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Fwd: GMCA May 12-13
by David Zahrt 14 May '14

14 May '14

*Dear Climate March Friends,* *May 12, Monday *In New Mexico: We had an early breakfast—wake up 5:30 AM, breakfast at 6:00. We packed up and got off of the school grounds by 7:15. I chose to ride my bike the 10 miles to our next campsite. I got to camp at the Balloon Museum, in N. Albuquerque at about 10:30. Some of the Marchers arrived shortly after. The route was north through Albuquerque, so there were many rest stops/cafes on the way to the campsite. In the afternoon we brainstormed a list of climate issues about which we are concerned and are committed to take action. Jeffrey took the info and wrote an article to answer a request from a local newspaper. Monday evening was cloudy, windy, and some rain sprinkles. There was nothing planned for the group. We got info about activities in Santa Fe: May 17, Sat. at 11 AM, a Rally at Rail Yard Park; live music from 6-7 PM, at Ft. Marty Park; 8 PM Projection of Images; and then, 8:30 PM Campfire. *May 13, Tuesday* I have been sleeping on the ground and not bothering to put up my tent each night. It was overcast and showered during the night. I moved to the cab of the Geartruck for a short time. In the morning the temp was in the mid 30’s. I drove the Geartruck to the next campsite which is just N of Bernalillo. Then I went with Dave Finnegan <climatechangeiselementary.org> and 3 other Marchers to Santa Fe to do a presentation at Desert Academy. We attended their Assembly at 2 PM. They turned the Assembly over to us at 2:30. Dave described the March, had the four of us introduce ourselves and tell why we were on the March. It had already been snowing for 15 min. Dave looked out the window and began with the question “How many believe the climate is changing?” Most of the kids raised their hands. Then he gave a 20-minute presentation to introduce Climate Change, and asked for questions from the students. The school administration turned off the mike at 3:00—it could have gone longer! Dave drove us back from Santa Fe to the campground—about 40 mi. Peace, David

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Paris
by Lawrence Edward Philbrook 13 May '14

13 May '14

Dear Colleagues i am in paris and meeting with a group on Saturday about launching or re-launching ICA France. Does anyone know the past legal realities of ICA or Ecumenical Institute in France? With respect, Larry Lawrence Philbrook, Certified ToP Facilitator CPF Director Institute of Cultural Affairs Taiwan www.icatw.com Tel:8862 2871 3150 Skype: icalarry

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Contributions for August edition of Winds & Waves magazine
by Robyn Hutchinson 13 May '14

13 May '14

To read in your browser click here Dear ICA and many other colleagues around the world, We do hope you have enjoyed reading past editions of Wind and Waves. 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. ICA's PLEASE FOWARD THIS INVITATION, or similar, TO ALL YOUR MEMBERS, for their contribution, and that of their networks, as appropriate. 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. August Theme "Back to the Future" presenting and exploring the 50 year old history of the ICA through the Archives project, major landmark events or programs, and its implications for future generations! We are changing the Wind and Waves format slightly: 1. In-depth leading topic article 2. 2 -3 supporting articles on theme 3. Other theme related items 4. Reports, stories, events, works in progress For the August edition featuring the Archives Project, we are looking for items from: * those involved in the archives work, and its implication for the future * personal stories from colleagues around the world who have experienced life change through practical application of these ICA / ToP life processes and methods, and future potential * 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. 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 - August edition Leading Topic: ICA Archives ('Back to the future') Content Deadline: Friday, July 18th, 2014 Publication: August, 2014 The deadline for submission of articles for the August edition is July 18 , 2014. We would like a heads up from you by July 1st or earlier on the following points: By July 1, 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.... Please send the above information to Isabel, Robyn and Peter Ellins, by July 1. Some guideline tips for your attention, include: - avoiding jargon; remembering that this is a public magazine; items can be in Spanish and English - audience is ICA and non-ICA folk - Items can be in English and Spanish. * December 2014, and April, 2015 issue themes will be posted, shortly, in a separate email, for your forward planning) * Further guidelines for this Archives edition will be posted to the Archives team, for their consideration. 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:rjhutchinson@optusnet.com.au

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Death of Ken Smith
by Jayandem2＠aol.com 12 May '14

