[Oe List ...] [Dialogue] 50th Anniversary in Chicago

[Paula Philbrook]

On Tue, Apr 3, 2012 at 9:26 PM, Terry Bergdall <bergdall2 at gmail.com> wrote:

> As you know, 2012 marks the 50th Anniversary of Joseph Mathews accepting
> his appointment as Dean of the Ecumenical Institute. This set in motion
> work that has since resulted in the establishment of ICA organizations
> around the world. While several decentralized events have been scheduled in
> many cities (see our website for dates and locations), I have also been
> asked about the celebration in Chicago. For those of you who might be
> interested in participating, here are our plans.
>
>
>
> Saturday, September 15, 2012, ICA-USA will host an important citywide
> “Sharing Approaches That Work” conference on grassroots sustainability. We
> anticipate that approximately 600 people from Chicago’s 77 community areas
> will participate. This program, known as “Accelerate 77,” is repositioning
> the public profile of ICA. For example, one of our new partners is the
> Field Museum, Chicago’s world class museum of natural history. In two
> weeks, the Field Museum is hosting a gathering of the “Accelerate 77”
> Advisory Committee that is likewise composed of key figures from the city.
> This represents a new day for us. For more info, visit our website,
> www.ica-usa.org, and click on programs.
>
>
> We consider it appropriate to celebrate ICA’s 50th Anniversary by
> “Sharing Approaches That Work” focused on the future. For those of you who
> would like to participate in this event, we invite you to join us during
> the final prep work a few days before and then stay to help host
> participants during the event itself. On the day after (Sunday, September
> 16), we will have an internal “after party” celebration.
>
>
>
> For those who might have more time, we invite you to consider coming to
> Chicago to play a role as a “mentoring guide” during our summer intern
> program in June and July. This will involve 40 students and builds upon
> work we are currently doing with over 180 university students. Serving as a
> “guide” requires a minimum commitment of three weeks. While I am happy to
> share additional details for those who want to know more, here are some
> anticipated benefits we see for those who serve as "guides:"
>
>
>
> (1) practical engagement in an edge program that strategically addresses a
> major social contradiction of the Twenty-First Century;
>
> (2) creating the future legacy of EI/OE/ICA by integrating methods,
> processes, and contextual perspectives from the past into a contemporary
> program of today;
>
> (3) an opportunity to self-consciously play the role of an elder through
> sharing wisdom with, and learning from, “Generation Y;”
>
> (4) re-experience the rich collegiality that uniquely occurs when people
> share a common contextual understanding and are engaged in a significant.
> and demanding, task;
>
> (5) participation in a fulfilling program that is going to be a load of
> fun!
>
>
> These are the 50th Anniversary activities planned for Chicago. If anyone
> would like more information, please write to Seva Gandhi,
> sgandhi at ica-usa.org, ICA-USA’s volunteer coordinator, or Nina Winn,
> nwinn at ica-usa.org, ICA-USA’s “Accelerate 77” coordinator, and copy me,
> tbergdall at ica-usa.org.
>
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-- 
Paula

*Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough,
and more. It turns denial into acceptance, chaos to order, confusion to
clarity. It can turn a meal into a feast, a house into a home, a stranger
into a friend. Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings peace for today,
and creates a vision for tomorrow*.
*Melody* Beattie
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