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Subject: [veiktiplaciau] Šviesuolių bendrystė juodųjų Čikagoje ir Lietuvos kaime

 

Kaip gyvename? Čia užsibuvau Čikagoje ir nebežinau, kada grįšiu į
Lietuvą. Anglų kalba parašiau laišką, kaip juodųjų kvartale Englewood
puoselėjame šviesuolių židinį. Trokšti puoselėti ir Lietuvos kaime,
telktis Zenono ir Audronės krašte. Kvie�iu pasvajoti.

Gal kada surengtumÄ—me vaizdo tiltÄ… tarp ÄŒikagos ir Lietuvos kaimo?

Andrius

Andrius Kulikauskas, ms@..., (773) 306-3807, http://www.selflearners.net
----------------------------

Bliss Browne,

Jean Carter-Hill of Imagine Englewood if...
http://www.imagineenglewoodif.org
asked me to help our new President Wanda Carter find income to cover our
operating expenses.

I'm writing you to share our situation. I ask you to help us find
partners who appreciate us and wish us to succeed so that they may
likewise. I share my letter openly through my online group Living by
Truth
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/livingbytruth/
We're especially interested in getting work, as opposed to money. We're
also reaching out to include all who'd like to base themselves at our
center as our friends.

"Imagine Englewood if..." is a real jewel which I am very grateful for.
I've been to the Lithuanian countryside, Bosnia, India, China, Mexico and
Israeli-occupied Palestine, but much more distraught than any of these is
Chicago's Englewood neighborhood. I've lived in Englewood on-and-off for
a year and a half and so far the only functional, inclusive, organic
center that I've found is Imagine Englewood if... Thank you for helping
Jean Carter-Hill give shape to her hope that we all work together.

I share some pages from your Imagine Chicago website:
http://www.imaginechicago.org/how.html
http://www.imaginechicago.org/work.html

Currently, we have a lively center open from 12:00 to 6:00 on Mondays to
Saturdays. We're at 730 W. 69th St. We attract youth, seniors, adults
and volunteers from around Chicago. We're working together through
education, journalism, computers, theatre and arts. We're addressing
violence and lead poisoning. We're celebrating Black History. Our building
is the Viking Temple and we enjoy a gigantic hall and ball room. Our
building owner Sal is dynamic and supportive.

We're meeting Mondays, 4-6 PM, to think through how to support Imagine
Englewood if... as a base for our vision and activities. We're having our
second meeting tomorrow. We invite you to join us some Monday, and
likewise we invite others you might suggest.

We're aiming for an operating budget of $6,000 per month, of which $500 is
for rent, $1,000 for utilities, $3,000 for two or more part-time workers,
and $1,000 for any extra needs or contingencies.

We talked about our team. Who wants to invest themselves here? We're
organized around Jean Carter-Hill, but how many more years will she
devote? I was heartened to learn Wanda Carter has agreed to serve as
President. Wanda Carter is pursuing her Ph.D. in adult education. She
leads a local online newspaper http://ccnewsmedia.org and podcast.
Christine Taylor of the Rise Foundation joined us
http://www.therisefoundationchicago.org Her non-profit prepares youth for
college. Jean agreed to mentor her.

We also discussed our vision. Jean says that the crisis in our
neighborhood is that we haven't learned to work together. She also
focuses on the youth because they still have hope to grow and remake our
neighborhood. We all would like to include the not included.

Jean has deep regard for my integrity, my values and my outlook, which we
seem to share. I spoke about my own future in Englewood and my wishes for
Imagine Englewood if... which I write below, and which centers on
fostering a culture. I am grateful to feel Jean's, Wanda's and
Christine's excitement.

Bliss, we met at Tom Munnecke's "Imagine Iraq" in 2003 near Santa Cruz,
California.
http://munnecke.com/blog/?s=givingspace&paged=3
From 1997 to 2010, I struggled to lead my online laboratory, "Minciu
Sodas", http://www.ms.lt , for serving and organizing independent thinkers
around the world. Tom Munnecke paid my way to come from Lithuania and
participate. He's an inspiring thinker and doer, but I learned that we
have a fundamentally different sense of culture.

I'll describe the culture I seek for us in Englewood and everywhere.

I was born in 1964. I grew up in Orange County, California. I enjoyed it
as a utopia. I believed that we lived in the greatest part of the
greatest state of the greatest country at the greatest time in the history
of the universe. If there was anything wrong in America, certainly
somebody was at work fixing it.

I'm Lithuanian. We used to visit our grandparents in Chicago's
neighborhood Marquette Park, which at the time was the "capital" of
Lithuanians in the free world. It was strange to see the race line along
Western Ave, where 100% of the people on one side were black, and 100 % on
the other side were white.

