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<DIV><FONT face=Tahoma size=2>I have been keeping up with Starhawk's posts from
the G-8 Summit. She is organizing the camp to house activists and
protesters. In one of her posts she reflects on why she continues to do
this work. It reminded me so much of what we encounter in OS work...and
her remark at the end makes me wonder if I should send her some info...
:)</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Tahoma size=2>Here's the excerpt..</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=1>There have been a thousand frustrating moments and
a million irritations, but right now I’m just enjoying the satisfaction of
seeing this all come together. There’s a hundred times I’ve asked myself,
“Why do I put up with this?’ The answer is the sheer beauty of seeing how
this work happens when it happens well: everyone working together for the
sheer joy of it, everyone looking for what contribution they can make, what job
they can do. For every job, however grueling or hard—carrying heavy boards
or staffing the gate at 3 AM, there’s a willing volunteer. There are
people who hold more information and help figure out what to do—Elanor takes on
the job of coordinating jobs, for example. If we need workers for
something, we tell her. If someone wants to help out, they ask her.
But there is no one issuing orders or telling people what to do, no
coercion, no bosses. And so, where only a week ago we finally got
permission to use the site, today we have a small city in progress that seems to
spring magically into being.<BR> <BR>Now, if only we could get the meetings
to be as good as the work!</FONT><BR></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Tahoma size=2>Open Space...the sheer beauty of it... the sheer
joy of it...the gift of seeing each person find their unique contribution and
creating something beyond the imagining of any individual.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Tahoma size=2>Thanks all,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Tahoma size=2>Cheers,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Tahoma size=2>Wendy</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Tahoma size=2>PS: if you are interested in Starhawk's
doings, her website is <A
href="http://www.starhawk.org/">http://www.starhawk.org/</A></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Tahoma size=2>Wendy Farmer-O'Neil<BR>Prospera Communications
& Consulting Services<BR>1.250.713.2351/1.800.713.2351<BR>weblog: <A
href="http://www.wordgravity.blogspot.com">www.wordgravity.blogspot.com</A><BR></FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>
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