Thursday afternoon we attended the workshop, sponsored by a group of international UU organizations, on expectations and realities of international co-operation at the personal level.
Derek Pariat, here with left Rev. Levente Lazar, from Transylvania (whom we did not meet there), and Barabara from Alexandria Va. (I think), representing a partner church. Barabara, whose last name I must find, was delighted to hear afterward that Gail and I had started our career as artists and appreciated her remarks on the importance of non-verbal communication – she was a dancer in her first career.
Derek spoke on the chair's question, what should a representative of a partner church know about traveling in that churches country. This is where Derek mentioned horn blowing and entry difficulties, and the difficulties of crossing the street in a place where street lights and cross-walks are legally regulated. In the audience, Rev. Eva Cameron of Cedar Falls and Dani Pariat of Shillong, Meghalaya (both of whom we met in India),
await the discussion. One good reason to go to GA is the exhibition hall, full of booths from various committees, vendors, publishers, etc. Here, Jim talks with a GA Green committee volunteer about PLA – which he happened to know was polylactic acid, a clear totally biodegradable plastic made from fermenting corn. Cargil was casting about for new uses for PLA in the mid 90's to find a market for the product of their new pilot plant – Jim was in the lab of an adhesives application company that Cargil leased for experiments.
Our own good reason to be there was the induction of newly Fellowshipped ministers at the annual 'Service of the Living Tradition' for honoring ministers. Sian 'walked', making the trip to the podium to accept her documentation. We were all gathered in her section. The big event on Friday was the march for 'Standing on the Side of Love' rally. Thousands of people gathered with various yellow attire and
signs to march for the human rights of GLBT's and immigrants. If your eyes are really sharp, you will have noticed our church banner among the others hanging from the balconies. Currently there is some nasty legislation pending in North Carolina which we were firmly and passionately opposing. We got front page above the fold coverage.
We also got rained on.
Gail and I helped hold a banner over a cart-bound marcher as we returned to the Convention Center. As we turned back to look once there, I caught this pic – someone else doing the same for Joan Moore!
Derek Pariat, here with left Rev. Levente Lazar, from Transylvania (whom we did not meet there), and Barabara from Alexandria Va. (I think), representing a partner church. Barabara, whose last name I must find, was delighted to hear afterward that Gail and I had started our career as artists and appreciated her remarks on the importance of non-verbal communication – she was a dancer in her first career. 
Derek spoke on the chair's question, what should a representative of a partner church know about traveling in that churches country. This is where Derek mentioned horn blowing and entry difficulties, and the difficulties of crossing the street in a place where street lights and cross-walks are legally regulated. In the audience, Rev. Eva Cameron of Cedar Falls and Dani Pariat of Shillong, Meghalaya (both of whom we met in India),
await the discussion. One good reason to go to GA is the exhibition hall, full of booths from various committees, vendors, publishers, etc. Here, Jim talks with a GA Green committee volunteer about PLA – which he happened to know was polylactic acid, a clear totally biodegradable plastic made from fermenting corn. Cargil was casting about for new uses for PLA in the mid 90's to find a market for the product of their new pilot plant – Jim was in the lab of an adhesives application company that Cargil leased for experiments. 
Our own good reason to be there was the induction of newly Fellowshipped ministers at the annual 'Service of the Living Tradition' for honoring ministers. Sian 'walked', making the trip to the podium to accept her documentation. We were all gathered in her section. The big event on Friday was the march for 'Standing on the Side of Love' rally. Thousands of people gathered with various yellow attire and
signs to march for the human rights of GLBT's and immigrants. If your eyes are really sharp, you will have noticed our church banner among the others hanging from the balconies. Currently there is some nasty legislation pending in North Carolina which we were firmly and passionately opposing. We got front page above the fold coverage. 
Gail and I helped hold a banner over a cart-bound marcher as we returned to the Convention Center. As we turned back to look once there, I caught this pic – someone else doing the same for Joan Moore!
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