[Oe List ...] Introducing the Repository

[RICHARD HOWIE]

This is all very exciting. CONGRATULATIONS to all in creating it.  I  
attempted twice to register, but got a WiKiName prompt that I was  
incorrect in my name (ellenhowie).  Yikes!
Needing a bit of help, Ellen
On Jun 12, 2006, at 11:28 PM, Tim Wegner wrote:

> Colleagues --
>
> This past weekend, the ICA Gathering Extraordinaire in Seattle marked
> the scheduled public announcement of the OE/EI/ICA Repository. A
> project that has been a year in the making and that a number of you
> from six nations have contributed to in some way, went public. Have
> a look--you're all invited to participate in this!
>
> We pause, as we did in announcing it at this weekend's gathering, to
> honor the memory of Brian Stanfield, whose contribution to the
> project you'll read about on the website.
>
> We are not sure how many visitors our Wedgeblade server can
> accommodate at one time. If you find it slow, please be patient, or
> come back at another time.
>
> Looking forward to your thoughts --
>
> The Design Team
> *Gordon Harper
> *Len Hockley
> *Tim Wegner
>
>
>                 Welcome to the OE/EI/ICA Repository
> This web site is dedicated to making available the stories, materials
> and forward thinking of those who have worked with OE (the Order:
> Ecumenical), EI (the Ecumenical Institute) and ICA (the Institute of
> Cultural Affairs) over the last five decades.)
> As we announce its birth, we pause to celebrate the completed life of
> Brian Stanfield, whose work contributed much to this venture, as to
> so many others.
>                    The OE/EI/ICA Repository is ...
> ... a window into the history of those who have participated in the
> journey of a lifetime.
> ... a place for us to reconnect and interact with one another, to
> reminisce, tell stories, share events and perspectives, look at
> photos and video, listen to our recorded voices and singing, as well
> as read, share and preserve important documents. It is not only about
> the past, but also about how this legacy lives on in our knowing,
> doing and being today.
> It is our hope that this website will help us to more fully grasp the
> scope and significance of what we were all about--and perhaps still
> are. By gathering in one place materials that shed light on the
> events of our lives, it may also be that members of our families will
> better understand some of the decisions that we made.
> We see this as a collaboration in sharing the things we treasure
> about our journey together and the ways we have benefited and learned
> from that adventure.
> We don't see this as the long awaited history of our community.
> Perhaps it is our Chronicles. It will surely be a resource for anyone
> bold enough to take on the challenge of writing that history at some
> point in the future.
> This venture is clearly a work in progress. We want it to grow and
> are trying to make things here as user friendly as possible.
> Come and visit: www.wedgeblade.net You´ll be glad.
>
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