All my life I appreciated that my talents weren't for my sake, but for
everybody's. I went to the University of Chicago, and later I lived with
my grandmother in Marquette Park when the neighborhood became primarily
Black American, and I have also stayed in Englewood with my friend David
Ellison-Bey of the Moorish Cultural Workshop. I've worked for Ivy League
Tutoring, a black owned business, and I pray at St.Benedict the African
East. I know and say that I am Black American, a member of Black America,
by choice, and I am accepted.

My culture is to be drawn to where I could be most useful. I have
enormous talents and so I'm drawn to where there's tremendous need.

I believe in my heart that we're all the same. I believe that there is a
culture of unity which is basic to all of us. Yet I have learned that
almost all people live in a different culture, a "normal" culture, a
pernicious culture, that keeps us distant, separate, segregated. I think
that those who want the culture of unity will know to come together for it
in Englewood, which is so distraught and so convenient, and other such
places. I am rewarded to discover Jean, Wanda, Christine, David, Sherri
and others.

This culture is very much what Jesus declares as the kingdom of heaven.
Central is this oneness, that we are there for each other.

The kingdom of heaven is "eternal life" experienced in this life.
Generally, this life is too much for us, we try to tune it out and shut it
down. For example, choosing to abuse drugs is choosing to be stunted, to
not grow, not listen and learn from our moods. But God loves us more than
we love ourselves, wants us to learn forever, grow forever, live forever,
here and now. We can choose to live that life here and now, as we do in
the meaningful moments in our lives, which last forever. All of our
moments could be such, and if we choose, will be such, will become
meaningful.

"What you believe is what happens." This says that God's impulsiveness -
what he thinks is what he does is what is - fits within the confines of
what we ourselves believe. The kingdom of heaven is the occupation of
this earthly life by a heavenly life. It is a bridge of meaning that
links all that will ever be with what is here and now. It links tangibly
each of us through our intuition, our accumulated perspective.

Imagine a culture where every truth is available, tangible, at hand. Every
question can and will be answered. People seek and live the truth. And
every challenge can be made human-sized. Questions such as:
* What is your deepest value in life, which includes all of your other
values?
* What is a question that you don't know the answer to, but wish to answer?
* What do you wish to achieve?
We can organize around each other, around our answers, and thus all be
leaders, as relevant.

I'm used to engaging God, listening to God, collaborating with God,
especially with regard to my life, what to do with it all. I'm struck
that so are Jean and Wanda. They do what they do in part because they
feel that's what God wants them to do. I believe that is essential for
leadership in this culture. It's crucial to have a channel to the highest
perspective, to get outside of our own self-centeredness, and imagine how
we can be interpreted as people-in-general doing what any good person (or
Jesus) would do in the situation that we find ourselves. We have the
opportunity to encourage in each other that listening to God. And thus to
welcome in each of us the utmost dedication.

I suppose this link with God, this greater self-integrity is essential for
leaders who want to live and move outside of the current norm and yet make
a new norm tangible through our behavior.

Jesus speaks of the kingdom of heaven as for the "poor-in-spirit", which I
take to mean the "skeptical". The rich-in-spirit are the martyrs, the
ones who say "I believe!" unconditionally. That is not earthly! We want
to see things right, block by block, soul by soul, step by step, moment by
moment.

Jesus also speaks of the kingdom of heaven as for "those who are
persecuted for the sake of righteousness". We know how this system has
slapped us around for being good, honest, true, compassionate, righteous.
We know it is wrong. It's supposed to be wrong. That is how we know each
other. We are "for real".

We know that we are at the right end of the rope. My friend David speaks
of a racial caste system which I think of as a moral caste system. I'm
doubtful if there is much honest work in America which pays more than the
average wage. Industry by industry - education, food, finance, military,
police, health care, technology, social work, government - it's hard to
find a well paying job which you can keep without lying or looking the
other way when it hurts others and our world. But those who have a job,
say, a telemarketer, so often looks down on those who don't: At least I
work a job. And the unemployed: At least I don't use drugs. And those who
do: At least I don't sell them. And those who do: At least I don't sell my
body. And it goes on and on. At the end of the rope it's about race and
sex because it's got to become crude and visible. But who cares about the
end of the rope?

Jean told me how men come out of jail and go back to Englewood. Some of
them shake down stores for protection money. We have so few stores as it
is. Recently, one of these racketeers got shot. When the police came,
they got asked, why don't you help this man? And the police replied, we'll
wait for him to die. He's no good. We're all better off without him. And
that's the way we're dealt with at the end of the rope.

