| From Johannesburg | 2002-08-29 13:11 0 comments |
 by Flemming FunchFrom my friend Kate Lutz in Johannesburg for the (alternative) Summit today: "Jo-burg is strong with the power of the vision the vision of sustainablity the vision of the one power of the earth tribe my spirit is lifted each time I meet another traveler on the environmental path The world leaders don't know what they are missing Suits and Ties Mercedes motorcades taking them from isolation to isolation in the emerald city of Sandton A Russian diplomat cries to me through his eyes as we walk back from a meeting on sustainable business "we do not have the money for this, but we most find the way" We meet because we are in a place where magic lives the magic of serindipity where the moment brings you a profound reality check that leaves you wanting to connect the worlds of the people and the diplomats The NGOs are the tribe of non-governmental organizations we meet in NESREC -- 30 miles from those who make decsions on behalf of the world in the emerald city. Do they know the beauty of the NGO village of a 1000 global faces greeting with translators, broken English handing each other our own baseball cards collecting ideas of the vision of the future which is no the path the work the models of how this change is happening There is so much that is alive with the future It is bold It is amazing |