When is arson without intent to endanger life terrorism?
Yesterday I watched an (iPlayer available http://bbc.co.uk/iplayer) salutary tale featuring Seattle 1999 WTO "riots" & those who broke the windows as well as having a long history of arsons that got re-named terrorist attacks. I would recommend Storyville
2011-2012, If a Tree Falls, A Story of the Earth Liberation Front
To anyone concerned about arson, terrorism, protest & or humanity's chances of survival on a planet without more care....
"Part coming-of-age tale, part thriller about an American environmental activist."
Available until 3rd April 2012
Friday 16 March 2012
When will people (be aware of &) value mediated communication where there is disharmony?
I'm pleased to find that a quick mock-up website -http://www.mediationsupport.info/mike/- of an (award winning) idea made 2 years ago still has useful ideas and links in it. Unfortunately though, no one from Sussex has yet taken advantage of the opportunity for mediated video messaging that is afforded by http://peoplesjustice.org.uk into which I poured so much love, sweat and tears.
Sunday 4 March 2012
Who decides what justice is?
Dominic Barter in the 6th of the key films from 2010 (called Camden Restorative Justice Clips):
At the close of this video (from 7 minutes and 53 seconds in), Dominic asks the key questions that promote engagement in vital dialogues as a pro-active considered choice rather than a reaction to what's going on that is taken on the hoof:
How can we create communities which are resilient enough, robust enough, to deal with this [period] of intense transition that we are in on almost every front:
But also huge coming social transitions
WE WILL BE MAKING DECISIONS
WE WILL BE RETURNING TO TOWN SQUARES
WE WILL BE RE-OPENING PUBLIC DIALOGUE ; if not because of the exciting potential that that gives us for democracy, then simply because the kinds of situation that we are increasingly confronting demand that of us.
So I would like us to learn to get more and more skilful about:
At the close of this video (from 7 minutes and 53 seconds in), Dominic asks the key questions that promote engagement in vital dialogues as a pro-active considered choice rather than a reaction to what's going on that is taken on the hoof:
How can we create communities which are resilient enough, robust enough, to deal with this [period] of intense transition that we are in on almost every front:
- transition in relationships
- transition in parenting
- transition in education
But also huge coming social transitions
- with the way we distribute resources
- with the way that we deal with the consequences of massive climate transformation
- with the way in which we deal with the increasingly volatile economic situations
WE WILL BE MAKING DECISIONS
WE WILL BE RETURNING TO TOWN SQUARES
WE WILL BE RE-OPENING PUBLIC DIALOGUE ; if not because of the exciting potential that that gives us for democracy, then simply because the kinds of situation that we are increasingly confronting demand that of us.
So I would like us to learn to get more and more skilful about:
- How do we create social dialogue?
- How do we create procedures which support social dialogue?
- How do we create outcomes from that process which (actually) effectively meet fundamental human needs?
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