That would NOT be a space to gather. OCA isn't associated with OST. On Tue, Apr 4, 2023, 2:27 PM christopher macrae <[email protected]> wrote:
> Contact Information - Operation Crossroads Africa 2021 > <https://operationcrossroadsafrica.org/contact-us> sounds interesting - > would you say that today operation crossroads is a central hub that my > african diaspora friends in new york could connect through? > > (charles Nigeria Diaspora being an example - last month we spent 2 days > together with many hundred others being briefed on what the UN intends to > do next now that guterres is coming clean that at half time the sdgs have > to date been a failure -they havent had a way to transform the overall > system and often remain more greenwashed than breaking through > > I suppose everywhere is at operational crossroads now > > https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/media-crisis-mecsorts-alternative-us-trump-macrae-ma-damtp-cantab/?published=t > > Contact Information - Operation Crossroads Africa 2021 > > <https://operationcrossroadsafrica.org/contact-us> > > > > On Tuesday, 4 April 2023 at 08:36:50 GMT-4, Rain Warren < > [email protected]> wrote: > > > 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> > > 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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