[Peace-discuss] AWARE

[C. G. Estabrook]

Yes.  There's a war on.

Jenifer Cartwright wrote:
> My impression -- first hand and from others -- is that AWARE is having 
> problems just about everywhere -- at meetings, in the community, and on the
> peace-discuss list. --Jenifer
> 
> --- On *Tue, 9/1/09, jgeo61 at comcast.net /<jgeo61 at comcast.net>/* wrote:
> 
> 
> From: jgeo61 at comcast.net <jgeo61 at comcast.net> Subject: Re: [Peace-discuss]
> AWARE To: "Jenifer Cartwright" <jencart13 at yahoo.com> Cc: "Peace-discuss"
> <peace-discuss at lists.chambana.net> Date: Tuesday, September 1, 2009, 9:09 AM
> 
> Hello Jenifer,
> 
> Can I ask whether you are referring to the latest AWARE mtg. or the 
> Peace-Discuss list serve?  I believe the work of the group is so very
> important in these most difficult times and conflict between members hurts us
> all.  If the parties agree, I would be honored to offer 2 of my Center's
> mediators to help soothe some feathers.
> 
> On an honest note, if your comment refers to the discussion group, I have
> lost interest in it completely as it is ruled completely by 3 or 4 people who
> use this public domain to pontificate their personal views continuously.  I
> would like to see less of their comments and more from others.  As can be
> verified, I have felt forced to insist that my address be removed from the
> list when I get fed up with the sheer number of msgs. and too often the
> hostile, unproductive content.
> 
> Thank you for my honest moment in the spotlight.
> 
> In Peace, Joy
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jenifer Cartwright" <jencart13 at yahoo.com>
>  To: "Peace-discuss" <peace-discuss at lists.chambana.net> Sent: Monday, August
> 31, 2009 7:29:50 PM GMT -06:00 US/Canada Central Subject: [Peace-discuss]
> AWARE
> 
> Yet more issues today that take time and energy away from peace and justice
> work...
> 
> I think about all the good people who have left AWARE because of the 
> unpleasantness, and so I'm hanging on and trying not to become another
> casualty. But right now I feel so downhearted about all the ugliness that I
> really don't want to be part of this anymore.
> 
> I will say that it is the good people remaining who give me hope that there
> are better days ahead for AWARE, as well as for our nation and the world. 
> --Jenifer