Sender: Richard Tafel
Subject: Re: An Integral Transpartisan Alliance - Action Proposal
Date: Mon, Mar 31, 2014
Msg: 100895

Thanks John, I also found I was accomplishing a collaborative public policy approach without the players slipping into their partisan roles. I really appreciate your feedback, Rich

On Thu, Mar 27, 2014 at 1:37 PM, John Opdycke wrote:

> Richard - I really appreciated your Forbes piece. The growing > conversation about ending poverty is so important. And front and center > must be an honest appraisal of the failure of traditional approaches and > the need for new approaches. The Michigan Model is an important engagement > of that. Kudos. > > John Opdycke > > > On Wed, Mar 26, 2014 at 6:39 PM, Richard Tafel wrote: > >> Great stuff Bruce, you've really thought this out. I agree if we don't >> move to action this list will die out. A good example of transpartisan >> success is the work in Michigan. Here's my oped in Forbes today. You'll >> hear the transpartisan themes throughout. >> >> >> http://www.forbes.com/sites/realspin/2014/03/26/shark-tank-for-social-good-michigans-innovative-plan-to-end-poverty/3/ >> >> >> On Wed, Mar 26, 2014 at 1:24 PM, Bruce Schuman wrote: >> >>> Maybe it's the astrology, maybe it's my nervous stomach, maybe I read >>> too much - but I'm feeling it. We need an action proposal. >>> >>> >>> >>> We've got strong voices here, we've got competency, and we've got >>> capacity. We've got a broad activist spectrum from practical-hands-on to >>> visionary idealism. We've got an emerging core of common ground, and we've >>> got who-knows-how-many reasons for urgency. >>> >>> >>> >>> Yes, we need to "keep talking about it". There's lot to talk about. >>> And yes, we do have a good overview proposal for subjects to consider. We >>> should consider them all. >>> >>> >>> >>> But talk - alone - just talk? For me - "hot air rising" just >>> contributes to climate change. We need to put pieces together. >>> >>> >>> >>> Don Beck posted this yesterday: >>> >>> >>> >>> *I need to write all of this to give you a sense of what we mean by >>> "Transpartisan." It means use all available means, create new "dots" and >>> then connect them All, and build decision-making systems, as in value >>> engineering or value management processes rather than negotiation, or "all >>> coming together" naive. We all have work to do. The program is called DOTS: >>> Connecting what matters to design what works in the Age of collaboration. I >>> think this is one of the objective/goals we have in mind with this >>> movement.* >>> >>> >>> >>> I'm for it. I vote yes. >>> >>> >>> >>> I'm for using all available means, and creating new dots where >>> necessary. I'm for connecting them all. I'm for building decision-making >>> systems - as in whatever kind of engineering we need. And yes, we all >>> have work to do. Let's do this: "Connect what matters to design what works >>> in the age (now!) of collaboration." >>> >>> >>> >>> There's a lot of stuff that "matters". We need to design (and build) >>> what works - and get it rolling. >>> >>> >>> >>> As far as I can tell - in this "age of collaboration" - and huge >>> international bandwidth and information-management capacity - we should >>> jump on this hard. >>> >>> >>> >>> We don't need to "call it anything" (wrestle with a name) or decide what >>> color to paint it, or who's the boss. We just need to start piling >>> resources into the center of the table, sort them out in a coherent way, >>> and start lining up the forces. Where do we do this? Well, any-old place >>> that can handle it - and one place that has been working very well is this >>> email discussion list. If we are talking online databases - and I think we >>> should be - as a web systems/database programmer, I'd say this is all very >>> basic and obvious stuff, nothing very technical, nothing controversial. >>> >>> >>> >>> Use the relationship/dialogue skills we've all learned over the years - >>> and if we need basic guidelines - the fundamentals of "Conversation Café" >>> might be at the core. Do we need "leadership"? Probably yes - but we've >>> got leaders here. We're already a "high council of the transpartisan >>> movement" - and we're already "sitting in circle" to propose and negotiate >>> everything. If we need to invite others - then let's do it. >>> >>> >>> >>> *AN INTEGRAL TRANSPARTISAN ALLIANCE* >>> >>> >>> >>> Working as a team, following basic guidelines of good dialogue and >>> collaboration, as taught by many NCDD members, I suggest we begin to >>> compile an activist project operating in any venue where appropriate, >>> through any medium that supports it, including face-to-face meetings and >>> conferences, intended to >>> >>> >>> >>> 1) Define common objectives >>> >>> 2) Form a basic working agreement regarding protocols - civility, >>> collaborative methods, etc. >>> >>> 