Since the Peace Corps was mentioned, here is some history one might find interesting:
Because of the success and public acclaim of Operation Crossroads Africa, the Kennedy Administration sought advice from Dr. Robinson [A charismatic and very popular African American minister in Harlem, NY] in organizing the Peace Corps in 1961. Dr. Robinson served as vice chairman of the Peace Corps National Advisory Council. In welcoming the 1962 OCA volunteers to the White House, President John F. Kennedy stated that Operation Crossroads Africa was the "progenitor" of the Peace Corps. (Taken from Operation Crossroads Africa website, "About the Founder") There is also a CBS Reports video on the website documenting the relationship between OCA and the Peace Corps. I say that the connection and the true origins of the Peace Corps has rarely been acknowledged. ( https://operationcrossroadsafrica.org/crossroaders-photos-and-videos/cbs-reports-video-operation-crossroads-africa-and-peace-corps-1961 ) That's my history moment for today. Be well my friends, Dr. Rain Warren On Tue, Apr 4, 2023 at 8:16 AM christopher macrae via OSList < [email protected]> wrote: > Harrison do you have any stories about your 7 years up to the death of JFK > ie 1956-1963? I see your BA was from Williams - how did you choose that > college and any stories of its founder (i am particularly confused if > williams had lived which side of the boston tea party would he have > subscribed too - do we know which part of Europe his family originally came > from and whether he subscribed to a formal religion or what we scots see > more as whatever is needed to spend one day a week open spacing -the > scottish free kirk being not that different from the better known quakers > weekly process?) > > until searching today I didnt realise peace corps was one of JFK's last > creations- I think you once told me the peace corps is where you observed > circles and trusts multiplied by community deep diversity generative chat - > could you share when did you join peace corps and where did it take you? > > like 4 gens of my family tree, I am just a diaspora scot who muddles all > of history up- if Trump is starting his run for a seeond term today that is > so much the opposite of what i as child of 1960s thought JFK and later Yoko > & Lennon's yesterday or imagine stood for- where did english-speaking media > turn so viciously against youth's dreams and against free community > building or whatever we parents all wish our children could be linking in > now? > > chris ed3envoyUN <http://www.ed3envoyun.com> > > ed3envoyUN > > Chris Macrae MA DAMTP Cantab | will youth ever be sustainability > generation? ed3 nftsdgs.com > <http://www.ed3envoyun.com> > http://www.economistdiary.com > ps i have never quite been able to work out connections between adam smith > moral sentiments ideology 1758 and scottish missionaries - both were > clearly opposition movements to world rule by london's top down myopia - if > anyone has clues please send > https://www.google.com/search?q=famous+scottish+missionaries - since 2008 > have done lot of work with Glasgow University on this including 2 new > journals where we experiment with other formats than academia's siloised > jargonistic and getting trapped in historic system failures > > > On Thursday, 23 March 2023 at 11:22:44 GMT-4, Harrison Owen SR via OSList < > [email protected]> wrote: > > > When people become afraid because the world is changing and their familiar > lives are upended, they instinctively crowd together in dence defensive > groups -- and whatever useful conversation may have existed is strangled -- > which of course is not a positive situation for the continuance of Homo > sapiens. Nowhere is this more obvious than in the toxic environment > surrounding race in America, along with all the rest of the world. > > The issues here will not resolve in a moment. They will never resolve > until the first, brave steps are taken. I say "brave" because even > whispering the words can get you in trouble. For me, the first step is what > I have called "Bursting your Bubbles" -- a terrifying and > exhilarating activity --see attached paper of that name. > > Bubble bursting is only a beginning. Once out of our bubble we end up in > the toxic soup of the ongoing discourse. Almost anything you say will > trigger somebody. and to say nothing is to acquiesce in disaster. Under the > circumstances, Martin Luther's admonition to "Sin boldly" makes a great > deal of sense. A small step in that direction is offered in the second > attached paper. > > I confess that I have circulated these papers previously, and > apologize for cluttering our space, and having them both together should > really get me in trouble. > > Harrison > > -- > 7808 River Falls Drive > Potomac, MD 20854 USA > 301-365-2093 > _______________________________________________ > OSList mailing list -- [email protected] > To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] > _______________________________________________ > OSList mailing list -- [email protected] > To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] >
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