[Oe List ...] Communication from ICA-USA Board on Restructuring

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What is the Keystone Community?  What is special about it; Who is in  it and 
what does it do?
Cynthia
 
In a message dated 10/21/2006 12:12:47 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
jonzondo at juno.com writes:

Larry  & all,

With respect to this forum and with respect to the business  nature of
the current ICA-USA, of course many of us have the right to  ask
questions.  Your direct relationship to those affected gives you  the
right to speak.  Also, ICA-USA has asked many of us for  contributions
for many years.   Finally, and certainly in the  context of this forum,
we all have the right to ask questions.

The  only way I knew that something was in the wind was the fact that my
parents  are part of the Keystone community.  Otherwise, this specific
letter  would have come to me as totally surprising news.

How do any of us ever  move into the future?
In my experience, each of us do so in a variety of  different ways.
The "restructuring" of the ICA in the 80's was hard on  many.  I'm still
feeling the consequences of my parents choice to join  an organization
that promised to care for them in the elder years, and then  mostly
failed to be able to fully follow through with that promise.   Yeah, we
cared for the world in a million ways, but we sometimes had  the
dammedest time caring for ourselves.  In my own life, I'm  still
learning how to do this!  LOL  So certainly, that struggle  is very human.

That restructuring is occurring not surprising to  me.  I look at the
systems all around the USA and things are falling  apart.  Federal
government, state government, local grant programs,  and much more.  The
way we have done it in the past is no longer  working.  It is time for
some big shifts.  Sustainability is one  of the keys.  So, from the
larger perspective, that this is happening  with the ICA does not
surprise me at all.

My questions today  are:   
How is the ICA going to move from here?
How much  kindness and integrity can those involved bring to the process?
Will there  be space for an airing of grievances?
How much participation and what kind  of participation will be allowed?
What are the real numbers?  (of $,  people, etc)
How much imagination can those involved bring to the  process?
and (on a very personal note)
How will this affect my  parents?

I can imagine that this is not an easy process.  I send  blessings to
all those involved and look forward to the dialog that may  occur here
in this forum.

Walk in Beauty,
Jon Mark  Elizondo



 
Cynthia N.  Vance
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