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<FONT COLOR="#000080">> i'm typing this message in petion-ville haiti. we are three days before the<BR>
> presidential election and things are fragile. yesterday, homemade bombs<BR>
> were exploded in three different areas of port au prince and petion-ville<BR>
> killing several and injuring dozens. today, a grenade was discovered which<BR>
> didn't explode, on the road between the cyber cafe where i am now and my<BR>
> home. people are scared. its hard to predict what the next days will hold,<BR>
> especially sunday, the election day.<BR>
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> ... we who are practitioners of open space often talk about the difficulties<BR>
> of convincing leaders to let go of control in their organizations. when it<BR>
> comes to letting go, and pushing people to do so, the stakes can be very<BR>
> very high.<BR>
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> two weeks ago i opened the space for a group of rotarians and educators on<BR>
> the subject of promoting literacy in haiti. we were about 50. the man who<BR>
> gave the opening welcome for the meeting, the president of the petion-ville<BR>
> rotary club and a very successful business man, is pushing for change. he's<BR>
> pushing for others among his colleagues in the elite sector to commit<BR>
> themselves to transforming haiti and to invest in social structures and<BR>
> programs for the poor masses.<BR>
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> he is soft-spoken man but has a clear message. and he has earned the right<BR>
> to be listened to. his two younger brothers were both assisinated in 1992.<BR>
> like him, they were pushing the elite sector to "open the space." they also<BR>
> were wealthy businessmen.<BR>
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> stakes can be high when we're pushing to open space.<BR>
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> john<BR>
> petion-ville<BR>
> haiti<BR>
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</FONT>Dear John<BR>
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I wish you a lot ofcourage. When I read your message I feel like living in paradise ...<BR>
here in Belgium.<BR>
Please give me the name of the president of the petion-ville rotary club. I want to forward<BR>
your message to people of the Belgian Rotary Club together with a few words that can explain your efforts. Maybe ... I can find some support.<BR>
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I have a picture of you in my mind ... that picture is clear and with every<BR>
message of you it grows more colorful and powerful. Thank you.<BR>
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Francis<BR>
The Little Fox<BR>
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