I told Jean, Wanda and Christine, we can choose, what partners we seek.
If we want to foster a culture, we can think it through, and seek friends
and partners accordingly. If we rely on government or corporations or
non-profits, then we may avoid recognizing the real problems and
addressing them. We live in a city where all 50 aldermen belong to the
same party machine, where the National Democratic Party has not thought of
banning the local party, but depends on it, and that is why that racketeer
is left to die. We live in a state where I think 68 of 118
representatives ran unopposed, and is it four out of five governors have
been jailed for corruption. We live in an American dream that is a
threefold lie:
* instead of fostering our own culture, we're indoctrinated to live this
dream
* we suffer prejudice - whether for being black or for being good - in
achieving this dream
* when we finally achieve this dream, we're ridiculed for realizing that
it was just a mirage, there was no point to it, as if we didn't know.

We can foster our own culture. We can pursue our questions and discover
our truths. We can share our dreams and work together. In particular,
through the arts, we can express challenging ideas that people don't want
to hear - such as "God doesn't have to be good, life doesn't have to be
fair; how does that good kid deal with that? how does the bad kid?" - and
art changes the rules, art holds us together, we are able to talk, as is
happening with my art http://www.selflearners.net

We found each other because we know where to go, namely Englewood. We
have each other and can invest in each other. We have a fantastic base.
But how do we sustain that in this world?

Instead of asking for money, we can ask for work. What is work that each
of us wishes to do?

If we are strong as individuals, then we can support our own base. I for
now have a part-time job that pays well, and I could contribute money for
a space, but especially if I could have a place to live, a place to do my
art work.

Could each of us have our own incomes, our own businesses? Isn't that what
we want for ourselves and each other?

For example, Wanda publishes newspapers, blogs, podcasts. Why shouldn't
that yield viable income with reports from Englewood to the world?
Especially if God told Wanda to be working such work?

Christine prepares youth for college. Isn't there enormous potential for
related income. Or, for example, there are businesses whose workers don't
know any math, and would benefit if we taught them even the basics, how to
do a 10% discount.

This all helps us think of our center as a place where temporary part-time
staffers develop their own businesses as they work for our center until
they can help support it.

I admit that I've gone bankrupt in failing to make my online laboratory
work, as well as related centers. I realized that the relevant culture
was too weak. Yet I'm encouraged that Jean and Wanda very much embrace me
and my perspective.

In summary, I'm grateful that Jean has invited me to help Wanda and our
center develop income for operating expenses. At our next meeting I hope
we might further:
* Imagine the culture we seek.
* Consider what our culture might mean for God and others, including them
and their concerns.
* Consider the activities each of us personally want to do.
* Imagine what friends or partners we might attract to our center.
* Consider what kind of business opportunities relate to our desired
activities.
* Plan who to engage accordingly.

Bliss, thank you for considering our efforts and my long letter.

We await your inspired response!

Andrius

Andrius Kulikauskas
ms@...
(773) 306-3807
http://www.selflearners.net

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Audrone,

A�iū už nuorodą.  Su litvaku - ateistu - homoseksualu Grant Gochin
aptarėme Dainiaus Petravi�iaus nurodytą straipsnį apie rabiną nežydus
laikan�ius žydų tarnais.

Aš asmeniškai nepergyvenu, lai mane laiko tarnu, kaip Kristus moko.  Kas
nori vadovauti, lai tarnauja.  Kas daro gerÄ…, lai nesitiki atpildo, mes
juk tesam tarnai, darom kas mums priklauso.

Paprieštarau�iau, kad Danielius vieno rabino ir jo pasekėjų požiūrį
primeta visiems žydams.  Straipsnis skelbtas anglų kalba Jerusalem Post ir
ten komentaruose daug žydų nepritaria rabinui.  Grant smerkia rabino
požiūrį.

Man patiko dvi Grant mintys:
* rūpintis įtakoti pirmiausiai protingus žmones, kurių žinios tiesiog
neteisingos ar nepakankamos;
* plėsti jų akiratį, pažinimą, pažintis, kad įsitikintų, jog jų
vertinimai
ir baimės nepagrįstos.

Prašau mano laišką persiųsti į doratauta@googlegroups.com

Linkėjimai iš Vilniaus! Lietuvoje būsiu iki kovo mėn 14 d.

