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Special Appeal for a little help
by Milan Hamilton via OE 28 Sep '16

28 Sep '16

It has been awhile since I communicated what Linda and I have been doing to try to keep up our commitment to the life of service which you all are exhibiting in your own lives. We have been for a few years now, along with our colleagues the Butchers (who enticed us into this volunteer opportunity), working with a genuine grassroots organization called Corazon, which began several decades ago building houses for and with people in the Colonias of Tijuana and Tecate, Baja, Mexico. The organization has evolved over the years into a full community-building, family-oriented effort and now works in seven, soon to be eight separate communities, with a total of 10 staff, eight of whom are Mexican. In addition to the continued program of house-builds in a day using all volunteers, there is an emphasis on local leadership development, support for education from elementary to college age students (tutoring and scholarships), and several other emerging projects, all aimed at self-sustenance and growing the sense of community. The staff of Corazon has adopted ToP methods in their entirety and all staff have been to TFM. The executive director would by now be on a path to certification as a ToP trainer if she was not so dedicated to her mission with Corazon. Linda has done most of the follow-up training of staff and mentoring, as well as co-leading with the E.D. a number of trainings. The methods are now being disseminated into the leadership of the seven communities. My role with Corazon as a volunteer has been providing technical support, specifically helping to set up a computer learning lab. The vision for this is to have computer learning capability in all of the seven or eight community centers. I have been refurbishing donated computer equipment and taking it down to the Tijuana office, where one of the staff who is quite tech-savvy completes the setup and training of users. I have been letting all my friends in my neighborhood know that I welcome their donations of computers, monitors, peripherals, etc, when they are ready to upgrade. I have now taken on the task of locating used laptops, netbooks, tablets, etc. that still have life in them. We are hopeful of beginning to provide a notebook or tablet to be incorporated in the scholarship program to be given to students who qualify through Corazon's point system (they have to earn their scholarships etc. by putting in tutoring or volunteer hours). I am able to wipe all personal data and programs if necessary, and even try to recover photos, videos, data that may be left, before refurnishing the unit. Any Windows laptop from XP on is OK. Mac notebooks OK, Chromebooks, any kind of tablet, iPad, etc. Unfortunately, I am not able to cover shipping costs. But if you are thinking of moving to a new laptop or tablet and want to donate your old one, and are willing to bear the cost of shipping it to me, I assure you they will be put to good use for a great organization. Education in Mexico is tuition-free at the elementary to about 8th grade level, but it still costs a grade school student about $200 a year, $700 for middle school, more for high school and college of course. Students may have cell phones, but they are in need of working computers to do their homework and other school projects. If you can help out it will be most appreciated. If you would like to learn more about Corazon, the organization and its programs, please go to the following link: http://www.corazon.org/en/ Thanks for your consideration! Milan Hamilton Aka Mellowmilan 80 North Center Street Redlands, CA 92373 909-735-5163 (H) 909-556-5815 (M) E-mail: <mailto:mellowmilan2@gmail.com> mellowmilan2(a)gmail.com Blog: <http://www.mellowmilan.blogspot.com/> www.mellowmilan.blogspot.com Blog 2: <http://www.mellowmilansite.wordpress.com/> www.mellowmilansite.wordpress.com

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Re: [Oe List ...] Article: "Dakota and the geography of racism", by Robert K. Schneiders
by zbarley via OE 28 Sep '16

28 Sep '16

Thanks, Ellie Sent from my Verizon Wireless 4G LTE smartphone -------- Original message -------- From: Ellie Stock via OE <oe(a)lists.wedgeblade.net> Date: 2016/09/28 10:57 AM (GMT-07:00) To: dialogue(a)lists.wedgeblade.net, oe(a)lists.wedgeblade.net Subject: [Oe List ...] Article: "Dakota and the geography of racism", by Robert K. Schneiders Good article on some back history of the N. Dakota situation. "Dakota and the geography of racism", by Robert K. Schneiders was an OP Ed in today's (9/28/16) St. Louis Post-Dispatch. http://www.stltoday.com/news/opinion/dakota-and-the-geography-of-racism/art… Ellie elliestock(a)aol.com (314) 521-8418

