[Oe List ...] Recorded ICA songs and the poverty workshop

[RICHARD HOWIE]

Janice, THANKS.
Ellen
On Sep 26, 2008, at 4:41 PM, Janice Ulangca wrote:

> Last Saturday, Sept. 20, ICA colleagues, local community activists,  
> and staff from ICAI (Montreal) and ICA-USA (Chicago) gathered in  
> Troy, NY at an event hosted by Dorcas and Ken Rose.  This is to let  
> you know that a fuller report will be coming, in two parts.
>
> Saturday morning 6 courageous and committed folks recorded 10 ICA  
> songs plus some familiar "ritual songs"  ("We Celebrate Your Being  
> Here"; "Ascription - In the Name of the Father and the Son and the  
> Holy Ghost"; and "Grace and Peace be unto you").  This was all done  
> in 2 hours, with one quick and dirty rehearsal then the only  
> "take".  Alice Rose was sound engineer, at the mixing board of the  
> Troy United Methodist Church.  I got to play the fine Steinway  
> piano for the group.  The plan is to distribute this via MP3, when  
> Alice and her husband Paul Marano get a chance to put it together.   
> Both Alice and Paul are very tech savvy - both work with his  
> business, which involves web page consulting for businesses and  
> government agencies.  These were songs recommended as favorites by  
> colleagues.  Perhaps the overarching theme had to do with the  
> profound inner experience of care for the world, with titles such  
> as The Vision and All Life Is Open.   Our hope is that these will  
> be a gift for colleagues who may sing along.  We want them to feel  
> our affection and gratitude for their work through the years and in  
> varied powerful ways today.
>
> Saturday afternoon  a very fine workshop was facilitated by a team  
> led by Sheila LeGeros from Minneapolis, volunteering her time.  On  
> the team were also Sandra True and Lois Saboe, a friend from ICA in  
> the East gatherings.  All ToP people.  We have been promised a  
> report from the workshop, and I'll share headlines at least when it  
> comes.  Theme for the workshop:  The Persistence of Poverty. The  
> overarching question:  What are key factors for transforming the  
> system of poverty?  It was a great mix of 20 people, including  
> award-winning local activists and a homeless shelter resident,  
> together with colleagues with international experience.  Plenty of  
> passion and grounded stories of the realities of poverty and what's  
> going on underneath.  Sensitive facilitation, colorful decor,  
> excellent pacing and flow, a relaxed feel while getting a lot of  
> work done in less than 4 hours.  The product was a list of  
> questions, grist for ICA-USA input at the November 17-21 ICAI  
> conference in Japan.  Poverty is one of 8 cultural challenges to be  
> explored at the conference.
>
> More when I know more,
> Janice
>
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