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Winds and Waves December Issue - This is your invitation to contribute
by Robyn Hutchinson via OE 06 Oct '14

06 Oct '14

To read in your browser click here Dear ICA and many other colleagues around the world, We have had quite a lot of exciting feedback from the Back to the Future edition of Wind and Waves. We hope you saw it, and other previous issues (see here) We are constantly exploring how we can make this magazine more user friendly and accessible to as wide an audience as possible, and are always delighted to have your suggestions. Now we prepare for the December issue. ICA's PLEASE FOWARD THIS INVITATION, or similar, TO ALL YOUR MEMBERS, for their contribution, and that of their networks, as appropriate. "Image shift through coaching and mentoring" The Wind and Waves team invites submission of articles for the next edition of Wind and Waves Magazine. We hope that each ICA would take responsibility for sourcing relevant articles from members and non-members for each edition. December WW Theme working title is: "Image shift through coaching and mentoring Sharing a wide range of practice in the field of coaching and mentoring across the globe stories and examples of processes and practices help to change peoples lives please see attachment for more ideas and aspects of mentoring and coaching that you might like to consider writing about. See here Winds and Waves format: 1. In-depth leading topic article 2. Supporting articles on theme 3. Other theme related items 4. Reports, stories, events, works in progress (Guidelines see here) For the December edition featuring COACHING and MENTORING, we are looking for items from: * those involved in this work, in a paid or voluntary capacity, and its impact * personal stories from colleagues around the world who have experienced life change through practical application of these processes and methods, and the future potential * anyone involved in other exciting human development works in progress Contributions could include reports, poems, images, songs, and stories about the people and organisations that you are working with, the breakthroughs that you have had, your learnings and insights, and your thoughts on future directions. We also want to include reports and notices from ICAs and other organisations of initiatives, programs, significant events and dialogues taking place anywhere in the globe. Does your ICA, individual members, or someone you know have a story to share? Please forward an invitation as appropriate to your networks. TIME FRAME for WIND AND WAVES - December edition Leading Topic: Image Shift Coaching and mentoring Indication of article to be sent: by Friday, October 3 (send to Isabel, Peter, Robyn) Finished article deadline: Friday, October 24, 2014 (send to Isabel, Peter, Robyn) Publication: December, 2014 By October 3, Please let us know these details on the article you / other person plans to write: 1. Title - subject line: story proposal........ 2. In the email body: 2 SIMPLE sentences not "paragraph-sentences" a. The story to share is about: .......... b. The point of the story for the reader is:....... 3. Estimated length............ 4. The number of photos, diagrams, images, that will accompany the article.... 5. Your name and author's name....email addresses for both Please send the above information to Isabel, Robyn and Peter Ellins, by October 3. Some guideline tips for your attention, include: - avoiding jargon; remembering that this is a public magazine; - audience is ICA and many others - Items can be in English and Spanish. With many thanks in anticipation, Robyn Hutchinson: hutchinsonsydney13(a)gmail.com Isabel de la Maza: isadelamaza(a)vtr.net Contributions Coordinators, for the W&W team Please send cc to Peter Ellins, peter(a)icai-members.org If you did not receive a copy or notice of the last edition of the magazine, please contact: Peter Ellins: Email: peter(a)icai-members.org; or Robyn Hutchinson: Email: hutchinsonsydney13(a)gmail.com

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Fwd: Jaime for ST Wednesday, Oct. 8
by via OE 06 Oct '14

