Jim Troxel, Ed F, Ken Otto, (& some I don’t have names for) and was introduced to some who are currently working with ICA. it was a great dinner and social hour. On Sunday morn we went to 6th floor for breakfast. We did some laundry and headed for a Presbyterian Church north and west of 4750. We didn’t reach it in time and went to a Methodist Church instead. Lin took me out to my birthday lunch! In the afternoon Lin mended my backpack and cut my hair. The dinner was out on 6th floor If you wanted dinner you had to hurry because there was a 350.org. film, *Disruption*, being shown. 350.org and other groups have done a marvelous job of anticipating the People’s Climate March in NYC on Sep 21. Our group will be taking a bus up and back so that we can say, "The longest Climate March meets the largest Climate March". I was pleased that Terry and Pam participated in all of the public events that they and ICA hosted for the March for the weekend. -- Peace, David

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Correction: Kaze's "The Other One" birthday song
by steve har via OE 14 Sep '14

14 Sep '14

Sorry for the link error on Kaze's birthday Here is the correct link: Kaze's Birthday Song <https://www.youtube.com/user/icaresearchaccess/videos> at ICA Research Access YouTube https://www.youtube.com/user/icaresearchaccess/videos Today appears to be Ken Fisher's birthday too... -- Steve

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GARA Imaginal Education Research Invitation to Register
by steve har via OE 14 Sep '14

14 Sep '14

This is Steve Harrington on behalf of the GARA Imaginal Education Research Team For several days we are going to "flood the zone" with "Research Challenge Postcards" - which we've been gathering from Imaginal Education and 21st Century Global Education networks. You will be able to be a "spectator" and watcher of GARA (Global Archives Research Assembly) work but you won't be able access or participate in the education research focus or participate in the education dialogues we're sponsoring in: Asia-Pacific Zone (Sydney) Europe-Africa-Russia Zone (London) North-Central-South America (Chicago) Watch, and listen. That's all we are asking for now . . .perhaps later you will do much. Please register and participate in GARA research below! Steve PS some Education Research Postcard Previews: -1969 Jim Wiegel's notes from a 1969 Imaginal Education Collogium - a blue gem from the Archives -1981 Kaye Hayes Imaginal Education Lecture #1 Transcript -2014 Bill Grow creating GAP access to his "Swamp Gravy" files -2014 Jan Sander's in Nepal teaching mentoring elementary school teachers -2014 Jane Stallman's Kaleidoscope course question: how do you build Inclusive Myth? -2011 How to use Maureen & John Jenkins "9 Disciplines to focus Imaginal Education on 1) Awareness 2) Engagement HERE IS THE LINK TO REGISTER: https://surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=VsLXD56_2bi9p_2fkRODQdgjbg_3d_3d --- (This link is uniquely tied to this email and your email address. Please do not forward this message. If you would like to invite others, share their info when you register, or send their email address to Jim Wiegel (jfwiegel(a)yahoo.com)

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Fwd: GMCA Update Sept. 5
by David Zahrt via OE 14 Sep '14

14 Sep '14

*FRI SEP 05** Blackwell Forest Camp, Wheaton, to Unitarian Church, Oak Park, IL* I was up late for breakfast but I was still able to pack my lunch. Circle-up must have happened when I was tearing down my tent. The route information didn’t come up on my phone overnight. Ed suggested that we take Butterfield Road, which had a Prairie Path beside it. I took the path until it disappeared, then I got out on Hwy 56 and made my way into Oak Park. I stopped at a McDonalds to see if I could get the directions through my phone on WiFi. I got them and discovered that the Prairie Path was several miles north of me. I got directions from a pair of policemen on how to get back on the Prairie Path. When I got on the Prairie Path I discovered some local people setting up a rest stop for the Marchers. I was early, but they welcomed me. I knew the address of the church so I got on that street and headed east until I got to it. It was built by Frank Lloyd Wright. They were giving tours of the building all afternoon. Michael Dowd was scheduled to give a presentation at 7pm. Ed Fallon had invited me to a Home-stay, so I got my overnight belongings out of the gear truck. We left before the campsite had dinner, and missed Michael Dowd’s presentation. I accompanied Ed and Doug to our host’s house. It was 4 blocks away from the church. Both Norman and Ann, our hosts, were lawyers. There was some detailed discussion about how elected officials are monopolizing and misusing the city of Chicago’s resources. As usual there was also an opportunity to do laundry, to take a bath in a tub, and sleep on a bed. People have been opening their doors to us all across this great land. -- Peace, David

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Fwd: GMCA Update Sept. 4
by David Zahrt via OE 14 Sep '14