3) Understand that this process is connected across many levels >>> and layers, and maintains integrity and coherence - whether in face-to-face >>> small meetings ("living room conversations") or large scale meetings (NCDD >>> conferences), or through any sort of electronic medium or web site (this >>> email list, conference phone calls, online databases and wikis, etc.) >>> >>> 4) Establish an agreed-upon and shared internet framework or >>> domain to locate this work >>> >>> 5) Develop a source of funding to lift this project into a basic >>> level of viable professionalism >>> >>> 6) Work out fundamental principles of an enlightened new democracy >>> (my vote: a balance of bottom-up and top-down influences - not "one-sided" >>> - not either/or, but a coherent both/and - perhaps what some have called a >>> "democratic republic", probably based on a proportional balance of local >>> independence and collective responsibility) >>> >>> 7) Recognize that emerging new internet tools may provide a >>> stunning and extremely transformative and effective opportunity for new >>> kinds of political organizing >>> >>> 8) Establish a comprehensive collaborative database and network >>> system capable of supporting this growth, where objectives include >>> >>> a. Developing a comprehensive list of individual members >>> >>> b. Developing a comprehensive list of interested or relevant >>> groups, including political groups or other visionary groups >>> >>> c. Developing activist alliances around particular issues where >>> motivations are shared among individuals and groups; exploring negotiation >>> and co-creativity where motivations differ >>> >>> d. Maintaining contact and engagement with members and groups >>> >>> e. Considering and testing of new forms of comprehensive >>> e-democracy >>> >>> 9) Expand the sphere of influence of our basic protocols and >>> agreements - so as to engage the broadest possible spectrum of American >>> politics and governance within a kind of "universal civility alliance" >>> >>> 10) Bring in all sectors of the American community - all types of >>> expertise, all demographic groups, all levels of interest ("left brain and >>> right brain"), based on whatever "universal common ground" emerges through >>> our process >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> *INTIMATIONS OF ALLIANCE* >>> >>> >>> >>> I feel big forces converging right now. It's this convergence, I think, >>> that is motivating me. My instinct is - hit this, now, hard. It might >>> work. Swing the hammer. >>> >>> >>> >>> Here's what I am sensing. >>> >>> >>> >>> I know that many (perhaps most) people on this discussion list - or >>> within NCDD, or within any community operating on something like the >>> prevailing ideas on "real-politick" - might find some of what I am >>> suggesting far-fetched, and perhaps too broadly inclusive. "How can you >>> combine all these things?" they might ask "Politics is separate, it has >>> its own rules, it doesn't spill over into everything else". >>> >>> >>> >>> And yes, to a substantial degree, these practical activists have a >>> point. Some are working for immediate results in the next election. Some >>> are working in well-established professional contexts. Some may have >>> strong resistance to some other sectors of American society. Some blue >>> state people don't like red state people. Some artists don't like >>> engineers. Some scientists don't like religious people. But for me - the >>> integral vision - and the transpartisan vision - are based on a broadly >>> inclusive recognition that human beings populate a very wide spectrum of >>> "diversity" - and this diversity comes in many types - not just ethnic or >>> ideational - but also of psychological types. This spectrum is innate to >>> human community, and for me, the Transpartisan or the Integral vision >>> contains and combines them all - in a balanced wholesome way that is held >>> together through fundamental common ground and common humanity - and >>> could/should be held explicitly together through some kind of universal >>> civility agreement. Maybe this civility agreement is the core of our >>> emerging new alliance - or "network nation". I go with Don Beck's call. >>> Don't be shy. Connect the dots - all of them. >>> >>> >>> >>> I see a potential for a hugely powerful alliance - that we could start >>> consciously converging into wholeness very soon. Perhaps immediately. >>> >>> >>> >>> *CONVERGENCE* >>> >>> >>> >>> I've been looking at some broadly inclusive leadership groups - and when >>> I was reading through Don Beck's posting from the Integral Leadership >>> Review that I sent here a couple days ago, I saw where he mentioned that >>> John Steiner and Mark Gerzon are working on Transpartisan development. >>> This was not something I had noticed previously. Then I also read where >>> Don Beck mentioned