Re: [OSList] OST as a way to go in addressing climate change and other perils

[Birgitt Williams via OSList]

Dear Al,
My perspective is that the more that there is focus on what is not wanted,
the more that the 'not wanted' gets energized. Within this perspective, I
would not focus on a 'peril'.

Earth has her own frequency, and is a beautiful living being whom I trust
to look after herself.  Humans are part of planet Earth.  She nurtures us.
Our quest may be to find  how to be in better relationship with the Earth.
This provides a life nurturing focus.

Change in behaviors is possible with a vision to work towards, and OST
provides us with  a wonderful way to work with Spirit. Harrison's first
book, even before OST, was about Spirit...and I loved it.

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heart to heart,
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On Tue, Apr 16, 2019 at 7:33 AM R Chaffe via OSList <
oslist@lists.openspacetech.org> wrote:

> Alan,
> Peter Sandman would say that until the hazard and outrage are balanced in
> the community of concern dialogue is not really possible.  The issue at the
> moment may be summarised as the hazard associated with climate change is
> academic to the majority of the community,  in particular the right wing of
> the community denying the scientific evidence.  Even science itself.  Ie No
> hazard, no outrage therefore no issue.
>
> The answer to your core question is that Open Space is perhaps the only
> way to address such a complex and systematic issue.  Open Space technology
> is one of the better tools to use to create situations where dialogue may
> be achieved and where the classic adversarial situation minimised or
> avoided.
>
> The irony is that opening the space would be an ideal way of getting the
> community to the point that they are ready to work seriously on this major
> issue.
>
> I have used Open Space technology very effectively to explore our
> preparedness for climate change and the massive investment required in
> infrastructure to facilitate innovation and adaption.  It has taken 12
> years, far too slow but this is the current reality.
>
> It is again time to try and try again.
>
> Regards
> Rob
>
> On 16 Apr 2019, at 7:05 pm, Alan Stewart via OSList <
> oslist@lists.openspacetech.org> wrote:
>
> G’day from Downunder again
>
> To express my appreciation for the responses received to my missive of 13
> April 1919 about this topic. They were all offline. Mainly from people who
> know me personally from our meetings during times and places since my being
> an OST facilitator, starting in 1994.
>
> Including this: “Great idea Alan. I look forward to hearing what response
> you get. I am so ‘over’ the alternatives (commonly called ‘summits’ or
> ‘round tables’ (which might be ‘round’ in name only), where the regular
> suspects talk ‘at’ each 

Re: [OSList] Ten Weeks in Open Space

[Jamie Colston via OSList]

I absolutely love this story.
Thank you
X

On Tue, 16 Apr 2019 at 17:57, Harrison Owen via OSList <
oslist@lists.openspacetech.org> wrote:

