Subject: Two good statements of what we're trying to do

Dear Friends

1) I think this is the most simple, profound description I've read of what we are trying to do. Everything on the new paradigm "agenda" seems to fit this little statement. I like it. -- Tom

Something good to do:

Create new pathways for human energy so when people wake up in the morning they naturally go about creating things that are healthy for themselves, their communities and their planet.

-- Vicki Robin

2) And, specifically for Y2K community workers: The July-August issue of YOGA JOURNAL, now on stands, has a 4,000-word feature "ALL TOGETHER NOW - Across the country, communities are finding a surprising upside to the Y2K coundtown" by Gary Gach . Included is a sidebar of publications, URLs, etc. YOGA JOURNAL is perhaps the main alternative publication read by the leading-edge folks market researcher Paul Ray calls "cultural creatives," who have strong community bonds. A good hand-out article. -- Tom

Tom Atlee * The Co-Intelligence Institute * Oakland, CA http://www.co-intelligence.org http://www.co-intelligence.org/Y2K.html http://www.co-intelligence.org/CIPol_Index.html

-- Jean Wasp (jean@sonic.net), June 27, 1999

Answers

It seems another aspect of what you are doing (or maybe I'm just paraphrasing) is bolstering the democratic process by encouraging individuals to participate in collective decision-making. It seems to me that the best uses of these public forums have occurred when individuals master the art of dialogue (as opposed to debate or discussion). Your forum is a good example of how people can build on one another's

-- Michael Berney (Michael.Berney@npr.gov), July 10, 1999.