06 Oct '14

FYI -----Original Message----- From: Jaime R Vergara <pinoypanda2031(a)aol.com> To: editor <editor(a)saipantribune.com> Sent: Mon, Oct 6, 2014 6:21 pm Subject: Jaime for ST Wednesday, Oct. 8 XVII Asiad in Incheon Last Saturday closed XVII Asiad in Korea, aka The Asian Games. I watched it off and on during the week. It was actually anti-climactic as Chinaracked the medal count for the ninth consecutive time with twice as much as thesecond, the host country, South Korea. ThePhilippines who hosted the first event a century ago had one gold, threesilvers, and thirteen bronzes. China is into bragging rights these days, in response, Ithink, to continuous official put-downs from the United States and Japan. It sent numerous athletes into the fray, withthe table tennis (ping-pong) doubles becomingan awkward spectacle when it was fought over by contending Chinese teams vyingfor the Gold. Hong Kong and Taiwanplayed on their own cognition. English as the international language, and Hanggul being thelocal tongue, we had the broadcast translated from Korean to English and thento Chinese. CCTV often just skipped theEnglish. From the synchronized swimmingto the track and field relay, China's team exhibited their prowess, while Hanggul Saram reflected all what theyhave learned from being the unofficial 51st State of the Union. The opening attended by President Park endedwith Psy's universal Gangnam style, the closing showed Korea's k-pop group ofCN Blue, Big Bang and Sistar. Shadowsand moves of Michael Jackson are alive and well in South Korea! The news was, of course, off the playing field. While China was racking the medals, and theMVP is a Japanese swimming athlete, the DPRK sent high-ranking officials atclosing that became the occasion for talks with their South Korean counterparts. At a time when Kim Jong-Un is allegedly havinghealth problems, it was nice to know that high ranking officials close to himwere able to be away, settling rumors of a possible coup to rest. The western press is often quick to the drawwhen imagining what might be happening in the hermit kingdom! The swimmer MVP received his trophy from keffiyeh'd Kuwait's Sheik Ahmed Al-FadahAl-ahmed Al-Sabah (how do they keep up with names that long), president of theOlympic Committee of Asia, responsible for the Asian Games. When the head of the local organizingcommittee gave his closing message in Korean, translated for broadcast in Chinain Putunghua but not in English, I satback and practiced my Ari-rang! and echoedmy Yobo sa-i-yo and kamsa hamnida! 18th Asian Games is scheduled next in Indonesia 2018 so theclosing ceremonies presented costumed dancers that I thought looked and movedmore like natives of Peru. Of course,long time ago, the Peruanos traveledfrom the steppes of Mongolia whose kin also went down to Indonesia. Any way, Korea managed to have itsblack-hatted "old" men in white kimonos, the stereotyped male Korean,performing stylized moves. With theGames theme this year as Diversity ShinesHere, Korea virtually subsidized everyone's coming to the Games to insureattendance, an edge it gave India's New Delhi in the bidding for the venue. Kinks in the games were few, with a couple showing steroidsin their blood test, three basketball players born in the USA barred fromcompeting, and the Qatar basketball ladies refusing to play when their hijab head gear were banned. Still, the One Asia theme was heavilypromoted. Asia as geography is problematic since the Persian word fromwhich the name was derived from just means "east of Europe", but the contiguouslandmass goes north up to Russia all the way to Bering Straits of Alaska. It does not fit therefore as a continentsurrounded by water. Used as an ethnic definition, Asia is problematic around thearea between the Black and Caspian Seas, which is not Turkic, Mongol, Hindu,Malay, nor Han, or any of the other identifiable ethnic "Asian" minorities. This is probably why the central Asiancountries of the USSR have since joined (though Russians from the 'Stans look odd) butnot Azerbaijan, Georgia, and Armenia of the Aryan Mt. Caucasus area. Part of Turkey is Europe, and Aryan Irantakes exception in being lumped with the Arabs. Ideologically, Israel since 1974 was thumbed out on Arab objections. Calling it the Asian Games, however, might requiresome rethinking by its 45 nation members. But for now, the fun and games at Incheon has come to a close. Longevity, if the Philippines, one of threeoriginal members of the precursor of the Asian Games is to be an example, doesnot guarantee medal-earning performances. Overall, the top three Gold medal accumulators are China, Japan, andSouth Korea. But for now, the Korean Kims are talking ("Kim" isthe regal name on both sides of Panmunjom, which also means "gold")as the DPRK sent high level officials to the closing ceremony and opened tete-a-teteopportunity between the separated kin. TheUS quickly sent high State Department officials while Pyongyang welcomed theirathletes as returning heroes. Meanwhile, the twin typhoons of Phonfone and Vongfongthreatened Japan and the Marianas. Semoga beruntung. j'aime la vie pinoypanda2031(a)aol.com yesterday, appreciate; tomorrow, anticipate; today. participate. In all, celebrate!