Andrius

Andrius Kulikauskas
ms@...
(773) 306-3807
http://www.ms.lt

----------------------

Andrius Kulikauskas:
Hi Grant, I was alerted by Audronė Anušauskienė to a letter by Dainius
Petravi�ius at the online group https://groups.google.com/group/doratauta
He writes (I translate), "Jewish tolerance. These are the same who blame
everybody on nazism, fascism and the "oppression" of minorities,
especially Jews, and gives the link
http://www.balsas.lt/naujiena/703263/itakingo-rabino-pareiskimas-kitatikiai-pagi\
mdyti-tam-kad-tarnautu-zydams
which essentially translates this article about Rabbi Ovadia Yosef in the
Jerusalem Post:
http://www.jpost.com/JewishWorld/JewishNews/Article.aspx?id=191782 I'm
interested how you and others would respond and I'll share our responses
with Audrone publicly through our own group
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/veiktiplaciau/ and possibly doratauta.

Grant Gochin:
Oh my, I read some of it. This kind of filth offends me. Religious
nutcases are all crazy, I have no tolerance for bigotry, and that is
exactly what that man is. I am fortunate that I have never encountered
such garbage in my world.

Andrius Kulikauskas:
Grant, thank you. I'm heartened by many of the comments at the Jerusalem
Post. The Lithuanian article took out the comparison of gentiles with a
donkey, but put in a photo of a young Hasidic Jew. In the Lithuanian
comments there was one pro-semite, Aurimas Guoga, and the rest mostly took
the opportunity to lambast Jews, or in particular, Jewish scripture. One
said that Judaism, Christianity and all religions should be banned as
fruitless terrorist sects. I'm curious what you think is the constructive
way to respond. I'm willing to have some tolerance for bigotry, at least
for the sake of freedom of thought, although in my life I've punched a
couple of people in authority - a professor and a colleague - for
promoting fascism, (nip the bud in time), and surprisingly, that seemed to
work (although humor probably works better). I'm glad to focus most
energies on the constructive side, which is why I cherish your
acquaintance. I'm in Vilnius for the next three months and I'll be
engaging experts on the origin of the Holocaust in Lithuania. I'm glad
that my friends here have been supportive of my research, although they
say I'm too bold and will get attacked for it. But basically my question
is, exactly what tolerance to show bigots and how to engage them?

Grant Gochin:
Andrius, the link above to the JP article didn’t work, I know what Shas is
about & so I don’t even
need to read the article to know what it says.
Firstly, I do not like the word “tolerance�. To “tolerate� somebody
means
that there is disdain, but someone won’t do anything about it, they will
just “tolerate�. I have no interest in that, I’d rather they just tell me
they hate me.
One can “tolerate� a thief in ones midst because one has to, that is
behavioral based, but to tolerate a gay person, or a black person is
unacceptable to me, that is just another word for bigotry. The goal in my
opinion should be to move towards acceptance.
Those that used such an article to lambaste Jews don’t need justification,
they will find anything that will serve to validate their bigotry, and
hold that up as justification. Bigotry in my opinion is based upon
ignorance or fear, I am told that the only way to abate that is through
education.
I have not encountered Jew hate in USA, I have encountered gay hate, but
as a gay man, how did it become my job to educate the world?
View the transformation of American society as it relates to same gender
marriage, a few decades ago, it was “the love that cannot speak it’s
name�. It was absolute hate. Now we see that the hate is only a residual
component of the stupid, the ignorant and fundamentalist religions.
Exposure to gay people has shown people that their bigotries and fears
were baseless. Education has worked on those with sufficient ability to be
educated, the remainder likely do not have the intellectual capacity to be
able to change their minds.
Your question as to what tolerance to show bigots? Unfortunately my
patience level has dropped to about zero. I view bigots with contempt,
they are usually the lowest levels of society and I can’t expend my energy
to try to educate them. There are enough intelligent people who have
factually incorrect information, and those are the ones I attempt to
engage, to attempt to change minds based on facts, not on superstition.

Andrius Kulikauskas:
Grant, thank you, that's helpful. I'm attracted to focusing on
"intelligent people who have factually incorrect information" and
"exposure" to show that "bigotries and fears were baseless". I'll share
that along with our exchange.



> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Dainius Petravicius
> To: doratauta@googlegroups.com
> Sent: Monday, December 10, 2012 1:42 PM
>
>
> Žydų tolerancija. Čia tie patys, kurie visus kaltina nacizmu, fašizmu ir
> mažumų, ypa� žydų "engimu":
>
>
http://www.balsas.lt/naujiena/703263/itakingo-rabino-pareiskimas-kitatikiai-pagi\
mdyti-tam-kad-tarnautu-zydams
>
> --
> Dainius
>
>
> --
> Gavote šį pranešimą, nes prenumeruojate „Google“ grupę Sąšauka "Už
dorÄ… ir
> tautÄ…".
> Jei norite skelbti pranešimus šioje grupėje, išsiųskite el. laišką
adresu
> doratauta@googlegroups.com.
> Jei norite atsisakyti šios grupės prenumeratos, siųskite el. laišką
adresu
> doratauta+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com.
> Daugiau parink�ių rasite apsilankę šioje grupėje adresu
> http://groups.google.com/group/doratauta?hl=lt.
>