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Article: "Dakota and the geography of racism", by Robert K. Schneiders
by Ellie Stock via OE 28 Sep '16

28 Sep '16

Good article on some back history of the N. Dakota situation. "Dakota and the geography of racism", by Robert K. Schneiders was an OP Ed in today's (9/28/16) St. Louis Post-Dispatch. http://www.stltoday.com/news/opinion/dakota-and-the-geography-of-racism/art… Ellie elliestock(a)aol.com (314) 521-8418

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Deepak Chopra: Trump and Shadow
by Ellie Stock via OE 28 Sep '16

28 Sep '16

Subject: Fwd: Deepak Chopra: Trump and Shadow In light of the article linked in Jack's email which included a paragraph on the "dark side" of the cosmic process, I thought this was a good, article reflecting on the Trump phenomena... Ellie Stock elliestock(a)aol.com Deepak Chopra on Trump and Shadow Begin forwarded message: https://www.deepakchopra.com/blog/article/5608?sso_code=eyJpdiI6IktsR2p1NDN…

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Excellent Democracy Now interview with LaDonna Brave Bull Allard, Standing Rock
by Ellie Stock via OE 26 Sep '16

26 Sep '16

Below is a link to an excellent Democracy Now interview with LaDonna Brave Bull Allard who initiated the first Sacred Stone camp in Standing Rock. "Is This America?" Co-Founder of Sacred Stone Camp Recalls ... YouTube

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Naomi Klein (This Changes Everything) article on Standing Rock and Environmental Movement
by Ellie Stock via OE 26 Sep '16

26 Sep '16

FYI Article by Naomi Klein (This Changes Everything), Standing Rock, and the Environmental Movement. For more info re what is happening google: Sacred Stone Camp Ellie Stock elliestock(a)aol.com Standing With Standing Rock and Sacred Stone Camp ... www.huffingtonpost.com/dave-pruett/standing-with-standing-ro_b... Nodapl Dakota Access Pipeline Standing Rock Sioux Tribe Sacred Stone Camp Naomi Klein. This Blogger's Books and Other Items from... Reason and Wonder: ...

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Re: [Oe List ...] [Dialogue] Salmon: prayer reflection
by jonzondo＠juno.com via OE 25 Sep '16