>For some odd reasons, I  committed to “teaching” a course
> which met once a week for 10 weeks. I think my hosts assumed I would do the
> standard “Lecture/Discussion,”  but I had a different plan. Do it all in
> Open Space. It has become an interesting experiment.
>
>I have been involved in multiple, multi-day events, but the
> days were always contiguous. What would happen, I wondered, if you did 10
> Open Spaces, each an hour and a half, and separated by a week? I had little
> question that something useful (rich learning, community, etc) might occur
> in the first session – but would it continue, build, attenuate? The
> question is neither idle or purely academic, and could point in the
> direction of enhancing extended, formal learning environments.
>
>My host was a university and my experience to date has been
> that no matter how fiercely universities pursue “advanced learning
> environments/approaches,” they are terrified of Open Space.  Those may not
> be the words the academics of my acquaintance would be comfortable with –
> but those words do seem to fairly describe the behavior. Open Space is
> occasionally allowed as an “experiment” – with the full and certain
> knowledge that it could not possibly “work.” I have also witnessed massive
> and sustained efforts devoted to the eradication of Open Space in those
> rare instances when it seemed to have taken root.
>
>Why these attitudes exist, I do not know (but I do have
> some suspicions) – however the opportunity to test the academic environment
> was irresistible. Certainly the statistical significance of my experiment
> is negligible. There is an effective N of 1… all the way around. One class,
> one university, one time. The participants are all senior citizens, and the
> course content perhaps bizarre: *Death, Dying and Life*.
>
>We are now three quarters of the way through. Prudence
> would dictate waiting for the end and a follow up with post-tests. However
> the trends are pretty clear and academic purity was never my strong point.
> Besides if the definitive word is not written others (that could be you!)
> might do a replication, and that would be wonderful! For the record, I did
> everything “by the book” – including post-its, masking tape, Issues of
> concern stuck to the wall. In the first session we posted issues to be
> addressed over the next 10 weeks, with the clear understanding that
> additions and changes could be made at any point along the way.
>
>The first session happened just like usual – no surprise.
> We took about half an hour to create the agenda leaving one hour for the
> first groups, of which there were four. Reports were generated over the
> next week, emailed back to me – and then combined and resent.
>
>One week later everybody returned (16) and the next round
> of groups occurred (I forget how many) without prodding or assistance. In
> fact I left to get some coffee. When an hour had expired, all returned for
> a brief Closing Circle, actually sort of square, as it seems that circles
> are a step too far for the university J I thought we might be getting
> somewhere when one of the participants said the whole thing was really odd.
> “We were talking about Death and Grief… and people were laughing.”
>
>This past week I received an email from the university
> official saying that she wished to “visit the class, possibly for 15
> minutes.” I responded that she was certainly welcome, but that I was unsure
> what, if anything, she might see or hear. The room we had been assigned was
> rather small and definitely noisy with multiple groups conversing. It took
> the participants virtually no time at all to discover a number of small
> “conversation nooks,” furnished and private, located all over the building.
> Of course, during class hours everybody else was in class – except for our
> participants. They were everywhere and kept moving. I suggested that the
> official might do better to come for the whole time (1 ½ hours) so she
> would at least know where to start. I also told her that she would be
> treated just like all participants – no special handling or introduction.
> I knew she would make her way and the people would take care of her – as
> they did for everybody else.
>
>When the session was over, everybody came back to the “home
> room.” We never did have a “sit down” closing circle because the place was
> just buzzing and people had busses to catch. Our official visitor had this
> bemused smile and was now totally enveloped by the group. I never did
> formally meet her, actually I’m not even sure exactly what she looks like.
> But I did receive an email from her when I got home saying that something
> quite strange must be 

Re: [OSList] Ten Weeks in Open Space

[john watkins via OSList]

Harrison,

