Elena-- I'm glad to hear you say that Rotary is alive and well in Russia. I am not a Rotarian, but was in Russia in 1991 with a group that was mostly Rotarians, and we attended a meeting of the Moscow Rotary.
One impression from that trip which was very strong was the difficulty of introducing democratic practices in a culture which has no history or experience of democracy, whether that culture is in a country or in a business organization. That is a challenge which is hard for us to imagine. Your Open Space conferences are a good tool for allowing participants to experience democracy--my guess is it will be a faster method than Rotary meetings. My husband is a Rotarian, and I appreciate the good work Rotary does around the world. Joelle Everett 813 East Leeds Drive Shelton, WA 98584 USA * * ========================================================== osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, view the archives of osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu Visit: http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html =========================================================== osl...@egroups.com To subscribe, 1. Visit: http://www.egroups.com/group/oslist 2. Sign up -- provide an email address, and choose a login ID and password 3. Click on "Subscribe" and follow the instructions To unsubscribe, change your options, view the archives of osl...@egroups.com: 1. Visit: http://www.egroups.com/group/oslist 2. Sign in and Proceed
