> i'm typing this message in petion-ville haiti. we are three days before the > presidential election and things are fragile. yesterday, homemade bombs > were exploded in three different areas of port au prince and petion-ville > killing several and injuring dozens. today, a grenade was discovered which > didn't explode, on the road between the cyber cafe where i am now and my > home. people are scared. its hard to predict what the next days will hold, > especially sunday, the election day. > > ... we who are practitioners of open space often talk about the difficulties > of convincing leaders to let go of control in their organizations. when it > comes to letting go, and pushing people to do so, the stakes can be very > very high. > > two weeks ago i opened the space for a group of rotarians and educators on > the subject of promoting literacy in haiti. we were about 50. the man who > gave the opening welcome for the meeting, the president of the petion-ville > rotary club and a very successful business man, is pushing for change. he's > pushing for others among his colleagues in the elite sector to commit > themselves to transforming haiti and to invest in social structures and > programs for the poor masses. > > he is soft-spoken man but has a clear message. and he has earned the right > to be listened to. his two younger brothers were both assisinated in 1992. > like him, they were pushing the elite sector to "open the space." they also > were wealthy businessmen. > > stakes can be high when we're pushing to open space. > > john > petion-ville > haiti > Dear John
I wish you a lot ofcourage. When I read your message I feel like living in paradise ... here in Belgium. Please give me the name of the president of the petion-ville rotary club. I want to forward your message to people of the Belgian Rotary Club together with a few words that can explain your efforts. Maybe ... I can find some support. I have a picture of you in my mind ... that picture is clear and with every message of you it grows more colorful and powerful. Thank you. Francis The Little Fox --- STP Spiraal Training en Procesbegeleiding Spillemansstraat 18 - 2140 Borgerhout Tel. 0032/(0)3 235 39 99 Fax 0032/(0)3 271 19 27 E-mail s...@online.be