<HTML><FONT FACE=arial,helvetica><HTML><FONT COLOR="#000080" SIZE=2 PTSIZE=10 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG="0">Just one small part of the jigsaw puzzle of where are the world's youth congregating for humanity?. One of my missions is to map where all the big human networks are congregating locally and globally: youth, women, those families afflicted by the same chronic disease etc, those at the centre of peace-reconiliations<BR>
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I am only making a slow start in Youth. I think I know gold contacts in Australia and New Zealand; Silver in London. I have also started subscibing wherever google comes up with Youth networks- eg yesterday this detail below came in<BR>
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what would help me is if you find a national contact of any open youth movement, tell me. I dont mind if I have their name or yours as one degree of separation as long as its a reminding link in our catalogue. The public version of our catalogue is cryptic because I'm even futher behind checking how those involved want it laid out but you can see the sort of space that I plan to emerge it in here:http://www.valuetrue.com/home/community.cfm?startrow=13&intClassID=3<BR>
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Of course if someone has a more advanced process, I dont want to reinvent the wheel I just want to keep the youth directories open, local and worldiwde verifiable; and then start ticking them off by which issues they most deeply want to roots-lead<BR>
chris macrae, wcbn007@easynet.co.uk, www.valuetrue.com, Bethesda & London<BR>
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The Poverty Challenge in a New Millennium—Defining Roles for Youth and the Next Generation of Leaders</FONT><FONT COLOR="#000000" BACK="#ffffff" style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" SIZE=2 PTSIZE=10 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG="0">February 9–27, 2004<BR>
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</FONT><FONT COLOR="#000000" BACK="#ffffff" style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" SIZE=2 PTSIZE=10 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG="0">The World Bank Institute and its partners are pleased to announce a global e-conference on the broad theme of strategies for successful poverty reduction involving the ideas and energy of young people.<B>Background</B>The online discussion is open to all young people around the world and is part of a broad program designed to share young people’s viewpoints at a major <A HREF="http://www.worldbank.org/wbi/reducingpoverty/">World Bank conference</A> on poverty reduction to be held in Shanghai, May 23–25, 2004. The global learning process will allow key development actors to share their experiences and policy lessons from poverty reduction initiatives around the world. This e-conference will continue the dialogue launched during the global e-conference on <A HREF="http://www.worldbank.org/wbi/corpgov/csr/futureleaders/csr20020318/index.html">CSR for Future Leaders</A> in April 2002.</FONT><FONT COLOR="#000000" BACK="#ffffff" style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" SIZE=3 PTSIZE=12 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG="0"> <BR>
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</FONT><FONT COLOR="#000080" BACK="#ffffff" style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" SIZE=2 PTSIZE=10 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG="0">Kerry Wrote: </FONT><FONT COLOR="#000000" BACK="#ffffff" style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" SIZE=2 PTSIZE=10 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG="0">Could you please get a breakdown of the regional events and various contact people at the World Youth Peace Summit and post on the OSLIST? Maybe, members of the OSLIST could volunteer on a pro bono basis as facilitators? Sounds like one for the "Open Space Peace Corps!"</FONT><FONT COLOR="#000000" BACK="#ffffff" style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" SIZE=3 PTSIZE=12 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG="0"><BR>
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</FONT><FONT COLOR="#000080" BACK="#ffffff" style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" SIZE=2 PTSIZE=10 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG="0"> Harrison wrote: </FONT><FONT COLOR="#000000" BACK="#ffffff" style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" SIZE=3 PTSIZE=12 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG="0"><BR>
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</FONT><FONT COLOR="#000080" BACK="#ffffff" style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" SIZE=2 PTSIZE=10 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG="0">Kerry that is a great suggestion, but a little time may be needed before taking advantage of it. Truth of the matter is that I am not totally clear on how much Open Space they want, and where they want it. So we are pretty much at Step I of the client consultation process. I have asked several old colleagues and friends (Karen Davis, Ralph Copleman, and Michael Pannwitz) who happen to be in or accessible to the proposed sites to work with me on figuring out exactly what the “Summit Folks” might want, and how we might best serve them. Given the strength and dedication of this OS community, I had no question that once we knew where we were going and what was required there would be helping hands in abundance. I have to say that I have been a little overwhelmed by the response to my query, but not surprised. I also have to confess to a warm sense of pride (nasty thing </FONT><FONT COLOR="#000080" BACK="#ffffff" style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" SIZE=2 PTSIZE=10 FACE="Wingdings" LANG="0">J</FONT><FONT COLOR="#000080" BACK="#ffffff" style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" SIZE=2 PTSIZE=10 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG="0">) in the fact that we (all of us) have basically fielded a global team on a 24 hour turn around. A very useful lesson/accomplishment, but I think we may have left the client a little breathless. So we need a moment for them to catch their breath – all the while knowing that given a clear direction (specifics and details) the resources are there to do what ever may be required. Pretty impressive, I would say. There are precious few major consulting companies that could do this – and “we” aren’t even a company! So hang in there, and we will see what happens, remembering of course that whatever it might be – that’s the only thing that could have. Or something.</FONT><FONT COLOR="#000000" BACK="#ffffff" style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" SIZE=3 PTSIZE=12 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG="0"><BR>
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