[Dialogue] ICA-USA

Mon Oct 8 15:33:45 EDT 2007

Sandra,
Thank you for being there...and your reflective report.
Priscilla Wilson

On Oct 8, 2007, at 1:53 PM, Sandra/Bob True wrote:

> I am heartened and appreciative of the positive and conciliatory  
> wishes for the Living Legacy event held this past weekend. Most  
> were posted on the beginning day of the event, so suspect many who  
> attended will be reading these messages after the fact. Some were  
> received and read at the event.
>
>
>
> It was with prayerful consideration that I attended the “Living  
> Legacy” event.  The decisions made in October 2006, were shocking  
> but seemed to be simmering for some time. The October decision, the  
> resulting pain and sorrow, many defenses and justifications, and  
> other “hear say” events continue to baffle, sadden, anger and  
> puzzle me. Nevertheless, I did attend and I am grateful to have  
> been there. The formal report will be published soon. Meanwhile,  
> some reflections.
>
>
>
> There were ~35-40 present. An eclectic group representing nearly  
> the full historical spectrum of OE/EI/ICA. Laughter, care, singing,  
> tears and determination were evident throughout our time together.  
> The Saturday celebration included the showing of the “the World of  
> Human Development” and the CBS program shown in 1964 of Joe Mathews  
> and Joe Pierce and students attending the Summer Program in 5th  
> City.  We had lunch with Fifth City pioneers - Verdel Trice, Floyd  
> Stanley and Lillian Fox, who continue the Fifth City Reformulation  
> Project.
>
>
>
> Our facilitators, Mirja Hanson and Duncan Holmes, reflected the  
> skill and grace that brought honor to the deep theological source  
> of ICA processes and lead us to authentic dialogue regarding the  
> three questions posed. Namely, What does ICA-USA need to do to  
> support and serve emerging change networks? What does ICA USA need  
> to do and be as part of the global family of national ICA’s? What  
> does ICA USA need to do to preserve and share 40 plus years of  
> wisdom contained in the Global Archives and embedded in each  
> pioneering spirit? The product of the small groups addressing these  
> questions reported as advice to the Board and Staff was amazingly  
> similar. About ten broad categories were identified in the cross  
> gestalt. The official, final report will be the source for detail  
> but they did include substantial items regarding conciliation,  
> future relationships, ICAI, communication, participation, research  
> and the care and preservation of the archives.
>
>
>
> My experience of the weekend re-awakened and strengthened my deep  
> love, care and appreciation for my life beginning with RS1, all my  
> Order and Movement colleagues, the treasure of life experiences  
> related to these times and the way my day to life is informed by  
> them. I came home with a sense of hope for a positive future, the  
> decision to continue to participate in the dialogue and to work  
> toward the how to create the new forms that can only come from and  
> build on our past wisdom and experience.  Hopefully, we all will  
> look to the future with our hearts and minds open to new  
> possibility and participation.
>
>
>
> With love and respect to all,
>
>
>
> Sandra True
>
> 201-209-1809
>
> 646-498-8449
>
>
>
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>
>
> Much thanks, Jack
>
> I wholeheartedly agree with you.  The future is open.
>
> Cynthia Vance
>
>
>
> In a message dated 10/5/2007 7:17:43 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
> icabombay at igc.org writes:
>
> Dear Colleagues,
>
> I have watched the list serve messages about the ICA include
> embittered attacks on the Board and I am saddened by it.  It is not
> surprising in the light of the reality that the literally thousands
> of us who both received our life (via RS-1) and gave our lives in the
> Spirit Movement have both a profound sadness and an anger about the
> fact that what we did and what we were/are and what we dreamed about
> putting into history seems to have been dismissed as irrelevant, or
> not to be included.  To me, the Living Legacy event is but a shadow
> of what is really the living legacy, and that is the thousands of us
> who are still giving our lives to make the world responsive to the
> Lord of History, if I can use that language.  Be that as it may, it
> serves no purpose, in my mind, to continue to castigate the Board.
> Their deeds and decisions will be judged by the Lord of history just
> as the deeds and decisions of the rest of us.  If they can bring into
> being something new and great, in the name of ICA, then so be it.  It
> would be appropriate for all of us to pray that they do.  They have
> to live with the reality of how people were treated and we can decide
> to say no (or yes) to what they have done, and move on.  It does them
> and us no good, in my opinion, to vilify their motives or intents.
> Please, let it be, and let us continue to keep our faces and hearts
> moving toward the future.  It needs all of us, and it will take all
> of us and many many more the rest of lives.  So let's get on with it.
>
> With respect and love to all of my fellow Order/Movement members.
>
> Jack Gilles
>
>
>
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