25 Sep '16

The Global Brain by Peter Russell. * as we approach 10 billion in population the changes, upgrades, occur.* back in the 80's at 6 billion Mr. Russell says that we are already in the ballpark.* This way of thinking also works well with the knowledge and wisdom of morphic fields (100th Monkey story of sharing wisdom in large groups)* these changes have been happening and are happening right now.* we are going through the "norming and storming" phase of creating a global "common sense"... a new moral screen through which to view the world.* key component - conscious intent.* another key (this comes from my native peoples studies) Re-Membering... going back to our original instuctions that helped us understand the interconnectedness of all things. Also known to some as "the web of life". that's all for now. gotta go dance!Jon Elizondo ---------- Original Message ---------- From: via OE <oe(a)lists.wedgeblade.net> To: elliestock(a)aol.com, dialogue(a)lists.wedgeblade.net, geowanda1(a)me.com, oe(a)lists.wedgeblade.net Subject: Re: [Oe List ...] [Dialogue] Salmon: prayer reflection Date: Fri, 23 Sep 2016 18:54:27 -0400 Remember a video, I believe introduced at a 1986 /Chicago gathering, based on the book The Global Brain? (Lovelock?) It was probably my earliest introduction to the Gaia Theory and that evolution continues in all living things, including the living planet and , its brain, Humanity. As I recall, when humans' brains approached eleven billion cells, a leap of consciousness took place. The prediction was that as we approach eleven billion brains on the planet, another great leap of collective conscious will take place. I enjoyed Michael Dowd and Connie Barlow's online course, "Thank God for Evolution." He's a theologian; she's a scientist In 2014, I enjoyed reading a book called Paradoxology: Spirituality in a Quantum Universe by Miriam Therese Winter, a Medical Mission Sister and professor at Hartford Seminary, Hartford, Connecticut. I've enjoyed online courses of Craig Hamilton and Ken Wilbur, and their dialogue with Andrew Cohen, until he dropped out of public life and went silent. They are from from and eastern, not Christian, background, though. Thank you to all who have responded to these e-mails. Grace, peace, love, Jann McGuire -----Original Message----- From: Ellie Stock via Dialogue <dialogue(a)lists.wedgeblade.net> To: geowanda1 <geowanda1(a)me.com>; dialogue <dialogue(a)lists.wedgeblade.net>; oe <oe(a)lists.wedgeblade.net> Sent: Fri, Sep 23, 2016 2:28 pm Subject: Re: [Dialogue] [Oe List ...] Salmon: prayer reflection Hi George, Many groups, in the footsteps of Teilhard de Chardin are exploring theology/science relationship in the context of our 13.8 year universe journey--Christian, interfaith. In the Presbyterian Church (USA), the group that has been doing this is the Presbyterian Association for Science, Technology and the Christian Faith (PASTCF). This group helped initiate a document called "Affirmation of Creation" which was passed at our last General Assembly. This document, as well as other resources, can be found at the PASTCF website: www.pastcf.org Thomas Berry's books. I just came across a review of a book The God Particle: God-Talk in a "Big Bang" World, by R. Kirby Godsey, Mercer University Press, Macon GA, 112 pp. Haven't read it, so I don't know particulars... The Evolution Dialogues--Science, Christianity, and the Quest for Understanding, American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS--Advancing Science, Serving Society), ed. by Dr. James B. Miller Darwin, Divinity, and the Dance of the Cosmos, an Ecological Christianity, by Bruce Sanguin Thank God for Evolution, by Michael Dowd Many others... Ellie Stockelliestock(a)aol.com -----Original Message----- From: George Holcombe via Dialogue <dialogue(a)lists.wedgeblade.net> To: ICA/OE List Serves <oe(a)lists.wedgeblade.net>; ICA/OE List Serves <dialogue(a)lists.wedgeblade.net> Sent: Thu, Sep 22, 2016 8:25 am Subject: Re: [Dialogue] [Oe List ...] Salmon: prayer reflection There was a time that Theology was regarded as the Queen of Science, but that lost ground when theologians began to look