Carol Macdonald writes:
I think our communal consciousness is adequate to this important task.
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On Behalf Of Volker.hippie
Sent: 22 December 2005 06:41 PM
To: eXtended Mind, Culture, Activity
Subject: Re: [xmca] The past becomes the present.
Dear all, dear David, dear Eric, yes, your words are cream for our
hearts, - it makes me remember Bob Marleys words: How long shall they
kill our prophets while we stand beside and look! We do not stand just
beside here!
Thereby I want to say that your, our dialogue about the dark forces in
the world and in on our minds is one of many small important steps -
toward peace, and love, and understanding, between people all over, no
matter what sex, color or believe they have.
Intelligence, I think Hannah Arendt wrote somewhere, is to dare to be in
doubt.
Here on this list it is an activity we do together, world wide.
Thereby, at least it seems to me, we create Zones of understanding,
zones of proximal hope in a time "where Mordor" is in power.
Volker
David Preiss wrote:
>For what is worth, as an international member of the list, my thinking
is
>that we are performing a revolutionary act just by creating a
distinctive
>common sense about what is right and what is wrong. Indeed, during my
years
>in the USA, the most difficult thing for me was to share academic and
living
>spaces with people whose common sense was not sensitive to the ongoing
human
>rights tragedy. If we just assert clearly a different perspective on
what is
>"normal", we are doing our small part to promote change. Just a humble
>thought.
>
>David D. Preiss Ph.D.
>Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
>www.uc.cl/psicologia
>
>
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On
>Behalf Of ERIC.RAMBERG@spps.org
>Sent: Tuesday, December 20, 2005 12:34 PM
>To: eXtended Mind, Culture, Activity
>Subject: RE: [xmca] The past becomes the present.
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>Nicely stated Lina:
>Within the discussion of 'performance as develoment' I find it very
relevant
>that XMCA members speak out about political, social and military
suppression
>of development. Currently there is a strong push to infringe upon
>constitutional rights in the name of security. Unfortunately many
american
>citizens are willing to forgo privacy so that they may feel safe.
However,
>the talking heads that oppose this have provided no alternative to
Bush's so
>called "freedom act". It is my hope that a diverse audience such as
XMCA
>may provide great insight and take the risk of "performing" a solution
so
>that the world may develop into a safer place than is currently the
case.
>
>what do you think?
>eric
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> Lina Kostarova -
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>Dear xmca' friends,
>
>These "interruptions" of our discussions on development, with real life
>examples of violation of basic human rights /Sydney; Mc Carthyism etc./
that
>some of you brought, reminds me of the daily conditions of our work,
where
>we keep trying to protect development, despite, or because of
continually
>adverse conditions. Often very restrictive and discouraging, such
conditions
>that prevail and leave little space for community growing, slightly
become
>/although contradictory/, the only challenge for development.
>
>For me it is also interesting how this particular group of people is
ready
>to make immediate response to the ongoing destructive events, leaving
behind
>the conceptual, tools and methods concerns. Actually, I see a huge
>difference in facing and dealing with those conditions in different
parts of
>the world; while some people know how to organize themselves, and do
act
>upon it; and now matter of the outcomes, they do interact on the
issues,
>providing a great support to each other, world wide; the others stay
>isolated and stuck in what they are experiencing, have no will, no
hope, no
>technology to get out of closed circles, and to do something for the
>community...
>
>Great part of our work is actually on creating the opportunities for
their
>voices /children's and teachers'/, and on creating the community arena
for
>their choices, and on the believes that such a thing is possible and
>realistic in community under continual pressure and risk... but this is
>another subject.
>
>I follow all the discussions, so far, being not so visible, but I do
>enjoyed, and also had rare opportunity to read few very interesting
>articles, due to this group... thank you a lot.
>
>
> regards, Lina
>
>
>--- David Preiss <davidpreiss@puc.cl> wrote:
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>>Dear BB,
>>Scary links, particularly the present one...
>>Just CNN announced "tapings will continue", by Monsieur George. How
>>bad things are going! David
>>
>>David D. Preiss Ph.D.
>>Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
>>www.uc.cl/psicologia
>>
>>
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>>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_McCarthy
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>>http://www.southcoasttoday.com/daily/12-05/12-17-05/a09lo650.htm
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