14 Sep '14

*THU SEP 04* *Organic Farm, Elburn, to Blackwell Forest Campground, Wheaton, IL* Ed was cooking pancakes for breakfast again. This time they weren’t gritty. At Circle-up John Abbe began the birthday song so the March would celebrate my birthday: *“Happy birthday to you. Happy birthday to me. Every day we are born, and every day we are free.*” It’s a different version than the classical birthday song and the tune is different. I now have two birthday songs to use. As we finished Circle-up it began to rain. I got on my bike and rode all morning in rain—I got my birthday shower! I phoned Doug, the Gear truck driver. He’d gotten permission to enter the campsite, left the solar trailer, and went to find a place that had WiFi to use his computer. Izzy arrived later and we scouted out the campsites 1-6. There didn’t seem to be a good place to set up the Taj Mahal tent. He decided he'd sleep in the amphitheater that was ½ mile away. I put up my tent and threw all my sleeping gear inside. It was the first time I’d used it in 2 or 3 months. The River Prairie Sierra Club treated us to dinner at the amphitheater. Dinner was a social occasion so it was dusk when we left the amphitheater. The mosquitoes were thick. I went into my tent, zipped the door shut, and spent some time setting up my bedroll. Some of the Marchers lit a campfire in one of the campsites. There was a slight breeze so the smoke drifted. I guessed that if I sat in the draft of smoke the mosquitoes would not be bad, but I wasn’t ready to sit in the smoke. I went to bed in my tent. -- Peace, David

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Fwd: GMCA Update Sept. 3
by David Zahrt via OE 14 Sep '14

14 Sep '14

*WED SEP 03* *Northern Illinois University in DeKalb to Organic Farm outside of Elburn, IL* At Circle-up Ed announced that the March would celebrate my birthday at tonight instead of tomorrow. After Circle-up there was a 10 minute wait for Marchers to get themselves together. I didn’t see the directions for the March so I took Hwy 38 to Elburn, where we would stay Shelly Mulins’ Organic Farm. I checked my phone several times and couldn’t find the directions. When I reached Elburn I went to McDonalds so I could hook my phone to WiFi. I met Doug there. He was driving the Gear Truck and was also looking for directions. We got directions and went on to the Farm. The chicken house was open and the chickens were wandering around the farm. There was a big barn and at least an acre of organic vegetable garden. The barn had three horse stalls, a pool table, and all kinds of children’s equipment—skateboards, scooters, bicycles, etc. We used the entrance and the pool table space for cooking and camp meetings. The haymow had an entrance off the side of the hill. It was like the barn in the Loess Hills where I learned to dance when I was growing up. The haymow was inviting because it was under the roof. I put my sleeping gear out in the haymow. I had to watch for bat droppings - didn’t want to get ‘rained-on’ by bats! There was an all-camp meeting before dinner. Ed made sure we had fish for dinner and called it my birthday dinner. He suggested we should “Thank God for Cod”. The meal was delicious.

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Celebrate Kaze Gadway's Birthday today with a Song!
by steve har via OE 13 Sep '14

13 Sep '14

Like the Russian custom, Kaze sang to the GAP (Global Archives Project) team "The "Other Birthday Song". Sing along with her via video clip here at the GAP Research Access page <http://gplus.to/icaresearchaccess> gplus.to/icaresearchaccess -- Steve Harrington for the GAP PS Please Register for the Research Program, we're going to share some of Kaze Gadway's Imaginal Education work from 1981 - it is a gem! Here is a link to register: https://surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=VsLXD56_2bi9p_2fkRODQdgjbg_3d_3d

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A fallen giant
by Landolphe D'Aquin via OE 13 Sep '14

