Keeping the spirit in turbulent times

[avner]

Hi Sebastian

Jericho is a beautifull and unique city and God bless you for your 
initiative.

Israelis are not aloud to Jericho but if there is anything that I can help 
your initiative, from Jerusalem, I`ll be glad to do so

Avner Haramati
Jerusalem

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Sebastian Umlauft" <s.ummi at web.de>
To: <OSLIST at LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU>
Sent: Friday, April 07, 2006 10:02 AM
Subject: Keeping the spirit in turbulent times


> Here is a little story about our upcoming work in Palestine.
> It won’t be easy, but Susanne is really working for her project
> every day with so much energy, no matter what the news are.
> Sebastian
> -------
>
> Keeping the spirit in turbulent times –
> The impact of the political situation on our project in Jericho/Palestine
> “What On Earth Can We Do Together In 7 Days?”
>
>
> For the past few months we have been establishing a growing
> network of support and participation in a project we call
> “What On Earth Can We Do Together In 7 Days”? It had and has
> the goal to co-create future community life in Jericho together
> with locals, experts and laypeople from all over the world.
> Jericho is the blueprint and model city for our work; other
> cities may follow.
>
> Due to the political situation of the past months and weeks
> we have been challenged, almost daily with emotions of hope
> and fear. Up until the incident in Jericho when Israeli soldiers
> invaded the local jail, Jericho had been a quiet small town at
> the edge of the Jordan Valley. Then all of a sudden, due to the
> worldwide press coverage, our participants became aware that the
> project was planned to take place in occupied territories.
> Within one week 15 out of 23 participants cancelled due to
> security reasons.
>
> We planned an Open Space workshop on community development and
> transformation. The goal was and still is to create a blueprint
> for sustainable community life. This year though we are facing
> extraordinary difficulties that will have a strong impact on
> what we can do together in the days we stay in Jericho. Our
> financial budget is facing a loss due to the cancellations of
> the participants, as one Western participant would have funded
> two locals. In addition two important sponsors withdrew their
> support due to the present political situation. One was
> unwilling to risk it’s business connections with Israel;
> the other had to reallocate their sponsorship to more immediate
> emergency aid arising from the present situation in Palestine.
>
> A small group of courageous people still want to travel and
> transform the challenges of the moment. We plan to introduce
> the idea of Open Space to as many people as possible. We will
> promote the project for the year 2007 which will again include
> an Open Space conference called “What On Earth Can We Do Together
> in 7 Days?” It takes place form May 3 – 7 2007.
> We hope you mark these dates in your calendar and join us.
>
> Our planned activities also included a one-day workshop with
> about 60 Arab Israelis and Jews coming for a visit to Jericho.
> Unfortunately Palestine cannot guarantee their security. We had
> to cancel the event. We may spontaneously come together with
> locals and others who are able to make it through the checkpoints
> but as it now stands it would be irresponsible of us to force
> a meeting. We had counted on 150 participants coming to the
> second Together21 Gathering of non-verbal communication.
>
> We have gone through many ups and downs together since we first
> announced the events in Jericho. We know that everything will
> fall in place once we are in Jericho and we hope to get enough
> financial support to hold a few great meetings. We can’t plan more
> – may life take us into the flow.
>
> What else can we do?
> Trust the process of self-organization and believe in the people:
> Whoever comes is the right people
> Whatever happens is the only thing that could have.
>
> We thank you all for your kind thoughts, spirit and support.
> Warmly,
>
> Susanne Triner and Sebastian Umlauft.
> --------------------------------------------------
> Susanne Triner
> Together21 (Together to One)
> From Humanity to Human Unity
> Switzerland
> Phone: +41 31 9525553
> st at together21.org
> www.together21.org
>
>
> Sebastian Umlauft
> Germany
> Phone: +49 351 3140227
> Mobile: +49 170 7520115
> sebastian.umlauft at gmx.de
>
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