Our summer conference....
Blog Posted:8/19/2008 10:32:00 AM
<P>NWFCO 2008....the northwest federation of community organizers....held this years symposium at the Seattle University's campus,where we all stayed in the campus dorms,while we all attended workshops and plenarys to recap each days events....meeting with people from the states of Oregon,Idaho,Montana,California,and as far away as South Dakota...all with a common mission...concern about our health care and education programs,and where its leading us into the future for our next generation of young people....</P>
<P>We even had a poetry writing seminar,which most of the young,and older-young(smile)attendees participated....what an exercise of co-operation that was...imagine a group of 6 people with an envelope full of cut up pieces of paper with words written on them....then arranging the words to phrases to make a poem...there were 10 groups,with envelopes which were different from each,so the poems,were all different also...and they all turned out to be quite amazing....</P>
<P>The NWFCO youth group printed up a magazine,highlighting the weeks affair,along with poetry of their own,called "youth voices rising"....it's so encouraging to see so many young people involved,in issues that directly affect their future....my 9 year old nephew,was one of the plenary speakers....</P>
<P>Here is one example of one of the poems....</P>
<P> " I am past,present,future "</P>
<P>I am light as the wind</P>
<P>for my voice carries my weight</P>
<P>I come from warriors,servants,and slaves</P>
<P>I am the outcome of love and hate</P>
<P>I am the tears of my mother and the will of my father</P>
<P>I come from open grass and a broken castle</P>
<P>I am a princess,I am a merchant</P>
<P>I come from a golden palace</P>
<P>and the rainy green forest</P>
<P>I am a traveler,for I discovered the world</P>
<P>through the eyes of my ancestors</P>
<P>I come from gunpowder and brown horses</P>
<P>I come from legends and sacrifices</P>
<P>I am daughter of the Sun</P>
<P>the niece of the moon</P>
<P>nature by the earth</P>
<P>and lover of the world</P>
<P>I am past,I am present,and I am future....</P>
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<P> ~~~Coming together as one,to work towards a common goal~~~~~~</P>
<P>..............peace everybody..............</P>
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