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The completed lives of Jim Bishop & Bruce Donnelly
by Dharmalingam Vinasithamby 17 Jan '24

17 Jan '24

Thank you, Jonathan and Eliabeth, for sharing the news ofthe passing of Jim and Bruce. Their obituaries reminded me of my encounterswith them and through them with our global band of colleagues. I wish my memorywas sharp enough to recall some remarkable details to share with all of us. Theirpassing completes strands of my own journey and like James, I am grateful forhaving been in their company.

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Fw: Ferguson Eco Team: January 2024 Environmental Film, "The Doctrine of Discovery, " Flyer
by Ellie Stock 10 Jan '24

10 Jan '24

New Year's Greetings! The first film in the 2024 Environmental Film Series hosted by The Ferguson Eco Team will be "The Doctrine of Discovery, Unmasking the Domination Code." This film, based on Steven Newcomb’s book PAGANS IN THE PROMISED LAND, explores the religious, political and legal systems that have, since the time of Christopher Columbus, been the foundation and precedent for dominating the peoples, lands and resources of original nations and other citizens in the United States and on other continents. The environmental impact and degradation from the ensuing political oppression, economic exploitation and religious legitimation of the Doctrine of Discovery continues to this day.Conversation to follow the film. TO REGISTER FOR ZOOM LINK: https://bit.ly/FETJan2024 or use QR code below. Attached is a flyer for the film. For more information: (314) 521-8418 or carletonstock(a)aol.com HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL! Ellie Stockelliestock(a)aol.com

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Harry Wainwright obit
by W. J. 02 Jan '24

02 Jan '24

Friends, I just heard from Lingo that Harry Wainwright died on December 10, 2023.Here's his obit.More info to follow.Marshall JonesBTW, Lingo's still alive & reasonably well (for 87) in Atlanta.https://www.grocefuneralhome.com/obits/harry-wainwright/

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66 Good News Stories You Didn't Hear About in 2023
by Karen Snyder 02 Jan '24

02 Jan '24

It is good to be overwhelmed by the positive to start the year off, isn’t it!?! Karen > Begin forwarded message: > > From: DailyGood <dg-news(a)m.servicespace.org> > Subject: 66 Good News Stories You Didn't Hear About in 2023 > Date: January 1, 2024 at 7:02:47 AM CST > To: karen.snyder10(a)gmail.com > Reply-To: DailyGood <dg-news(a)t.servicespace.org> > > You're receiving this email because you are a DailyGood subscriber. > Trouble Viewing? On a mobile? Just click here <https://click.pstmrk.it/3/www.dailygood.org%2Fview.php%3Fop%3Dnletter%26qid…>. Not interested anymore? Unsubscribe <https://click.pstmrk.it/3/www.servicespace.org%2Fjoin%2Funsubscribe.php%3Fs…>. > <https://click.pstmrk.it/3/www.dailygood.org/0W2I/D16yAQ/AQ/8df44668-84c8-42…> <https://click.pstmrk.it/3/www.dailygood.org/0W2I/D16yAQ/AQ/8df44668-84c8-42…> > January 1, 2024 > a project of ServiceSpace <https://click.pstmrk.it/3/www.servicespace.org/0W2I/D16yAQ/AQ/8df44668-84c8…> > > Bad things do happen in the world, like war, natural disasters, disease. But out of those situations always arise stories of ordinary people doing extraordinary things. > > - Daryn Kagan - > 66 Good News Stories You Didn't Hear About in 2023 > Did you know a record number of countries eliminated diseases, from hepatitis C to malaria, this year? Or that a "staggering uptake" of wind and solar energy is making an enormous difference? The International Energy Agency (IEA) announced in October 2023 that global fossil fuel use may peak this year, two years earlier than predicted just 12 months ago. Trees are faring better, too, with 2023 deforestation rates across nine Amazonian countries at 55.8% lower than last year. In education, UNICEF reports 50 million more girls are in school today than in 2015. And around the world, access to electricity increased this year. While sensational stories in the news often informs us of all that's going wrong in the world, Future Crunch reviewed 400 favorite stories of progress to offer up their top 66 list of things that have gone right in 2023. { read more } <https://click.pstmrk.it/3/www.dailygood.org%2Fmore.php%3Fn%3D10059/0W2I/D16…> > Be The Change > Share a story of something going right in the world. > > COMMENT <https://click.pstmrk.it/3/www.dailygood.org%2Fview.php%3Fqid%3D10059/0W2I/D…> | RATE <https://click.pstmrk.it/3/www.dailygood.org%2Fview.php%3Fqid%3D10059/0W2I/D…> <https://click.pstmrk.it/3/www.dailygood.org%2Findex.php%3Fpg%3Demail%26qid%…> <https://click.pstmrk.it/3/twitter.com%2Fshare%3Ftext%3DRT%2B%2540daily_good…> <https://click.pstmrk.it/3/www.facebook.com%2Fsharer.php%3Fu%3Dhttp%3A%2F%2F…> > > DailyGood <https://click.pstmrk.it/3/www.dailygood.org/0W2I/D16yAQ/AQ/8df44668-84c8-42…> is a volunteer-run initiative that delivers "good news" to 154,162 subscribers. There are many ways to help <https://click.pstmrk.it/3/www.dailygood.org%2Fshare.php/0W2I/D16yAQ/AQ/8df4…>. To unsubscribe, click here <https://click.pstmrk.it/3/servicespace.org%2Fjoin%2Funsubscribe.php%3Fstep%…>. > > > Other ServiceSpace projects include: > KindSpring <https://click.pstmrk.it/3/www.kindspring.org/0W2I/D16yAQ/AQ/8df44668-84c8-4…> // KarmaTube <https://click.pstmrk.it/3/www.karmatube.org/0W2I/D16yAQ/AQ/8df44668-84c8-42…> // Conversations <https://click.pstmrk.it/3/www.conversations.org/0W2I/D16yAQ/AQ/8df44668-84c…> // Awakin <https://click.pstmrk.it/3/www.awakin.org/0W2I/D16yAQ/AQ/8df44668-84c8-426a-…> // More <https://click.pstmrk.it/3/www.servicespace.org%2Fabout/0W2I/D16yAQ/AQ/8df44…>

