Hi Doug: In fact I do know a few people in our Parliament, both in the government and in the opposition parties. I'm certain that if something like what you suggested were to happen, then I could call them and invite them in person.
I have been emailing these acquaintances over the last few days. Also, this email is going around Canada at the moment (Bill Graham is our Foreign Minister): > Hi folks, > > I just talked to someone in the foreign affairs > office, as the forwarded > message below suggests. I thought I should call > before I sent you all this > message urging you to call and it was really quick. > An answering machine > answered my call, but in less than 30 seconds, a > real person spoke to me and > took down my views! It was quite reaffirming! > > > > > > As you may know, shortly after the > US/Britain/Spain withdrew their new > Security Council resolution today, the PM declared > in the House of Commons > that Canada will not participate in a war that is > not sanctioned by a new UN > resolution. Now is the time to contact the federal > government and let them > know what you think of the PM's decision. > > > > The Dept. of External Affairs has opened a > toll-free number for Canadians. > You can call their Iraq desk and tell them what you > think Canada's stand > should be re military intervention in Iraq. The > toll-free number > is1-866-880-4378. I did it today and a real person > answered who took my name > and message and said he would pass it on to Bill > Graham. Please take a > minute to make this call and pass the message on to > your contacts. > > > > You can also e-mail the PM at [email protected] and > your local MP at > <lastname.firstinitial>@parl.gc.ca. > > > > WB I really believe this pressure is important and makes a difference. These are the small acts that help us to aggregate a large scale movement away from seeing the world's problems as simple moral situations with a right and a wrong. I think as Open Space facilitators, we can play an important role in helping to Open Space for dialogue and action. We know where the "power" is eh? As Ozzie Davis said a couple of weeks ago at a peace rally in New York: "When the people are in motion, the government is in session." Peace, Chris --- CHRIS CORRIGAN Consultation - Facilitation Open Space Technology Bowen Island, BC, Canada http://www.chriscorrigan.com [email protected] > -----Original Message----- > From: OSLIST [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Douglas > D. Germann, Sr. > Sent: Wednesday, March 19, 2003 6:17 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Goodwill and community by Etienne Wenger > > Chris-- > > What we can do is ask ourselves who we know who is connected to someone > who > might be able to connect us to the people currently in "power." <wink> > > Do you know someone who knows someone in the national legislature? > > :-Doug. > > * > * > ========================================================== > [email protected] > ------------------------------ > To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, > view the archives of [email protected], > Visit: > > http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html * * ========================================================== [email protected] ------------------------------ To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, view the archives of [email protected], Visit: http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html
