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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I think Louise is right about supporting young
people to get involved in participatory democracy. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Here, at the Warren, a voluntary sector young
peoples project, in Hull England we now have young volunteers using
OST at our weekly 'parliament,'The Thing' where young people and workers meet to
discuss policy, funding and activities. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>OST is also used by young people at the monthly
Coalition of Hull's Young Peoples (CHYP) which is a campaign group.
</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>The big one though is that with partner
agencies we have just set up a Hull Young Peoples Parliament and at the first
meeting we had 122 young representatives, aged from 11-25, and how did we help
them to get control of the agenda? We used OST and got over 200 issues which
then were divided up into 33 different conversations. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>On the hottest day in the UK this year the method
worked wonderfully well and the enthusiasm from the young people for the method
as well as the content of their ideas was very good. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Strikes me young people are more than ready for
participative democracy! </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>regards</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Keith Russell</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Coordinator</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>The Warren </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Young Peoples Communnity & Resource Project
</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Queen's Dock Ave. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hull </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>HU1 3DR </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>UK </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>01482 -218115 </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><A
href="mailto:keith@empower.karoo.co.uk">keith@empower.karoo.co.uk</A>
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<A title=veneziali@yahoo.ca href="mailto:veneziali@yahoo.ca">louise</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> Sunday, September 17, 2006 8:50
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Tr : Re: humanizing
politics...</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>Thank you for this dialogue on politics.<BR>Funda, What you
write here seems to me as the fundamentals of democracy. Where the democracy's
gone ? Since representative model does not work and seems to lead to
corruption and special interests, I think it is high time for participative
democracy. We have to teach participative democracy to children and the youth.
And OST is a great tool for the endeavor. <BR><BR>Louise Brissette<BR>un
leadership créateur pour une écologie du travail<BR>+1
514.271.0318<BR>ipse@videotron.ca<BR>leadershipcreateur.wordpress.com<BR><BR><B><I>Funda
Oral <fundaoral@ttnet.net.tr></I></B> a écrit :
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: Sun, 17 Sep 2006 19:45:29 +0300<BR>De : Funda Oral
<fundaoral@ttnet.net.tr><BR>Objet: Re: humanizing politics...
longish<BR>À : OSLIST@LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU<BR><BR>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=#0000ff
size=3>"Humanizing politics or politicizing humans could lead to the same
objective, but please give me some additional concepts with regard to your
proposal."</FONT></FONT></DIV>
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size=3></FONT></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV>Dear Jaime,</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Did you read the description of OST that Kerry Napuk sent to the list.
When i say politicizing humans ; the image in my mind is something</DIV>
<DIV>similar to that description.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>- not to perceive politics, economics, science etc as some other
people's business </DIV>
<DIV>- stop being spectator applauding or criticizing authority
figures </DIV>
<DIV>- to take responsibility to make our choices to be heard</DIV>
<DIV>- to take responsibility to work for the changes we
want </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>I know that's not easy as being told but that's a dream. </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Funda</DIV>
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face=Arial size=2> </FONT> </FONT></FONT></DIV>
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<A title=jpedrerosf@gmail.com href="mailto:jpedrerosf@gmail.com">Jaime
Pedreros</A> </DIV>
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<DIV
style="FONT: 10pt arial; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal"><B>Sent:</B>
Sunday, September 17, 2006 6:58 PM</DIV>
<DIV
style="FONT: 10pt arial; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal"><B>Subject:</B>
Re: humanizing politics... longish</DIV>
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<DIV>Hello Funda!</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Nice receiving a message from you, a dedicated person who I have a
great repect for.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>1) Transactional Analysis was developed by Eric Berne (physician and
psychiatrist) after WWII in United States. He formed the "San Francisco
Group" with some other colleagues. You may find the basics of this at:
</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><A
href="http://www.businessballs.com/transact.htm">http://www.businessballs.com/transact.htm</A></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>2) When referring to "western societes" I meant (now I perceive
that I was wrong) the values some authors and people living in this
hempisphere attributed to Occidental and Christian societies.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>By reading magazines, watching news and working with groups in
Bolivia as well as in Peru, I have found some trends with increased force
in the political (exercise of power) field: corruption is common place,
there is little or no shame at all with regard to "social criticism";
politicians and social leaders have very few concern about the
trascendent goals of their role in making their countries and institutions
a better place (reducing poverty, promoting social inclusion etc.). Of
course something is being done, but from the outside; I think that in this
way only little change could be brought (anyway, it is better than
nothing). Humanizing politics or politicizing humans could lead to the
same objective, but please give me some additional concepts with regard to
your proposal. <BR> </DIV>
<DIV>I appreciate your support and contributions. Good luck always</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Jaime</DIV>* *
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