[Dialogue] [SPAM] Re: Letter to Alumni of the kemper building communitiesof the last few decades
ed feldmanis
edfeldmanis at gmail.com
Fri Jun 13 10:33:51 EDT 2008
George,
Somebody told me it might be possible, that maybe, at least sometimes,and
maybe every now and then Ed Feldmanis, formerly order member, provides at
least a modicum of wisdom.
On Fri, Jun 13, 2008 at 8:02 AM, George Packard <george.packard1 at rcn.com>
wrote:
> Mary et all;
> Not sure whether you found a misspelling or are asking the KEUC mission.
> Assuming the latter -- There are two or three persons from the days of the
> Ecumenical Institute still in residence (Carol Pierce, Marge Philbrook,
> Laura Spencer); and they do provide wisdom and advice in meetings and
> discussions. However the forefront of energy and initiative is in a
> relatively new influx of 20 or so singles who arrived in Chicago as Lutheran
> or Jesuit volunteers, Peace corps grads, or working with Chicago Aids groups
> or Not for profits. they have taken on an understanding of demonstrating an
> *ecological* alternative to living in the urban area. In addition,
> coincidently, there is a diverse religious spectrum within their current
> membership
> Hope that helps
> George
>
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> *From:* dialogue-bounces at wedgeblade.net [mailto:
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> *Sent:* Monday, June 09, 2008 7:38 AM
> *To:* Colleague Dialogue
> *Subject:* [SPAM] Re: [Dialogue] Letter to Alumni of the kemper building
> communitiesof the last few decades
>
> ecological or ecrumenical? Both?
>
> Tricky depending.
>
> mary
>
> -------------- Original message from "George Packard" <
> george.packard1 at rcn.com>: --------------
>
> The following is a letter to all who have had residential experience in
> one of the many community manifestations of the last 45 years or so in the
> Kemper building or to any interested. I am sending this as a current board
> member and with the help of various colleagues of the present group
> described below under the letterhead with a request for your assistance.
>
> thank you for your consideration,George Packard
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> Keystone Ecological Urban Center
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> 4750 N. Sheridan Road, 7th Floor, Chicago, Illinois 60640
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> phone 773-305-2827, e-mail keystoneeuc at yahoo.com
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> June 5, 2008
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> Dear Colleagues,
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> I am writing to you as former or present members of the OE,
> the E I, and the ICA; and as former members of the RCX, and its successor,
> the Keystone Community. I am writing to you as present or former
> colleagues in village development who have given over large portions of our
> lives in promoting and carrying into the future values dictated by our
> varied concerns for the world.
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> *The Targeted Audience*
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> The targeted audience for this e-mail letter consists of those
> of you who are progenitors of KEUC the Keystone Ecological Urban Center the
> latest incarnation of the RCX and the Keystone Community. We the members
> of KEUC are the present manifestation of our lifelong community of people
> who care for the earth, a community which all of you helped to create and
> carry into the future. Though some of us are well into extended middle
> age or beyond and related as board o! r aff iliate members rather than
> residential members, we are modeling our developing residential
> membership on young adults interested in lives of service.
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> *The Intentional Community*
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> The Keystone Ecumenical Urban Community, NFP occupies the 7thand 8
> th floors of the ICA (Kemper) building, and is recruiting young people
> dedicated to greening the cultural practices of the urban world environment.
> The residential core are but a few, at present, but one should never doubt
> that a small group of committed people can change the world -- indeed, it is
> the only thing that ever has. Specifically, we are currently recruiting
> among such groups as the Catholic Worker Movement, the Lutheran Volunteer
> Corps, AmeriCorps, City Year corps, and local seminaries. Generally, we
> are on the lookout for individuals with an interest in ecology, such as
> graduate students in Ecological Studies programs, city planning,
> anthropology, and students of intentional communities or other people
> looking simply for green communities to join.
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> *Our Mission*
>
> Our mission is to research, develop, demonstrate, and
> replicate ways in which individuals singly or in small groups can decrease
> their ecological or carbon footprints in order to promote environmental
> consciousness, protect and improve the urban environment, and promote the
> creation and restoration of diverse, compact, and vibrant urban communities.
> Pilot projects to date include bicycle maintenance and safety classes as
> promotion of cycling as viable urban transportation, and raising red-worms
> as soil composting agents to provide soil rich in nutrients for urban
> gardening.
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> *What We Hope To Achieve*
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> Our intention is to become a part of the urban green movement,
> promoting environmental stability in densely settled, urban neighborhoods.
> Our particular interest is in developing and enhancing practices and
> methodologies which can be accomplished within the often shelter-skelter
> scheduling of artists, craftsmen, and professionals sometimes living alone
> or in loosely affiliated groups and frequently working independently or on
> contract.
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> *Our Website*
>
> Our website is now under construction. Developing both the
> website and many of the programs that will be described on it has taken a
> back seat to legal and organizational matters including our IRS filing for
> 501))(3) tax-exempt status, which we expect to receive shortly. A link to
> the present website is http://www.geocities.com/keystoneeuc.
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> *How You Can Help*
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> Like any startup venture, we need backing in the form of
> emotional support, ideas, and cash. The timing of our startup was
> dictated by unforeseen external circumstances, and startup expenses were
> particularly onerous because circumstances beyond our control required us to
> absorb a number of unexpected financial costs. In order to maintain our
> present housing accommodations at 4750 N. Sheridan Road, we were required to
> absorb significant legal costs traditionally absorbed by the landlord. Some
> $10,000 in legal bills remain outstanding, and our present circumstances do
> not allow payment of t! hese and certain other operating costs in a timely
> manner.
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> Our Board of Directors and certain of our members already have
> contributed more than their fair share of capital, and any additional
> monetary contributions from alumni of the OE, EI, ICA, RCX, and Keystone
> Community would be greatly appreciated. Indeed, the start-up costs require
> that we invite the wider base of support.
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> KEUC is a membership organization, and we hope to have the
> costs and benefits of affiliate membership soon published. Anyone who
> contributes in the meantime will receive full credit toward membership, and
> when we receive notification of our tax-exempt status such contributions
> should also be deductible. Checks may be made payable to Keystone EUC and
> addressed to Travis Downs, Treasurer, 4750 N. Sheridan Road, 7th Floor,
> Chicago, IL 60640.
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> We are poised at the beginning of a new leg of the journey we
> began over 40 years ago. This time, perhaps the most critical leg, in
> that the very survival of human life on planet earth hangs in the balance.
> We realize that as we begin, we are the beneficiaries of the wonderful
> legacy which you, as present and former community members, have bestowed.
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> It is with sincere respect for the past, enthusiasm for the
> present, and hope for the future that we would like to reconnect with you,
> our alumni, as we embark on this new journey. We value your wisdom and
> support, and hope you will make this journey along with us, as least in
> spirit. We are enthusiastic about the possibilities, and hope you will be
> as well.
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> Sincerely,
>
> George
> R. Packard
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> KEUC
> Board and Affiliate Member
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> Santa
> Fe, NM
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