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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS"'>Hello, dear colleagues –<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS"'>I just wanted to share with you how the
Practice of Peace event went last week.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS"'>I hold learning workshops for mutual
learning regarding the method of Open Space Technology. <span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>I have been experimenting with whether or
not to hold additional workshops for those wishing to go deeper into their
learning about Open Space (those experienced with the method) –or<span
class=GramE>-<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>instead</span>,
holding a themed event where both new-to-the-method and experienced-with-the-method
people can join in a full Open Space for deeper work ( on the method or on the
issues relating to the theme or on both).<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>
</span>As I had booked a site in September earlier this year, I felt it would
be useful to hold a themed event on The Practice of Peace – whatever that
meant to them (in the world, peace within, peace with the land…) as I
felt that, especially as I am in America, people would have some floating
feelings after marking the anniversary of the New York bombings, what is now
known here as “9/11”.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS"'>- - - <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS"'>Fifteen people came to the OS, including the
ten members of the Los Angeles County Human Relations Commission.<span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS"'>These are the people who work very hard in
the communities of </span></font><st1:City><st1:place><font size=2
face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS"'>Los
Angeles</span></font></st1:place></st1:City><font size=2 face="Trebuchet MS"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS"'> to solve and ease conflict
in a high-conflict community. <span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>You
may well remember seeing television footage of the </span></font><st1:City><st1:place><font
size=2 face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS"'>Los
Angeles</span></font></st1:place></st1:City><font size=2 face="Trebuchet MS"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS"'> riots a few years
ago.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>Through these peoples’
dedication and hard work you have not heard about anything else like that, and
you can believe there have been plenty of close-to-that-point situations in
that rich and diverse community.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS"'>The </span></font><st1:City><st1:place><font
size=2 face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS"'>Los
Angeles</span></font></st1:place></st1:City><font size=2 face="Trebuchet MS"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS"'> folks came up to </span></font><st1:City><st1:place><font
size=2 face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS"'>San
Francisco</span></font></st1:place></st1:City><font size=2 face="Trebuchet MS"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS"'> to get some feedback and
new insight on their work in community.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>
</span>Also participating were an organizational development consultant, a body
worker, a conflict management consultant (hi, those of you on the OSLIST!), a transition
coach and some other rich individuals. <span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS"'>Because not everyone was able to be there
all 2.5 days, I opened the space each day and had closing circle each day.<span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>Nobody came to just the last half-day,
by the way.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS"'>- - -<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS"'>Day 1 theme: P E A C E <span class=GramE>--<span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>Practicing</span> – Actualizing –
Sustaining – Nourishing<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS"'>Day 2 theme: Contributing to a Peaceful
Workplace / Life / Community: <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS"'><span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>
</span>What Are My Opportunities?<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>
</span>What Are My Issues?<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS"'>Day 3 theme: Before we all go our separate
ways, what do you really need to know from us / our gathered wisdom?<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS"'>Day 3 was more of a non-convergence
convergence.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>Now that you have
participated in this, what do you want to post as a topic for some work or
specifics you <span class=GramE>might need</span> some help on?<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS"'>- - -<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS"'>Here are some of the topics that came out of
this event, including the Day 3 topics (a few more are floating in to me today
electronically – I will email the book of proceedings to all participants
this week):<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS"'>- - -<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:-.25in;tab-stops:.25in .5in'><font
size=2 face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS"'>1</span></font><font
size=2><span style='font-size:10.0pt'> <span style='mso-tab-count:1'> </span></span></font><font
size=2 face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS"'>How do we create community groups for peace
and inter group relations who are going to have sustained support from
institutions?<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:-.25in;tab-stops:.25in .5in'><font
size=2 face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.25in;text-indent:-.25in;tab-stops:.25in .5in'><font
size=2 face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS"'>What are effective strategies for getting
buy-in from institutions? <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:-.25in;tab-stops:.25in .5in'><font
size=2 face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:-.25in;tab-stops:.25in .5in'><font
size=2 face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS"'>2
<span style='mso-tab-count:1'> </span>How do you bring law
enforcement into peace work (in LA County)?<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:-.25in;tab-stops:.25in .5in'><font
size=2 face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:-.25in;tab-stops:.25in .5in'><font
size=2 face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS"'>3
<span style='mso-tab-count:1'> </span>Is there ever balance?<span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span><span class=GramE>Incorporating
spirituality.</span><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:-.25in;tab-stops:.25in .5in'><font
size=2 face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:-.25in;tab-stops:.25in .5in'><font
size=2 face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS"'>4
<span style='mso-tab-count:1'> </span>How do you move beyond
expected roles and responsibilities to reach consensus?<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:-.25in;tab-stops:.25in .5in'><font
size=2 face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:-.25in;tab-stops:.25in .5in'><font
size=2 face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS"'>5
<span style='mso-tab-count:1'> </span>What <span class=GramE>is</span>
the embodiment / practice of peace in our lives?<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.25in;text-indent:-.25in;tab-stops:.25in .5in'><font
size=2 face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.25in;text-indent:-.25in;tab-stops:.25in .5in'><font
size=2 face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS"'>Loving
the Enemy<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.25in;text-indent:-.25in;tab-stops:.25in .5in'><font
size=2 face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.25in;text-indent:-.25in;tab-stops:.25in .5in'><font
size=2 face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS"'>Working
for Peace & Staying Detached from Anger<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.25in;text-indent:-.25in;tab-stops:.25in .5in'><font
size=2 face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.25in;text-indent:-.25in;tab-stops:.25in .5in'><font
size=2 face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS"'>Why
Are Humans So Addicted to War & So Frightened of Peace<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.25in;text-indent:-.25in;tab-stops:.25in .5in'><font
size=2 face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.25in;text-indent:-.25in;tab-stops:.25in .5in'><font
