January 2017 - OE - lists.wedgeblade.net

Re: [Oe List ...] Fwd: Saturday's Global March
by zbarley via OE 25 Jan '17

25 Jan '17

My favorite March chant was This is what democracy looks like. Amen. Zoe Sent from my Verizon Wireless 4G LTE smartphone -------- Original message -------- From: Randy Williams via OE <oe(a)lists.wedgeblade.net> Date: 2017/01/24 11:35 AM (GMT-07:00) To: oe(a)lists.wedgeblade.net Subject: [Oe List ...] Fwd: Saturday's Global March ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Randy Williams <randycw1938(a)gmail.com> Date: Tue, Jan 24, 2017 at 9:33 AM Subject: Saturday's Global March To: Order Ecumenical Community <OE(a)wedgeblade.net> Dear Colleagues and Cohorts, Saturday's Women's March, which I call a Global March, was for me unique in three ways. One was its size and scope; millions of people across the U.S. and around the world. Another was that, even though it highlighted the plight and determination of women, there were participants representing concerns ranging from environmental justice to student debt and everything in between. Third, was the diversity of the participants. For example, older men and women from my community who I know to be life-long conservative Republicans were front and center. This verifies my claim that though what happened can, and I believe must, have political ramifications, it was about concerns far deeper than politics. Trump himself is not the root problem, but a symptom of something that lies deeper within the culture itself. The question has arisen, will this Global March become a movement? Pondering the question, I remembered a book some of us read and talked about. In 2007 Paul Hawken wrote Blessed Unrest, which he subtitled How the Largest Movement in the World Came into Being and Why No One Saw It Coming. Hawken spoke of millions of "mini-movements" that have sprung up around the globe and suggested that if they should ever discover each other and coalesce, what we now see only vaguely could become massive enough to have significant positive impact. Here are a couple of paragraphs in which he explains what he means. "In contrast to the ideological struggles currently dominating global events and personal identity, a broad nonideological movement has come into being that does not invoke the masses' fantasized will but rather engages citizens' localized needs. This movement's key contribution is the rejection of one big idea in order to offer in its place thousands of practical and useful ones. Instead of isms it offers processes, concerns, and compassion. The movement demonstrates a pliable, resonant, and generous side of humanity. It does not aim for the Utopian, which itself is just another ism, but is eminently pragmatic. "And it is impossible to pin down. Generalities that seek to define it are largely inaccurate. ...the movement defies conventional typologies. Its liberal leaders are often devout; its conservative leaders propose radical solutions. The movement crosses over hoary, razor-wired political boundaries. ... If the movement in all its diversity has a common dream, it is process--in a word, democracy, but not the democracy practiced and corrupted by corporations and modern nation-states. It is, rather, a reimagination of public governance emerging from place, culture and people. ... Groups with varying outlooks and discrete goals cooperate on key issues without subordinating themselves to another group." Whether what happened on Saturday makes visible what Hawken is talking about, or whether it emerges in some other form, or not at all, will be largely dependent upon local initiatives. For those who have read Hawken's book, I encourage you to read it again, and for those who have not, please do so. Perhaps in a variety of formats we in this community could begin a dialogue that would direct our action and potentially make a significant contribution to what appears to be emerging. I look forward to hearing your thoughts on this matter. Randy -- "Anything else you're interested in is not going to happen if you can't breathe the air and drink the water. Don't sit this one out. Do something."--Carl Sagan

