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- 1. Potential Issues framed as questions:
- 1.1. Does our logo (upper left) resemble the Israeli "Star of David" and is this potentially harmful to our brigde building work in the Middle East?
- 1.2. How can our main website be better? Is too academic and inaccessible? What can we do to get our essence across in fewer and more commonly used phrases?
- 1.3. If we are to truly be an international organization, our dominant language may continue to be English for a while but translations and the presence of many languages is essential. What agreements and help do we need to make this the reality?
- 1.4. What changes at the organizational level need consideration so that Aiki Extensions may better fulfill its mission?
- 1.5. Do we need an Ombuds function (or similar) so we practice what we preach about conflict done well within our own organization? If so or if not, why?
Being in process together involves cultivating flexibility and a growing readiness to change. Let's discuss what needs changing in a way that carries our values and practice. Please claim your statements (and those with which you agree) by typing your initials and linking them to your profile (see below). Issues which reach resolution can be transfered to a unique page, complete with the discussion history, and tagged with "FAQ".
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Potential Issues framed as questions:
Does our logo (upper left) resemble the Israeli "Star of David" and is this potentially harmful to our brigde building work in the Middle East?
- No. It looks more like the Klingon standard than the SoD. It's fine.
- Close enough that it will be a problem at some point. Why not gradually sort options to find our next logo - for whenever we are ready to shift?
How can our main website be better? Is too academic and inaccessible? What can we do to get our essence across in fewer and more commonly used phrases?
- This wiki is a first step in that direction. What are others? Anybody want to grab a specific part of the main site and rewrite it herecollaboratively? - BW
If we are to truly be an international organization, our dominant language may continue to be English for a while but translations and the presence of many languages is essential. What agreements and help do we need to make this the reality?
- We have some volunteer translators coming online and can always use more. Ideas about how to organize that? - BW
What changes at the organizational level need consideration so that Aiki Extensions may better fulfill its mission?
* Reach out to other organizations with a similar mission. Extend outside our limited sphere, to include peace groups (AFSC, etc); and groups with an international, or humanitarian, focus.
* Work to engage individual dojo's within their communities. An example might be a dojo in Deerborn, Michigan. Deerborn has the highest percentage of Arab-American's in the US. With a community like that: there must be SOME dojo in Deerborn with a few contacts/resource-people who might be interested in collaborating on a project.
* Encourage dojo's to engage in projects that strengthen their ties to their own communities. An example (I'm currently kicking around) might be establishing an intra-dojo barter-network...open only to members within a particular dojo. Using their website as a resource: a dojo could set up a barter-network for its own members (excluding trades for aikido instruction, which would be dam-e, etiquette-wise).
--NM
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