through telescopes and microscopes and the story of the universe began to change. Today theology and religion seem to be caught in a time warp trying to reinterpret the past for the “sake of the future.” Anyone know of where the science and theology community are exploring the present, and perhaps together? Rob Work posted a thought of his from several years back on his Facebook page today that may be a starting point. "What a stunning mystery! To be a conscious living being as part of a 13.8 billion year old universe with billions of more years to create, explore and experience! Who could ever have dreamed or made this up? And with only one thing to do – love it all, moment by moment, situation by situation, being by being. But how to do that with wisdom and skillful means, that is the question, the challenge, the calling." I wrote this on FB three years ago today. Still my experience. What do you think?” George Holcombe 14900 Yellowleaf Tr. Austin, TX 78728 Mobile 512/252-2756 geowanda1(a)me.com "Whatever the problem, community is the answer. There is no power greater than a community discovering what it cares about." Margaret Wheatley On Sep 20, 2016, at 10:24 AM, H. A. Tillinghast via OE <oe(a)lists.wedgeblade.net> wrote:Bill I also like the quadrilateral. I also contend the Experience is central- though everyone disagrees with me. After all, the Scripture records the experience of the biblical writers and the Tradition records the experience of the church. Bud On Sep 20, 2016, at 3:54 PM, William Salmon via OE <oe(a)lists.wedgeblade.net> wrote:Susan, et al, Something to consider. The wonderful thing about our personal experiences is that we all look at the same reality, but we bring to this task a set of prescription glasses (lenses?) that colors our perception of the reality we all experience. This makes the task a personal one. This is why the quadrilateral of John Wesley is helpful. Wesley believed we need to ask four questions about any task or conversation about that task: scripture, tradition, reason and experience. This provided those who use these four dynamics to be kept from being dilatants. The following paragraph will explain this process: The phrase which has relatively recently come into use to describe the principal factors that John Wesley believed illuminate the core of the Christian faith for the believer. Wesley did not formulate the succinct statement now commonly referred to as the Wesley Quadrilateral. Building on the Anglican theological tradition, Wesley added a fourth emphasis, experience. The resulting four components or "sides" of the quadrilateral are (1) Scripture, (2) tradition, (3) reason, and (4) experience. For United Methodists, Scripture is considered the primary source and standard for Christian doctrine. Tradition is experience and the witness of development and growth of the faith through the past centuries and in many nations and cultures. Experience is the individual's understanding and appropriating of the faith in the light of his or her own life. Through reason the individual Christian brings to bear on the Christian faith discerning and cogent thought. These four elements taken together bring the individual Christian to a mature and fulfilling understanding of the Christian faith and the required response of worship and service.(Source: A Dictionary for United Methodists, Alan K. Waltz, Copyright 1991, Abingdon Press. Used by Permission.) I like this and I use it often. It allows me to identify my personal experience, and then to measure my perceptions by the other dynamics; this keeps me from getting arrogant; the "selfy-age often strikes. Weskey said that "scripture" was prime. However, there are those among us who affirm that "experience" could be prime and then supported or challenged by tradition, reason and the scriptures. Thanks for sharing. Bill ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----- Original Message ----- From: Susan Fertig via OETo: Isobel and Jim Bishop ; Order EcumenicalCommunitySent: Monday, September 19, 2016 10:56 PMSubject: Re: [Oe List ...] Listserve on prayer, 2-story universe, etc. If we’re operating out of