<div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div class="gmail_quote"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">Hi to each of you <div><br></div><div>Further to my em of 21 February 2019 and the correspondence on our OSList on this ...</div></div></blockquote><div> </div><div> I have the notion of contacting a key 'Climate Body' in South Australia to bring the note below to their attention. To be addressed to the head, with whom I happen to have a personal - not professional - connection. </div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><br clear="all"><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 10pt;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b>Prior to doing so, I would welcome your thoughts/comments on how my draft may be strengthened/modified to increase the likelihood of being acted on. </b></p></div></div></blockquote><div> One means of doing this is to reduce the length of time from that indicated in which to conduct the proposed event. Thoughts on this? </div><div><br></div><div><b> And do you know of any similar kind of initiatives/actions which could serve as models for what I am proposing? </b></div><div><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt">Looking forward.</span></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 12pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Papyrus;color:rgb(51,51,255)"><br class="m_4935190194724440237m_3069357896584216982m_5576458894501996218m_-442421070945562962gmail-Apple-interchange-newline">Al </span></i></b><b><i><span style="font-size:20pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(51,51,255)"></span></i></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 10pt;line-height:16.8667px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Al (formerly Alan) Stewart, PhD<br>Process Artist <br>Facilitator of conversations that matter and participatory fun</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 12pt;line-height:16.8667px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black">Senior Fulbright Scholar</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 10pt;line-height:16.8667px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Blog: <a href="http://www.conversare.net/" style="color:blue" target="_blank">www.conversare.net</a><span class="m_4935190194724440237m_3069357896584216982m_5576458894501996218m_-442421070945562962gmail-m_-8783572882394189935m_9138993450788444819m_2252537846143036446gmail-m_1548396439350104951m_5268977772957082961m_-441168096455984550gmail-m_5868009166386113486m_-6611824537723897470m_-862289322274760703m_-5255391644456719937m_-1212429210528718023m_-5387264657129362411gmail-m_-897783810684197517gmail-m_-5856580509713552207m_6336251231909951762gmail-MsoHyperlink" style="color:blue;text-decoration-line:underline"><br></span><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black"><br></span>Member: <a href="http://asc-cybernetics.org/" style="color:blue" target="_blank">American Society for Cybernetics</a></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 12pt;line-height:16.8667px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10pt;line-height:15.3333px;color:black">Member: </span></b><a href="http://www.ntmu.com.au/" style="color:blue" target="_blank"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10pt;line-height:15.3333px">National Trouble Makers Union</span></b></a></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 12pt;line-height:16.8667px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10pt;line-height:15.3333px;color:black">Residence: Adelaide, South Australia, since 1975 <br>With time away in the USA (1981) and Hong Kong <a href="tel:(2005-2011" target="_blank">(2005-2011</a>) </span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 12pt;line-height:16.8667px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10pt;line-height:15.3333px;color:black">_________________________________</span></b></p><br style="font-size:13.3333px"><div style="font-size:13.3333px"><img src="http://www.multimindsolutions.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/logo1.png" width="200" height="41" class="m_4935190194724440237m_3069357896584216982m_5576458894501996218m_-442421070945562962gmail-CToWUd"></div><div style="font-size:13.3333px"><br></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 10pt;line-height:16.8667px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10pt;line-height:15.3333px;color:black">"Whenever we treat each other well good things happen."<br><i>Al Stewart</i></span></b></p><b><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial">“Be yourself. And be it well”</span> </b> <br class="m_4935190194724440237m_3069357896584216982m_5576458894501996218m_-442421070945562962gmail-Apple-interchange-newline"><div> </div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 10pt;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><br></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 10pt;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><br></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 10pt;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11pt">Dear</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 10pt;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">This is to bring to your
attention an idea to do with addressing climate change which may resonate
strongly with you and your colleagues. </p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 10pt;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">It is based on the recognition that:</p></div></div></blockquote><div> . <span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt">there is a now a new
and mighty force to be considered in regard to urgently needed mitigating the rate of climate
change. Which is, as you would likely appreciate, the <a href="https://www.schoolstrike4climate.com">School Strikers</a> initiative.</span><br></div><div><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt"><br></span></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 10pt;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">This, in my opinion, is the