Deepak Chopra's "Evolutionary Leaders" group. And then >>> I discovered that Mark Gerzon and John Steiner are among those evolutionary >>> leaders. How come I never realized that before? >>> >>> >>> >>> The convergence is this: >>> >>> >>> >>> Deepak Chopra is coming to Santa Barbara in a couple of days, for some >>> fund-raising sponsored by Rinaldo Brutoco's World Business Academy. I've >>> been active in the World Business Academy meetings lately, and ten days ago >>> had a two hour meeting with Rinaldo Brutoco. Rinaldo Brutoco is also in >>> the Evolutionary Leaders group - as is another immediate influence in my >>> world, futurist Barbara Marx Hubbard - who is close to Rinaldo Brutoco--and >>> just about every other Evolutionary Leader. Rinaldo Brutoco is also highly >>> connected throughout the "conscious business" community, and is widely >>> influential there. This is a small and very wide-ranging group, with >>> millions of contacts. >>> >>> >>> >>> We should combine these forces. We should explore the connection among >>> all these evolutionary leaders, and invite them into a process of >>> collective agreement, probably based on something like Conversation Café. >>> We should be networking all these people, at least in a minimal way. >>> Working through Rinaldo - and maybe Barbara Marx Hubbard - and maybe >>> another Evolutionary Leader friend Barbara Fields - we should engage Deepak >>> on this theme. His current mission is to get 100 million people "shifted" >>> into a new consciousness. We've had pretty good agreement right here on >>> this email list that "consciousness must shift" if the transpartisan ideals >>> are to be realized in national or international governance. Deepak has >>> great influence and visibility. His Evolutionary Leaders have great >>> visibility and influence. And of course, the groundswell of transpartisan >>> organizing across the American landscape is arising in many different ways >>> from many different angles. We can be developing contacts across the full >>> range of this groundswell. >>> >>> >>> >>> All of this could (should) be combined into the foundation of a powerful >>> transformative alliance, that combines the full range of collective wisdom >>> with the full urgency of an enlightened new politics. >>> >>> >>> >>> We should be punching this. What's to stop it? >>> >>> >>> >>> Maybe this is ahead of the game. Maybe the timing is off. Maybe it's >>> too fast. Maybe it's all squealing tires and no traction. >>> >>> >>> >>> But what's to stop it? >>> >>> >>> >>> Human doubt? Lack of imagination? Lumbering and sluggish institutional >>> momentum? We don't know how to do this? I'm over-estimating every-body >>> and every-thing? >>> >>> >>> >>> Did you see those graphics the other day on raw internet horsepower? >>> >>> >>> >>> Like they say in California - "Dude!" >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> *"A TIDE IN THE AFFAIRS OF MEN..."* >>> >>> >>> >>> e-Democracy expert Steven Clift just posted the latest insight on the >>> Loomio program to the main NCDD list today. >>> >>> >>> >>> https://www.loomio.org/ >>> >>> >>> >>> What I get is this: "There is a tide in the affairs of men, which taken >>> at the flood, leads on to fortune... On such a full sea are we now afloat..." >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> Any thoughts or feedback or comments much appreciated, >>> >>> >>> >>> With gratitude and blessings -- >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> Bruce Schuman >>> >>> NETWORK NATION: http://networknation.net >>> >>> SHARED PURPOSE: http://sharedpurpose.net >>> >>> INTERSPIRIT: http://interspirit.net >>> >>> (805) 966-9515, PO Box 23346, Santa Barbara CA 93101 >>> >>> >>> >>> Image: What happens in an internet minute: >>> http://sharedpurpose.net/nation/images/Data-Explosion-What-Happens-in-Internet-Minute.jpg >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> ********************************* >>> >>> >>> >>> (below with some slight editing) >>> >>> >>> >>> From: List for transpartisan leaders and innovators [mailto: >>> TRANSPARTISAN@LISTS.THATAWAY.ORG] On Behalf Of Dr. Don Beck >>> >>> Sent: Tuesday, March 25, 2014 6:54 AM >>> >>> To: TRANSPARTISAN@LISTS.THATAWAY.ORG >>> >>> Subject: [TRANSPARTISAN] A possible Transpartisan package approach >>> >>> >>> >>> I just wanted to introduce myself. >>> >>> >>> >>> What follows is based on decades of disciplined academic research, >>> mind-brain analysis using fMRI, and actual field studies in difficult >>> places where wicket problems confound us - South Africa, the Middle East, >>> Iceland and all over Europe, and in dealing with extreme polarization in >>> this country. My other partner, Elza Maalouf and I spoke recently at the >>> National Assembly in France on threats from extremism, especially in >>> Europe. Will gladly send you that document.. see