12 May '14

Dear Colleagues: Judith and I are saddened to report the death of Ken Smith, a guardian of the Movement for over 40 years. We met Ken and Barb Smith in our church in Cleveland in the early 70's. Both of the Smiths have been strong supporters of the work of the Institutes, first in the Cleveland Region and later in the Detroit Region. Ken died on May 8th, following a ten year struggle with Parkinson's disease. Barb and Ken had a great passion for many social issues, and provided leadership in the Detroit Presbyterian church. The Smiths have been strong supporters of our family, also. In 1979 they hosted a fundraising party to raise funds enabling us to pay the costs of our first deployment to Adelaide, Australia, After Meg's accident, they set up what came to be known as "The Meg Fund", enlisting friends and colleagues to assist us in the care of Meg. Since 1987, the fund has provided thousands of dollars to help us afford to keep Meg with us at home. Condolences can be sent to Barbara Smith at _barbaradsmith(a)ameritech.net_ (mailto:barbaradsmith@ameritech.net) , or by mail at: Barbara Smith 28770 Somerset Place, Lathrop Village, MI 48076 We have lost a wonderful human being! Grace, Peace, and Love, Mike and Judith Tippett

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Mailing list issues being worked
by Timothy Wegner 11 May '14

11 May '14

Folks, a few of you have had your ICA/OE list accounts disabled because the system couldn't get the list mail to your email. I have gone through both lists and re-enabled all such accounts. (If you get this, things must be working now.) Seems to have affected mostly comcast and yahoo emails. Some of you have asked if the message you received about your account being disabled was legitimate. Answer: yes it was. But you don't need to do anything. I took care of it. I should add I don't really know the root cause of the problem; I'm hoping it was a temporary glitch. If the mailing lists go uncharacteristically silent, let me know. But I do have a story. Computers are sentient creatures who read minds. If you think angry thoughts about computers and internet systems, they take it personally. So when you read or write list email, close your eyes, breathe deeply, and contemplate the mystery that connects our dispersed community. Get in touch with your profound compassion and direct it at the poor computer/phone/tablet device and the system that serves it. All is well, life is good! Then the mail will go through. But even if it doesn't, you will be calmer! Tim

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Women for Warren, ST Tuesday from Jaime
by wangzhimu2031＠aol.com 11 May '14

11 May '14

Womenfor Warren I do not watch TV very often but I peeked on clips of the White HouseCorrespondents’ 60th anniversary dinner andLOL’d on the joke on Hillary Clinton being an attractive next President sincewe can pay her 30 percent less. Michelle Obama, however, did one thing Hillary did not do while inthe White House, that is, to deliver the Presidential address on behalf of thePresident. Michelle before Mothers’ Daybroke a barrier and spoke on behalf of the Nigerian school girls kidnapped inAfrica. Yingluck Shinawatra, Prime Minister of Thailand was deposed by aConstitutional Court’s ruling for “abuse of power”. The reason on the massive street protest bythe “yellow” group led by former deputy Minister and self-proclaimed GeneralSecretary of the Democratic Reform Party, Suthep Thaugsuban, is Suthep’s chargethat Yingluck is a puppet of her brother, the military-deposed former PrimeMinister Thaksin. Her “red” supporters,of the north and northwest quadrant were subdued during her term, advised notto do anything while the “yellows” mouthed their diatribes, but that haschanged as Yingluck is out of office, and Suthep desperately wants to beappointed PM without benefit of election. The Shinawatra “dynastic” reign began when upstart Thaksin becamePrime Minister in 2001, the only PM to serve a full term without being kickedout for corruption, to return on a popular landslide until summarily deposed bythe military on 2006. Charge? Corruption, of course! Thaksin and Suthep had been at loggerheadsfrom the start. In 2011, Thaksin askedhis younger sister Yingluck to lead the “upstart” party, subsequently becomingPM after she bested Suthep’s Party. I am going to great lengths on this because it is clear from where Isit that Yingluck’s luck ran out when she was reduced to being a femalemouthpiece of her brother. The“corruption” charge on him is par for the course. Suthep, too, not only was accused ofcorruption while in public office, but also of murder for giving direct ordersto shoot at protesting “red” shirts while he was in office. The last threedecades saw corruption judgments from the Constitutional Court againstThailand’s politicos, the latest being on Yingluck, the luckless female in thebunch! Park Geun-hye in Korea, daughter of the assassinated Korean PresidentPark Chung-hee, has been subdued of late grieving over the tragedy of the MVSewol ferrying High School students to the island of Jeju. Though we applauded her ascension to heroffice as a female politician, the patriarchal Korean society makes her actmore to out-guy the guys in public. Sheis refreshingly showing part of her feminine wiles into a guile-filled postureof submission and artfully gaining acceptance. Merkel of Germany, on the other hand, does not hesitate to arm wrestle mano-o-mano Putin on Ukraine! “Women” in Chinese means “we”,a rather collaborative, cooperative, and communal term. An old saying, revived by Mao Zedong, “nu ren nong ding ban bian tian” (womenhold half of the sky), emboldened Chinese female during the revolution. Many female entrepreneurs following Deng XiaoPing’s opening up and reform made bold moves, with a few, particularly infinancial matters, taking their initiatives beyond the pale of the law. But China still prefers its sons, with the current lopsided ratio of54 males to 46 females in the under-30 population. Among my students at the University, snagginga boyfriend, however, remains a top priority, and management personnel in corporateoffices are still dominated by the strutting cock! (Khuy! for Vladimir.) The abduction of 284 girls in northern Nigeria that has the world inan outcry was on the objections of rebels on their education. Malala of Afghanistan survived anassassination, an activist towards female education in “veiled” countries, athorn in al-Qaeda’s stomping out of the female specie from learning to read andwrite, and in a misuse of the name of Allah, would not have them have a mind oftheir own in public! Matriarchy in the Marianas is well entrenched. A co-teacher refused to marry the father ofher three children so that she can parcel out real estate along matriarchallines. But on the whole, the reason wechuckle at the WH Correspondents’ Dinner joke is that almost a century afterthe US gave women the vote, they still have to try harder just to be at parwith their male counterpart in almost every field with a long way to go. Michelle might have cracked the WH glassceiling this Mother’s Day. I watched the Clintons while living in Washington DC during theirterm in office. That was a conjugalpresidency that the US could not accommodate. We are due for a female President. Hillary and Bill might be watching their health to be an option. I see Hillary to be too divisive for a nationneeding desperately to be healed. Elizabeth Warren, an Okie transplanted to the East Coast, fights hard butwith a feminine touch. I hope sheconsiders taking the plunge. “We the People” can translateto Women Renmin in Zhonghua. Will get a t-shirt emblazoned with: Womenfor Warren. j'aime la vie pinoypanda2031(a)aol.com yesterday, appreciate; tomorrow, anticipate; today. participate. In all, celebrate!

