Breaking Old Patterns

Weaving New Ties

Alliance Building

By Margo Adair and Sharon Howell


Contents

Front Page

About Authors

Acknowledgements

Breaking Old Patterns...............................I

Constricted Culture...............................2

The "Outsiders"...................................3

The Schism........................................6

Protecting Privilege..............................8

Guilt .............................................10

Economic and Technological Thinking...............12

Weaving New Ties................................... 13

Opening The Context.............................. 15

Politics of Principle............................ 17

At the Base of our Relations..................... 18

Keeping Competition in Check.................... 19

Equalizing Relations: a Checklist................. 21

In Whatever Ways We've Been Oppressed ............ 23

Clarifying Conflict............................. 24

Constructive Feedback............................ 25

Talking Circles................................. 26

Sharing Wholeness................................ 27

Tools for Change - Workshops ………………………………………………… 30