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<p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="color: black;">Dear All<br>
<br>
You may be interested to know of two lively groups which could have
significance for our work in general and particularly for some of us. <br>
<br>
Both are concerned about what is required to change the trajectory on
which the modern world has been rocketing along - as a matter of
urgency. And <a href="http://www.openspaceworld.org/">ours </a>is the
kind of practice which
would be of great value in enabling inclusive participation on a grand
scale to
achieve the transition to a more hopeful and harmonious future based on
environmental sustainability, social justice and spiritual fulfillment.<br>
<br>
One of these is the <a href="http://www.gtinitiative.org/">GTI - 'The
Great
Transition Initiative</a> - established by the<a
href="http://www.tellus.org/">
Tellus Institute </a>in <st1:City u1:st="on"><st1:place u1:st="on"><st1:City
w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Boston</st1:place></st1:City></st1:place></st1:City>.
An essay entitled '<a
href="http://www.gtinitiative.org/documents/PDFFINALS/2GTToday.pdf">The
Great
Transition Today - A Report from the Future</a>' by the leader of this
group,
Paul Raskin, is one that I have found to be most edifying and
inspiring.
Particularly for the notion that we did make it through to 2084 having
developed widespread 'human solidarity' and 'ecological sensibility'
with a
deep reverence for the natural world. And that 'Massive participation
in
healing the planet becoming a great source of pride for the global
citizenry'
was the way this happened. <br>
<br>
With a similar vision and different approaches is the<a
href="http://www.pachamama.org/content/blogcategory/88/133/">
Pachamama
Alliance</a> which has developed the <a
href="http://awakeningthedreamer.org/">Awakening
the Dreamer (ATD) Symposium </a>This is a well constructed way of
alerting people in all walks of life to four questions about 'Where we
are?', 'How
did we get here?', 'What's possible for the future?' and 'Where do we
go from
here? in regard to healing the little blue planet - 3rd from the sun -
which is
our home. <u2:p></u2:p></span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="color: black;">Was there
ever a group process more tailor made to address
this last?<br>
<br>
>From my experiences, learning and ideals I see links between what these
two
groups are doing and OST practice. With this in mind I am going to <st1:City
u1:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Manila</st1:City></st1:City> next week
to co-facilitate the first ATD
Symposium in the <st1:country-region u1:st="on"><st1:place u1:st="on"><st1:country-region
w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Philippines</st1:place></st1:country-region></st1:place></st1:country-region>,
on Tues 14th. <br>
<br>
And have alerted Spacenik friends there. <br>
<br>
Could it be that OST becomes widely used for follow up to ATD
Symposiums after
they have been presented to groups of many kinds and size? I am now
among
nearly 1000 facilitators world wide who have undertaken training and
are registered
to facilitate the Symposium and will bring this potential to the
attention of the others. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="color: black;">There are of
course plenty of other initiatives which are
in tune with the two I have mentioned here. I believe that our support
for those which we know about and find animating could make a
substantial difference to what is accomplished. <br>
<br>
Wishing all a joyous Easter period wherever this is celebrated and
elsewhere
too.<br>
<br>
Go well<br>
<br>
Alan</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="">Dr
Alan Stewart, PhD<br>
Chairman<o:p></o:p></p>
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Mob: +852 9438 7680<br>
Em: <a href="mailto:alan@multimindsolutions.com">alan@multimindsolutions.com</a><br>
Web: <a href="http://www.multimindsolutions.com/">www.multimindsolutions.com</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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