1 0

Saturday's Global March
by Randy Williams via OE 24 Jan '17

24 Jan '17

Dear Colleagues and Cohorts, Saturday's Women's March, which I call a Global March, was for me, unique in three ways. One was its size and scope; millions of people across the U.S. and around the world. Another was that, even though it highlighted the plight and determination of women, there were participants representing concerns ranging from environmental justice to student debt and everything in between. Third, was the diversity of the participants. For example, older men and women from my community who I know to be life-long conservative Republicans were front and center. This verifies my claim that though what happened can, and I believe must, have political ramifications, it was about concerns far deeper than politics. Trump himself is not the root problem, but a symptom of something that lies deeper within the culture itself. The question has arisen, will this Global March become a movement? Pondering the question, I remembered a book some of us read and talked about. In 2007 Paul Hawken wrote *Blessed Unrest*, which he subtitled *How the Largest Movement in the World Came into Being and Why No One Saw It Coming.* Hawken spoke of millions of "mini-movements" that have sprung up around the globe and suggested that if they should ever discover each other and coalesce, what we now see only vaguely could become massive enough to have significant positive impact. Here are a couple of paragraphs in which he explains what he means. *"In contrast to the ideological struggles currently dominating global events and personal identity, a broad nonideological movement has come into being that does not invoke the masses' fantasized will but rather engages citizens' localized needs. This movement's key contribution is the rejection of one big idea in order to offer in its place thousands of practical and useful ones. Instead of isms it offers processes, concerns, and compassion. The movement demonstrates a pliable, resonant, and generous side of humanity. It does not aim for the Utopian, which itself is just another ism, but is eminently pragmatic.* *"And it is impossible to pin down. Generalities that seek to define it are largely inaccurate. ...the movement defies conventional typologies. Its liberal leaders are often devout; its conservative leaders propose radical solutions. The movement crosses over hoary, razor-wired political boundaries. ... If the movement in all its diversity has a common dream, it is process--in a word, democracy, but not the democracy practiced and corrupted by corporations and modern nation-states. It is, rather, a reimagination of public governance emerging from place, culture and people. ... Groups with varying outlooks and discrete goals cooperate on key issues without subordinating themselves to another group."* Whether what happened on Saturday makes visible what Hawken is talking about, or whether it emerges in some other form, or not at all, will be largely dependent upon local initiatives. For those who have read Hawken's book, I encourage you to read it again, and for those who have not, please do so. Perhaps in a variety of formats we in this community could begin a dialogue that would direct our action and potentially make a significant contribution to what appears to be emerging. I look forward to hearing your thoughts on this matter. Randy -- *"Anything else you're interested in is not going to happen if you can't breathe the air and drink the water. Don't sit this one out. Do something."* *--Carl Sagan*

1 1

Re: [Oe List ...] On getting on with it
by George Holcombe via OE 24 Jan '17

24 Jan '17

Ever since Joe’s insistence that “all is good” has rattled around in my head (a long time) it has forced me to re-image and rethink my whole life whenever adversity or what I call “turn arounds” like Trump’s election have happened, or when I began to realize what slavery was, or experienced some of the plight of the 3rd world. I”ve recently found Rohr’s work helpful in getting on with life and trying to do “the Dance,” by not retreating into the comfort of a “spirituality” but acting. Here is a piece I’ve found as an introduction to the exercise. “Instead of the small god we seem stuck with in our current (and dying) paradigm, usually preoccupied with exclusion, The Trinitarian Revolution reveals God as with us in all of life instead of standing on the sidelines, always critiquing which things belong and which things don’t. The Trinitarian Revolution reveals God as always involved instead of the in-and-out deity that leaves most of humanity “orphaned” much of the time (19. See John 14:18). Theologically, of course, this revolution repositions grace as inherent to creation, not as occasional additive that some people occasionally merit. If this revolution has always been quietly present, like yeast in the dough of our rising spirituality, it might help us understand the hopeful and positive “adoption” and “inheritance” theologies of Paul (20. See, for example, Romans 88:14-17; Galatians 4: 5-7; Ephesians 1:5,14) and the Eastern Fathers over the later, punitive images of God that have dominated the Western church. This God is the very one whom we have names “Trinity” -the flow who flows through everything, without exception, and who has done so since the beginning. Thus, everything is holy, for those who have learned how to see.”. The Divine Dance Richard Rhor p. 37 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

7 6

Re: [Oe List ...] OE Digest, Vol 58, Issue 35
by Jaime R Vergara via OE 24 Jan '17

