Wow thank you Gail! Your note is brimming with energy and hope. God speed! Wishing the off-farm discussions to happen. Suzanne On Mar 26, 2014 12:47 AM, "Gail West" <[email protected]> wrote:
> It's been quite a week. Last night's Open space forum (hopefully the > first of many) on day 9 of the take-over of the Legislature chambers > initiated by university students, was joined by thousands of other citizens > outside the building. The following is from one of the many facebook > comments: > > The issue focus: "lack of representative democracy crisis" ～ After the > crackdown (by police) yesterday, people are still sieging the Taiwan > legislature, protesting against the passing of a trade deal with China > (which was not allowed due deliberance, by the ruling political party). > Professors are giving lectures in the streets, citizens are hosting and > participating in "open space" mini forums on various issues (with > discussion notes on large posters), and students are printing slogans on > protestors' headbands. > > What you see is deliberative democratic process conducted by them. Would > like to see a variety of off-farm participation conducted discussions. > Discuss and exchange established habits, increased tolerance and ability to > listen to each other. > > Lots of pictures and articles in English just a google away. > > Gail > > -- > *Gail West, ICA* > > > *3F, No. 12, Lane 5, Tien Mou W RdTaipei, Taiwan 111Ph) 8862) 2871-3150* > email) [email protected] > Skype) gwestica > www.icatw.com > > _______________________________________________ > OSList mailing list > To post send emails to [email protected] > To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] > To subscribe or manage your subscription click below: > http://lists.openspacetech.org/listinfo.cgi/oslist-openspacetech.org > >
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