Hello,
i just tracked this thread down. i feel uncomfortable taking a spot
without a straw-drawing or something. i know i'm late to the game but where
did all the interested parties go?
On Wed, Oct 15, 2014 at 9:35 AM, niki <niki.shelley(a)gmail.com> wrote:
I just want to remind everyone that originally,
no one from the Omni was
invited to this *private* event.
We requested that we be allowed to send Omni members and the organizers
agreed - there was disagreement amongst them as to how many people we could
send.
N
On Wed, Oct 15, 2014 at 9:31 AM, Kathleen Frumkin <
kathleenfrumkin(a)gmail.com> wrote:
Yes I agree with Sara. It is a dilemma that will
take some thinking
through. I'll just read her book—too.
On Wed, Oct 15, 2014 at 9:25 AM, Sara Larsen <saralarsenyoga(a)gmail.com>
wrote:
> I will recind my spot.
>
> It's a shame that most Omni members cannot attend, as we are both
> hosts and some of the people who I think really need to hear what she has
> to say.
>
> I'll just read her book! :)
>
> On Wed, Oct 15, 2014 at 9:23 AM, Kathleen Frumkin <
> kathleenfrumkin(a)gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Hi everyone!
>>
>> Thanks to Niki for letting us know what's happening.
>>
>> I understand a limit has been set by the outside organizer as to full
>> representation of OMNI delegates to this event.
>>
>> I rescind my spot and leave to those remaining in the pool to make
>> the decision as to how best to share this event with one another.
>>
>> I also ask the same question that Marc Juul has asked. Wonder too if
>> there is a difference between organizing and sponsoring events within the
>> OMNI collectives/community? Either way it takes a certain amount of energy
>> given by volunteers which is often in short supply.
>>
>> Love to all!
>>
>> Kathleen
>>
>>
>>
>> On Tue, Oct 14, 2014 at 5:53 PM, niki <niki.shelley(a)gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Hello friends,
>>>
>>> I walked one of the organizers for the Naomi Klein event through the
>>> space on Monday and she told me that they were trying to cap the number of
>>> attendees and ensure that the group represented a diverse range of voices
>>> from different communities.
>>>
>>> As such, despite the information I was previously given by another
>>> organizer, she said that only 3 people max from the Omni can attend.
>>>
>>> I'm very sorry - this was a miscommunication between parties on
>>> their end, not ours.
>>>
>>> Right now, 10 Omni members have asked to attend. Are there people
>>> who are rescind their request for a spot? I think the only fair way to
>>> decide who can go may be to draw names.
>>>
>>> Any thoughts?
>>>
>>> Niki
>>>
>>
>>
>
>
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>
>
> Let us be together,
> Let us eat together,
> Let us be vital together,
> Let us be radiating truth,
> radiating the light of life,
> Never shall we denounce anyone,
> never entertain negativity.
> -- The Upanishads
>