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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Dear Harrison, </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I would order your book if I could, but meanwhile
I'm doing a report about my visit to US in February, when I visited 4 Rotary
clubs and made a small (4 hours) OS in Sacramento "Rotary in Russia:
looking to the future" (questions and opportunities) (with Lisa Heft
presence and great help! thank you dear Lisa!) and have come to writing about
Open Space of Rotary.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>As you probably know Rotary includes 1,2 mln people
from different countries, it is a non-government, non-religious,
non-political organization and it was organized in 1905 in Chicago at the time
of 'wild' capitalism as we call it, don't know about you, but it looks like that
we have a sort of such event like it was at that time in our country NOW, so
thinking of social problems, of social non-adapted people, and just ... thinking
is a good thing to do, ah?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>so Rotary has it's good traditions, and good
organization based on the 'rules' of the good organization and we now are, well,
not struggling but trying to persuade sometimes that we need Leadership workshop
combine with the overall conference of all willing rotarians, as it is difficult
sometimes to gather twice in a year and that sort of things. and... to add Open
Space - which you know is a very awful without-a-plan-activity, which is
frightening all the bosses... so I was honoured to be called a PIONEER in
bringing OS in Rotary and I think that Rotary IS the OS organization, which just
misses the OS Technology!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>one of the objects of Rotary is The Advancement of
international understanding, goodwill, and peace through a world fellowship of
business and professional persons united in the ideal of service.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Rotary is an open, worldwide organization with the
4-way test</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>1/ Is it the truth?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>2/ is it fair to all concerned?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>3/Will it build goodwill and better
friendship?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>4/will it be beneficial to all
concerned?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I think that Rotary and OS are just twins in
reaching mutual understanding and defining interests of people, otherwise - the
Law of Two Feet is working!!!! Rotary just missed OS and now we are more and
more working with it!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>next Rotary in Russia workshop is supposed to be in
S-Petersburg, and not in February, but may be in May - to see white nights of
North of Russian West-North, so I hope that we include West European countries
in our OS community.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>my report is in English and it discribes just our
visits and my thoughts and it is in Russian... sorry, but it really gives
me some ideas of the peace and methods you are working with. Im still very sorry
that I could not participate in your workshop in Estonia, as I was on my way to
it...</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>best wishes</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>elena</FONT></DIV>
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<A title=owenhh@MINDSPRING.COM href="mailto:owenhh@MINDSPRING.COM">Harrison
Owen</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A
title=OSLIST@LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU
href="mailto:OSLIST@LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU">OSLIST@LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU</A>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Monday, March 31, 2003 1:26
AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> The Practice of Peace in a Time
of Chaos</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV><FONT size=4>Dear Friends and
Colleagues<BR><BR><X-TAB> </X-TAB>As
this dreadful war continues, anger and frustration rise. And worse, if worse
is possible, the sense of powerlessness to affect events seemingly now out of
control -- increases. True, I cannot change the misguided policies and actions
of my president in the moment, but I firmly believe we have the ability to
mitigate the disastrous results in the present, and lay the ground work for a
more peaceful world in the future. And with that ability comes the
responsibility to try. Will we be successful? Who knows, but the alternatives
are too awful to
contemplate.<BR><X-TAB> </X-TAB>I
have attempted to assemble the almost 20 year experience with Open Space
Technology as a basis for a practical approach to Peace, which I have called
<I>The Practice of Peace</I>. Clearly this is not THE answer, still less
the only answer, but after a minimum of 20,000 "Open Spaces" in some 75
countries around the world, we do have a collective experience which says that
destructive conflict can be dealt with creatively, and that Peace, in the
deepest sense of that word, can be a present experience, should we choose to
make it so. I invite you to make that choice and assay the
attempt.<BR><X-TAB> </X-TAB>My
colleagues in the Open Space Institutes around the world have joined together
in the publication of my latest book. All proceeds, including whatever royalty
I might have received, will go towards supporting the development of the
knowledge and practice of Open Space. The details
follow.<BR><BR>Harrison<BR><BR><BR>
<DIV align=center>********************************************<BR></FONT><FONT
color=#0000ff size=5>From the Open Space
Institutes<BR><BR><BR></FONT></DIV><FONT size=4>It's here. Harrison Owen's
most recent book is now available through the Open Space Institutes around the
world. Inspired by his Open Space work with Israelis and Palestineans,
Harrison reflects:</FONT> <BR><BR><I>Peace is infinitely more than the
cessation of hostilities. And Peacemaking neither starts nor ends at the
negotiating table, for the objective is not just a set of treaty terms
acceptable to all parties, but rather the renewal of meaningful and productive
life for the planet, nations, organizations, and each one of us. The search
for peace is critical and universal, and there are approaches available to
assist our search and they work. It is called, The Practice of Peace.
<BR><BR></I><FONT size=4>All proceeds from the sale of this book will go to
support the use and practice of Open Space around the world. Harrison has
waived all rights to royalties, and others have donated their services. Only
direct costs for printing and distribution will be taken from the proceeds.
<BR><BR>DISCOUNTS are available for large quantity orders or in the case of
special needs. If you need this book, and money is a problem, please let us
know.<BR><BR><B>To Order in the USA<BR><BR></B>To order using a credit card
(through the U.S.), you can purchase online at </FONT><A
href="https://johnaeverett.com/osiproducts/orderform.html"
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size=4><U>https://johnaeverett.com/osiproducts/orderform.html</A></U></FONT><FONT
size=4>. <BR>You may also use a credit card by contacting Shannon Lee
Alexander-Everett at </FONT><A href="mailto:sales@openspaceworld.org"
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color=#0000ff><U>mailto:averbuch@post.tau.ac.il<BR></A></U></FONT>
Sweden / Thomas Herrmann <A href="mailto:thomas@openspaceconsulting.com"
eudora="autourl"><FONT
color=#0000ff><U>mailto:thomas@openspaceconsulting.com<BR></A></U></FONT>
Taiwan / Gail West <A href="mailto:icataiw@ms69.hinet.net"
eudora="autourl"><FONT
color=#0000ff><U>mailto:icataiw@ms69.hinet.net<BR></A></U></FONT> United
States / Peggy Holman or Shannon Lee Alexander-Everett <A
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color=#0000ff><U>mailto:sales@openspaceworld.org</A></U></FONT> ($20USD, plus
$7.85 shipping)<BR><BR><FONT size=4>To see more of the book, visit </FONT><A
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eudora="autourl"><FONT color=#0000ff
size=4><U>http://www.openspaceworld.com/intro%20to%20pop.htm</A></U></FONT><FONT
size=4>.<BR></FONT><X-SIGSEP>
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<DIV align=center>Harrison Owen<BR>7808 River Falls Drive<BR>Potomac, MD 20854
USA<BR>phone 301-365-2093<BR>Open Space Training <A
href="http://www.openspaceworld.com/"
eudora="autourl">www.openspaceworld.com</A> <BR>Open Space Institute <A
href="http://www.openspaceworld.org/"
eudora="autourl">www.openspaceworld.org</A><BR>Personal website <A
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