YOUTHLEARN Digest - 30 Jan 2001 to 31 Jan 2001 (#2001-23)
Sharon DAvis
hugs at zoomnet.net
Thu Feb 1 14:03:55 EST 2001
Hello again,
I have been informed by many people that the web address is wrong. Sorry,
thi is the correct one... http://members.sigecom.net/jdc
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> Topics of the day:
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> 1. Peace and Harmony Statue (2)
> 2. Survey results
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> Date: Tue, 30 Jan 2001 19:27:26 -0500
> From: Sharon DAvis <hugs at ZOOMNET.NET>
> Subject: Peace and Harmony Statue
>
> Hi,
> This is Gennifer Davis again. I think I need to respond to thereasons for
> the statue vs. food and clothing, etc. I spoke with Jason Crowe before I
> wrote this and he said it so well, that I felt I should send you his
> response instead of mine... Besides the hope that it will instill in the
> Bosnian youth...there are several groups dedicated to supplying food,
> clothes, drugs, and eradicating land mines. These groups have a BIG base
of
> support and many are led by celebrities- such as Lucianno Pavarotti, War
> Child (musicians), Yusuf Islam (Cat Stevens), Bianca Jagger, etc. They
are
> able to raise huge amounts of money, and I think that a youth group
> dedicated to sending clothes, food, etc. to Bosnia would simply be
> superfluous. Sure youth could collect some money and send it in, and this
> might be fine for a one-time project, but I hardly see how this would
make
> much of an impact on solving the problem in the Balkans. Food, etc. is
not
> going to solve the problem of ethnic tension.
>
> The statue project and Youth for Peace in the Year 2000 are unique. There
> are no youth groups to my knowledge that have organized to help Bosnia.
The
> statue and Y4PY2K, which will have a summit in Bosnia when the statue is
> unveiled, represent an opportunity for youth to speak to youth and to look
> for solutions to the problems in the Balkans from a youth perspective.
> Instead of sending clothes we are going to be meeting with the Bosnian
youth
> to see what *they* perceive their needs to be, and then we will work
> together -an international community of youth- to meet those needs. When
we
> meet with the youth of Bosnia, then we will ask *them* what they feel they
> most need. If they say books, we will send books. If they say prostheses
> for victims of landmines, then we will raise the money for that. If they
> say an orphanage, we will raise money for that. If they say a center where
> youth can come together to increase the peace, then we will raise money
for
> that! I am sure it will help build their morale and their trust in the
> international community to know that a group of youth cared enough to ask
> *them* what they need rather than to just send in the standard
humanitarian
> aid to be distributed by the standard impersonal agency.
>
> In other words the statue is a first step- a symbol to the Bosnian people
> (who don't trust anyone considering that the entire international
community
> deserted them) of our earnestness and desire to help them. The statue
> simply opens the door into the country and the hearts of the people so
that
> we will be in a position to collaborate with the Bosnians to reach
decisions
> which will effect the future of the country.
>
> The statue, in addition to being a first step/door opener in the process
of
> youth problem solving, is meant to be a symbol for now and for future
> generations of our desire for peace. I suppose that the French people
> didn't have to send the Statue of Liberty to us. I am sure at that point
in
> time in our country, we could have used the money in the treasury. (In
fact
> we probably owed France money!) But luckily no one in France said (or if
> they did other people had the sense to ignore them) "Don't send a silly
> statue ... send some money to help them since they have just begun as a
> country, have already had to fight the British in a couple of wars, and
are
> struggling to become the first democracy in history." Because these
> Frenchmen had a sense of the historical import of our nation, and a sense
of
> beauty, and a sense of art as a lasting symbol for important concepts like
> freedom, we are blessed with a statue that has become synonymous with our
> country. Not that I am deluded enough to think that a bronze, life-size
> statue will achieve this fame, but the principle is the same. Our statue
> will be a memorial to what these people endured, to the future that they
are
> trying to build, and to the fact that the children of the 21st century
took
> a stand against war and genocide and insisted that they be seen and heard
as
> a united peaceful FORCE standing for peace and harmony.
>
> Joan Baez understands the reasons behind the peace statue perfectly. She
> told me what she believes and lives by. They are actually the words of an
> old millworker's song which goes, "Give us bread, but give us roses." The
> other organizations are supplying the bread, our statue will supply the
> roses to Bosnia. In other words, the statue is humanitarian aid to the
> spirit, not the body. The Bosnians especially need this kind of aid
because
> they were literally deserted and forgotten by the rest of the world when
> they were being cleansed out of existence. Obviously their spirit as a
> people was very, very wounded. The statue tells them
> 1) that we remember and honor them for their struggle to survive and to
> overcome the hatred that a few in power built on and actively sought to
> increase for their own political gain.
