[rsc] Re: Principles
- From: Carolyn Morris <carolyn@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <rsc@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 28 Jul 2008 11:46:05 -0400
Peace Chetan,
Thank you for your comments. By the way, we missed your participation in
Louisville, Kentucky at the Gathering at the Crossroads, it was an amazing
two-days of community building. I know there are plans to continue
building, be sure to check in with Shannon Turner for those follow-up
meetings. Your voice is valued!!
Best,
Carolyn Renée
Executive Director
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On 7/25/08 2:08 PM, "c talwalkar" <ctalwalkar@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> This is a good discussion. Here's a quick reply -- my one cent's worth, if
> you will.
>
> I agree with Hope that the RSC principles could be refined to be more like the
> Hannover Principles. Right now the RSC principles seem like definitions more
> than design, process, or behavioral guidelines.
>
> One substantive addition I would like to see in the RSC principles is
> something that recognizes more explicitly our interdependence as a community,
> and perhaps our desire to preserve that kind of connection. Perhaps the
> concept of "partnership" can be tweaked, or another item added to the list?
>
> I think explicitly stating the value of building and preserving our community
> would offer us some guidance on how to deal with things like The Conciliation
> Project which, when presented as stand-alone pieces, can leave the fabric of
> the community more torn than before. I'm not suggesting that we make
> potentially hurtful presentations taboo, only that we, as community-based
> artists, have a responsibility to present them in a way that ultimately builds
> community. The way things happened last year was akin to having someone tear
> off a scab and walk off.
>
> While I agree that it is not at all uncommon for artists to intentionally open
> wounds, I would argue that it is unethical for us, as community-based artists,
> to do so without steps to bring the community back together and leave it at
> least as whole as before. To do otherwise is to risk serving the cause of
> destruction more than transformation.
>
> That's it for now. I regret I won't be at this year's AM to continue the
> discussion. I am saving time for an extended road trip with a visiting
> relative starting mid-August, and will need the weeks until then to finish up
> a couple of projects here. Needless to say, I'll miss our unique community in
> the North Carolina hills.
>
> Peace,
> Chetan
>
>
>
>
> --- On Fri, 7/25/08, Stephen Clapp <stephen@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> From: Stephen Clapp <stephen@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Subject: [rsc] Re: Principles
>> To: rsc@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Date: Friday, July 25, 2008, 1:04 PM
>> Hello RSC,
>>
>> Thanks Hope for your emails. I wanted to also send to the
>> group the
>> Principles as were posted at the Gathering in MD. From the
>> conversation
>> about the principles not being quite principles, the
>> following were
>> articulated as ³principles² of working in community
>> defining principles as
>> ³rules of conduct; laws, basic truths²
>>
>>
>> Power Power is shared among all (willing) members of a
>> group.
>> Partnership True partnership must be equitable;
>> Equitable partnership can
>> exist when all entities involved treat each other as
>> peers/equals.
>> Dialogue Open dialogue is essential; Active listening
>> and honest response
>> is imperative for open dialogue.
>> Transformation Individual/personal transformation can
>> lead to community
>> transformation and social change.
>> Aesthetics We recognize and acknowledge the aesthetics
>> of beauty, truth
>> and justice in our work.
>>
>>
>>
>> Bob also articulated a definition of organizational
>> principles (sorry I
>> don¹t have in my notes) Bob...can you recall this?
>>
>> Peace.
>> Stephen
>>
>>
>>
>> On 7/25/08 11:09 AM, "Hope Clark"
>> <hopeclark@xxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>>> Dear RSC,
>>> I came across the principles below today and I
>> thought of you, while I was
>>> working to create a "green" brochure about
>> our work on a truck bed exhibit for
>>> SunEdison.
>>>
>>> The Hannover Principles are on sustainability.
>>>
>>> One of the things that came up in the MD Gathering was
>> to look closer at the
>>> RSC principles and determine whether they are
>> principles or not.
>>> I thought some of these might create a good model.
>>> Let me know what you think.
>>> Hope
>>>
>>> Hannover Principles
>>>
>>> 1. Insist on the rights of humanity and nature to
>> co-exist in a healthy,
>>> supportive, diverse and sustainable condition.
>>> 2. Recognize interdependence. The elements of human
>> design interact with and
>>> depend upon the natural world, with broad and diverse
>> implications at every
>>> scale. Expand design considerations to recognize even
>> distant effects.
>>> 3. Respect relationships between spirit and matter.
>> Consider all aspects of
>>> human settlement including community, dwelling,
>> industry and trade in terms of
>>> existing and evolving connections between spiritual
>> and material
>>> consciousness.
>>> 4. Accept responsibility for the consequences of
>> design decisions upon human
>>> well-being, the viability of natural systems and their
>> right to co-exist.
>>> 5. Create safe objects of long-term value. Do not
>> burden future generations
>>> with requirements for maintenance or vigilant
>> administration of potential
>>> danger due to careless creation of products, processes
>> or standards.
>>> 6. Eliminate the concept of waste. Evaluate and
>> optimize the full life-cycle
>>> of products and processes, to approach the state of
>> natural systems, in which
>>> there is no waste.
>>> 7. Rely on natural energy flows. Human design should,
>> like the living world,
>>> derive their creative forces from perpetual solar
>> income. Incorporate this
>>> energy efficiently and safely for responsible use.
>>> 8. Understand the limitations of design. No human
>> creation lasts forever and
>>> design does not solve all problems. Those who create
>> and plan should practice
>>> humility in the face of nature. Treat nature as a
>> model and mentor, not as an
>>> inconvenience to be evaded or controlled.
>>> 9. Seek constant improvement by sharing of knowledge.
>> Encourage direct and
>>> open communication between colleagues, patrons,
>> manufacturers and users to
>>> link long-term sustainable considerations with ethical
>> responsibility, and
>>> re-establish the integral relationship between natural
>> processes and human
>>> activity.
>>> The Hannover Principles should be seen as a living
>> document committed to the
>>> transformation and growth in the understanding of our
>> interdependence with
>>> nature, so that they may adapt as our knowledge of the
>> world evolves.
>>>
>>>
>>> Hope Clark
>>> Interpret Green
>>> Dynamic media for built environments and landscapes
>>>
>>> Project Coordinator
>>> office: 215 482 6600 ext 233
>>> fax: 215 482 0600
>>> mobile: 917 442 9424
>>>
>>> http://homepage.mac.com/hopeclark/iMovieTheater11.html
>>>
>>> Intercultural Service, Leadership and Management
>> Masters Candidate
>>> The School for International Training
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
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