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Robertson's and Cynthia's updates
by Ellie Stock 02 Jan '24

02 Jan '24

Thanks, Robertson and Cynthia, for your 2023 updates. Great spirit, passion, practical and personal responses, and engagement in your local communities and beyond. Inspiring! Ellie elliestock(a)aol.com

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Re: [Oe List ...] Santa poem, Gene Marshall?
by James Wiegel 30 Dec '23

30 Dec '23

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2023 actions, outputs, and colleagues
by Robertson Work 30 Dec '23

30 Dec '23

Dear OE/EI/ICA colleague, As we celebrate the holidays and prepare for the new year, you might enjoy reading, viewing, or listening to some of my and colleagues' actions and outputs of 2023. Colleagues involved include Tatwa Timsina, Isshu Suba, Jan Sanders, Blase Sands, Svitlana Salamatova, Tina Spencer, Ken Hamje, Joy Jinks, Jawad Haddadin, and Larry Ward. https://robertsonwork.substack.com/p/2023-actions-and-intentions-of-the [https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_1200,h_600,c_fill,f_jpg,q_auto:good,f…]<https://robertsonwork.substack.com/p/2023-actions-and-intentions-of-the> 2023 Actions & Intentions of the Compassionate Civilization Collaborative (C3)<https://robertsonwork.substack.com/p/2023-actions-and-intentions-of-the> A Year of Mindfulness, Understanding, and Care robertsonwork.substack.com Blessings to you and yours, Rob Robertson Work Books and bio<https://www.amazon.com/Robertson-Work/e/B075612GBF> Blogsite<https://compassionatecivilization.blogspot.com/> Substack<https://robertsonwork.substack.com/> Videos and articles<https://www.globalcompassioncoalition.org/author/robertson-work/> Website<https://www.robertsonwork.com/>

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FW: Santa poem, Gene Marshall?
by James Wiegel 25 Dec '23