www.buildpalestine.org. >>> Our models of "transpartlison" include totally different concepts and >>> systemics. >>> >>> >>> >>> If you are interested you might consider the application Spiral >>> Dynamics-Integral 6 day intensive -- In Quest for the Master Code, in two >>> parts, at the Adizes Graduate school in Santa Barbara, April 7-16 and the >>> unique Cultural Beats on Bourbon Street application on the future of New >>> Orleans. April 29-May 2.. So one could bask at the beach or jump with the >>> jazz since the Jazz Festival in the first week in May. See >>> www.spiraldynamics.net and note the schedules and details. My partner, >>> Said Dawlabani (author of the new book MEMEnomics: The next Generation >>> Economic System) and I will be at the Forbes Summit on Reinventing America >>> in cold Chicago, starting tomorrow, Mary 26. >>> >>> >>> >>> We show how to overcome racial, ethnic, gender, and status stereotypes >>> and break out of polarities and Us vs. Them conflicts. I worked with Nelson >>> Mandela during the l995 Rugby World Cup competition in South Africa to use >>> these tools to shift the culture away from the stereotypes. See the movie >>> INVICTUS if you would like to see what resulted, in terms of a >>> nation-building effort. Elza Maalouf, an attorney from Labanon, and I spoke >>> recently at the United Nations on "From Clashes to Congruence of >>> Civilization: A new Strategy for the World Community." >>> >>> >>> >>> It is important that I try to explain the whole package rather than bits >>> and pieces. See below. There is a great deal about all of this that I >>> don't understand, even though I have been working with the body of >>> knowledge for 30 plus years, primarily while on the faculty of the >>> University of North Texas. >>> >>> >>> >>> *NATURAL DESIGN* >>> >>> >>> >>> First I add "natural design" to the sequence of dialogue and >>> deliberation -- 3-Ds -- with the belief that major transpartisan efforts >>> must go beyond both information and attitudes. Systems need to be set right >>> to achieve functionality to determine what needs to be done. This is more a >>> bottom-up approach than a theory-down, with trickle down from either the >>> private systems and/or the government. Each is each. I work with subsurface >>> dynamics -- value system codes -- to see how they form, polarize, and get >>> on the slippery slope toward violence. I was influenced by the work of >>> Professor Muzafer Sheriff called Social Judgment that defined the impact >>> of ego-involvement or attitudinal intensity. This involves the formation >>> and movement of positions on a spectrum from extremism to extremism through >>> a series of gradations and a so-called "center." >>> >>> >>> >>> These positions are fluid and form coalitions under the pressure of >>> realities and threats. So, George W. Bush was seen as a Fascist from the >>> extreme liberal view; and Bill Clinton was often seen as a Marxist from >>> the extreme right wing perspective. This is called the >>> Assimilation/Contrast Effect and it often freezes thinking and >>> decision-making. >>> >>> >>> >>> *EVOLUTIONARY EMERGENCE* >>> >>> >>> >>> Second, in recent years I added an evolutionary/emergence framework from >>> Professor Clare W. Graves that uncovered the world view patterns from >>> survivalist beige, to animistic purple, to imperialistic red, to >>> absolutistic blue, to pragmatist-materialistic orange, to >>> sensitive-egalitarian green, and then across a great divide into systemic >>> functionality yellow and holism turquoise.. These are underlying >>> motivational-priority packages that select and align priorities. The >>> colors have no meaning in themselves. African Americans who think red (such >>> as Al Sharpton) are different from those who think in systemic nonracial >>> yellow such as Mandela. And, our team has worked for years in Mexico >>> dealing with drug gangs (red) and corrupt politicians (orange sleaze). This >>> is called by Graves "the emergent, cyclical, double helix model of >>> bio-psycho-social development." It is far from flavor of the month or >>> psychobabble. >>> >>> >>> >>> Understand the Tea Party-Conservative GOP (blue-orange) and the >>> Democratic progressive (orange-green) are part of the same evolutionary >>> flow and both are essential. They should not be in conflict. One leads to >>> the other and the other must have it or will fall into a politically >>> correct sink hole and lose elections, like now. >>> >>> >>> >>> *INTEGRAL MESHWORK* >>> >>> >>> >>> Transpartisan leaders need to mesh the two rather than take sides. If >>> blue-orange fails, then progressive green will collapse and society will >>> regress into holy wars, and destructive win:lose games. This is the >>> integral meshworks perspective we have designed. I tried to get President >>> Obama to join the Tea Party since he is President of the whole