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<DIV><FONT face=Tahoma size=2>OOooh...Starhawk in Halifax...I think i'd expire
from sheer excitement ;) </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Tahoma size=2>I'm up for inviting her.
Would anyone be willing to help craft such an invitation?
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<DIV><FONT face=Tahoma size=2>Must admit...i have a bit of a case of
goddess-worship (ouch, sorry for the pun) where she is concerned...</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Tahoma size=2>Cheers,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Tahoma size=2>Wendy</FONT></DIV>
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style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=robyn@litglobal.com href="mailto:robyn@litglobal.com">Robyn S
Berkessel</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A
title=OSLIST@LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Friday, July 08, 2005 12:28
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Interesting stuff from the
G-8 activist camp</DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=186542019-08072005><FONT face="Microsoft Sans Serif"
size=2>Wendy, thank you for this post. "The sheer beauty of seeing how
this work happens when it happens well..the sheer joy of it...."
Maybe she'd like to come to Halifax?</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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color=#400040><STRONG><EM>Robyn</EM></STRONG></FONT></DIV>
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size=2>_______________________________<BR></FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=left><FONT face="Microsoft Sans Serif" color=#400040 size=2>Robyn
Stratton-Berkessel</FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=left><FONT face="Microsoft Sans Serif"><FONT size=2><FONT
color=#400040><STRONG>LIT Global ...</STRONG><EM><FONT face="Times New Roman"
size=3>connecting the dots</FONT></EM></FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV>
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816 5597 (cell)</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader lang=en-us dir=ltr align=left><FONT
face=Tahoma size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> OSLIST
[mailto:OSLIST@LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU] <B>On Behalf Of </B>Wendy
Farmer-O'Neil<BR><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, July 07, 2005 7:03 PM<BR><B>To:</B>
OSLIST@LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU<BR><B>Subject:</B> Interesting stuff from the
G-8 activist camp<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>
<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>
<DIV><FONT face=Tahoma size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Tahoma size=2>Here's the excerpt..</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Tahoma size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<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>
<DIV><FONT face=Tahoma size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<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></FONT> </DIV>
<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>*
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