I love your idea Lucas…… Why not ?! I’m not sure that I’d be a reliable partner in the venture…. Being constantly tied up in the daily life of my retreat centre…. And I shall certainly applaud from the sidelines and pop in from time to time if this happens….
In deep appreciation 😊 > On 19 Feb 2022, at 18:00, Michael Herman via OSList > <[email protected]> wrote: > > I know that this scale of dialogue is what Qiqo was originally built for, > Lucas. So I'm glad to see you asking this question. I wonder if the folks > at helena.org <http://helena.org/> would appreciate it. They did a > small-sample program "American in One Room," a weekend gathering, folks flown > in from all 50 states, as I recall, in conjunction with the NYTimes and some > folks at U of Chicago. > > Michael > > -- > > Michael Herman > Michael Herman Associates > 312-280-7838 (mobile) > > MichaelHerman.com <http://michaelherman.com/> > OpenSpaceWorld.org <http://openspaceworld.org/> > > > > > On Sat, Feb 19, 2022 at 10:35 AM Lucas Cioffi via OSList > <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> > wrote: > Dear OSLIST, > > Does anyone want to try opening up some dialogue channels between the people > of Russia and the people of the West? It's way too late to affect the > current situation in Ukraine, but dialogue could be helpful for the long term. > > I believe that if the people speak with each other directly and (eventually) > on a large enough scale, then there is a strong chance for understanding to > be built, less us-vs.-them thinking, and that would give political leaders > flexibility to choose options other than war to solve big problems. > > It doesn't look like many are doing anything like this yet. With a quick > Google search I could only find the Carnegie Moscow Center > <https://carnegiemoscow.org/specialprojects/relaunchingusrussiadialogueonglobalchallenges/?lang=en> > as an organization interested in a participatory US-Russia dialogue. > > Assuming there was an unlimited budget, how could a dialogue be designed? Is > anyone interested in working on something like this? > > Lucas Cioffi > _______________________________________________ > OSList mailing list > To post send emails to [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]> > To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]> > To subscribe or manage your subscription click below: > http://lists.openspacetech.org/listinfo.cgi/oslist-openspacetech.org > <http://lists.openspacetech.org/listinfo.cgi/oslist-openspacetech.org> > Past archives can be viewed here: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] > <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]>_______________________________________________ > 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 > Past archives can be viewed here: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] Romy Shovelton Executive Director Wikima & the 5* Tyddyn Retreat Mid Wales Venue & Holiday Cottages www.walescottageandvenue.com [email protected] [email protected] +44 (0) 7767 370739 Tyddyn y Pwll, Carno, Caersws Powys, SY17 5JU, Wales, UK Instagram: tyddynretreat Facebook: Tyddyn Retreat
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