[New-imc] Re: as if it matters

[Jim Vanderveen, IT Administrator]

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On Mon, 23 Feb 2004 00:38:31 -0800
Petros <petros at cyprus-org.net> wrote:
(snip)
> And with 
> each country, with each movement, with each region, there 
> are particularities which can *never* be reduced to "does 
> anyone object to this? no? approved!". It is criminal that 
> we end up behaving like a committee whose role is to just 
> smack a rubber stamp at the bottom of an application.
> 
> We are global and local political activists. I've been on 
> this list for years, helping out occasionally if 
> applications come in from the Middle East and Eastern 
> Mediterranean parts of the world (not very many). I read 
> everything - everything! - and have hardly heard of any (or 
> very little) talk of politics among us, or with our 
> perspective colleagues of emerging imc groups. There's a 
> whole process of "feeling out" individuals and organizations 
> which we should be incorporating in our process, but for 
> some reason we are reluctant. I don't understand that.
> 
> I would like to see us do this work, as if it matters.

Outstanding, Petros! Keep up the good work.

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Jim Vanderveen (CSUS Water Programs) <jim.vanderveen at owp.csus.edu>
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