Lovely! And I agree with you about the Missa Solemnis! 

John W.

> On Apr 16, 2019, at 8:40 AM, Harrison Owen via OSList 
>  wrote:
> 
>For some odd reasons, I  committed to “teaching” a course 
> which met once a week for 10 weeks. I think my hosts assumed I would do the 
> standard “Lecture/Discussion,”  but I had a different plan. Do it all in Open 
> Space. It has become an interesting experiment. 
>I have been involved in multiple, multi-day events, but the 
> days were always contiguous. What would happen, I wondered, if you did 10 
> Open Spaces, each an hour and a half, and separated by a week? I had little 
> question that something useful (rich learning, community, etc) might occur in 
> the first session – but would it continue, build, attenuate? The question is 
> neither idle or purely academic, and could point in the direction of 
> enhancing extended, formal learning environments. 
>My host was a university and my experience to date has been 
> that no matter how fiercely universities pursue “advanced learning 
> environments/approaches,” they are terrified of Open Space.  Those may not be 
> the words the academics of my acquaintance would be comfortable with – but 
> those words do seem to fairly describe the behavior. Open Space is 
> occasionally allowed as an “experiment” – with the full and certain knowledge 
> that it could not possibly “work.” I have also witnessed massive and 
> sustained efforts devoted to the eradication of Open Space in those rare 
> instances when it seemed to have taken root.
>Why these attitudes exist, I do not know (but I do have some 
> suspicions) – however the opportunity to test the academic environment was 
> irresistible. Certainly the statistical significance of my experiment is 
> negligible. There is an effective N of 1… all the way around. One class, one 
> university, one time. The participants are all senior citizens, and the 
> course content perhaps bizarre: Death, Dying and Life.
>We are now three quarters of the way through. Prudence would 
> dictate waiting for the end and a follow up with post-tests. However the 
> trends are pretty clear and academic purity was never my strong point. 
> Besides if the definitive word is not written others (that could be you!) 
> might do a replication, and that would be wonderful! For the record, I did 
> everything “by the book” – including post-its, masking tape, Issues of 
> concern stuck to the wall. In the first session we posted issues to be 
> addressed over the next 10 weeks, with the clear understanding that additions 
> and changes could be made at any point along the way.
>The first session happened just like usual – no surprise. We 
> took about half an hour to create the agenda leaving one hour for the first 
> groups, of which there were four. Reports were generated over the next week, 
> emailed back to me – and then combined and resent.
>One week later everybody returned (16) and the next round of 
> groups occurred (I forget how many) without prodding or assistance. In fact I 
> left to get some coffee. When an hour had expired, all returned for a brief 
> Closing Circle, actually sort of square, as it seems that circles are a step 
> too far for the university J I thought we might be getting somewhere when one 
> of the participants said the whole thing was really odd. “We were talking 
> about Death and Grief… and people were laughing.”
>This past week I received an email from the university 
> official saying that she wished to “visit the class, possibly for 15 
> minutes.” I responded that she was certainly welcome, but that I was unsure 
> what, if anything, she might see or hear. The room we had been assigned was 
> rather small and definitely noisy with multiple groups conversing. It took 
> the participants virtually no time at all to discover a number of small 
> “conversation nooks,” furnished and private, located all over the building. 
> Of course, during class hours everybody else was in class – except for our 
> participants. They were everywhere and kept moving. I suggested that the 
> official might do better to come for the whole time (1 ½ hours) so she would 
> at least know where to start. I also told her that she would be treated just 
> like all participants – no special handling or introduction.  I knew she 
> would make her way and the people would take care of her – as they did for 
> everybody else.
>When the session was over, everybody came back to the “home 
> room.” We never did have a “sit down” closing circle because the place was 
> just buzzing and people had busses to catch. Our official visitor had this 
> bemused smile and was now totally enveloped by the group. I never did 
> formally meet her, actually I’m not even sure exactly what she looks like. 
> But I did receive an email from her when I got 