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Fwd: Jaime for Monday ST
by wangzhimu2031＠aol.com 11 May '14

11 May '14

The poor will always be with you Le Keqiang, China’sPrime Minister of China in his four-country (Ethiopia, Nigeria, Angola, Kenya) visitof Africa, is reported to be addressing poverty reduction and peopleslivelihood upfront in his pronouncements, as opposed to the EU and US’ rationalfor trade as promoting a country’s economic growth. No judgment here, just noting the differencein story. China’s trade is mostlythrough infrastructure like rails and roads, community health and universal education,plus loans for Medium and SME’s capital investment. In Le Keqiang’s case, also a hefty grant on environmentalprotection projects, which does not translate into a statistical abstraction ofa country’s GDP, but on the qualitative benefit on the population. At the World Economic Forum meeting in Abuja,capital of Nigeria, he added partnering with locals on high-tech businesses,e.g., aeronautics, to stem the fast exodus of African talents to the West. This was particularly relevantin fossil-fuel rich Nigeria, the largest economy in Africa. I was in Nigeria early 1980s, diverted on myflight from London to Kano on the northeast because of a sandstorm. I saw why it a misnomer to consider theeconomy as one. Nigeria of late not onlyhas not seen any economic growth in its primary export industry crude; it alsohas one of the highest unemployment rates in the continent. A powder keg, as 60 percent of its populationis classified as “youth”. The local folks in Nigeria’searly 80s were like those of Nauru of the same period who drove themselves intoobesity riding fancy cars and powerful motorcycles around the small phosphate-richisland. The government also invested itsresources in real estate in Brisbane, Honolulu, Manila, Los Angeles, Guam, and,yes, Saipan. We still call the rotatingrestaurant building in Susupe as the “Nauru building”, though Nauru disposed ofit long time ago. “Trade not aid” was achant we had in the 80s as the United States hammered “aid” in the form ofmilitary assistance to dictatorships we supported around the world. I saw how that pan out in Chile and Nigeria,heavily emphasized in Ferdinand Marcos’ martial law in the Philippines while Iwas orienting Peace Corps Volunteers. In economic algebra,the “poor” is not a part of the Wall Street equation. In fact, Christian folks who claim theauthority of Scriptures as their guide, if asked to quote a section on the poor(true of the Christians in Saipan as well), generally repeat the Gospel ofMatthew’s line: The poor you will alwayshave with you, but you will not always have me.” This results in the widespread idolatryon Jesus; the Messenger becomes the object of adoration rather than the message,which gets lost! Luke rectifies therecord with: “But when you give abanquet, invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, the blind, and you will beblessed. Although they cannot repay you,you will be repaid at the resurrection of the righteous.” This last verse is rarely quoted. In politics, we hear decriedthose who are in “entitlement” programs of government like many in the CNMI. These are allegedly the poor whointentionally stay that way so they can continue receiving government benefits,an argument often used to further the cause of sending former CWs and authorizedMicronesian off-island residents back to their home of origin because they area burden to tax-paying wage earners. USAID developmentconsultant David Korten (in Manila when I was there) wrote a book on “phantomwealth” not too long ago. He documents themeasure of wealth in terms of financial assets by an accountants’ assessedvalue rather than the actual production of real assets. His insight is reflected on the gain of 50percent of the action in one of NYC’s exchanges, made from smart investors’ purchasesin the stock exchange floor a split second before an offering is available inthe open market through advanced technology. The phantom wealth created is added to the accounted value of thenation’s economy, then charged in real terms on the back of actual laborelsewhere that depends on the US financial system. Broad strokes, the USeconomy involves 3 percent of its population on agriculture, 7 percent onmanufacturing, and 90 percent on services. In all, the gap between the “haves” (top 1 percent of population ownsthe equivalent of the lower 60 percent) and the “have-nots” has become soembarrassing that calling our system democratic is a public relations actrather than actual definition. Thedivide in the 80s was 15/85; now it is 01/99! In the US real estatemarket, the sale of homes for the wealthy is active, while the middle class marketis stagnant. Look it up. BTW, that is also true in China but that ishardly a consolation. “The poor will alwaysbe with you” is a systemic reality more than a category in the tolerated marginalizedmembers of an economic system. Sadly, ithas become an unquestionable part of our state of affairs, decried first beforeit is understood. Then there is “blessedare the poor in spirit”; these intentionally mendicant poor will always be withyou! j'aime la vie yesterday, appreciate; tomorrow, anticipate; today. participate. In all, celebrate!

