Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: The "ideology" thing

[Ann Zabaldo (zabaldo]

On Jun 7, 2011, at 6:15 PM, Katie Henry wrote:

> I belong to several associations, both professional and for social/medical 
> causes. I expect these associations to focus on their mission and not get 
> derailed by unrelated issues that may or may not be important to some or all 
> of 
> the association's members. Would I expect the Society for Technical 
> Communication (my professional association) to work to stop the clubbing of 
> baby 
> seals?

I would not attend any meeting that was held in a place that actively supported 
the clubbing of baby seals.  Or actively supported banning a woman's right to 
choose.  Or supported the annihilation of Israelis or Palestinians.  

We're not asking cohousers "to work to stop" an activity.  We're asking 
cohousers to show support for their fellows who are trying to gain access to 
better wages and working conditions by cutting the financial umbilical cord.  
Unfortunately, cutting that cord has the effect -- at this point -in the 
process -- of affecting a group I also care about and support.

I request that we ARE polite and respectful of each other on this list.

"We are not to simply bandage the wounds of victims beneath the wheels of 
injustice, we are to drive a spoke into the wheel itself."
– Dietrich Bonhoeffer

Ann Zabaldo
Member, Board of Directors, Mid Atlantic Cohousing
Resident, Takoma Village Cohousing
Washington, DC
Principal, Cohousing Collaborative, LLC

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