13 Sep '14

A truly wonderful and heartfelt tribute to a special person. M Landolphe D"Aquin-B, MD ThD From my iPhone > On Sep 12, 2014, at 18:56, via OE <oe(a)lists.wedgeblade.net> wrote: > > Send OE mailing list submissions to > oe(a)lists.wedgeblade.net > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > http://lists.wedgeblade.net/listinfo.cgi/oe-wedgeblade.net > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > oe-request(a)lists.wedgeblade.net > > You can reach the person managing the list at > oe-owner(a)lists.wedgeblade.net > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of OE digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. A Giant Has Fallen (Margaret Aiseayew via OE) > 2. Re: A Giant Has Fallen (via OE) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Fri, 12 Sep 2014 10:46:03 -0500 > From: Margaret Aiseayew via OE <oe(a)lists.wedgeblade.net> > To: <oe(a)lists.wedgeblade.net> > Subject: [Oe List ...] A Giant Has Fallen > Message-ID: <006f01cfcea0$a8943c50$f9bcb4f0$(a)NETINS.NET> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > A giant has fallen and it seems to me the world should reverberate. Of > course it won't because he never wrote a book, he never ran a country or a > company and never even collected an organized following. He never made big > bucks, nor did he spend big bucks. He simply took all of his God given > talents and a cellular sense of call and moved out to be of help in every > situation he encountered. > > > > He was a guardian of our work around the world in the truest sense and stood > up for us locally in situations where he risked his entire reputation as a > good judge of character. (I'm thinking here particularly of the 'Adopt a > Village' program where we got into a lot of trouble with the United > Methodist Church in Iowa.) He helped rebuild the offices (formerly a > brothel) we used for our Town Meeting Iowa headquarters. He and Dorothy > always opened their home to all of our wayfarers (and those of many other > organizations). He worked to enable the Lorimor project and made > connections for our work in many places in the world. > > > > You need not remind me of my bias, but just to make sure you don't think I > am alone in carrying it, I'm including a note written by my son-in law and > the obituary. It was a peaceful transition out of this world. I was > blessed to be present with my step-mom. I will learn to live without my > father because he taught me never to try and live without my father. > (Sexism noted and understood as best we both were able to.) > > > > Grace and Peace to you all, Margaret > > > > Begin forwarded message: > > From: Colin Bailey <colin-is(a)hotmail.com> > > Subject: RE: William Applegate > > Hi All, > > I wanted to send a email to everyone to let you know that Naomi's > Grandfather, Bill passed away today. Naomi is traveling to Iowa tonight to > support Margaret. She will be there until Tuesday. Bill requested that his > great grandsons and his nephews stand as his pallbearers, so Austin and > Connor will be participating in the services both Sunday and Monday. We will > leave on Saturday for the two days of services. He will be greatly missed > by many, including us. If I learned anything from Bill in the time I knew > him, it's that one person, through extending a helping hand, can change the > lives of so many. Bill always thought of others first, and saw the good, a > simple helping hand could do, at home, with family, in his community, and > around the world. Naomi, the kids, and I could never believe the passion he > put into his work and the devotion and love he gave to all of those he cared > for. In many ways, although we grieve, I believe he led a great life and his > life should be celebrated more so then grieved. Celebrate those you love. > Celebrate in his honor by extending a helping hand to others and continue > the work he started toward making this world a much better place for those > in need and, in turn, all. > > A sad day...William Applegate, May the raindrops fall lightly on your brow. > May the soft winds freshen your spirit. May the sunshine brighten your > heart. May the burdens of the day rest lightly upon you. May love enfold you > in the mantle of peace. Rest in peace. > > Love to all, > > Colin > > > > Soderstum Funeral Home obituarty > > > > William "Bill" P. Appelgate, 95, of Story City died September 11, 2014 at > Bethany Manor in Story City. Visitation will be 5-7 pm, Sunday, September > 14th at Soderstrum Funeral Home in Story City. Funeral services will be 11 > am, Monday, September 15th at Grace United Methodist Church in Story City. > Burial is 1 pm at the Evergreen Cemetery in the Jewell. > > > > Bill was born on February 13, 1919 at home near Toledo, IA to Hiram H. and > Helen (McAfee) Appelgate. He was a farmer, a skilled carpenter and lived a > life of service to others. Bill married Dorothy Rex Hoversten on February > 15, 1974. > > > > Bill was a member of Grace United Methodist Church, North Iowa Conference > Lay Leader for many years and elected Lay Member to the General Conference > for the United Methodist Church four times. He was a member and President of > Story City Kiwanis. He enjoyed woodworking and restoring tractors and > trucks. Bill was a tireless volunteer, receiving the 2014 Governor's > Volunteer Award. He was a philanthropist with P.E.T. and Heifer > International and received the Dan West Fellow Award, Heifer's highest > recognition. He also received the Harry Denman Award, the highest > recognition that can be given a Methodist layperson. He was an initiator and > founding organizer of Iowa's Annual Ingathering which has raised millions of > dollars for United Methodist International charities. He was a global > citizen having worked with Heifer on four continents with the poorest of the > poor. > > > > He is survived by his wife of 40 years, Dorothy; children: William K. > (Joyce) Appelgate, Margaret Aiseayew, Glen (Pat) Hoversten, Patty Hoversten, > Janet (Lyle) Wing, Richard Hoversten, Glenda (Ron) Rahfeldt and Joanne > (Robert) Pelant; 21 grandchildren; 22 great grandchildren; three great great > grandchildren; three brothers: Kenneth, Richard (Joyce) and Max; two sisters > in law: Peggy Hanson and Angie Appelgate; and three nephews: Brian (Sharon) > Johnson, Steve (Janet) Johnson and Alan (Joan) Johnson. > > > > He was preceded in death by his first wife: Kathryn Johnson Appelgate in > 1973; his parents and brother, Harold Appelgate. > > > > > > > >