Re: [OSList] Ten Weeks in Open Space

[Royle, Karl via OSList]

Dear Harrison

Sounds great. We have used open space at our university and I use it on my 
module but have never used it for a sequence of sessions. I think perhaps it 
may work better in this format for adult education although I could see it 
working for all sorts of other topics now I thing about it. I was recently 
reading a book by Valoufakis the Greek ex minister and economist. He 
distinguishes between goods and commodities. As most universities are busy 
commodifying education when they are met with a ‘good’ such as OST it is hard 
for them to measure, quantify and grasp its significance. They might see it as 
some sort of subversion… which is all good.

Best

Karl

From: OSList  on behalf of Harrison 
Owen via OSList 
Reply-To: World wide Open Space Technology email list 

Date: Tuesday, 16 April 2019 at 16:40
To: 'World wide Open Space Technology email list' 

Cc: Harrison Owen 
Subject: [OSList] Ten Weeks in Open Space

   For some odd reasons, I  committed to “teaching” a course which 
met once a week for 10 weeks. I think my hosts assumed I would do the standard 
“Lecture/Discussion,”  but I had a different plan. Do it all in Open Space. It 
has become an interesting experiment.
   I have been involved in multiple, multi-day events, but the days 
were always contiguous. What would happen, I wondered, if you did 10 Open 
Spaces, each an hour and a half, and separated by a week? I had little question 
that something useful (rich learning, community, etc) might occur in the first 
session – but would it continue, build, attenuate? The question is neither idle 
or purely academic, and could point in the direction of enhancing extended, 
formal learning environments.
   My host was a university and my experience to date has been that 
no matter how fiercely universities pursue “advanced learning 
environments/approaches,” they are terrified of Open Space.  Those may not be 
the words the academics of my acquaintance would be comfortable with – but 
those words do seem to fairly describe the behavior. Open Space is occasionally 
allowed as an “experiment” – with the full and certain knowledge that it could 
not possibly “work.” I have also witnessed massive and sustained efforts 
devoted to the eradication of Open Space in those rare instances when it seemed 
to have taken root.
   Why these attitudes exist, I do not know (but I do have some 
suspicions) – however the opportunity to test the academic environment was 
irresistible. Certainly the statistical significance of my experiment is 
negligible. There is an effective N of 1… all the way around. One class, one 
university, one time. The participants are all senior citizens, and the course 
content perhaps bizarre: Death, Dying and Life.
   We are now three quarters of the way through. Prudence would 
dictate waiting for the end and a follow up with post-tests. However the trends 
are pretty clear and academic purity was never my strong point. Besides if the 
definitive word is not written others (that could be you!) might do a 
replication, and that would be wonderful! For the record, I did everything “by 
the book” – including post-its, masking tape, Issues of concern stuck to the 
wall. In the first session we posted issues to be addressed over the next 10 
weeks, with the clear understanding that additions and changes could be made at 
any point along the way.
   The first session happened just like usual – no surprise. We 
took about half an hour to create the agenda leaving one hour for the first 
groups, of which there were four. Reports were generated over the next week, 
emailed back to me – and then combined and resent.
   One week later everybody returned (16) and the next round of 
groups occurred (I forget how many) without prodding or assistance. In fact I 
left to get some coffee. When an hour had expired, all returned for a brief 
Closing Circle, actually sort of square, as it seems that circles are a step 
too far for the university ☺ I thought we might be getting somewhere when one 
of the participants said the whole thing was really odd. “We were talking about 
Death and Grief… and people were laughing.”
   This past week I received an email from the university official 
saying that she wished to “visit the class, possibly for 15 minutes.” I 
responded that she was certainly welcome, but that I was unsure what, if 
anything, she might see or hear. The room we had been assigned was rather small 
and definitely noisy with multiple groups conversing. It took the participants 
virtually no time at all to discover a number of small “conversation nooks,” 
furnished and private, located all over the building. Of course, during class 
hours everybody else was in class – except for our participants. They were 
everywhere and kept moving. I suggested that the official might do better to 
come for the whole time (1 ½ hours) so she would at 

[OSList] Ten Weeks in Open Space

[Harrison Owen via OSList]

   For some odd reasons, I  committed to “teaching” a course
which met once a week for 10 weeks. I think my hosts assumed I would do the
standard “Lecture/Discussion,”  but I had a different plan. Do it all in
Open Space. It has become an interesting experiment. 

   I have been involved in multiple, multi-day events, but the
days were always contiguous. What would happen, I wondered, if you did 10
Open Spaces, each an hour and a half, and separated by a week? I had little
question that something useful (rich learning, community, etc) might occur
in the first session – but would it continue, build, attenuate? The question
is neither idle or purely academic, and could point in the direction of
enhancing extended, formal learning environments. 

   My host was a university and my experience to date has been
that no matter how fiercely universities pursue “advanced learning
environments/approaches,” they are terrified of Open Space.  Those may not
be the words the academics of my acquaintance would be comfortable with –
but those words do seem to fairly describe the behavior. Open Space is
occasionally allowed as an “experiment” – with the full and certain
knowledge that it could not possibly “work.” I have also witnessed massive
and sustained efforts devoted to the eradication of Open Space in those rare
instances when it seemed to have taken root.

   Why these attitudes exist, I do not know (but I do have some
suspicions) – however the opportunity to test the academic environment was
irresistible. Certainly the statistical significance of my experiment is
negligible. There is an effective N of 1… all the way around. One class, one
university, one time. The participants are all senior citizens, and the
course content perhaps bizarre: Death, Dying and Life.

   We are now three quarters of the way through. Prudence would
dictate waiting for the end and a follow up with post-tests. However the
trends are pretty clear and academic purity was never my strong point.
Besides if the definitive word is not written others (that could be you!)
might do a replication, and that would be wonderful! For the record, I did
everything “by the book” – including post-its, masking tape, Issues of
concern stuck to the wall. In the first session we posted issues to be
addressed over the next 10 weeks, with the clear understanding that
additions and changes could be made at any point along the way.

   The first session happened just like usual – no surprise. We
took about half an hour to create the agenda leaving one hour for the first
groups, of which there were four. Reports were generated over the next week,
emailed back to me – and then combined and resent.

   One week later everybody returned (16) and the next round of
groups occurred (I forget how many) without prodding or assistance. In fact
I left to get some coffee. When an hour had expired, all returned for a
brief Closing Circle, actually sort of square, as it seems that circles are
a step too far for the university J I thought we might be getting somewhere
when one of the participants said the whole thing was really odd. “We were
talking about Death and Grief… and people were laughing.”

