Bill Ellis of TRANET

1998-07-13 Jan Slakov Date: Sat, 11 Jul 1998 15:00:12 -0400 To: •••@••.••• From: Bill Ellis <•••@••.•••> Subject: Re:Introductions Jan asks for introductions: I (Bill Ellis) am a physicist, futurist, farmer, living in the house is was born in in a small Maine town (1000) in the lake, mountin forest, region on the Canadian border. My … Read more

Note re: list policy

1998-07-13 Jan Slakov Greetings, July 13 Just a quick note: In case you were wondering, I don’t plan to put everything else on hold while we post a long series of introductions to people on this list. Indeed, as we explore ways and means of doing the work we have set out for ourselves, some … Read more

Intro: Nergis Irani & DTEWA

1998-07-12 Jan Slakov Nergis Irani is a housewife and environmental activist in Dahanu (just over 100 km north of Bombay on the west coast of India). I am sure that, reading the brochure from the Dahan Takula Environment Welfare Association (DTEWA) below, many of you will find, as I did, that her experience has much … Read more

rn: a bit more on future strategy

1998-07-12 Jan Slakov Dear rn list, July 12 In discussions at the Bear River workshop, it became clear that a big part of our efforts, at least for now, will be educational in nature. One of our aims is to help people gain a better understanding of how the corporate elite agenda is being pushed … Read more

“Bear River Sessions” cont.

1998-07-09 Jan Slakov Dear rn list, July 8 First, I think it is important to share some decisions we reached on terminology: The name “CADRE”, which was an interesting acronym for “Citizens for a Democratic Renaissance” is no more. “CADRE” and the word “manifesto” have too many unwelcome associations for many people so we felt … Read more

“the Bear River Sessions”

1998-07-08 Jan Slakov Dear Renaissance Network subscribers, July 8 The “Bear River Sessions” are now over.(A note about the name: We thought of calling these the “Bear River Sessions” as we chuckled over how, from a certain perspective, our effort ressembles that of the corporate elites we object to: a small elite meets with a … Read more

How to achieve a livable world?

1998-06-15 Richard Moore Dear friends, Tomorrow is `departure day’ for three weeks in N America, a chance to meet lots of wonderful new people, and hopefully the beginning of a new kind of momentum toward our goal of a `democratic renaissance’. Below is an excercise in `endeavor analysis’, starting with an assumption of a particular … Read more

Introducing a new member: Laborer Union (LIUNA)

1998-06-14 Richard Moore Welcome aboard! And let us know (at •••@••.•••) if web problems recur. rkm ———————————————————————— Date: Sat, 13 Jun 1998 From: Chris White <•••@••.•••> To: •••@••.••• Subject: union democracy Please sign me up to your list. We have been trying to implement democratic reforms in the Laborer Union (LIUNA). Check out our site … Read more