Dear Jack,
As you might imagine, I feel I can relate very strongly to Philip's story,
and offer him the attached as an inlet to the work I have been trying to
introduce to this list, which I believe may well be synergistic with his.
Warmest
Alan
--On 09 November 2009 11:08 +0000 Jack Whitehead <[log in to unmask]>
wrote:
> Welcome to Philip Tattersall who joins the e-seminar today. Philip is an
> environmental activist working and researching in Tasmania. His latest
> book is "Beyond 'No!': Reflections and lessons from 36 years experience
> as a scientist and environmental activist" (2009, Tasmania; Resource
> Publications). Philip writes:
>
> "I am seeking to bring change by promoting inclusiveness and a sense of
> support through celebration of what I call possibility......And that
> involves innovation so that the citizenry can have its say, can
> undertake its inquiry and publish its views and discoveries. All a
> challenge to the orthodox channels such as learned journals. That’s why
> we created the Upper Catchment Issues Tasmania Journal. I and my
> colleagues in TCRA are facilitating the development of the inquiring
> community. Tasmania we say is a special case and we build understanding
> within that context. My story is about and of that! My current
> institution here in Australia struggles with my idea to tell the within
> and without through a self narrative with me as a special case within a
> special case ? seeking to change the outer (Tasmanian Activism) it
> wound up changing the inner (me), which then propelled further changes
> and revelations.....inner and outer. But the resistance of the ‘outer’ is
> such that my work is poorly appreciated by the environmental institutions
> themselves, mostly because what I am on about is so different to the
> current methods that have been shaped by the dominant culture ( a
> strange attractor?)."
>
> You can appreciate Philip's idea of community audit in environmental
> activism in the Upper Catchment Issue at:
>
> http://www.jackwhitehead.com/tattersall/ucv4n1.pdf
>
> Philip - looking forward to your participation in the e-forum
>
> Love Jack.
>
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