experience, mine is just different than yours. So, just as I’m not likely to change anybody’s mind on this listserv, none of the comments here are likely to change mine. I know what I know. I believe what I believe. Someone actually accused people who believe what I believe of “shallowness” and “superstition.” Interesting that in my church of about 3,000 congregants, some of the greatest minds in a city rife with intellect, scientific or from other disciplines, engage with God in a way you’d all probably laugh about. But of course we are all deficient intellectually in the minds of people who have dismissed this way of looking at relationship with God, and Christ, and the Holy Spirit.Superstition is avoiding black cats and walking under ladders. It bears no resemblance to my faith.My experience of the other world is as real as my hand in front of my face. Susan Susan Fertig-Dykes(personal email account) And the Lord shall guide thee continually, and satisfy thy soul in drought . Isaiah 58:11 Protect against email address harvesting: Use "BCC" when sending to multiple addresses; delete senders’ E-Mail addresses when forwarding. NOTE: I won’t be offended if you ask me to remove you from my emails. From: OE [mailto:oe-bounces@lists.wedgeblade.net] On Behalf Of Isobel and Jim Bishop via OE Sent: Monday, September 19, 2016 10:27 PM To: Jack Gilles <jackcgilles(a)gmail.com>; Order Ecumenical Community <oe(a)lists.wedgeblade.net> Subject: Re: [Oe List ...] Listserve on prayer, 2-story universe, etc. Isobel and Jim Bishopisobeljimbish(a)optusnet.com.au Dear Folks, especially Jack, I too am grateful that the list serve is still ticking over! I have observed over the years I have been reading this listserve- that in the summer months in the northern hemisphere- you all are quieter, and don' t engage so much.. I have always thought to myself that this is because you like to be outdoors, enjoying your summer….? In the winter months when you don' t go out so much, you seem to stay by your computer more often and write pearls of wisdom….Just my observation from down here in Oz. Yes, I listened to Joe's lecture and it brought back so many memories. I thought he described the two storey universe well. I hope that Susan found it useful. Nowadays I think what Joe was saying to me-- can best be described as the connectedness of ALL of life- both at the very centre of my life, and in the cosmos, and in the urban, secular everyday life of connecting with the world and all that is within it. … and at the edges too. ...the farthest reaches of the planet. I did notice that the last few words of Joe's talk included ' all of Creation itself.' This made me realise that Joe was way ahead of his time, talking about Creation…. A word about prayer… Some time ago, on the list serve there was some reference to prayer- and Jim Weigel gave a small description of it- as ' leaning to the good'. I don't know if this helps others, but it helped me at the time, and I still reflect on these words. I do feel that good vibes which I empathise about a situation; can bring gentleness and calmness to a situation, be it a person, or a situation. Enough from me from Leichhardt, an inner west suburb of Sydney. Jim is well- has just had had both his caratacts renewed, and will be 87 next month. I am 80, and still very active. We do lots of walking and exercises etc., Our daughter Rebecca, a US citizen, will be voting again in your Election, I reckon. It is quite scary from this viewpoint. All the best to y'all, and with grace, peace, and love, from Isobel. On 20/09/2016, at 1:57 AM, Jack Gilles via OE <oe(a)lists.wedgeblade.net> wrote: There should be a request to share the ability to open. But if you see a ‘download’ arrow, do that and then download the link that allows you to listen to Goole.doc sound tracks. I couldn’t open my post as well, but I did that and it plays just fine. It opens another window with the player. I hope others find that works for them as well. 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Re: [Oe List ...] [Dialogue] UPDATE ON STANDING ROCK RESERVATION INDIGENOUS GLOBAL FORUM
by Ellie Stock via OE 24 Sep '16

