[matilda] Re: Matilda Conflicts

[Dan]

Here's a quote that gets to the way things should be, and a message for 
M too. It could be a way to describe MATILDA:

"It allies itself with the dispossessed, with those resisting 
oppression, not with the forces of control.  It must be useful to those 
who may not have formal education, or state-issued licenses.  Therefore 
it must be understandable. It is not anti-intellectual, but it realises 
that intellect divorced from feeling is a itself a part of our pain.  
Its insights are conveyed in a language that is concrete, a language of 
poetry, not jargon; it is a vocabulary not of the elite but of the 
common, and its concepts can thus be tested by experience."
{Starhawk}

'Intellect divorced from feeling is a itself a part of our pain.'  That 
stands out for me just now.  That's why I really appreciate what jgibbon 
says about openness and vulnerability.

F**k it - when they come to kick us out, why don't we say 'no?'  I mean 
- what other social centres have their own *moat*?  Shall we start 
stocking up on tins of beans???

love

Dan

jgibbon at wimbledon.ac.uk wrote:

>I am fairly new to the list.  I came to Matilda during the G8, and was
>really inspired.  I haven't been since, but hope to get more involved when
>time allows. I don't know anyone on the list by name. So, because there
>has been concern about the way the way newcomers might view the recent
>conflict, I thought I should say something about my reaction.
>
>We may be politically idealistic, but we all carry ideological baggage
>from the society we live in. Matilda is an opportunity to work through
>these problems in constructive, non-violent ways. I have really
>appreciated the Matilda list, because these difficulties are being
>discussed bravely with openness and vulnerability. It gives me hope for
>the future!
>
>Many thanks for the brave dialogue!
>  
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