Dainiau,

A�iū, kad atsiliepei ir paaiškinai.  Pasidalinu tavo atsakymu, taip pat
išversiu Grant Gochin'ui.  Tavo ir Audronė laiškai mane gerai nuteikė, kad
mes nesam žydams abejingi. Manau, ta�iau, kad ne patys žydai kalti dėl
antisemitizmo. Visgi, matau, kad mūsų lietuvių tarpe šiais laikas tarpsta
savotiškas, nereikalingas, gal kadaise nebūdingas, antisemitizmas, ir tuo
pa�iu nesame įsisąmoniję lietuvių pritarimą ir abejingumą išžudant
Lietuvos žydus.  Tre�iadienį buvo Genocido tyrimo centre, kalbėjau su
vadove Terese Birute Burauskaite, sovietų laikais buvusia disidente.  Jai
papasakojau, kaip rašau straipsnius lietuvių kalba Vikipedijoje apie
Holokaustą Lietuvoje, kaip ieškau talkininkų, ypa� atskleisti lietuvių
vaidmenį sumanant Holokaustą.  Ji pareiškė, kad atsisako man bet kaip
padėti.  Aš paprašiau, kad nors pasakytų, kas genocido centre rūpinasi
švietimu, tai sakė nepasakys, nenori manęs palaikyti ir nenori jų laiko
gaišinti. Tikiu, rasiu, kas Lietuvoje domėtųsi.

Audrone, taip, esu buvęs IX forte.

Andrius

Andrius Kulikauskas, ms@..., (773) 306-3807, http://www.selflearners.net

-------------------

Andriau, jau�iuosi kvailai, kai persiuntinėju laiškus, bet panašu, kad
Jums Å¡i diskusija naudinga...

Šiandien važiavom pro šalia Kauno esantį IX fortą, kuriame yra memorialas
žydų genocido aukoms atminti. Buvau ten  kai mokiausi mokykloj. Ar esi
pats ten buvęs?

LinkÄ—jimai

AudronÄ—

----- Original Message -----
From: Dainius Petravicius
To: doratauta@googlegroups.com
Sent: Thursday, December 13, 2012 9:17 AM
Subject: Re: Fw: [veiktiplaciau] Kaip atsiliepti tautinei paniekai?

Laba diena Audrone,

Dėkoju už persiuntimą. Jį persiųsiu ir kitiems, kuriems siun�iau šią
nuorodÄ….

Kiek žinau, Talmude tikrai yra tokia nuostata, kad gojai tik žydų tarnai,
tik kurioj tiksliai vietoje dar turė�iau paieškoti.

BET.

Man labai svarbu žinoti, kad dauguma žydų nepritaria šitai nuostatai, nes
kiek pažįstu žydų (nedaug, tiesa), jie tikrai nėra tokie radikalai. Maža
to, jiems nepatinka tokie aktyvistai, kurie vienu sakiniu sugadina šitų
žmonių pastangas dirbti darbą, auginti vaikus, turėti draugų ir tiesiog
gyventi išliekant žydais.

Šitas komentaras buvo nukreiptas į Izraelio ultraortodoksus, kurie
labiausiai visus apšaukinėja naciais ir žydšaudžiais ir manau kad jų
tokių
pareiškimų dėka kyla didžioji dalis antisemitizmo, dėl kurio ken�ia NE
Izraelyje esantys.

Pats asmeniškai nesu antisemitas.

Pagarbiai,
Dainius

2012/12/12 EKVJUC <ekvjuc@...>


     ----- Original Message -----
     From: ms@...
     To: veiktiplaciau@yahoogroups.com
     Sent: Wednesday, December 12, 2012 6:03 AM
     Subject: [veiktiplaciau] Kaip atsiliepti tautinei paniekai?



     Audrone,

     A�iū už nuorodą. Su litvaku - ateistu - homoseksualu Grant Gochin
     aptarėme Dainiaus Petravi�iaus nurodytą straipsnį apie rabiną nežydus
     laikan�ius žydų tarnais.

     Aš asmeniškai nepergyvenu, lai mane laiko tarnu, kaip Kristus moko. Kas
     nori vadovauti, lai tarnauja. Kas daro gerÄ…, lai nesitiki atpildo, mes
     juk tesam tarnai, darom kas mums priklauso.