size=2 face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS"'>How
do I practice peace with those with whom I disagree or dislike<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.25in;text-indent:-.25in;tab-stops:.25in .5in'><font
size=2 face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.25in;text-indent:-.25in;tab-stops:.25in .5in'><font
size=2 face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS"'>Why
do we fear our enemies? <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.25in;text-indent:-.25in;tab-stops:.25in .5in'><font
size=2 face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.25in;text-indent:-.25in;tab-stops:.25in .5in'><font
size=2 face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS"'>How
to deal with disruptive energy while creating/sustaining/maintaining harmony<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.25in;text-indent:-.25in;tab-stops:.25in .5in'><font
size=2 face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:-.25in;tab-stops:.25in .5in'><font
size=2 face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS"'>8
<span style='mso-tab-count:1'> </span>Listen to me Hear Me Roar <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:0in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;
tab-stops:list 0in left .25in .5in'><![if !supportLists]><font size=2
face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS";
mso-fareast-font-family:"Trebuchet MS";mso-bidi-font-family:"Trebuchet MS"'><span
style='mso-list:Ignore'>9<font size=1 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.25in;text-indent:-.25in;tab-stops:.25in .5in'><font
size=2 face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS"'>What
do children think about our “adult” ways?<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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size=2 face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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size=2 face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS"'>Why
Is Conflict Bad? <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.25in;text-indent:-.25in;tab-stops:.25in .5in'><font
size=2 face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.25in;text-indent:-.25in;tab-stops:.25in .5in'><font
size=2 face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS"'>How
Can We Use Conflict Creatively?<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.25in;text-indent:-.25in;tab-stops:.25in .5in'><font
size=2 face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.25in;text-indent:-.25in;tab-stops:.25in .5in'><font
size=2 face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS"'>Working
for Peace in the Belly of the Beast<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.25in;text-indent:-.25in;tab-stops:.25in .5in'><font
size=2 face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.25in;text-indent:-.25in;tab-stops:.25in .5in'><font
size=2 face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS"'>How
Do We Influence the Power Brokers Who Seem Determined To Go to War Regardless
of <span class=GramE>Cost</span><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.25in;text-indent:-.25in;tab-stops:.25in .5in'><font
size=2 face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.25in;text-indent:-.25in;tab-stops:.25in .5in'><font
size=2 face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS"'>What
Specific Actions Can Be Taken (or are being taken) Now Individually<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.25in;text-indent:-.25in;tab-stops:.25in .5in'><font
size=2 face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS"'>How
can we connect what we do in our own smaller communities (the personal/work
environment) with the larger community (the public sphere) so that we learn
from each and apply what we learned to the other?<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.25in;text-indent:-.25in;tab-stops:.25in .5in'><font
size=2 face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.25in;text-indent:-.25in;tab-stops:.25in .5in'><font
size=2 face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS"'>-
- -<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='tab-stops:.5in'><font size=2 face="Trebuchet MS"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS"'>One really wonderful thing
that happened is that one group had conflict within the group and others in the
group hurried to facilitate or ease that conflict. <span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>The group then took a deep breath and
processed how each of them felt (why squish the conflict? Was that what you
were doing? I didn’t see my actions as aggressive – you did? Etcetera)
and applied them to their own feelings about engaging in conflict (or
facilitating conflict) in their own work and communities.<span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>Really a marvelous micro into themselves
of the larger questions they were asking about their work in community.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='tab-stops:.5in'><font size=2 face="Trebuchet MS"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='tab-stops:.5in'><font size=2 face="Trebuchet MS"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS"'>Another great thing that
happened is that the Human Relations Commissioners took a real, hard look at how
they could build in replenishment and affirmation in their own workplace so
they could stay fresh and full of spirit for their work in the community.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='tab-stops:.5in'><font size=2 face="Trebuchet MS"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='tab-stops:.5in'><font size=2 face="Trebuchet MS"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS"'>- - -<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='tab-stops:.5in'><font size=2 face="Trebuchet MS"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='tab-stops:.5in'><font size=2 face="Trebuchet MS"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS"'>Let’s hear it for the
peacemakers…(each one of us, eh?)<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='tab-stops:.5in'><font size=2 face="Trebuchet MS"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='tab-stops:.5in'><font size=2 face="Trebuchet MS"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS"'>Lisa<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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size=2 face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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- -<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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size=2 face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoAutoSig><font size=2 face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS";mso-no-proof:yes'>L i s a<span
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<p class=MsoAutoSig><font size=2 face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-size:
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style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>S p a c e<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoAutoSig><font size=2 face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS";mso-no-proof:yes'>2325 </span></font><st1:State><st1:place><font
size=2 face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS";
mso-no-proof:yes'>Oregon</span></font></st1:place></st1:State><font size=2
face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS";
mso-no-proof:yes'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoAutoSig><st1:place><st1:City><font size=2 face="Trebuchet MS"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS";mso-no-proof:yes'>Berkeley</span></font></st1:City><font
size=2 face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS";
mso-no-proof:yes'>, </span></font><st1:State><font size=2 face="Trebuchet MS"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS";mso-no-proof:yes'>California</span></font></st1:State></st1:place><font
size=2 face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS";
mso-no-proof:yes'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS";mso-no-proof:yes'>94705-1106<span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span></span></font><st1:country-region><st1:place><font
size=2 face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS";
mso-no-proof:yes'>USA</span></font></st1:place></st1:country-region><font
size=2 face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS";
mso-no-proof:yes'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoAutoSig><font size=2 face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS";mso-no-proof:yes'>lisaheft@pacbell.net<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoAutoSig><font size=2 face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS";mso-no-proof:yes'>www.openspaceworld.com<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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