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Ma's Day
by wangzhimu2031＠aol.com 10 May '14

10 May '14

This was on the Friday edition of the Saipan Tribune: Ma’s Day Just when I finallywelcomed the awe in soaring to the heights of transcendence, the fearlessdescent into the profound depth of my bottomless abyss, and the embrace of thesocial breath of the soul, the dexterity of my fingers decide to quit, makingit a difficult to open and close an ordinary zip lock bag! Welcome to the world of aging, a level ofconsciousness quite a bit lower than spirit angels. I am a more than ascore away from mother’s age of 94, consigned to a ward for the elderly at aKuakini in Honolulu, being cared for a skeletal medical dysfunction made fragileafter a loss of balance that brought her to ER. She is no longer ambulatory but the graciousness of the smile on herface, a feature I was told was now partly mine, and the clarity of a mind thatstill can handle printed words, can only be the source of wonder, albeit, witha bit of resentment that life gives us so much wealth of sensual awareness andskill at the start with semblances of smarts, and reverses the volume of eachat the end. Mother now inquires ifanyone saw her husband who had not visited her in a week and might havewandered off again into the night. Heoccupies his share of their Mililani Memorial plot, has been since 2007. We always hear of howhuman existence is wasted on the young, unappreciative of all its wonders, andrecklessly exposing it to careless adventures that often nip the bud of livingat a tender age. On the other hand, thewisdom of experience and age accumulates in heaps that unless one organizeslayers of memory, we often accuse the elderly of losing their mind. It now shows that loss of brainpower is notthe case, but speed in accessing the internal database, by current research,slows down as the search engine is distracted by many other pieces of data. The fading dexterityof my fingers is equaled by the difficulty of rising back up on the sole powerof haunches without assistance of crutches when getting down seem to come withease. But it is in the chastity of themind about knowing, doing, and being one thing that remains to be a constantchallenge. Diversity of options isdistracting. How many of us “retirees”understand how busy we seem to be all day, and after sun down, if honest, donot remember if we accomplished anything at all, save possibly played Russianroulette with our house keys that seem to have a knack at showing up in many differentplaces? Mother today will mostlikely be haunted again on the anger that developed on the first six years ofher life. She did not know her father, ayoung man from a poor farmer family who had the misfortune of siring her withthe daughter of an uppity family that withheld blessings of matrimony. Doomed in serfdom, her father hightailed itto the United States without knowledge that another child was on deposit. The forsaken lass took to her bed in despairand died while giving birth, my mother attending at a young age to a colic brotherwho added a digit to the statistics on infant mortality before he was two. My mother, a girl in apatriarchal ambience, was ignored or taken for granted while an older brothergot all the schooling. He became amember of the Philippine Scouts who proved himself worthy alongside MacArthur’sgrunts in the Bataan March. Mom’s perseverance gother to join an aunt in Manila with intent to enter Union College near thePhilippine Women’s University. GeneralTojo of Japan was at the time dreaming of Asian Co-Prosperity Sphere. My devout Catholic mother noticed and respondedto a poor Protestant theology student next door, 7 years her senior, who fellfor her charms, rather than entertain the Imperial officers’ leers in heraunt’s Jaladoni household in Ermita, Manila. Mother’ maternalgrandmother raised her until she died; by the time she was twelve, she was anorphan shunted from one relative to another. As was customary, the head male in the family held real estate titles. Her grandmother handed her land titles in hergrandfather’s name. A trusting heart juvenile,she handed them for safekeeping with one of her Uncles who named his son thesame as Mom’s grandpa. No need to spellout the details of what followed later when she tried to redeem the titles. Though she married aforgiving parson, my mother retained a black blot in her heart for kin so muchso that my siblings and I became familiar with our paternal lineage woofs,warts and woes, but on our Ravelo side, mother wanted us to know only what shethought was the good side. Mother’s Day is now aday for roses and chocolate as matriarchs head the tables in restaurants. I am partial to mother because when my fatherleft to pursue graduate school while I was barely ten, mother’s touch ratherthan papa’s words formed my persona’s mold. Mama at KuakiniHospital in Alohaland is the lei’d wahine of my heart this weekend, albeit,from quite a distance. Let everyone whocan, give their mother a hug, and the day off Sunday from the kitchen and themop. I will light a votive candle formine.