     Paprieštarau�iau, kad Danielius vieno rabino ir jo pasekėjų požiūrį
     primeta visiems žydams. Straipsnis skelbtas anglų kalba Jerusalem Post ir
     ten komentaruose daug žydų nepritaria rabinui. Grant smerkia rabino
     požiūrį.

     Man patiko dvi Grant mintys:
     * rūpintis įtakoti pirmiausiai protingus žmones, kurių žinios tiesiog
     neteisingos ar nepakankamos;
     * plėsti jų akiratį, pažinimą, pažintis, kad įsitikintų, jog jų
vertinimai
     ir baimės nepagrįstos.

     Prašau mano laišką persiųsti į doratauta@googlegroups.com

     Linkėjimai iš Vilniaus! Lietuvoje būsiu iki kovo mėn 14 d.

     Andrius

Sveikinu artėjan�iu (o gal jau praėjusiu) gimtadieniu, jis kažkur netoli
.Iš vienos pusės negerai tiksliai nežinoti draugų tikslių gimimo dienų,
iš
kitos pusės, kaip matematikas matematikui norė�iau priminti, kad
kalendorius, jo dienos - tai tiesiog susitarimų rezultatas... daug
svarbiau kad aš tave kartas nuo karto, nedažnai bet pastoviai prisimenu ir
linkiu kad tavo gyvenime gero būtų daugiau nei blogo.
Algis
vis dar Min�ių sode

Algi,

A�iū, kad mane vis prisimeni!

Rašau iš Vilniaus.  Apsistojau tėvų raštinėje.  Lietuvoje būsiu iki kovo
mėn. 14 d.  Šią savaitę turiu baigti darbus, rašau mokslinius straipsnius
savo draugui Å Å«hongui Kalifornijoje, aptariame apklausos duomenis, kaip
kas vartoja įvairias tabako priemones.

Po šv. Kalėdų bus smagu susitikti.

Ketinu gyventi Lietuvoje rudenį, žiemą, o pavasarį, vasarą gyventi Čikagos
juodųjų kvartale, Englewood.  Man rūpi:
* surašyti visa ką esu išmąstęs, ir plėtoti toliau, kaip kad savo
užrašuose http://www.ms.lt/sodas/ ir rodelėje Trokštu išmanyti
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ArN-YbPlf8M
* tas mintis išsakyti menais, kūryba - tapyba, skulptūra, vaidyba,
eilėmis, dainomis, muzika ir ypa� vaizdo įrašais bei žaidimais
* jas įgyvendinti šviesuolių bendryste, Jėzaus žodžiais, dangaus
karalyste.

Lietuvoje man rūpi rasti, kas tuo domėtųsi ir po truputį bendrauti, gal
kūrybos pagrindu. Norė�iau palaikyti įvairiausius gvildenimus, padėti
žmonėms rasti atsakymus į savo keliamus klausimus.

Turbūt sausio mėnesį rašysiu, o vasario mėnesį tapysiu dideles drobes savo
kūriniui Čikagoje, "Dievo Dievas" http://www.selflearners.net

Kažkiek taip pat domina Holokausto Lietuvoje klausimai.  Manau iš jos
galima pasimokyti, kaip kas pasielgia ar nepasielgia, kokios dorovinÄ—s
galimybÄ—s.

Truputį užsidirbau pinigų, bet reiks galvoti, iš ko ateityje užsidirbti
pragyvenimui ir sumanymams.

Kas mus domina?

Sausio 5 d., šeštadienį, dalyvausiu dainuojamosios poezijos ir folkloro
festivalyje "Kaime žydi abrikosai"
http://www.facebook.com/events/246529785475272/
http://www.internetinetv.lt/?View=PostCollection/ViewPost&id=1089
Rengia Akvilė Verve�kaitė. Gali pasirodyti visi kurie tik norės.  Kvie�iu!

Andrius

Andrius Kulikauskas
ms@...
+370 646 56437

Graþvile, Algi, George,

"Kaime þydi abrikosai" ðventë labai graþiai praëjo, ákëliau pora vaizdo
áraðø: http://www.internetinetv.lt

Ðiuo metu intensyviai raðau savo filosofijà, kiek gyvenime esu iðmàstæs,
tad kelias savaites manau labai maþai su kuo bendrausiu.

Vasario viduryje tikiu Uþupyje man mënesiui paskirs kambarëlá, kuriame
galësiu tapyti savo dideles drobes, tæsti http://www.selflearners.net
puslapyje matomà darbà, kurá paskui pakabinsiu Èikagoje.  Á Èikagà
iðskrisiu kovo mën. 14 d., tikiu prieð tai surengti parodëlæ.