main hope and reason for positive notice and associated action to be taken to
keep global temperature rise to no more than 1.5 C. For nobody can deny the validity of their concern and associated plea. </p></div></blockquote><div> </div><div> <b> </b><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt">Here is my ‘idea’ on the
kind of action which could be effective in this regard.</span></div><div><b><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt"><br></span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt"> </span></b> <b> A 'way to go' in acting on their plea is to have a gathering of key 'constituents' to address their concerns. </b></div><div><br></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 10pt;line-height:16.8667px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b> And that the ‘School Strikers’ in South Australia be the ‘auspicers’ of an invitation to some 'main players’ to come together to consider potential constructive action IN THE SAME ROOM. </b></p><br class="m_4935190194724440237gmail-Apple-interchange-newline"></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 10pt;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">This firmed up in my mind after the recent showing of the <span style="font-size:10pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z4gXzF5GzFo" style="">#AccelerateClimateAction</a></span><span style="font-size:10pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"> documentary</span> of Bill McKibben of
<a href="http://350.org" target="_blank">350.org</a> here in Adelaide last week. At which It dawned on me that, while there are numerous 'political activist groups' wihich focus on action to do with mitigating climate change <span style="font-size:11pt">I have not ever seen happening </span><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small">a <b>gathering </b>of main 'constituents' to address this. </span></p></div></blockquote><div> And from my also seeing this <a href="https://jembendell.wordpress.com/2019/03/24/grieve-play-love-short-film-on-climate-despair/" target="_blank">video</a> on climate despair recently. Plus: <span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:14.6667px"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/16/opinion/sunday/fear-panic-climate-change-warming.html" style="color:blue" target="_blank">Opinion | Time to Panic - The New York Times</a></span></span></div><div><br></div><div> </div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 10pt;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b>Among the invitees who come to my
mind are representatives of:</b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 10pt;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">. Owners of the production of
fossil fuels. </p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 10pt;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">. Business Council of
Australia </p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 10pt;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">. Politicians - State and Local
government</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 10pt;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">. Locally based environmentalist groups such as
<a href="http://350.org.au" target="_blank">350.org.au</a> and <a href="https://www.acf.org.au" target="_blank">Australian Conservation Foundation</a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 10pt;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">. Agriculturalists </p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 10pt;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">To join with them, ie School
Strikers to address the question which they have formulated, viz </p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 10pt;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">“What can and must be done
urgently to ensure our secure future in the face of dangerously increasing escalation of climate
change?” <i>Or words to that effect.</i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 10pt;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><br></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 10pt;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b>What process is tailor made to be used to handle this
novel enterprise? This is Open Space Technology, a widely tried and tested way of addressing complex - and conflicted - issues effectively. For information on this see <a href="http://www.openspaceworld.org" target="_blank">www.openspaceworld.org</a></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 10pt;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11pt">In essence, this is a process which is carried out over 2.5 days: </span><br></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 10pt;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Day 1: What needs to be done urgently if the level of global climate change is to be capped at no more than 1.5 C forever? </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 10pt;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Day 2: What strategies can be implemented in South Australia as a contribution to this global goal?</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 10pt;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Day 3 (Half day) Which of these strategies can be implemented immediately and which will need to be further developed before putting into practice? </p></div></div></blockquote><div><br></div><div> Everybody present is potentially a full participant. There is, in principle, no limit to the number of participants. This number may be limited by the size of the venue. </div><div><b><br></b></div><div><b>Please let me know if you would wish to explore this possibility further. </b></div><div><br></div><div>Looking forward ...</div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 10pt;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><br></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 10pt;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><br></p>
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