24 Jan '17

Am a nasty human. But not in despair. Nor is the earth dying just because my efforts had not been that effective to clean the trash. Sent John C a separate answer to his query. Along with this article coming up in the Marianas Variety, Jan. 30: Obamacare It was titled Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of2010, but popularly referred to as Obamacare that includes some 400 health insurance andhealthcare industry provisions on care that had to do with caring forone’s well-being. That it was titled Obamacare gives the impression that the“care” came first before the issue of affordability was considered. Indeed, the number of reforms provided zeroedin on the area of care before the issue of affordability was relevant. Being the practical man of Manhattan, The Donald, of course,looks at it first on its affordability, and decided early on that no one, eitherthe patients or the health industry, could afford the provisions. Sectors of Congress identified to a certaintype of conservatism they feel The Donald could promote, wants to scrape thewhole Act. That’s when congressionalmembers run into the “care” provisions and Ryan called the WH quickly for help. It is neither a fault of one side or the other, though TheDonald’s past rhetoric makes it appear like it is; the slogan in the WH hassuddenly become, “To Make America Sane Again”. In fact, the question of factual and alternative views has gotten Jesusidolatress Kenneyanne Conway, along with Chief of Staff Reince Priebus of Wisconsin,and Press Secretary Sean Spicer, into not-too-cool waters. Advisers have become anxious on their firstday. Trump’s assist was a question to the women who protested hisadministration in Washington and around the country where they were during theelection, and why they didn’t go out and vote. A witty answer came back: they did; that’s where the almost 3 millionvotes Hillary held ahead on the popular vote came from. Newt Gingrich, the ex-Georgia Congressman and RepublicanSpeaker of the House, adviser to the current WH resident, wanted Madonnaarrested for her outburst during the Washington Women’s March where she said: “Ihave thought an awful lot about blowing up the White House.” An incendiary remark, if there was one, butcoming from the not-so-fragrant mouth lady, “blowing” could be construed assomething else. Newt and third wife, Callista, wrote of rediscovering Godand making a renewal since the whole of Washington and all throughout Americanhistory is premised on the belief of a God in heaven that deigns tell a peopleand create a nation in its image. Nottoo bad a thought but since the earthrise of 1968, the truth is on the reverse,anthropomorphic language we once used on the deity was meant more about thepromise of humanity on Earth than the adulation of a Santa in the Sky. Newt would not agree to that but so won’tConway, and though the Congressman is more intellectual about beliefs andfaith, Kelleyanne has already gone on record as attributing the election of TheDonald to her faith in Jesus! Go Iesu! Maybe I should run for office. Seriously, I took Obamacare as the courage to care by anation, but we are now checking which provision we can afford rather than decidingwhich care is to be decisively dealt with. Affordability of insurance and services didnot make the business community or the practitioners of medical therapy unhappysince they already dominated the money sector of the economy anyway. Obamacare was about the courageto care, enumerating benefits for women, coverage of young adults, strengtheningMedicare, and holding Insurance companies accountable to the public; but careis now reduced to counting pennies on the first day of the Trump’s watch. Newt (not my type of a politician, in context, style, andcontent) was, however, to the point: Trump will be kept in place if he can keepAmerica safe, and add US jobs to the market. Trumps sense of keeping America safe is to keep Whitey in charge andbuilding a fence so those bloody Latinos won’t come and mess up the racialmake-up. Defending America is high onthe priority but keeping America isolated is not going to do the job. This leads to the second category - adding jobs to themarket. Forbes list of the richest folksin America is led by Bill Gates of Microsoft, Jeff Bezos of Amazon, WarrenBuffett of Berkeshire Hathaway, Mark Zuckerberg of Facebook, Larry Ellison ofOracle, Michael Bloomberg of Bloomberg LP, the brothers Charles and David Kockof oil, Larry Page and Sergey Brin of Google, all directly relates to orutilizes the digital world that is a global enterprise. American manufacturing workers are notprepared to handle the keyboard. Most digital technicians in Saipan areJapanese, Koreans, Pilipinos, and Chinese. Spicer was asked during his Press Conference what thestatistics on unemployment in America was, and he fudged. The “alternative view” on comparisons ofaerial photos to the attendance count during the Trump inauguration gainedSpicer a noisy audience. He did saylater that Trump “sees people that are hurting” and “it is not just number tohim,” the president is “not focused on statistics” but “if people are doingbetter off.” It is time to let Trump be Trump. wangzhimu2031 earthrise consciousness, a gift; earthbound commitment, my choice yesterday, appreciate; tomorrow, anticipate; today, participate! in all, celebrate! -----Original Message----- From: via OE <oe(a)lists.wedgeblade.net> To: oe <oe(a)lists.wedgeblade.net> Sent: Tue, Jan 24, 2017 1:55 pm Subject: OE Digest, Vol 58, Issue 35 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. we're dying (Jaime R Vergara via OE) 2. Re: we're dying (John C via OE) 3. Cariol Crow's 30 year journey - on the land! (Nancy Lanphear via OE) 4. Re: The Women's March - Boston edition (McCabe, Diann A via OE) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Mon, 23 Jan 2017 17:08:36 -0500 From: Jaime R Vergara via OE <oe(a)lists.wedgeblade.net> To: oe(a)lists.wedgeblade.net Subject: [Oe List ...] we're dying Message-ID: <159cd5faaf1-7f1-141cc(a)webprd-m22.mail.aol.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" The Age ain't. If the Woman's March is any indication, this was not an act of despair, though media wants to paint it that way; it was an assertive declaration of selfhood. We are the ones dying, grasping at the last straw for our maneuvers that did not quit make the results we wanted it to make. Trump will fumble and stumble, but we've got him for four years. Bad and good are our choices. There is just trump. And there is just this age. The Earth will survive, and everyone has a choice to make: hope or despair. Jaime Saipan wangzhimu2031 earthrise consciousness, a gift; earthbound commitment, my choice yesterday, appreciate; tomorrow, anticipate; today, participate! in all, celebrate!