> 2) that we have faith in them - and especially the young people- to reach
> out to each other and bridge the cultural gap and build a harmonious
> multicultural society,
> 3) and that even as children we have begun to work internationally for
peace
> so that history will not repeat itself and so that "Never again" will
really
> mean "Never again" this time.
>
> There is another reason also for a statue that is quite practical. Bosnia
> lost almost all of its monuments during the siege. No one can ever replace
> the old mosques, churches, and other historic monuments, but our statue
can
> be a monument to their future. I have even found research saying that
there
> needs to be a program of rebuilding which in its design focuses on youth
and
> multiculturalism!
>
> I hope that this has enlightened those who don't understand our cause and
I
> hope that this will allow more people to join our cause and help with
> creating the Peaceful FORCE Across America by creating the chain of hope
and
> helping us raise the needed funds to do so. If I didn't give you our
> official website before... http://www.members.sigecom.net/jdc
> Peace within,
> Gennifer Davis
> "Never doubt that a small group of concerned, thoughtful citizens can
change
> the world. Indeed, it's the only thing that ever has"...Margaret Mead
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Date: Tue, 30 Jan 2001 20:43:50 EST
> From: "Harold V. House" <HVHouse at AOL.COM>
> Subject: Re: Peace and Harmony Statue
>
> If I can be of help, Just let me know.
>
> -Harold House
> Indianapolis Public Schools
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Date: Wed, 31 Jan 2001 07:48:50 -0500
> From: Pam Mcketa <pmcketa at MORINO.ORG>
> Subject: Survey results
>
> Good morning everyone!
>
> I wanted to get back to you with the results of the YouthLearn survey.
Sorry
> it has taken me so long to pull this together!
>
> We got a great response -- 71 surveys returned (a 16% response rate). Your
> feedback was so helpful. And, congratulations to the six winners of the
$25
> Amazon.com certificates -- Deb Elder, Stephen MacGregor, Kimberly
> Wilson-Sweebe, Vivian Guilfoy, Charles Gourd, and Deborah Hecht. Enjoy!
>
> And now for some of the results.......
>
> 1. For the question, "What is your primary role", a third of the people on
> the list are executive directors or leaders of their organization, 20% are
> managers, 18% are staff people who work directly with youth, and 13% are
> technical coordinators. We are a diverse group!
>
> 2. For the question, "How would you describe your organization", 52% of
> those who responded are community based. This question allowed people to
> choose more than one response, so 30% also said they are from out of
school
> programs, 28% from after school programs, 23% from community technology
> centers, 13% from foundations, and 10% from K-12 schools. We also have
> representation on our list from a wide variety of organizations including
> government, museums, libraries, faith-based organizations, associations,
> higher education, the media, and the military.
>
> 3. 20% of those who responded visit the YouthLearn Web site several times
a
> week. This is encouraging. In fact, we're in the process of putting up a
new
> and improved "Learning" section, which should be available by the middle
of
> February. (We'll let you know when its done). The next step (for me) is to
> go through the archives of the YouthLearn mailing lists to find out what
has
> interested everyone on this list in the past and then to use that as a
guide
> for creating new information for the Web site.
>
> 4. 68% of those who responded find the messages on the YouthLearn mailing
> list always or often relevant.
>
> 5. For the question "What other valuable information could YouthLearn
> provide that you can't easily find elsewhere" --
> 61% -- Training: professional development opportunities and materials for
> you and your staff
> 60% -- Funding: where and how to apply for grants; how to sustain your
> center
> 55% -- Evaluation: ways to evaluate and improve your program
>
> 6. For the question that sought your feedback regarding our brainstorming
> about possible new initiatives for YouthLearn, the following were the most
> requested:
> 73% -- A sample "curriculum" for out of school programs with lessons that
> incorporate technology
> 55% -- Regular training series (online) for youth workers
> 45% -- Establishment of local YouthLearn communities (both online and in
> person) in select cities
>
>
> This survey was just a one-time snapshot of who and where we are. Please
> know that we welcome your feedback and input at anytime, either to the
> YouthLearn mailing list or to me directly (pmcketa at morino.org).
>
> I received a message yesterday that said it so well -- "What we do brings
> meaning." So very true -- thanks for all that each of you do every day on
> behalf of young people.
>
> Pam
>
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