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Baileys and Wainwrights
by via OE 06 Oct '14

06 Oct '14

I had a hard time getting up this morning as the ache at the base of the spinal column refused to cease. And I haven't reached 70 yet! To the Baileys and the Wainwrights, it is always a pleasure to remember y'all. Jaime China -----Original Message----- From: via OE <oe(a)lists.wedgeblade.net> To: oe <oe(a)lists.wedgeblade.net> Sent: Mon, Oct 6, 2014 11:18 am Subject: OE Digest, Vol 31, Issue 7 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. Fwd: GMCA Update Sept 30 (David Zahrt via OE) 2. Very Brief Ferguson Update from Saturday/Sunday 10/4-5: check out Powell Hall Concert demonstration. (Ellie Stock via OE) 3. Mary Ann Wainwright- surgery Tues Oct. 7 (Lynda Cock via OE) 4. Fwd: GMCA Update Oct 01 (David Zahrt via OE) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Sat, 4 Oct 2014 19:56:18 -0700 From: David Zahrt via OE <oe(a)lists.wedgeblade.net> To: OE <oe(a)lists.wedgeblade.net>, Dialogue ICA <dialogue(a)lists.wedgeblade.net> Subject: [Oe List ...] Fwd: GMCA Update Sept 30 Message-ID: <CAEPC8Nngnq+j4x8QQeW-rAQz2BfV+Tne2kq7RjKKdhg=F9g=6w(a)mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" *TUE SEP 30* *Fremont, to Parks & Recreation Center in Bellevue, OH* Last night I slept well on the bed. Once again, I put my sleeping bag out on top of the blanket so I didn?t use their sheets or the pillow. There had been no announcements at last night?s dinner about when we planned to leave. I went out to pack my things in the truck and discovered that it had started raining, a sprinkle not a downpour. I had everything packed up by 6:30am and went to the Retreat kitchen. There were very few looking for breakfast. I got granola and yogurt out of the kitchen truck and ate my breakfast. Ed came along later and made pancakes. I didn?t need any more breakfast. It rained intermittently. I asked JJ if he had a rider. He said ?No?. I asked if I could ride with him if it continued to rain. He said, ?Yes?. I surveyed the weather and decided that the rain had gone away. I decided to ride my bike. I got route info down on paper from someone. As I was getting ready Shira approached me and indicated we should ride together. We got Jim, one of the hosts, to instruct us on how to get to the Trail that runs from Fremont to Bellevue. Shira and I got on our bikes and rode off. It was chilly and as soon as I started to sweat I was hot and cold. The atmosphere was clear but the clouds completely blocked the sun. Shira decided to ride at my pace. We took both lanes and in 15 miles had only 2 cars to watch out for. We conversed as we rode. I discovered that we have some common interests: she makes apple cider in the fall, and she is a beekeeper. Interesting how we had a chance to share in our ?side-conversation?. When we?re busy attending to March practics those conversations aren?t appropriate. We got to Bellevue and asked how to find the library. It was on the way to the Parks and Recreation Center where we were to camp. We stopped and used the library?s computers for email, then went to the campsite. I had used Rod?s needle and thread in Elmore to fix one of the tie-downs on my bike backpack. I put the needle back in the spool of thread and when he opened the spool container, he couldn?t find the needle. Since I had time I went to a Dollar Store and bought him a package of needles. Dinner was late. There was an All-Camp meeting. The topic was ?What do you want the March to do in the last month and how should it empower us to act when it concludes?? There were many suggestions. Sean was the facilitator and will gestalt the brainstorm for us to begin work on. It will be interesting to see what the follow-up achieves. -- Peace, David

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Fwd: GMCA Update Oct 01
by David Zahrt via OE 05 Oct '14