24 Sep '16

Hi Salvatore and Dianne, Thank you very much for sharing your moving and very helpful update and reflections on your experience in N. Dakota. I hope the movement continues to build with support from all over the world. Almost every place in the world is dealing with water issues either from contamination, climate change--too much or too little water, access to water (land grabbing that prohibits access or damns that limit quantity) , siphoning of water by agro business and other companies, etc. Indeed WATER IS LIFE. What we do to the water, we do to ourselves... Ellie Stock elliestock(a)aol.com -----Original Message----- From: Raymond Caruso via Dialogue <dialogue(a)lists.wedgeblade.net> To: Order Ecumenical ICA-USA <dialogue(a)lists.wedgeblade.net>; Colleague Dialogue <dialogue(a)wedgeblade.net> Sent: Sat, Sep 24, 2016 1:40 pm Subject: [Dialogue] UPDATE ON STANDING ROCK RESERVATION INDIGENOUS GLOBAL FORUM Dear friends: Dianne and I participated in the current protection stand by the Standing Rock Tribe at Cannon Ball. N. Dakota ( and Now over 280 tribes globally) to stop the oil pipeline under construction beginning at the reservation lands near the Missouri river. The proposed pipeline is 60% completed but 20 miles of sacred land have been halted by the Justice Dept ( Obama) court decision on Sept 9. What follows is our reflections on what’s happening at Standing Rock and how you may choose to involve yourself if so moved. There are 3 PDF’s below: Salvatore Caruso & Dianne Greenwald reflections from our participation there; followed by a just published article by Bill McKibbin in Yes magazine that focuses on this event and the broader implications. Be well, Salvatore & Dianne _______________________________________________ Dialogue mailing list Dialogue(a)lists.wedgeblade.net http://lists.wedgeblade.net/listinfo.cgi/dialogue-wedgeblade.net

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Salmon: prayer reflection
by William Salmon via OE 24 Sep '16

