http://www.ourpla.net/cgi/pikie?ObBlog John Abbe's personal wiki-weblog, often writing on Lanka, wikis, MacOS, nonviolence, and whatever else i feel like enCopyright 2002, John Abbe and whomever signs.John Abbe [johnca@ourpla.net]John Abbe [johnca@ourpla.net] AbbeNormal http://www.ourpla.net/pikie/logovsmall.gif http://www.ourpla.net/cgi/pikie?ObBlog John Abbe's personal wiki-weblog, often writing on Lanka, wikis, MacOS, nonviolence, and whatever else i feel like Search this weblog: fullsearch http://www.ourpla.net http://www.ourpla.net/cgi/pikie?_ObBlog/001239943820.9505069-MicrojusticeAndRestorativeJusticeCircles I read the article, <a href="http://www.odemagazine.com/doc/62/microjustice/2"> "Microjustice: Helping those who are excluded from the legal system"</a> that JerryMichalski<a class="nonexistent" href="http://www.ourpla.net/cgi/pikie?edit=JerryMichalski">?</a> pointed to in <a href="http://twitter.com/jerrymichalski/status/1520492158"> this tweet</a>, and i don't get what it has to do with microfinance (please <a href="http://johnabbe.wagn.org/wagn/Contact_me"> let me know</a> if i'm missing something). I appreciate the work they're doing, but how, if at all, does it differ from legal aid work which has been going on for a long time? In what way if any is it analogous to microfinance? A key quote is: "Microjustice’s clients pay only a small fee, around $57, which mostly goes to cover court fees with a little left over for the organization’s overhead. The attorneys, all young recent graduates, are paid from grants and foundation funding, though Van Nispen tot Sevenaer hopes the organization can eventually become self-sustaining." In other words, there's no vision for how to make it self-sustaining yet. ... text/htmlenCopyright 2002, John Abbe and whomever signs.John Abbe [johnca@ourpla.net]2009-04-17T22:02-08:00 http://www.ourpla.net/cgi/pikie?_ObBlog/001239547096.432354-UnderAllTheNeeds A friend asked if i had anything written about something i've spoken of many times, which prompted me to finally put something down on "paper": (Background if you're not familiar with <a href="http://www.ourpla.net/cgi/pikie?NonviolentCommunication">NonviolentCommunication</a> - a core practice of empathy as we teach it is tapping into what's important to someone, what matters to them, by inquiring into what the <a href="http://www.cnvc.org/needs.htm"> "need"</a> is behind what thay are saying/doing/experiencing.) Here's something that comes out of the experience of not stopping empathy after getting to a need, and finding that we can always go deeper and deeper — "Why do i want meaning?" "Because i want to contribute." "And why do i want to contribute?" "Because i care." "And why do i care?" ... I have had this happen many times in self-empathy, one-on-one, and in groups, and have no doubt we could continue with the words forever; but when we are truly present with each need as we come to it, and following the energy, at some point the words stop and we are simply present with...? ... text/htmlenCopyright 2002, John Abbe and whomever signs.John Abbe [johnca@ourpla.net]2009-04-12T07:39-08:00