1 0

The Women's March - Boston edition
by Geri Tolman via OE 24 Jan '17

24 Jan '17

Our daughter Bonnie and I, along with 2 of my granddaughters, were part of the millions of souls sending a message that we won’t back down, and intend to work for our inclusive society and social justice. The crowd was polite, progressive and multi-everything!!! Most uplifting for me was the youth of the speakers - Elizabeth Warren was probably the oldest. Or perhaps the Water Protector who had spent her summer at Standing Rock was of my generation. We have some very strong, articulate, energetic young women here in the Northeast sector of the US. I intend to use my wiley energies to help them organize into effective resistance to the threat of losing the rights that women have gained in the last 150 years. The organizing group just sent an email out to the more-than-100,000 on their local contacts list. Subject: The Next Steps. We will organize to assure that Saturday’s march was NOT just a flash in the pan. (In the photo, Bonnie on the left, me on the right, two of my buddies in the middle) We are Nasty Women!! if you aren’t afraid of references to bodily fluids, and haven’t seen the video of Ashley Judd’s rendition of a rap written by a young woman in Tennessee, here’s a link to the video on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ffb_5X59_DA <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ffb_5X59_DA>

6 5

Fwd: Alexa Buss
by Sarah H. Buss via OE 23 Jan '17

23 Jan '17

Granddaughter Alexa with her sign in DC. Her Dad taking pic. Sent from my iPhone Begin forwarded message: > From: Lindsey Fredric Buss <lbuss(a)worldbankgroup.org> > Date: January 21, 2017 at 9:44:23 AM CST > To: Betina <bfranbuss(a)yahoo.com>, Sarah Buss <sbuss(a)austin.rr.com>, "angelzule(a)yahoo.com" <angelzule(a)yahoo.com> > Subject: Alexa > > > > > > > Lindsey Buss > Senior Officer, Community Outreach > External and Corporate Relations > T +1 (202) 473-3030 > E lbuss(a)worldbankgroup.org > 1818 H Street, NW, MSN 9-912, Washington, DC 20433, USA > > > Working to end poverty and build shared prosperity > > “If you have come to help me, you are wasting your time. But if you have come because your liberation is bound with mine, then let us work together.” > - Unknown Aboriginal Woman

3 2

Re: [Oe List ...] The Women's March - Austin edition
by Hampton, Stuart via OE 23 Jan '17

23 Jan '17

Big crowd turnout. Big ICA turnout. Big Hampton family turnout – Mother, daughter, and granddaughter – and me. Cheers, Stuart

3 2

Women's March and ICA monthly gathering
by George Holcombe via OE 23 Jan '17

23 Jan '17

Here in Austin we joined the Women’s March and then had our monthly gathering at the Adkinsons. They’re estimates that between 50,000 and a 100,000 attended the march and rally. It was a great Saturday. 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

2 1

Re: [Oe List ...] Women's March and ICA monthly gathering
by zbarley via OE 23 Jan '17

23 Jan '17

In Denver we had est. 100,000. Phenomenal. All ages, all types, colors. Very positive and reassuring. Zoe Sent from my Verizon Wireless 4G LTE smartphone -------- Original message -------- From: George Holcombe via OE <oe(a)lists.wedgeblade.net> Date: 2017/01/22 1:59 PM (GMT-07:00) To: ICA/OE List Serves <dialogue(a)lists.wedgeblade.net>, ICA/OE List Serves <oe(a)lists.wedgeblade.net> Subject: [Oe List ...] Women's March and ICA monthly gathering Here in Austin we joined the Women’s March and then had our monthly gathering at the Adkinsons. They’re estimates that between 50,000 and a 100,000 attended the march and rally. It was a great Saturday. 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

2 1

to Tim from Jaime
by Jaime R Vergara via OE 23 Jan '17

23 Jan '17

Tim, I can't seem to shift from Wangzhimu2031 to jrvergarajr(a)aol.com to get the OE postings. Can you help? TY wangzhimu2031 earthrise consciousness, a gift; earthbound commitment, my choice yesterday, appreciate; tomorrow, anticipate; today, participate! in all, celebrate!

1 0