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To: Civic Courage Group <Civic-Courage@yahoogroups.com>
From: Tim Edwards <ccgroupte@yahoo.com.au>
Date sent: Sat, 12 Nov 2005 13:44:05 +1100 (EST)
Subject: [Civic-Courage] Introductions
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Please note Philips suggestions for getting started.
His first suggestion was that we introduce ourselves.
It is vitally important that we progress in an orderly manner by we knowing who we are and what we are trying to accomplish. If we can't be open, honest and direct with each other I doubt we can accomplish much.
I would ask the members of the Civic Courage Group (CCG) to recognise that - at this seminal period in the development of the CCG, a significant degree of mutual trust is important. In effect this means I would like to know who you are and what you want the CCG to accomplish and I commit to keeping this information within the confines of the CCG.
Each of us will draw the line on transparency where we feel comfortable. For instance; in the following I choose to declare my stance / inclinations but also choose to keep this separate from what I would describe as my personal responsibilities.