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<FONT FACE="Verdana">Hello folks! For all of who feel moved to connect with fundamentals and to reach beyond fear and separation in America, here is a wonderful initiative which Dave and I will host at our local community Commons on a regular basis. Susan Partnow, an OST practitioner and leader in Let’s Talk America, sends this information which I’m passing along to all of you. <BR>
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The format might even give you non-Americans some ideas for holding conversations in your neck of the planet!!! Love, Anne<BR>
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</FONT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman">Below is the latest Connection – our Let's Talk America e newsletter.? It contains suggested questions for 11/18 (or whenever!).? Be sure to sign up on the website so you’ll get the regular messages.? There is a training tomorrow night – go to <B>www.letstalkamerica.org/phonetrain.htm</B> <http://connect.letstalkamerica.org/ctt.asp?u=2246326&l=65954> to sign up; and also a training on 11/15, a Monday night.? The wallet card can be downloaded at Host Resources about half way down the page, third item under sample resources:? go to <B>http://www.letstalkamerica.org/hostresources.htm</B></FONT><FONT FACE="Verdana"> <http://www.letstalkamerica.org/hostresources.htm> <BR>
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</FONT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman">Hope this gives you what you need!? <BR>
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</FONT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman">www.letstalkamerica.org<BR>
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</FONT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman">www.conversationcafe.org<BR>
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</FONT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman">www.compassionatelistening.org <BR>
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</FONT><FONT SIZE="2"><FONT FACE="Tahoma"><B>From:</B> Let's Talk America [mailto:LTA@connect.letstalkamerica.org] <BR>
<B>Sent:</B> Friday, October 29, 2004 9:27 PM<BR>
<B>To:</B> susan4ps@comcast.net<BR>
<B>Subject:</B> Election Day and beyond...<BR>
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Dear Anne,<BR>
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In the build up to November 2, <BR>
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Let’s Talk America ( <B>www.letstalkamerica.org</B> <http://connect.letstalkamerica.org/ctt.asp?u=2246326&l=65953> ) is asking people to also think about November 3 and beyond… and <I>do</I></FONT></FONT><FONT FACE="Verdana"> something about it on November 18.<BR>
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The election has been a punishing uncivil war of words. No matter who wins (or how long it takes to select the winner), the emotional Red Cross will need to come out in force to help some very cross people calm down and heal their wounds. Our society has been pumped full of hatred. Where will it go once the election is decided? One friend said, “Isn't it nerve-racking waiting for this election? It's kinda like being on death row, wondering if you'll be getting a reprieve.” We call LTA the leading edge of the “mending edge” – re-knitting civil society in this polarizing and paralyzing political moment in our history.<BR>
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Magazine’s November 1 cover story, “The Morning After” talks about this moment, and mentions LTA:<BR>
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“…a group called Let's Talk America, which trains people to hold bipartisan meetings in which they can exchange ideas in a benevolent environment, has decided to focus on cleaning up after this election. It plans to place Op-Ed pieces and radio commentaries encouraging citizens with diverse views to hold monthly Let's Talk America days in their living rooms and town halls. The move may come off as earnest now, but it may simply look sensible if Americans end up feeling bruised by an election turned legal train wreck.”<BR>
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November 18<BR>
is the first monthly Let’s Talk America Day and we’re encouraging everyone to invite friends, neighbors and strangers to meet and talk about where we go from here. If you want some help, telephone host trainings are available (see <B>www.letstalkamerica.org/phonetrain.htm</B> <http://connect.letstalkamerica.org/ctt.asp?u=2246326&l=65954> ). A 27-minute host orientation video is at <B>www.conversationcafe.org/TrainingVideo.html</B> <http://connect.letstalkamerica.org/ctt.asp?u=2246326&l=65955> . A written manual and all the materials you need are also on the website at <B>www.letstalkamerica.org/hostresources.htm</B> <http://connect.letstalkamerica.org/ctt.asp?u=2246326&l=65956> . If you sign up through the website, you’ll use our powerful meeting tool to attract other concerned citizens to your conversations <B>http://connect.letstalkamerica.org/meetings</B> <http://connect.letstalkamerica.org/ctt.asp?u=2246326&l=65958> .<BR>
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I’m hosting such a conversation November 18th on Vashon Island, my home rock in Puget Sound. We’re using the LTA/Conversation Café process and simple questions like:<BR>
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What’s on your heart and mind about the election?<BR>
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What’s needed by the nation – and our community – now?<BR>
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What does the mending edge mean to you – and how do you want to participate? <BR>
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I strongly encourage you to join LTA by hosting conversations during this post-election period – and to list your conversations at <B>www.letstalkamerica.org</B> <http://connect.letstalkamerica.org/ctt.asp?u=2246326&l=65953> so we can learn together how to mend the American soul. Let’s talk, America… about this election, and beyond.<BR>
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Be well,<BR>
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Susan Partnow<BR>
Let's Talk America<BR>
www.letstalkamerica.org<BR>
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P.S. And between now and then, just ask folks, “How are you in this build-up to the election?” It’s a tense time. Ross Reynolds, a local talk show host in Seattle asked listeners Wednesday:<BR>
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“Are you in a state of high anxiety over next Tuesday's election? Do you jump when a stranger asks who you're voting for? Are you having nightmares? Have conversations with those who think differently than you turned... chilly? What are you doing to relieve your pre-election jitters?”<BR>
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