Dear Listers While facilitating an event last month with the African & Carribean Community in Glasgow, the unexpected came calling. It was a mini event with one round of issues and actions which the 42 participants attacked with gusto and verve.
When it came to convergence through voting on priorities for the Health Board, there were several protests against voting. We even had two hand counts on whether or not to vote. The divisions went almost strictly along gender lines, women against and men for voting. It took 75 minutes before a compromise proposal emerged from the Community. Democracy can be painful at times but there was no ending until the Community decided how it would go forward. By the way, the Community agreed to consolidate issues where possible and vote another day. Cheers Kerry Open Futures Edinburgh * * ========================================================== [email protected] ------------------------------ To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, view the archives of [email protected], Visit: http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html