05 Oct '14

*WED OCT 01* *Bellevue to Edison Woodland Preserve, New Berlin, OH* The first day of October! Seven months on the March; only one month left! Overnight was a reminder that fall is here. The overnight temperature must have gotten down into the 50’s. The morning sky was covered with clouds; no way to see the sun. I saw a sign at 10:30am that registered the temperature at 68º. Today was a 23-mile day. I did get Sarah’s directions by email but found the route directions confusing and so probably did 28 miles of riding. There was a town along the way that was Thomas Edison’s birthplace. I probably could have spent an afternoon there. I had the long-sleeved Camarillo CERT shirt on under the maroon long-sleeved knit shirt that Heidi sent me. It kept me warm but when I got to camp the CERT shirt was soaking wet with sweat. During my ride I had a brainstorm about all the things that must change if we’re to have a livable future. I came up with something the March could do: Start Dave Finnegan’s program *Climate Change Is Elementary* <climatechangeiselementary.org> across the nation—North/South/East/West. It would mean gridding the nation and training facilitators for each section. It would put an enormous burden on Dave, but it would spread the program across the nation. We are staying in a 1,300-acre preserve that was once slated to be a site of a nuclear power plant. Because it was such a long March day, and I got to camp before those Marching, Kai asked me to help get the vegetables chopped for stir fry, and set up the stoves in the amphitheater. It’s been a long time since I was asked to work in the ‘kitchen’. The afternoon cools off and the sun starts to set earlier. Dinnertime went into dusk. There were a string of Christmas lights across part of the amphitheater. Someone plugged them in and JJ put up a tablet of newsprint and started a presentation on Extinction. He lectured from his Laptop computer. The amphitheater was crowded because we have had new people join us. I wasn’t able hear or see the presentation. Someone had erected the Taj Mahal tent. I put my sleeping gear in the tent and went to bed. -- Peace, David

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Mary Ann Wainwright- surgery Tues Oct. 7
by Lynda Cock via OE 05 Oct '14

05 Oct '14

> Below is a note I received about Mary Ann Wainwright via Marianna Bailey from > their church¹s prayer chain. With the Wainwrights¹ permission I am > forwarding on to you who will want to hold Mary Ann and Harry in your care > Their son John and wife are coming this week to help them. Marianna has a > broken wrist and Bill has a torn meniscus which has put him into assisted > living (temporarily she hopes). > > I would imagine the best place to snail mail would be to their current home at > 16 Little Cedar Court, Asheville, NC 28805. Bill and Marianna are at 24 > Highbridge Crossing, Asheville, NC 28803. > > Blessings on our Asheville folks! Lynda Cock > >> One new prayer request from Marsha Ott for Mary Ann Wainwright and her >> family. >> >> She will be going into Mission on Tuesday for a very complicated surgery >> related to colon cancer. Apparently her previous colon cancer surgery was >> not completely successful and the cancer has recurred more aggressively. >> Adding to this stress is the fact that she and Harry are scheduled to move >> into Arden Woods next Thursday. Hopefully, their son, John, will be coming >> to support them during this time. >> >> Calling all angels!! >> Marsha

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Very Brief Ferguson Update from Saturday/Sunday 10/4-5: check out Powell Hall Concert demonstration.
by Ellie Stock via OE 05 Oct '14