   This past week I received an email from the university
official saying that she wished to “visit the class, possibly for 15
minutes.” I responded that she was certainly welcome, but that I was unsure
what, if anything, she might see or hear. The room we had been assigned was
rather small and definitely noisy with multiple groups conversing. It took
the participants virtually no time at all to discover a number of small
“conversation nooks,” furnished and private, located all over the building.
Of course, during class hours everybody else was in class – except for our
participants. They were everywhere and kept moving. I suggested that the
official might do better to come for the whole time (1 ½ hours) so she would
at least know where to start. I also told her that she would be treated just
like all participants – no special handling or introduction.  I knew she
would make her way and the people would take care of her – as they did for
everybody else.

   When the session was over, everybody came back to the “home
room.” We never did have a “sit down” closing circle because the place was
just buzzing and people had busses to catch. Our official visitor had this
bemused smile and was now totally enveloped by the group. I never did
formally meet her, actually I’m not even sure exactly what she looks like.
But I did receive an email from her when I got home saying that something
quite strange must be happening. Apparently all of the other classes in her
program area were losing participants, sometimes by half. She was so
impressed that our full compliment arrived promptly at the appointed hour,
and everybody was there at the end. I confess I smiled too, always believing
the 

[OSList] Prerequisites for Selforganization/open space - in Haiti

[Michael M Pannwitz via OSList]

Dear LIST,

in the midst of our dialogue on
"One thing less to do and other neat ideas from the field of experience 
and practice"
a message from John and Merlin Engle reached me from Haiti in a time of 
deep crisis and chaos.


It describes in detail how "a relatively" safe space in the middle of 
crisis and chaos in an extremely chaotic situation under involvement of 
diverse elements wanting to get through a wicked situation creates 
constructive cooperation in a humane and peaceful and non-violent 
manner. No doubt, the continuing practice of many of those involved in 
day-to-day Haitian style of os was of good help.


It will take a few minutes to read through this note from Haiti, I could 
not interrupt or stop until I came to the end...


Here is the link

https://haitipartners.org/childrens-academy/from-violence-to-dialogue-dealing-with-unrest-at-the-childrens-academy/

I wonder what this means to you.

Greetings from Berlin
mmp






--
Michael M Pannwitz
Draisweg 1, 12209 Berlin, Germany
++49 - 30-772 8000
mmpannw...@gmail.com


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[OSList] Open Space Hotline - April 16th @ 12 PM EDT (daylight savings time in effect)

[Tricia Chirumbole via OSList]

Hello all!!


You are warmly invited to an online Open Space Hotline hangout! What's
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And so much more.Who knows what may happen?


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Re: [OSList] OST as a way to go in addressing climate change and other perils

[R Chaffe via OSList]

Alan,
Peter Sandman would say that until the hazard and outrage are balanced in the 
community of concern dialogue is not really possible.  The issue at the moment 
may be summarised as the hazard associated with climate change is academic to 
the majority of the community,  in particular the right wing of the community 
denying the scientific evidence.  Even science itself.  Ie No hazard, no 
outrage therefore no issue. 

The answer to your core question is that Open Space is perhaps the only way to 
address such a complex and systematic issue.  Open Space technology is one of 
the better tools to use to create situations where dialogue may be achieved and 
where the classic adversarial situation minimised or avoided.

The irony is that opening the space would be an ideal way of getting the 
community to the point that they are ready to work seriously on this major 
issue.

I have used Open Space technology very effectively to explore our preparedness 
for climate change and the massive investment required in infrastructure to 
facilitate innovation and adaption.  It has taken 12 years, far too slow but 
this is the current reality.

It is again time to try and try again.