country, and >>> all of the locations on the psychological/value system map and flow. A >>> caution: Getting rid of what we don't want is NOT the same thing as getting >>> what we do want. You can see what the Arab spring became the Arab winter. >>> This makes the knowledge inherent in dialogue - deliberation but then >>> Natural Design to get a sense of why what is next, is next, and why the >>> interior capacities in a culture will often dictate or facilitate shifts. >>> Our task is to function within flow states rather than defend final states, >>> even the so-called "center" position. But the planet is full of different >>> levels of development so car-washes or one-size-fits all solutions are >>> toxic to the reality of human nature and change itself. We use Vital Signs >>> Monitors to profile these patterns, and Summits on the Child in local >>> communities. >>> >>> >>> >>> Republicans who are frozen blue are different from those accused of >>> being green Rinos. Social Democrats fuse red victims with green rescuers. >>> >>> Then one must use "bar-code" concepts to identify what is necessary in >>> the real world. Our Palestinian colleagues claim their culture consists of >>> purple-red desperately needing to add positive blue to their capacities >>> while Israel is heavy blue/orange with emerging green in the Diaspora.. >>> Russia blue is being reawakened but this time with a sense of strategic >>> orange rather than empire red. To borrow an expression from a recent >>> campaign for Bill Clinton by James C "It's about the economy" stupid" to >>> "It's about memetics (value systems) stupid." Obviously you are not stupid >>> but the UN is full of it, as is Washington DC. Beware of those who >>> continue to play the race card for political advantage. Einstein was on >>> target when he said we cannot solve problems using the sysem that produced >>> them, but we need an entirely different paradigm and understanding of human >>> nature. We are on the verge of uncovering and creating that universal >>> conceptual model. I welcome all challengers. But, you must be prepared. >>> Roughly 1,000 folks are using this approach around the world. >>> >>> >>> >>> This, of course, is an over simplification and the entire process is >>> much more complex. But, it does allow us to deal with the realities rather >>> than the surface-level displays an superficial beliefs and behaviors. See >>> www.buildpalestine.org for an example. >>> >>> >>> >>> These are NOT types of people or cultures; rather, they are ever >>> shifting codes within people, organizations and cultures that reflect >>> adaptive intelligences to Life >>> >>> Conditions. and Problems of Existence. We have a long series of >>> assessment systems we use to profile societies. This package was especially >>> useful in post-financial crisis Iceland that resulted in a unique set of >>> national assemblies. I can send you a Phd dissertation on the process from >>> Dr. Bjarni Jonnsen at the Adizes Graduate School. >>> >>> >>> >>> *WHAT WE MEAN* >>> >>> >>> >>> I need to write all of this to give you a sense of what we mean by >>> "Transpartisan." It means use all available means, create new "dots" and >>> then connect them All, and build decision-making systems, as in value >>> engineering or value management processes rather than negotiation, or "all >>> coming together" naive. We all have work to do. The program is called DOTS: >>> Connecting what matters to design what works in the Age of collaboration. I >>> think this is one of the objective/goals we have in mind with this movement. >>> >>> >>> >>> Don Edward Beck, 320 Mimosa Drive, Denton, Texas 76201 tele >>> 940.382.9080 cell 940.300.6363 >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> ************************* >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> March 15, 2014 >>> >>> TO: TRANSPARTISAN LISTSERV COLLEAGUES >>> >>> FROM: THE FOUNDERS* >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> Thank you for joining the Transpartisan ListServ, and welcome from all >>> of us at Mediators Foundation. As you know, we have partnered with Sandy >>> Heierbacher and NCDD to deepen the conversation about unlocking the >>> partisan gridlock that has gripped America and taking political dialogue to >>> a higher, more creative, problem-solving level. We are excited to be >>> embarking on this journey with all of you. >>> >>> >>> >>> In addition to the many rich conversations that this forum will host, we >>> would like to invite your participation in the following ongoing >>> conversation on the breadth, depth, and possible directions of the >>> transpartisan field. Below you will find an outline of the elements of this >>> discussion on the listserv. Throughout all of our conversations and posts, >>> we want to invite a spirit of inquiry and inquisitiveness, understanding >>> that we are seeking to