three different decisions

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Posted by Catherine Cartwright Jones on September 12, 2001 at 21:58:53:

In reply to: Anything planned for this weekend? posted by Lauren on September 12, 2001 at 21:02:23:

I was contacted 2 different organizers today, for gigs I am in this
weekend, as well as the university where I teach.

The university chose to go in as if nothing in particular had
occurred, though the university president sent around a note
recommending a moment of silence, and had an interoffice memo of
general sympathy with a reminder of which building housed
psychological servies.

I talked more with the owner of Brushwood, as I'm running that
festival Saturday. I asked him if he wanted to cancel, but he said
people were already coming in. I said I wasn't comfortable with
"harvest celebration" programming ... and proposed a change to a day
creating and hanging prayer flags. I don't feel its wise to stop
living, but I feel it's good to recognize that many people have
intense feelings that will require time and space to process.
Appropriate activities to express and experience these feelings may
help people take the next step forward. The physical presence of
hundreds of prayer flags can help people cope with the immensity of
feeling ... so we agreed that this would be a good thing to do
Saturday. Not withdrawing ... but being respectful of tragedy.

Sunday's event coordinator called me, and said that the city
celebration of arts would be cancelled, and redone on the 30th. She
said she did want to include something in the revision to work with
the tragedy. I asked if she'd like us to run prayer flags there ...
and she thought it would be a good community project. When many
people have an opportunity to make a physical object(such as a prayer
flag) that is an expression of intense feeling, and they are hung
together (so people can visualize that their own feelings are part of
they weather .... it helps people comprehend grief, and the releasing
of grief as a group.

3 different decisions .... go, change direction, stop. All reasonable
responses.

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: I was contacted 2 different organizers today, for gigs I am in this : weekend, as well as the university where I teach. : : The university chose to go in as if nothing in particular had : occurred, though the university president sent around a note : recommending a moment of silence, and had an interoffice memo of : general sympathy with a reminder of which building housed : psychological servies. : : I talked more with the owner of Brushwood, as I'm running that : festival Saturday. I asked him if he wanted to cancel, but he said : people were already coming in. I said I wasn't comfortable with : "harvest celebration" programming ... and proposed a change to a day : creating and hanging prayer flags. I don't feel its wise to stop : living, but I feel it's good to recognize that many people have : intense feelings that will require time and space to process. : Appropriate activities to express and experience these feelings may : help people take the next step forward. The physical presence of : hundreds of prayer flags can help people cope with the immensity of : feeling ... so we agreed that this would be a good thing to do : Saturday. Not withdrawing ... but being respectful of tragedy. : : Sunday's event coordinator called me, and said that the city : celebration of arts would be cancelled, and redone on the 30th. She : said she did want to include something in the revision to work with : the tragedy. I asked if she'd like us to run prayer flags there ... : and she thought it would be a good community project. When many : people have an opportunity to make a physical object(such as a prayer : flag) that is an expression of intense feeling, and they are hung : together (so people can visualize that their own feelings are part of : they weather .... it helps people comprehend grief, and the releasing : of grief as a group. : : 3 different decisions .... go, change direction, stop. All reasonable : responses.
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