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Fwd: For ST September 15 from Jaime
by via OE 13 Sep '14

13 Sep '14

Debate and dialogue Readers of this paper seemed to have experienced GaryDuBrail as incessantly railing against the darker side of things "nativeand local" (e.g., Micronesians do not plan) that I thought (many did, too)contained many truths. His stance, notsurprisingly, roughed up a few feathers. I read him more as that of a debater, a denizen muchencouraged on island where we train our young on the art of debating, if notthe instinct to attack on the jugular in order to win up on stage against lessconfrontational "contestants". In fact, debates are often described as gladiatorial contests ratherthan a discourse to enlighten an audience over an issue. The West considers debate as meaningfulexchange to define ideas to a point where a divide is clearly delineated andone chooses either to be "pro" or "con". Some of us who grew up in the Protestant tradition ofChristianity were particularly spoon-fed with the feistiness of theLuther-Calvin-Zwingli-Knox-Asbury traditions where the ability to engage themagisterium of the holy Roman Church into heavy contentious debate was the normrather than the exception. We weretrained to go after the jugular against the Papists even after the Vatican IIopened up the fresh world of oikumene. Some of my warm-hearted brethren willbreak bread with the Episcopalians but will enter the shades of CK cathedral onlyat a friend's funeral. The debate practice was carried into the niceties of EnglishParliament when one was allowed to be sarcastic to another as long as one wasfunny in the doing or was indirect in the process, be gentlemanly, as itwere. Pinoys are Asian masters onindirection (mag-padaplis), with anoft-quoted local saying, Bato-bato salangit, ang tamaan, huwag magagalit, ("if the shoe fits, wearit," though the saying is less blunt and literally means, "stones inthe sky, whoever is hit would please not be angry"). Gary decided to retire to the calmer waves of Waikiki inspite of having relations on island; at 75 years old, I can understand theimpatience with impertinence and spineless sloppy thoughts. It is in the nature of debates that conflictsensue. My take for the moment is on theform of discourse. Given what we nowknow about knowledge, airing out thoughts does not constitute disagreements,only differences of opinions, ideas and perspectives. It is in "doing" that a"resolve" is debatable, and even then, decisions need not becombative. CCTV's Dialogue in China is a program that airstwice daily where the anchor hosts a guest or two to discuss a relevantsubject. The program promotes that"ideas matter". Fairenough. Cognitive knowledge is after allthe cornerstone of European meta-think and westerneducation. There are not many Englishshows in China, and save for CCTV sponsored by the government, there are notmany choices unless one has cable, which may carry programs from Singapore, Hong Kong, and other countries. It is possible that the producers of the CCTV Dialogueprogram have "debate" in mind because in most instances, they prodtheir guests to an "either/or" position, culturally foreign to theChinese setting that is clearly "and/both" in its yin-yang characteristic that avoidsconflict to keep "face". Confrontational as befitting its western role models, the program inEnglish looks like it decided on the "compare and contrast" methodthat leads to unavoidable polarized positions. Debate on Eton's fields was cricket where conflict isdecided by the bat, the thrown ball, and the skill of the batter, with all thelanguage of combat involved on the reality of play and game. "De-ba-te"in Philippine politics when I was growing up was a matter of honor, oftenresulting in life and death situation when grudge turns into violentvengeance. The question of honor, Sicilian in origin through Italy and Spain, resulted in many tears, like whatthe young Ferdinand Marcos was accused on causing when the elected Nalundasanridiculed Marcos' father after bettering him in the polls. We see this debate spirit at work in the EU's stridentapplication of sanctions on Russia where EU's new security officer justified itas simply applying pressure. "Sanctions is strategy", she said, to gain negotiatingadvantage. Whoa! Does the lady ever read history? I mean, groups of people with armed forces donot play cricket on the fields of Eton for strategic advantage? They drive their tanks to the border! EU measures everyone by the value of the Euro supported by aworldwide Wall Street managed by global corporate powers, but not all economiesoperate out of market values. In somequarters, "honor and integrity" and the promotion of indirectionthrough "fashionable facades" are virtues of power that move humansouls. These are priceless, though notalways sane and reasonable, and unmeasurable by the Euro and US dollarvalue scales! Debate hones wit and glib; dialogue talks the language ofthe heart. We reserve an extra seat foranyone inclined to dialogue. Got time? j'aime la vie yesterday, appreciate; tomorrow, anticipate; today. participate. In all, celebrate!

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Re: [Oe List ...] A Giant Has Fallen
by via OE 12 Sep '14

12 Sep '14

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