25 Dec '23

Add this one to the poetry collection ON THE MYSTERY OF THE INCARNATION" BY DENISE LEVERTOV It’s when we face for a moment the worst our kind can do, and shudder to know the taint in our own selves, that awe cracks the mind’s shell and enters the heart: not to a flower, not to a dolphin, to no innocent form but to this creature vainly sure it and no other is god-like, God (out of compassion for our ugly failure to evolve) entrusts, as guest, as brother, the Word. Denise Levertov December 21, 2021 Jim Wiegel “…the long work of turning their lives into a celebration is not easy. Come and let us talk“. The Sunflowers. Mary Oliver > On Dec 24, 2023, at 11:45 AM, jstanfieldica <jstanfieldica(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > Thank you John. A very powerful Christmas poem. > > Merry Christmas. > > Jeanette Stanfield > > > > Sent from my Bell Samsung device over Canada's largest network. > > > -------- Original message -------- > From: Lynda C via OE <oe(a)lists.wedgeblade.net> > Date: 2023-12-24 12:19 p.m. (GMT-05:00) > To: "OE List (OE(a)lists.wedgeblade.net)" <OE(a)lists.wedgeblade.net>, "Jim and Judy Wiegel (jfwiegel(a)yahoo.com)" <jfwiegel(a)yahoo.com>, Gene Marshall <gwesleymarshall(a)gmail.com> > Cc: Lynda C <lynda860(a)outlook.com>, "John II Cock (jpcock2(a)gmail.com)" <jpcock2(a)gmail.com> > Subject: [Oe List ...] FW: Santa poem, Gene Marshall? > > > > > > From: John Cock <jpc2025(a)triad.rr.com> > Date: Saturday, December 4, 2004 at 12:12 PM > To: llc860(a)triad.rr.com <llc860(a)triad.rr.com> > Subject: FW: Santa poem, Gene Marshall? > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Lynda Cock [mailto:llc860@triad.rr.com] > Sent: Wednesday, December 06, 2000 11:38 AM > To: Cock, John I > Subject: FW: Santa poem, Gene Marshall? > Importance: High > > SANTA CLAUS IS COMING TO TOWN > > YOU BETTER WATCH OUT > YOU BETTER NOT CRY > YOU BETTER NOT POUT > I'M TELLING YOU WHY > SANTA CLAUS IS COMING TO TOWN > > HE'S MAKING A LIST > AND CHECKING IT TWICE > HE'S GOING TO FIND OUT > WHO'S NAUGHTY OR NICE > SANTA CLAUS IS COMING TO TOWN > > > IT IS SAID OF OLD, THAT THE BAD BOYS AND GIRLS GOT NO GIFTS FOR CHRISTMAS-- > ONLY A SWITCH TO LASH THEM WITH. BUT SO FAR AS ANYONE KNOWS, NO SWITCHES > HAVE EVER BEEN LEFT AT CHRISTMAS. SANTA CLAUS TAKES GOOD GIFTS TO EVERY > HOUSE, TO EVERY PERSON IN THE WHOLE WORLD. > > THIS IS NOT AN EXAGGERATION. THIS IS THE WAY THE STORY READS. EVERY > PERSON, EVERY HOUSE. IF A CHILD RECEIVES NO GIFT FROM SANTA CLAUS, THAT IS > A DEVASTATING BLOW. NO MATTER HOW MANY GIFTS ARE RECEIVED FROM MOM, DAD, > BROTHER, SISTER, THOSE GIFTS CANNOT REPLACE THE GIFT NOT RECEIVED FROM THE > ONE WHO TAKES GIFTS TO ALL. YOU SEE IN THIS STORY, ALL GIRLS ARE GOOD > GIRLS--FOR ALL RECEIVE GIFTS. AND ALL BOYS ARE GOOD BOYS--FOR ALL RECEIVE > GIFTS. > > NOW I ASK YOU: IS THIS A TRUE STORY? HAVE YOU EVER MET THAT WHICH GIVES > GOOD GIFTS TO ALL? INTO EVERY HOUSE? BY ANY CRITERIA YOU AND I HAVE > CREATED, WE ALL DESERVE SWITCHES. YET, IN SPITE OF HOW WE SEE OURSELVES, > THERE IS THAT EXPERIENCE IN OUR LIVES OF THE ONE WHO BRINGS GOOD GIFTS TO > ALL. > > ST. NICK, SANTA CLAUS, OR WHATEVER OTHER NAME IS USED, THEY ALL DEPEND UPON > OUR COMMON LIFE EXPERIENCES OF THE ONE WHO BRINGS GOOD GIFTS TO ALL, TO > EVERY HOUSE. THE STORY DOES NOT SAY HOW THIS IS DONE OR WHY. IT SIMPLY > SAYS THAT IT IS DONE. > > "YOU BETTER WATCH OUT. . . I'M TELLING YOU WHY! SANTA CLAUS IS COMING TO > TOWN.!"