uncover answers and solutions that many have found >>> difficult to find. >>> >>> >>> >>> NOTE: Although we are proposing a monthly conversation focus, please >>> feel free at any time to share whatever is alive for you. >>> >>> >>> >>> *March: Enrolling and Introducing* >>> >>> Why have we joined this conversation? >>> >>> >>> >>> The focus this month is welcoming new members and getting introduced to >>> one another. Please let us know when you join, and tell us anything about >>> your work and your interest in the field. A heartfelt thanks to all of you >>> who have joined and introduced yourselves thus far. Enrollment will >>> continue of course, building every month. But for at least this month, it >>> will be our primary focus. >>> >>> >>> >>> *April: Clarifying 'Transpartisan'* >>> >>> What does 'transpartisan' mean to you? >>> >>> >>> >>> What does transpartisan mean? What does it mean to you? Are there other >>> words or phrases that describe this "field" better, or add another >>> dimension to our understanding of it? What kind of work do you do that is >>> part of this emerging field? And how would you define the borders of the >>> "Transpartisan field"? Why does the field becoming aware of and connected >>> to itself matter? >>> >>> >>> >>> We propose that April's dialogue address these vital questions, as well >>> as other related questions that come to your mind. We will launch the month >>> with a sample of definitions from various sources so that we have a dynamic >>> starting point for a community conversation. >>> >>> >>> >>> *May: Mapping the Transpartisan Field* >>> >>> Who is part of this emerging field of transpartisan practice? >>> >>> >>> >>> In May we will invite you to partner in a concerted effort to map the >>> field. We will circulate a draft of a Transpartisan Field Map 1.0 to all of >>> you and ask you (1) to place yourselves on the Map, and (2) to suggest >>> other individuals/organizations that should be included. We will then share >>> the Map 2.0 with all of you after we have compiled the new information. >>> >>> >>> >>> *June: Gathering the Field* >>> >>> What would you like to experience when the field gathers? >>> >>> >>> >>> As you may have heard, in partnership with NCDD, we have planned a 1st >>> Annual Transpartisan Meet-Up on October 16 (the day before the annual NCDD >>> conference begins) in Reston, Virginia. In June, we propose a dialogue that >>> addresses the question: What would you like to experience when the field >>> gathers? >>> >>> >>> >>> As we plan the agenda for this initial gathering, your input can help >>> shape the day. What do you want to learn? What small groups do you think >>> should convene? What questions would you like the group to address? What >>> speaker(s) would you like to hear? What activities would be most meaningful >>> to you? >>> >>> >>> >>> Obviously, this conversation can begin sooner than June. But we propose >>> directly focusing on it that particular month since, by then, we will be in >>> the planning stage for October 16. >>> >>> >>> >>> *July: Taking Action:* >>> >>> What shared action projects might we as a field consider? >>> >>> >>> >>> If the transpartisan field is to gain traction in American civic >>> culture, we need to break out of the margins and into the mainstream. To do >>> so, we will need to take actions of some kind to highlight or showcase the >>> transpartisan perspective. In July, we will propose some ideas -- and invite >>> you to propose yours -- so that, as a community, we can begin to consider >>> potential shared actions. >>> >>> >>> >>> We look forward to a spirited, dynamic conversation. Thank you! >>> >>> >>> >>> *Letter drafted by Mark Gerzon in partnership with Sandy Heierbacher, >>> John Steiner, and Gabriel Dayley >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> >>> Mark Gerzon >>> >>> Mediators Foundation >>> >>> 2525 Arapahoe Avenue E-4 #509 >>> >>> Boulder, Colorado 80302 >>> >>> 3038171409 >>> >>> >>> >>> "Problems cannot be solved at the same level of awareness that created >>> them." >>> >>> - Albert Einstein >>> >>> >>> >>> ------------------------------ >>> >>> To unsubscribe from the TRANSPARTISAN list, click the following link: >>> >>> http://lists.thataway.org/scripts/wa-THATAWAY.exe?SUBED1=TRANSPARTISAN&A=1 >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> Thank you, >> Rich Tafel >> www.thepublicsquared.com >> mobile: 202-365-7764 >> twitter @richtafel >> Skype richtafel >> >> ------------------------------ >> >> To unsubscribe from the TRANSPARTISAN list, click the following link: >> http://lists.thataway.org/scripts/wa-THATAWAY.exe?SUBED1=TRANSPARTISAN&A=1 >> > > > > -- > *John Opdycke* > *COS / Director of Development* > *IndependentVoting.org* > 225 Broadway, Suite 2010, New York, NY 10007 > (212) 609-2832 > > > >

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