24 Sep '16

Susan, et al, Something to consider. The wonderful thing about our personal experiences is that we all look at the same reality, but we bring to this task a set of prescription glasses (lenses?) that colors our perception of the reality we all experience. This makes the task a personal one. This is why the quadrilateral of John Wesley is helpful. Wesley believed we need to ask four questions about any task or conversation about that task: scripture, tradition, reason and experience. This provided those who use these four dynamics to be kept from being dilatants. The following paragraph will explain this process: The phrase which has relatively recently come into use to describe the principal factors that John Wesley believed illuminate the core of the Christian faith for the believer. Wesley did not formulate the succinct statement now commonly referred to as the Wesley Quadrilateral. Building on the Anglican theological tradition, Wesley added a fourth emphasis, experience. The resulting four components or "sides" of the quadrilateral are (1) Scripture, (2) tradition, (3) reason, and (4) experience. For United Methodists, Scripture is considered the primary source and standard for Christian doctrine. Tradition is experience and the witness of development and growth of the faith through the past centuries and in many nations and cultures. Experience is the individual's understanding and appropriating of the faith in the light of his or her own life. Through reason the individual Christian brings to bear on the Christian faith discerning and cogent thought. These four elements taken together bring the individual Christian to a mature and fulfilling understanding of the Christian faith and the required response of worship and service. (Source: A Dictionary for United Methodists, Alan K. Waltz, Copyright 1991, Abingdon Press. Used by Permission.) I like this and I use it often. It allows me to identify my personal experience, and then to measure my perceptions by the other dynamics; this keeps me from getting arrogant; the "selfy-age often strikes. Weskey said that "scripture" was prime. However, there are those among us who affirm that "experience" could be prime and then supported or challenged by tradition, reason and the scriptures. Thanks for sharing. Bill ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----- Original Message ----- From: Susan Fertig via OE To: Isobel and Jim Bishop ; Order EcumenicalCommunity Sent: Monday, September 19, 2016 10:56 PM Subject: Re: [Oe List ...] Listserve on prayer, 2-story universe, etc. If we're operating out of experience, mine is just different than yours. So, just as I'm not likely to change anybody's mind on this listserv, none of the comments here are likely to change mine. I know what I know. I believe what I believe. Someone actually accused people who believe what I believe of "shallowness" and "superstition." Interesting that in my church of about 3,000 congregants, some of the greatest minds in a city rife with intellect, scientific or from other disciplines, engage with God in a way you'd all probably laugh about. But of course we are all deficient intellectually in the minds of people who have dismissed this way of looking at relationship with God, and Christ, and the Holy Spirit. Superstition is avoiding black cats and walking under ladders. It bears no resemblance to my faith. My experience of the other world is as real as my hand in front of my face. Susan Susan Fertig-Dykes (personal email account) And the Lord shall guide thee continually, and satisfy thy soul in drought . Isaiah 58:11 Protect against email address harvesting: Use "BCC" when sending to multiple addresses; delete senders' E-Mail addresses when forwarding. NOTE: I won't be offended if you ask me to remove you from my emails. From: OE [mailto:oe-bounces@lists.wedgeblade.net] On Behalf Of Isobel and Jim Bishop via OE Sent: Monday, September 19, 2016 10:27 PM To: Jack Gilles <jackcgilles(a)gmail.com>; Order Ecumenical Community <oe(a)lists.wedgeblade.net> Subject: Re: [Oe List ...] Listserve on prayer, 2-story universe, etc. Isobel and Jim Bishop isobeljimbish(a)optusnet.com.au Dear Folks, especially Jack, I too am grateful that the list serve is still ticking over! I have observed over the years I have been reading this listserve- that in the summer months in the northern hemisphere- you all are quieter, and don' t engage so much.. I have always thought to myself that this is because you like to be outdoors, enjoying your summer..? In the winter months when you don' t go out so much, you seem to stay by your computer more often and write pearls of wisdom..Just my observation from down here in Oz. Yes, I listened to Joe's lecture and it brought back so many memories. I thought he described the two storey universe well. I hope that Susan found it useful. Nowadays I think what Joe was saying to me-- can best be described as the connectedness of ALL of life- both at the very centre of my life, and in the cosmos, and in the urban, secular everyday life of connecting with the world and all that is within it. . and at the edges too. ...the farthest reaches of the planet. I did notice that the last few words of Joe's talk included ' all of Creation itself.' This made me realise that Joe was way ahead of his time, talking about Creation.. A word about prayer. Some time ago, on the list serve there was some reference to prayer- and Jim Weigel gave a small description of it- as ' leaning to the good'. I don't know if this helps others, but it helped me at the time, and I still reflect on these words. I do feel that good vibes which I empathise about a situation; can bring gentleness and calmness to a situation, be it a person, or a situation. Enough from me from Leichhardt, an inner west suburb of Sydney. Jim is well- has just had had both his caratacts renewed, and will be 87 next month. I am 80, and still very active. We do lots of walking and exercises etc., Our daughter Rebecca, a US citizen, will be voting again in your Election, I reckon. It is quite scary from this viewpoint. All the best to y'all, and with grace, peace, and love, from Isobel. On 20/09/2016, at 1:57 AM, Jack Gilles via OE <oe(a)lists.wedgeblade.net> wrote: There should be a request to share the ability to open. But if you see a 'download' arrow, do that and then download the link that allows you to listen to Goole.doc sound tracks. I couldn't open my post as well, but I did that and it plays just fine. It opens another window with the player. I hope others find that works for them as well. Jack On Sep 19, 2016, at 10:54, Doris Hahn via OE <oe(a)lists.wedgeblade.net> wrote: I tried to access Jack's sharing of JWM on 2-story universe, but it is locked. How do I get in? Doris Hahn _______________________________________________ OE mailing list OE(a)lists.wedgeblade.net http://lists.wedgeblade.net/listinfo.cgi/oe-wedgeblade.net _______________________________________________ OE mailing list OE(a)lists.wedgeblade.net http://lists.wedgeblade.net/listinfo.cgi/oe-wedgeblade.net ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ _______________________________________________ OE mailing list OE(a)lists.wedgeblade.net http://lists.wedgeblade.net/listinfo.cgi/oe-wedgeblade.net ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 2016.0.7797 / Virus Database: 4656/13050 - Release Date: 09/20/16