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FW: Santa poem, Gene Marshall?
by Lynda C 24 Dec '23

24 Dec '23

From: John Cock <jpc2025(a)triad.rr.com> Date: Saturday, December 4, 2004 at 12:12 PM To: llc860(a)triad.rr.com <llc860(a)triad.rr.com> Subject: FW: Santa poem, Gene Marshall? -----Original Message----- From: Lynda Cock [mailto:llc860@triad.rr.com] Sent: Wednesday, December 06, 2000 11:38 AM To: Cock, John I Subject: FW: Santa poem, Gene Marshall? Importance: High SANTA CLAUS IS COMING TO TOWN YOU BETTER WATCH OUT YOU BETTER NOT CRY YOU BETTER NOT POUT I'M TELLING YOU WHY SANTA CLAUS IS COMING TO TOWN HE'S MAKING A LIST AND CHECKING IT TWICE HE'S GOING TO FIND OUT WHO'S NAUGHTY OR NICE SANTA CLAUS IS COMING TO TOWN IT IS SAID OF OLD, THAT THE BAD BOYS AND GIRLS GOT NO GIFTS FOR CHRISTMAS-- ONLY A SWITCH TO LASH THEM WITH. BUT SO FAR AS ANYONE KNOWS, NO SWITCHES HAVE EVER BEEN LEFT AT CHRISTMAS. SANTA CLAUS TAKES GOOD GIFTS TO EVERY HOUSE, TO EVERY PERSON IN THE WHOLE WORLD. THIS IS NOT AN EXAGGERATION. THIS IS THE WAY THE STORY READS. EVERY PERSON, EVERY HOUSE. IF A CHILD RECEIVES NO GIFT FROM SANTA CLAUS, THAT IS A DEVASTATING BLOW. NO MATTER HOW MANY GIFTS ARE RECEIVED FROM MOM, DAD, BROTHER, SISTER, THOSE GIFTS CANNOT REPLACE THE GIFT NOT RECEIVED FROM THE ONE WHO TAKES GIFTS TO ALL. YOU SEE IN THIS STORY, ALL GIRLS ARE GOOD GIRLS--FOR ALL RECEIVE GIFTS. AND ALL BOYS ARE GOOD BOYS--FOR ALL RECEIVE GIFTS. NOW I ASK YOU: IS THIS A TRUE STORY? HAVE YOU EVER MET THAT WHICH GIVES GOOD GIFTS TO ALL? INTO EVERY HOUSE? BY ANY CRITERIA YOU AND I HAVE CREATED, WE ALL DESERVE SWITCHES. YET, IN SPITE OF HOW WE SEE OURSELVES, THERE IS THAT EXPERIENCE IN OUR LIVES OF THE ONE WHO BRINGS GOOD GIFTS TO ALL. ST. NICK, SANTA CLAUS, OR WHATEVER OTHER NAME IS USED, THEY ALL DEPEND UPON OUR COMMON LIFE EXPERIENCES OF THE ONE WHO BRINGS GOOD GIFTS TO ALL, TO EVERY HOUSE. THE STORY DOES NOT SAY HOW THIS IS DONE OR WHY. IT SIMPLY SAYS THAT IT IS DONE. "YOU BETTER WATCH OUT. . . I'M TELLING YOU WHY! SANTA CLAUS IS COMING TO TOWN.!"

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A New Climate Vision
by Karen Snyder 24 Dec '23

24 Dec '23

If you’re feeling overwhelmed by our increasingly warming planet, you’re not alone. But there is good news: climate solutions are on the rise… and they’re really working. TED takes an hour to highlight manyTED talks that have shown how progress is being made. Although it appears that negative impacts are accelerating, it is harder to see how much positive impacts are simultaneously happening. After you watch the video, it would be interesting to hear your feedback. https://www.ted.com/talks/ted_countdown_ted_explores_a_new_climate_vision?u… TED Explores: A New Climate Vision ted.com

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