Regards
Rob

> On 16 Apr 2019, at 7:05 pm, Alan Stewart via OSList 
>  wrote:
> 
> G’day from Downunder again
> 
> To express my appreciation for the responses received to my missive of 13 
> April 1919 about this topic. They were all offline. Mainly from people who 
> know me personally from our meetings during times and places since my being 
> an OST facilitator, starting in 1994.
> 
> Including this: “Great idea Alan. I look forward to hearing what response you 
> get. I am so ‘over’ the alternatives (commonly called ‘summits’ or ‘round 
> tables’ (which might be ‘round’ in name only), where the regular suspects 
> talk ‘at’ each other.
> 
>  Open Space, open invitation, is really the way to go with such a complex 
> question.”
>  
> 
> And who have offered sage suggestions, such as:
> 
> Delete all references to myself and how I came up with the idea. 
> 
> Instead state clearly in as few words as possible, viz 'the juicy' parts 
> about:
> 
> What do I suggest?
> 
> What could the proposed action possibly achieve?
> 
> What will be the details?
> 
> 
> 
> One responder wonders if the way of using OST I am suggesting could only be 
> done at a national government level; a fair query, in my opinion.
> 
> Nonetheless what I will go ahead in proposing is to have an OST based 
> gathering with the backing of a State’s ‘Climate Body’. In this instance 
> South Australia.
> 
> Together with the local organizers of ‘School Strikers’ as the 'auspicers' to 
> invite representatives of some main 'constituents' to participate in a 2.5 
> day OST event I the manner I had outlined earlier.
> 
> And so I will go ahead with the basic initiative as spelled in my note to our 
> List of a few days ago.
> 
> On the premise that ‘whatever happens …’   
> 
> To be despatched shortly after the forthcoming Easter weekend. 
> 
> 
> 
> Before doing this I would ask you again: Do you have any thoughts on my 
> proposed way of using OST which you reckon could strengthen the likelihood of 
> its being acted upon?
> 
> Looking forward.
> 
> 
> 
> Al  
> 
> Al (formerly Alan) Stewart, PhD
> Process Artist 
> Facilitator of conversations that matter and participatory fun
> 
> Senior Fulbright Scholar
> 
> Blog:  www.conversare.net
> 
> Member:  American Society for Cybernetics
> 
> Member: National Trouble Makers Union
> 
> Residence: Adelaide, South Australia, since 1975 
> With time away in the USA (1981) and Hong Kong (2005-2011)  
> 
> _
> 
>  
> 
> "Whenever we treat each other well good things happen."
> 
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Re: [OSList] OST as a way to go in addressing climate change and other perils

[Alan Stewart via OSList]

G’day from Downunder again

To express my appreciation for the responses received to my missive of 13
April 1919 about this topic. They were all offline. Mainly from people who
know me personally from our meetings during times and places since my being
an OST facilitator, starting in 1994.

Including this: “Great idea Alan. I look forward to hearing what response
you get. I am so ‘over’ the alternatives (commonly called ‘summits’ or
‘round tables’ (which might be ‘round’ in name only), where the regular
suspects talk ‘at’ each other.

 Open Space, open invitation, is really the way to go with such a complex
question.”



And who have offered sage suggestions, such as:

Delete all references to myself and how I came up with the idea.

Instead state clearly in as few words as possible, viz 'the juicy' parts
about:

What do I suggest?

What could the proposed action possibly achieve?

What will be the details?


One responder wonders if the way of using OST I am suggesting could only be
done at a national government level; a fair query, in my opinion.

Nonetheless what I will go ahead in proposing is to have an OST based
gathering with the backing of a State’s ‘Climate Body’. In this instance
South Australia.

Together with the local organizers of ‘School Strikers’ as the 'auspicers'
to invite representatives of some main 'constituents' to participate in a
2.5 day OST event I the manner I had outlined earlier.

And so I will go ahead with the basic initiative as spelled in my note to
our List of a few days ago.

On the premise that ‘whatever happens …’ 

To be despatched shortly after the forthcoming Easter weekend.


*Before doing this I would ask you again: Do you have any thoughts on my
proposed way of using OST which you reckon could strengthen the likelihood
of its being acted upon?*

Looking forward.


*Al  *

Al (formerly Alan) Stewart, PhD
Process Artist
Facilitator of conversations that matter and participatory fun

Senior Fulbright Scholar

Blog:  www.conversare.net

Member:  American Society for Cybernetics 

*Member: **National Trouble Makers Union* 


*Residence: Adelaide, South Australia, since 1975  With time away in the
USA (1981) and Hong Kong (2005-2011 <(2005-2011>)  *

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*"Whenever we treat each other well good things happen."*

* Al Stewart*

*“Be yourself.  And be it well”*

PS You may also be inspired – and alarmed – by the recent contribution from
Bill McKibben to this most vital concern of our times. See his new book
entitled *Falter* here

 and here

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