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1971-12-11 Correspondence to Leaders of the Workshop Page 4

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X	I  4. Basic assumption that the structures are ok: just need changing, enlarging, and some monor tampering. The revolution mentality was almost totally absent. Even the most urgent pleas assumed pliability and change ability of current institutions and structures.
5. Question: do we over-estimate the capacity of the individual and small groups to influence adequately the strutures? How does this relate to the adulation of individualism?
6. Concept of freedom relative to health and health care needs to be thoroughly considered. Concepts of freedom are fragmented. Criterias for understanding freedom ate not uniform. (Hold to free schools –up to certain grades, free libraries; free fire protection; fee police protection; etc.)
7. imoformtiy and continuation of “what is” (ed. Politics, economics, professions, churches, etc.) often urgently conflicts with what is not and what needs to be. Freedom vs conformity are in continuous tension.
8. Ultimate question of what is right and who is right and what sorts of methodologies are acceptable for changes were generally assumed to be outside the perspective of the immediate problem. Though raised to a degree by Dr. Belgum, these did not stimulate much discussion, except on occasion in one group.
9. For whom does society exist? The need of individuals to get involved and help change was always assumed. The consideration that society may be structured to best serve only selected segments was not recognized as a major obstacle.
10. Immediacy was a value strohgly operative.
11. Change, as on-going, pattern, was seen as suspect by this society.
12. Religious world-views of nature of man and society were offered, but protests were raised that this is not germane, and only leads to further fragmentation of efforts. Philosophical interpretations, however, were seen as essential: dialogues about what is possible (can suffering be banishes – really?) (will man always dirty-his-nest, or is it also a function of the structure of his society?) need further examination.
XI	SPECIFIC FOLLOW UP
A.	This report is going to all of the persons and groups involved in the planning and administration of the Workshop. It is assumed that each will do what is possible to stimulate additional follow up, as interest, opportunity and role allows.
B.	The leaders of the Workshop convened for a review.
Some assumed individual responsabilities. Among these are:
1.	Set up Speaker’s Bureau or Group. Walt Chappel & Dick Winter working on this.
To get information to Public Library, (& Carol Spiazni)
To seek out qualified speakers.
To suggest ways speakers can help in training others (such as public school teachers, etc.
2.	Contqct “Inner Sanctum” – Youth Center and Ferrel Turner to see what can do to work with that area. Sister Mary Fuszard working on this.
3.	Contact Religious Leaders, etc. Walt Chappel and Roger Simpson working on this. Get information to them. Urge study in Churches. Assist in distribution of literature.
4.	Public Service Annoucements. Dick Winter working on this. Contact Crisis Center.
5.	Summer training fpr public school teachers, etc. Pearl Zemlicka working on this. Contact Bob Yeager, Ken McDonald.
6.	Assemble more information: State Dept. Of Health, Regarding the “white book” for physicians. Check on films, etc. available. Pearl Zemlicka & Walt Chappel working on this.
7.	Law changes? No consideration of follow up on this

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-4- X I 4. Basic assumption that the structures are ok: just need changing, enlarging, and some monor tampering. The revolution mentality was almost totally absent. Even the most urgent pleas assumed pliability and change ability of current institutions and structures. 5. Question: do we over-estimate the capacity of the individual and small groups to influence adequately the strutures? How does this relate to the adulation of individualism? 6. Concept of freedom relative to health and health care needs to be thoroughly considered. Concepts of freedom are fragmented. Criterias for understanding freedom ate not uniform. (Hold to free schools –up to certain grades, free libraries; free fire protection; fee police protection; etc.) 7. imoformtiy and continuation of “what is” (ed. Politics, economics, professions, churches, etc.) often urgently conflicts with what is not and what needs to be. Freedom vs conformity are in continuous tension. 8. Ultimate question of what is right and who is right and what sorts of methodologies are acceptable for changes were generally assumed to be outside the perspective of the immediate problem. Though raised to a degree by Dr. Belgum, these did not stimulate much discussion, except on occasion in one group. 9. For whom does society exist? The need of individuals to get involved and help change was always assumed. The consideration that society may be structured to best serve only selected segments was not recognized as a major obstacle. 10. Immediacy was a value strohgly operative. 11. Change, as on-going, pattern, was seen as suspect by this society. 12. Religious world-views of nature of man and society were offered, but protests were raised that this is not germane, and only leads to further fragmentation of efforts. Philosophical interpretations, however, were seen as essential: dialogues about what is possible (can suffering be banishes – really?) (will man always dirty-his-nest, or is it also a function of the structure of his society?) need further examination. XI SPECIFIC FOLLOW UP A. This report is going to all of the persons and groups involved in the planning and administration of the Workshop. It is assumed that each will do what is possible to stimulate additional follow up, as interest, opportunity and role allows. B. The leaders of the Workshop convened for a review. Some assumed individual responsabilities. Among these are: 1. Set up Speaker’s Bureau or Group. Walt Chappel & Dick Winter working on this. To get information to Public Library, (& Carol Spiazni) To seek out qualified speakers. To suggest ways speakers can help in training others (such as public school teachers, etc. 2. Contqct “Inner Sanctum” – Youth Center and Ferrel Turner to see what can do to work with that area. Sister Mary Fuszard working on this. 3. Contact Religious Leaders, etc. Walt Chappel and Roger Simpson working on this. Get information to them. Urge study in Churches. Assist in distribution of literature. 4. Public Service Annoucements. Dick Winter working on this. Contact Crisis Center. 5. Summer training fpr public school teachers, etc. Pearl Zemlicka working on this. Contact Bob Yeager, Ken McDonald. 6. Assemble more information: State Dept. Of Health, Regarding the “white book” for physicians. Check on films, etc. available. Pearl Zemlicka & Walt Chappel working on this. 7. Law changes? No consideration of follow up on this