Second day of Parliament
Dec. 4th, 2009 07:51 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
rowanfI started my day with a Yoruba religious observance by Baba Wande Abimbola of Ifa School in Nigeria. It wasn't an observance really but rather a talk on Ifa with a reading for one member of the audience. I admit I had hoped for something more spiritual.
Then I went to a panel on Indigenous Perspectives on Conflict Resolution with Tonya Gonnella Frichner of the Onondaga Nation (USA) Lilybeth Sulutan of the Bagobo Tagabawa (Phillipines) and Margaret Lokawua of the Karimjong (Uganda). They each had 15 minutes to talk about the methods of conflict resolution in their region. Ms. Frichner talked about how hard it was to manage the Mohawk Nation when it crosses the USA/Canada border and the recent set-to with Canada arming their border guards. Ms. Sulutan had a presentation on the history of her people and the levels of censure for wrongdoing and how such things were decided by mediators and tribal councils. Ms. Lokawaua spoke about the Lord's Resistance Army and child soldiers and other problems of resource ownership (the Nile's water rights belonging to Egypt rather than to the upstream nations) and other problems facing them. She believes that religious institutions have a role to play in bringing all the disparate groups together. It was clear that conflict in Uganda was many-faceted and as with the Onondaga many players/jurisdictions must be brought together. There were no great revelations, but the depth of the problem was definitely brought to light.
Then I headed off via the train out to the suburb where the Apple Store had the part to fix my computer. It took over two hours of taxis and train and cost about $30 to get there. I wanted about 2-1/2 hours for my computer to be fixed and the reversed the process of taxis and trains. I missed my stop and then had trouble finding a taxi. Consequently I am not at the community night that the local Reclaiming community put on for the visiting Pagan folks. I am very disappointed. For some reason I thought this was Thursday. I thought about hopping back in a taxi and arriving there an hour late, but I don't have the spoons and I don't want to interrupt a ritual or anything. So I'm sitting here drinking a local Tasmanian brand "Mercury Special Dry" apple cider. Yum. I am considering room service. I could really use some protein. At the mall waiting for my computer I had envisions going to a restaurant but wound up at Theobroma, Chocolate Lounge where I had a pot of tea and a date pudding. Lovely, but I think I need something that isn't a sweet.
I'd put a photo with this but I can't find the cable I am sure Russell handed to me so that I can get things off my camera. It may have to wait until I'm home and can get at a card reader. *facepalm*
Then I went to a panel on Indigenous Perspectives on Conflict Resolution with Tonya Gonnella Frichner of the Onondaga Nation (USA) Lilybeth Sulutan of the Bagobo Tagabawa (Phillipines) and Margaret Lokawua of the Karimjong (Uganda). They each had 15 minutes to talk about the methods of conflict resolution in their region. Ms. Frichner talked about how hard it was to manage the Mohawk Nation when it crosses the USA/Canada border and the recent set-to with Canada arming their border guards. Ms. Sulutan had a presentation on the history of her people and the levels of censure for wrongdoing and how such things were decided by mediators and tribal councils. Ms. Lokawaua spoke about the Lord's Resistance Army and child soldiers and other problems of resource ownership (the Nile's water rights belonging to Egypt rather than to the upstream nations) and other problems facing them. She believes that religious institutions have a role to play in bringing all the disparate groups together. It was clear that conflict in Uganda was many-faceted and as with the Onondaga many players/jurisdictions must be brought together. There were no great revelations, but the depth of the problem was definitely brought to light.
Then I headed off via the train out to the suburb where the Apple Store had the part to fix my computer. It took over two hours of taxis and train and cost about $30 to get there. I wanted about 2-1/2 hours for my computer to be fixed and the reversed the process of taxis and trains. I missed my stop and then had trouble finding a taxi. Consequently I am not at the community night that the local Reclaiming community put on for the visiting Pagan folks. I am very disappointed. For some reason I thought this was Thursday. I thought about hopping back in a taxi and arriving there an hour late, but I don't have the spoons and I don't want to interrupt a ritual or anything. So I'm sitting here drinking a local Tasmanian brand "Mercury Special Dry" apple cider. Yum. I am considering room service. I could really use some protein. At the mall waiting for my computer I had envisions going to a restaurant but wound up at Theobroma, Chocolate Lounge where I had a pot of tea and a date pudding. Lovely, but I think I need something that isn't a sweet.
I'd put a photo with this but I can't find the cable I am sure Russell handed to me so that I can get things off my camera. It may have to wait until I'm home and can get at a card reader. *facepalm*