Bus smagu susitikti Uþupyje ir taip pat manyèiau kada èia kaime, bet
pirma paraðysiu savo knygutæ.  Paskui bus smagu aptarti.

Aèiû uþ laiðkus!

Andrius

Andrius Kulikauskas
ms@...
+370 646 56437

2013.01.05 06:21, Grazvile J raðë:
> Labas, Andriau,
> nustebau pamaèiusi tavo laiðke, kad Eièiûnuose esi !!
> -  ir dar kvieti á renginá .
> Todël noriu paklausti, ar yra kas vaþiuotø ið Vilniaus, o jei ne,
> ar bûtø, kas atvaþiuotø pasitikti ið artimiausios stotelës, kur vaþiuoja
> autobusai Vilnius-Alytus?
>
> Graþvilë J. (B. )

Sveikas Andriau
mane sunkoka kuo nors nustebinti, bet ðá kartà, ðioje situacijoje, tau,
Andriau, pavyko, kaip sakoma tam tikruose kultûriniuose sluoksniuose:
UÞSKAITAU...
...tik prieð pora dienø mes su George apie tave pakalbëjome, galvojom su
tavim susitikti po metø pabaigos/pradþios ðurmulio, o pasirodo tu vël
iðvykai.
Kà gi, linkiu rezultatyviø naktiðokiø, gero abrikosø-þiemkenèiø  derliaus,
racionalaus meno ir matematikos santykio.
...ir aiðku tikiuosi susitikti dar ðiais metais
Algis

Linkëjimai visiems ið Eièiûnø kaimo, netoli Butrimoniø, Alytaus rajone,
maþdaug 70 km nuo Vilniaus ir nuo Kauno.

Jau keturios savaitës kaip èia gyvenu pas Verveèkø ðeimà.  Raðau knygutæ
apþvelgianèià, kà gyvenime esu iðmàstæs, vaikystëje uþsimojæs viskà
þinoti ir tà þinojimà graþiai taikyti.  Gaunasi "sàvokø kalba", tai yra,
kalba ne þodþiais, o esmëmis, prasmëmis, sandaromis, vertybëmis,
gvildenimais, iðsiaiðkinimais ir visa kà tik begalëtumëme iðsakyti
besàlygiðkai.

Ketinu po truputá èia ásikurti.  Numatau gyventi èia rudená ir þiemà, o
pavasará ir vasarà triûsti Èikagoje tarp juodøjø, ten siekti ðviesuoliø
bendrystës, ar kaip Kristus skelbia, dangaus karalystës, tiesiog amþino
ugdymosi, brandos, gyvenimo jau èia ir dabar.

Padedu Daliai Jusienei rengti vasario 16 dienos ðventæ, ðeðtadiená,
Eièiûnø koplyèioje, po miðiø.  Miðios 15:00.

Kvieèiu tà savaitgalá apsilankyti ir dalyvauti "Minèiø sodo" sueigoje.
Kas mus domintø?  Numatau:
* 15:00 Miðios
* 16:00 Vasario 16-osios minëjimas.  Kvieèiame ásijungti su moèiutes
jaudinanèiomis dainomis, muzika, eilëmis, vaidyba ir kita kûryba.

Toliau galim rinktis kultûros þidinyje ir pas Verveèkas. Mane domina:
* Pristatyti "sàvokø kalbà" kurià apraðau.  Aptarti, kà ið jos bûtø
paprasèiausia ir vaisingiausia taikyti pradþiai.
* Pasidalinti savo kûryba.
* Pamàstyti, kaip kurti, kad kûryba bûtø prasminga.  Ar sàvokø kalba
galëtø nors kiek padëti?  Bandyti kaþkà sukurti.
* Pasimokyti folkloro, dainø ir ðokiø.  Verveèkø ðeima labai linksma!
* Pasitarti, kokia ateityje galëtø bûti "Minèiø sodo" veikla.
* Apmàstyti galima veikla Èikagoje su juodaisiais, gal uþmegzti ryðius
su mûsø kaimu arba su Uþupiu?
* Pristatyti, kà suþinojau apie lietuviø vaidmená sumanant Holokaustà.
Pamàstyti, kaip tokius klausimus prasmingai nagrinëti ir pristatyti,
kaip átraukti visuomenæ?  Ar ámanoma tokiais klausimais augti
doresniais?  Ar gali koks nors sumanymas sulaukti paramos?
* Pristatyti savo menà, "Dievo Dievà" (Dievo protà, Dievo veidà), kurá
pristaèiau Èikagoje ir kuriu toliu.  Drobes tapysiu Uþupyje vasario
mënesio pabaigoje ir kovo mënesio pradþioje.
* Galëtumëme sekmadiená pasivaikðèioti ir aplankyti skulptoriø, tapytojà
Algirdà Judickà.