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Re: [Oe List ...] OE Digest, Vol 26, Issue 6
by wangzhimu2031＠aol.com 09 May '14

09 May '14

A candle for Mary Ann and the Wainwrights. We pause . . . -----Original Message----- From: oe-request <oe-request(a)lists.wedgeblade.net> To: oe <oe(a)lists.wedgeblade.net> Sent: Thu, May 8, 2014 1:46 am Subject: OE Digest, Vol 26, Issue 6 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. Salmon: On Mary Ann Wainwright (William Salmon) 2. Re: Salmon: On Mary Ann Wainwright (Ellie Stock) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Wed, 7 May 2014 05:44:45 -0500 From: "William Salmon" <wsalmon(a)cox.net> To: <OE(a)lists.wedgeblade.net> Subject: [Oe List ...] Salmon: On Mary Ann Wainwright Message-ID: <9F4D4011D7804D08B1692E63C0D28209@hp> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Jana-- Thank you for this special effort on behalf of a special lady. "MAW!" That's wonderful. Mother and I are lighting inner candles on her behalf and send her all of our spiritual energy. What a blessing you are for such caring. Love you, Dad ----- Original Message ----- From: Jana Lamb To: Dad ; Mom Sent: Tuesday, May 06, 2014 4:05 PM Subject: Lamb: news I heard On facebook I read: Mary Ann Wainwright (AKA: MAW) has been diagnosed with colon cancer. She is going into surgery tomorrow to remove a significant part of her colon. She was a shining light in the lives of youth in the Order back in the day. I ask all of you to send that shining light back in the here and now. Jana No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 2014.0.4577 / Virus Database: 3931/7451 - Release Date: 05/06/14

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Salmon: On Mary Ann Wainwright
by William Salmon 07 May '14

07 May '14

Jana-- Thank you for this special effort on behalf of a special lady. "MAW!" That's wonderful. Mother and I are lighting inner candles on her behalf and send her all of our spiritual energy. What a blessing you are for such caring. Love you, Dad ----- Original Message ----- From: Jana Lamb To: Dad ; Mom Sent: Tuesday, May 06, 2014 4:05 PM Subject: Lamb: news I heard On facebook I read: Mary Ann Wainwright (AKA: MAW) has been diagnosed with colon cancer. She is going into surgery tomorrow to remove a significant part of her colon. She was a shining light in the lives of youth in the Order back in the day. I ask all of you to send that shining light back in the here and now. Jana No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 2014.0.4577 / Virus Database: 3931/7451 - Release Date: 05/06/14

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