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Consequences of resource extration in Peru, N. Dakota...
by Ellie Stock via OE 23 Sep '16

23 Sep '16

Dear ICA/OE Colleagues, In concert with what is happening in N. Dakota... Below is an example of the work the Joining Hands Partnership Program with which I am working in Peru is doing there and also trying to connect the dots with communities in other countries and the US to address environmental and other issues related to resource extraction. For years we have worked with residents of La Oroya, Peru, an Andean community contaminated by lead and other heavy metals caused by the US-owned smelter, based in St Louis and NYC. Many of the materials (lead, gold, silver, copper, etc.) from this smelter are used by US consumers, but at the expense of the health and well-being of local communities and their environments. The proposed Trans Pacific Partnership trade agreement contains an Investment State Chapter that is in most free trade agreements that gives corporations greater rights than communities/states/nations and often frees them from liability, and allows them to sue communities, states and nations when their actions are challenged and profits (past/present/future) are threatened. Specifically, the information below is about a violent incident related to mining in Cajamarca, Peru. The Joining Hands Peru Partnership and other networks, such as Red Muqui have been monitoring and supporting Maxima Acuna as she and her family try to protect the land that is rightfully and legally theirs against the aggression of the Yanacocha Mine, owned by Newmont, a U.S. company. Further below is a recent press release about the incident. What we do to the web, we do to ourselves...water is life...Local people shall rise again, to build the earth, the common earth...our common home... Ellie Stock elliestock(a)aol.com Please see the attached press release from Red Muqui, a member organization of our Joining Hands Peru network Red Uniendo Manos Peru, regarding the attack by the security forces of the Yanacocha mining project on Máxima Acuña and her family. Newmont has a 51.35% investment in Yanacocha. Please take action by following the hyperlinked petition below! Tell Newmont: drop your lawsuit against Máxima! 2016 Goldman Environmental Prize winner Máxima Acuña de Chaupe has been hospitalized after being attacked, allegedly by security forces hired by Minera Yanacocha, a subsidiary of Denver-based Newmont Mining, according to information provided by the Chaupe family. The attack took place on Máxima’s property in northern Peru that the mining company has been trying to obtain for its Conga gold mine project. Máxima is concerned that the company’s security forces will continue to circle her home and intimidate her. And there is no indication that Newmont is backing off from its legal battle against her. This harassment needs to stop! Watch the Goldman Environmental Prize video on Máxima’s workhere Watch the trailer for a great documentary that looks at the conflict around the Yanacocha project. It´s calledThe Daughter of the Lake. LATEST ATTACK ON MAXIMA ACUÑA PROVES HOW LAW No. 30230 ANDREGULATORY PACKAGES FACILITATE THE VIOLATION OF RIGHTS The MUQUI NETWORK, addresses itself to national andinternational audiences to manifest the following: 1. We regret that once again, security personnel of theYanacocha mining project has committed an act of violence against Maxima Acuñaand her husband Jaime Chaupe on September 18th. In a public statement thecompany admits having entered the lands of the Chaupe Acuña family in order toremove "some crops located in an area of 200 square meters." 2. In a video released by the Yanacocha project itself, agroup of about twenty members of the security force can be seen - wearingsafety shields and carrying weapons - crossing the perimeter fence placed thereby the mining company itself, in order to define its lands with respect to theproperty of the Chaupe Acuña family. 3. In the recording there appears a disproportionate andlarger than necessary security force of the mining company against the effortsof Maxima Acuña and her husband who, being alone, try to defend the land that theyconsider to be theirs. As a result the peasant couple ended up with severeinjuries, which upon evaluation have been determined to be multi-contusions. Onthe basis of these facts the National Ombudsman Office has filed a complaintwith the Public Prosecutor. 4. We urge the Public Prosecutor to investigate in depth andwith due speed and transparency what happened, and charge those who areresponsible. 5. We join the invocation of the Ombudsman Office, anddemand that the Peruvian State respect its international obligations by complyingwith the injunction issued by the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights(CIDH) in favor of Maxima Acuña. The State must provide the necessary securityto her and her family, in order to prevent the mining project Yanacocha and thecompany that provides its security services from continuing to exercise violence against them, affectingtheir rights to personal integrity and health. 6. Let it be know to the public that the high-handed actionexerted by the mining company and the company that provides security servicesis favored by Law No. 30230, a standard that is part of the regulatory packagesapproved between 2013-2015. This law, by way of its Articles 65, 66 and 67, amendedArticle 920 of the Civil Code regarding the extrajudicial defense ofpossession, which the mining company Yanacocha mentions in its statement tosupport its violent action. 7. RED MUQUI and GRUFIDES, at that time, denounced thedanger of this policy by indicating that it enables "fast and immediaterecovery of possession", without recourse to the judicial authority, and allowingthe use of force, or exercising "vigilante justice". This is what hashappened in this case. Maxima Acuña, despite having documents proving thelegality of her possession to the land and even more, being legally justified,Yanacocha mining exercised the use of force, without any judicial mandate to sustainit. 8. Finally, the act of violence suffered by Maxima Acuña andher husband through the application of "possessory defense" is justone example of the multiple violations of rights that the regulatory packages(approved and promulgated between 2013 and 2015) can cause. Therefore we demandthat the legislature repeal Laws No. 30230, No. 30327 and Supreme Decree No.001-2015-EM, among other regulations, that we consider prejudicial tofundamental rights, and only causing more social conflict with theirapplication. Lima, September 19, 2016

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