[WXBH-Discuss] Re: Kistin's email

Thu May 17 05:30:12 CDT 2007

Sorry Everyone, I had hit reply all yesterday and thought this went to 
everyone.

Since I wrote this before the meeting, I just want to add that after 
attending the meeting I feel even better about a genuine warming of 
relations between 'Brick House people' and 'radio people', and the 
possibility that these distinctions will fade more over time. I had been 
'optimistic' that this would develop. But this warming of relations is 
happening now.

Kristin herself actually said to me that there are members of political and 
social groups in the community that would meet at the Brick House, but don't 
feel comfortable coming into a divisive situation. I echo Matt's email, that 
we are now moving past that. Good things are already happening and 
developing at the Brick House. And the community is coming together.

I want to mention that I have solid 'Brick House people' credentials, as do 
John and Matt - and the overall tone of our emails is unitary, not devisive. 
If Kristin continues handling her concerns in an unprofessional and 
unproductive manner, all she will succeed in doing is isolating herself. I 
hope she can see this, but that is up to her.

The Brick House is here to stay and we are moving forward in grappling with, 
reflecting on and resolving our problems.

Lastly don't forget:

The Sacred Tour of the Tibetan Deprong Gomang Monestary Monks
Tonight (Thursday) at 7:30 (See attached flyer.)

I think we could all use some of what they have to offer here. (Kristin did 
a service here in organizing this.)

David Morrison.

(Original message follows)

----Original Message Follows----
From: John Hicks <johnhicks at gulfbridge.net>
To: David Morrison <krake17 at hotmail.com>
Subject: Re: Kistin's email
Date: Tue, 15 May 2007 17:34:41 -0400

David--

Very well put. (But my copy was addressed only to me. I hope you sent it to 
others as well.)

- John

David Morrison wrote:
>To all (especially Kristin),
>
>This kind of email is really counter-productive to our organization right 
>now.
>
>I had expressed to Kristin that radio is under the gun right now, and 
>probably feeling a bit overwhelmed on their side, and that the best thing 
>the rest of us can do for them is let them focus - and get the radio 
>station off the ground.
>
>By 'best thing' I mean best thing for all of us in the Brick House 
>community. I have always believed that there is a great synergy to be had 
>between having a community center and having a radio station. While there 
>are lots of other community centers in the US, and many other alternative 
>media outlets (though not enough) - I am only aware of one other place in 
>the country (http://www.ciw-online.org/) that has both sides working 
>together. (Tell me if you've heard of others.)
>
>We can spend (I should say 'waste') a lot of time and energy on infighting, 
>or we can try to be as supportive and understanding of each other as we 
>can, and let people focus on their business at hand.
>
>I feel a confidence that I haven't felt before that the Brick House 
>community center is going to be able to pay its bills, survive, and grow 
>over time. (Part of how we're going to grow, of course, is by showing 
>potential new recruits that we are working together for important common 
>goals; and that working for Brycc House Inc. is an enjoyable and enriching 
>way to spend one's time.)
>
>I also feel confidence that the radio collective is going to get their 
>station off the ground. Although, from the meetings I've been to: it 
>doesn't look easy, there are sure to be problems once we are ON the air, 
>and they need to be able to focus on that.
>
>I am optimistic that at some point the factionalism that has hampered our 
>organization will recede, and that we will see, as a community, how 
>innovative and rare what we are trying to achieve here is. I think once the 
>Brick House starts showing that we can get new groups in there and pay our 
>bills, we will earn more confidence from the radio collective. And once 
>radio is on there air and things start happening with that, people focusing 
>on the Brick House will see how much both sides of our organization are 
>really working for the same things: community awareness, and the community 
>building partnerships that come out of that.
>
>We have tried to support radio in our 'brickhouse flyers' and community 
>surveys (spreading awareness). I have plugged them lots of places (to 
>George Unseld's office and to Tom Owen, for example - in this by the way, 
>they have already been helpful to the community center, in helping get 
>indications of support from the metrocouncil). At some point I think that 
>events happening at the Brick House are going to be a significant source of 
>quality programming (we taped the Farm Bill talk, for example). Over time, 
>I think we can give them more support, but we have had a lot of problems of 
>our own thus far.
>
>Its the vision of what's possible here that keeps me going.
>
>Dave Morrison.
>
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