Hi John, Being in business (for my sins) I am at that end-of-year-reports&deadlines / and next-year-planning panic that regularly fills December, but whilst I am not responding to your mails recently, I am nevertheless noting them (with little stars) so that I can come back and do them justice :-) Interesting stuff.
Ian On Tue, Dec 8, 2009 at 6:52 PM, John Carl <[email protected]> wrote: > So I went to a meeting on Sunday, and though it was small, it went well. I > obtained enough contact info to begin communicating my vision. Here is what > I said: > > ----------- > > > Ho one and all, > > My name is John Carl. I have just recently (last year) learned of DQ > University, and only very recently become involved - the last two meeting of > the minds, held in Davis. > > I would like to share my thoughts. I was invited to share my thoughts and > goals with the small group that met yesterday, Rudy who was leading the > meeting at the time, offered me th opportunity, which I deferred till I > could hear what others had to say. That seemed right to me others who have > been struggling long. > > I never did get a chance to speak myself, and I promised those there that I > would say what I have to say in e-mail, which is good for me because I don't > get as flustered or confused when I can pause and think while I communicate. > So this is a good way for me. > > Another good thing, is that every single person who did share, said for me > what was on my heart to say anyway. Things I thought were important to > share, you already know and are saying yourself. Education of the young. > Preservation of the old ways. Learning how to adapt to the modern world > and be successful in it, without losing one's heritage and traditions. > Permaculture. Education. Healing. > > These things which are so needed in the world today, and which we have an > opportunity to create and share, are exactly the things which I heard others > say they want. And even more; though it might seem ridiculous, I found a > lot of hope. Others besides me believe two important things: there is > good and it is attainable. > > Ho indeed. > > Of what was shared yesterday, my closest agreement was with what Alapay > described. Whatever Spirit has led her thinking has led mine as well. > Swales. Permaculture techniques and in-ground housing with solar > orientation are long-standing passionate interests of mine. I'm ready to > begin digging immediately. I have a shovel. I know how to use it. > > I also have a plan. Jim Rose, who spoke before Alapay, said what we need is > "the most basic structure". That phrase stuck in my brain and if I'd had a > chance to speak before the group, I was going to write that down on the big > chalkboard at the front of the room. So picture those words in your > imagination. Then picture me drawing a big circle under those words. > > A circle is the most basic structure. My goal for DQU is that we create a > circle, near the center of the property, circle of 144 acres. Beyond this > circle we create a ring and divide this ring into twelve sections. The goal > of this circle is to create a protected space where the old ways reign. > Inside this circle, none of the white man's ways are allowed. No cameras, > no twinkies, no radio, no tv and no anthropologists. I call this circle, > the center of the world and the only one allowed in the center are those > willing to recreate the old ways and preserve them. My idea is that to > enter the center, you must be willing to commit to living for a year without > recourse to modern civilization and its friendly amenities. The only > support for those in the center comes from their tribal support system > living in the surrounding ring. And before you can enter the center, you > have to spend an entire year living in the outer ring, learning and > practicing the old ways of sustenance before you go in. > > After successfully completing this year, a person achieves the status of an > advanced degree from DQU and is free to move in and out of the center, > bringing wisdom gained into the outer rings where the old ways meld with > modern life in new and creative ways. The outer rings contain the colleges > of training where accreditation and such is permitted, but the center is not > subject to judgement by modern accreditation committees. > > The other main feature I see as necessary, is the cooperation of 12 tribes > to populate this ring around the center. The tribes recreate their unique > cultural history here, support the center and grow outwards into distinct > colleges of learning. Before the 12 can be gathered, the four roots must > form, the southern, eastern, western and northern tribes, each with their > specialty which makes DQU a valuable place to learn indigenous > permaculture/architecture, Natural healing and health care, education with > childcare and philosophy, communications and security. > > These skills are valuable enough that we can attract those who want to learn > how to live in harmony on the earth, without regard to accreditation. We > need this structure to start. Later we would hope to gain accreditation, > but we need to form the program before there is anything to be judged > accreditation-worthy. > > The main feature of my goal for DQU is that we can begin immediately. We > can start by marking the boundaries and inviting the key tribes to join our > efforts. The other feature is that this cooperation of the tribes, northern > and southern, helps maintain tribal identity. Instead of a tribe being > stuck off in a reservation by itself, it is standing side by side with other > tribes to contrast and compare and compete (in friendly creative ways) and > mutually support the goals of all. > > There is more, of course. But that is the heart of my vision for DQU and I > thank you all for being involved and sharing your ideas and hopefully many > people will find hope in our phoenix-like arising. > > May the land be populated with human beings. > > John Carl > Moq_Discuss mailing list > Listinfo, Unsubscribing etc. > http://lists.moqtalk.org/listinfo.cgi/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org > Archives: > http://lists.moqtalk.org/pipermail/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org/ > http://moq.org.uk/pipermail/moq_discuss_archive/ > Moq_Discuss mailing list Listinfo, Unsubscribing etc. http://lists.moqtalk.org/listinfo.cgi/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org Archives: http://lists.moqtalk.org/pipermail/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org/ http://moq.org.uk/pipermail/moq_discuss_archive/