05 Oct '14

Below are brief Ferguson updates from Saturday and Sunday. Check out the link to the Powell Hall Concert demonstration. Saturday, October 4: Three Abrahamic traditions today: Christian Feast of St. Francis of Assisi, Jewish Yom Kippur, and Islamic Holy Day Eid al-Adha--the day of Sacrifice at the end of the Hajj Pilgrimage. After returning from a meeting around 9:30pm, we saw on TV that there had been a "flash mob" of about 50 people who staged a demonstration in Powell Hall at the end of the evening concert's intermission just before the orchestra was to begin a Brahms Requiem. One person stood up and started singing and then others gradually joined the revised spiritual: "Which side are you on, friends? Which side are you on? Justice for Mike Brown friends, justice for us all. Three banners were hung over the rail from the balcony: a picture of Michael Brown, "Black Lives Matter" and "Requiem for Michael Brown". Paper hearts with Requiem for Michael Brown written on them were also thrown over the balcony rail. After about 5 minutes of singing, the protestors, who had paid for their tickets, left, chanting "Black lives matter." The Requiem banner was left hanging, the other two taken by the singers. Some members of the audience, orchestra. and concert choir applauded. Then, after that brief delay, the Brahms Requiem began--with perhaps a new meaning? The demonstration was musical, creative, solemn, coordinated with the requiem theme, peaceful, tasteful, interracial, and didn't interrupt music already in progress. Michael Brown Protest Interrupts Orchestra in St. Louis [VIDEO] mashable.com/2014/10/05/michael-brown-protest-orchestra/ 7 hours ago ... The St. Louis Symphony Orchestra was getting ready to resume its show on Saturday night at Powell Hall in St. Louis, Missouri, when ... Michael Brown supporters interrupt orchestra performance with ... thegrio.com/2014/.../michael-brown-supporters-orchestra-flash-mob/ 15 hours ago ... ... slain Missouri teen Michael Brown launched a peaceful protest during a St. Louis Symphony Orchestra performance at Powell Symphony Hall... ... of Michael Brown on August 9 in the St. Louis suburb of Ferguson, Missour Ferguson protesters interrupt St. Louis Symphony with their ... www.dailydot.com/news/ferguson-protesters-st-louis-symphony/ 6 hours ago ... "Justice for Mike Brown is justice for us all." ... Ferguson protesters interrupted a performance Saturday night at Powell Hall in St. Louis, Missouri. ... According to a spokesperson for the St. Louis Symphony, the Mike Sunday, October 5: At Sunday Forum, the pastor gave an update on the 10/10-13 Weekend of Resistance. Google: fergusonoctober . She also shared how she and a lawyer helped to get protesters out of jail who had been arrested and double fined by the Ferguson police last Thursday night. Protesters said they had followed Highway patrol officer Ron Johnson's instructions re where to stand on the sidewalk. After this incident, the County Police took over protestor security from the Ferguson police. Plant for Peace participants planted 500 trees in the St. Louis area, a peaceful response to Michael Brown's death.

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Fwd: GMCA Update Sept 30
by David Zahrt via OE 04 Oct '14

04 Oct '14

*TUE SEP 30* *Fremont, to Parks & Recreation Center in Bellevue, OH* Last night I slept well on the bed. Once again, I put my sleeping bag out on top of the blanket so I didn’t use their sheets or the pillow. There had been no announcements at last night’s dinner about when we planned to leave. I went out to pack my things in the truck and discovered that it had started raining, a sprinkle not a downpour. I had everything packed up by 6:30am and went to the Retreat kitchen. There were very few looking for breakfast. I got granola and yogurt out of the kitchen truck and ate my breakfast. Ed came along later and made pancakes. I didn’t need any more breakfast. It rained intermittently. I asked JJ if he had a rider. He said “No”. I asked if I could ride with him if it continued to rain. He said, “Yes”. I surveyed the weather and decided that the rain had gone away. I decided to ride my bike. I got route info down on paper from someone. As I was getting ready Shira approached me and indicated we should ride together. We got Jim, one of the hosts, to instruct us on how to get to the Trail that runs from Fremont to Bellevue. Shira and I got on our bikes and rode off. It was chilly and as soon as I started to sweat I was hot and cold. The atmosphere was clear but the clouds completely blocked the sun. Shira decided to ride at my pace. We took both lanes and in 15 miles had only 2 cars to watch out for. We conversed as we rode. I discovered that we have some common interests: she makes apple cider in the fall, and she is a beekeeper. Interesting how we had a chance to share in our ‘side-conversation’. When we’re busy attending to March practics those conversations aren’t appropriate. We got to Bellevue and asked how to find the library. It was on the way to the Parks and Recreation Center where we were to camp. We stopped and used the library’s computers for email, then went to the campsite. I had used Rod’s needle and thread in Elmore to fix one of the tie-downs on my bike backpack. I put the needle back in the spool of thread and when he opened the spool container, he couldn’t find the needle. Since I had time I went to a Dollar Store and bought him a package of needles. Dinner was late. There was an All-Camp meeting. The topic was “What do you want the March to do in the last month and how should it empower us to act when it concludes?” There were many suggestions. Sean was the facilitator and will gestalt the brainstorm for us to begin work on. It will be interesting to see what the follow-up achieves. -- Peace, David

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Fwd: GMCA Update Sept 29
by David Zahrt via OE 03 Oct '14

03 Oct '14

*MON SEP 29* *Elmore to Fremont, OH* Although it was announced that the March would leave at 9am I put the stoves away and folded up the solar panels and hit the trail a little after 8am. The route from Elmore to Fremont was a trail. I think it’s meant to go all the way across Ohio. I believe it’s the Trail we were directed to when we left Montpelier. This portion of the trail is a blacktop surface at least 7 foot wide. It’s nice to ride a trail. The walnuts and oak acorns provided some bumps in the road. Once again it was foggy. I got to Fremont in time to visit the bicycle shop. The side of the rim on the back tire is splitting. The split allows the brakes to work but it makes the brakes go bump, bump, bump. There is no air in the tire so I don’t have to worry about a blow-out. The mechanic suggested that I continue to ride it. Then I found my way to the library. I sent a journal to Lin and a note to Shari, the secretary for the March in the Des Moines office. I’m volunteering to drive the Gear truck from WDC to Des Moines. I’ll have to wait and see what transpires. We’re staying in another Convent—Our Lady of the Pines Retreat Center. They offered some rooms inside the Center. I picked a room and took a shower. Before dinner we had a Toledo engineer, one who was at the Saturday Protest/ Demonstration of BP in Toledo, give us the technical details of fracking. From the details he gave it’s clear that there are some who care nothing about the earth, its population, and the future of all its species. Their only concern is accumulating income. The dinner crew worked on dinner but the major part of it was donated by the Retreat Center. There was nothing planned after dinner. I relaxed in my room then went to bed. -- Peace, David

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Liberal heresy
by via OE 03 Oct '14

03 Oct '14

This seems like a liberal answer with structural fixes. From John Cock's blog: http://www.theguardian.com/sustainable-business/2014/sep/26/8-innovations-e… Seems like anyone who isn't extremely right or left is a threat to both polarized extremes. I was talking to someone in the millennial generation, who said he always thought Hippies were heroes, but he absolutely hated Occupy Wallstreet. Figure that one out. Jann

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Fwd: GMCA Update Sept. 28
by David Zahrt via OE 02 Oct '14

02 Oct '14

*SUN SEP 28* *Toledo to Elmore, OH* I went through the breakfast/lunch routine, packed up and was ready to go. After breakfast I asked Sarah about the route. She had sent it out to the Marcher list the night before. I had my phone connected to the Jetpack that the March has procured to give the March constant connection to the Internet. She sent it again while we were conversing, but it didn’t arrive. Then she texted me and I got it. The email she sent didn’t arrive until I got to Elmore and hooked up to a WiFi in a local restaurant. We were informed that we were to get our trucks out of the parking lot by 8am. People were still bringing their luggage down from 4th floor of the convent. The Gear truck was congested. When we had a workshop on the Qualities we would like to see the March incorporate, I should have contributed “being punctual”, or punctuality! At dawn the atmosphere seemed clear, but by 8am the atmosphere was filled with fog. On the way to Elmore there were times when it covered the sun. It was like a white night. By the time I got to Elmore the fog was gone. We camped in the park that Elmore has established as a memorial to their Railroad Depot. It’s a relic. It even has the telegraph system intact. We set up the kitchen in a tiny amphitheater. Most of the Marchers put up their tents. I found a porch with a nice roof to sleep under. I sat under the ‘kitchen’ amphitheater and did some journaling. The Marchers straggled in. A local Toledo woman volunteered to serve dinner. Some Marchers helped her get the meal ready. After dinner people were doing their own thing. I went to bed. -- Peace, David

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