Man visa tai bûtø ádomu. Ir taip pat kas jus domina.

Galime nakvoti pas Verveèkas.  Praðyèiau 25 litø uþ nakvynæ ir maistà,
arba susitarkime, kà leidþia galimybës.

Kvieèiu atsiliepti!

Andrius

Andrius Kulikauskas
ms@...
+370 646 56437
http://www.ms.lt
http://www.selflearners.net

Kadangi Jūsų portalas neabejingas okupacijų metais įvairių spalvų
okupantų
ir jų parankinių naikintiems kaimams, žudytiems taikiems gyventojams,
siun�iu fragmentą savo sukauptos medžiagos apie sovietinių diversantų ir
panašių gaujų tereoristinę veiklą nacių okupacijos metais. Šis epizodas
rodo, kaip žudikai "persistengė" ir netgi susilaukė maskvos pabarimo.

Sausio 29-ąją sukako 69 metai nuo Kaniūkų skerdynių.
Šiame straipsnyje paskelbta Lietuvoje nepublikuota medžiaga - vieno Kaniūkų
žudynių dalyvio prisipažinimas. Į Lietuvos bibliotekas tokie tekstai apie
lietuvių ir lenkų valstie�ių žudynes, vykdytas sovietų užsakymu,nepatenka
- nepraeina per pokomunistinės cenzūros tinklą.


http://www.slaptai.lt/gyvenimo-skandalai/6651-sausio-29-oji-kaniuku-skerdyniu-da\
lyvio-prisipazinimas.html

Nuoširdžiai
Irena Tumavi�iūtė

Irena, a�iū už laišką.  Vikipedijjoje buvau parašęs kiek apie šias
skerdynes:
http://lt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaniūkai_(Šal�ininkai)
Dabar pridėjau jūsų atsiųstą nuorodą. A�iū,
Andrius Kulikauskas, ms@..., +370 646 56437

2013.01.30 06:15, sirena@... rašė:
> Kadangi Jūsų portalas neabejingas okupacijų metais įvairių spalvų
okupantų
> ir jų parankinių naikintiems kaimams, žudytiems taikiems gyventojams,
> siun�iu fragmentą savo sukauptos medžiagos apie sovietinių diversantų ir
> panašių gaujų tereoristinę veiklą nacių okupacijos metais. Šis epizodas
> rodo, kaip žudikai "persistengė" ir netgi susilaukė maskvos pabarimo.
>
> Sausio 29-ąją sukako 69 metai nuo Kaniūkų skerdynių.
> Šiame straipsnyje paskelbta Lietuvoje nepublikuota medžiaga - vieno
Kaniūkų
> žudynių dalyvio prisipažinimas. Į Lietuvos bibliotekas tokie tekstai apie
> lietuvių ir lenkų valstie�ių žudynes, vykdytas sovietų
užsakymu,nepatenka
> - nepraeina per pokomunistinės cenzūros tinklą.
>
>
>
http://www.slaptai.lt/gyvenimo-skandalai/6651-sausio-29-oji-kaniuku-skerdyniu-da\
lyvio-prisipazinimas.html
>
> Nuoširdžiai
> Irena Tumavi�iūtė
>
>
>
>
>
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Sveiki! Linkëjimai ið Èikagos.  Papasakosiu, kaip gyvenu, kokià meno
parodà rengiu, kokius gyvenimo klausimus lukðtenu ir kokios galimybës
sieti Lietuvos kaimo (Eièiûnø) ir Amerikos juodøjø (Englewood) gyvenimus.

Gyvenu Englewood kvartale.  Tai vienas ið nuoþmiausiø, nykiausiø vietø
Amerikoje.  2011 nuþudyti 56 þmonës.  Kadaise èia gyvendavo beveik
100,000 gyventojø, o ðiuo metu turbût maþiau kaip 30,000. Juodieji
sudaro 97% gyventojø, o balti 0,3% (maþiau kaip 1%), baltø vyrø dar
maþiau, gal keli deðimtys.  Þodþiu, kasmet didesnë tikimybë, kad bûsi
nuþudytas, negu kad bûsi baltas vyras.  Ið jaunø juodø vyrø, gal
treèdalis teismo ápareigoti periodiðkai registruotis policijos
ástaigoje, kitas treèdalis yra nors kiek sëdëjæ kalëjime.

Jau penkiolika metø kaip èia veikiu.  Ketverius metus gyvenau gretimame
kvartale, Marquette Parke, pas savo senelæ.  Kadaise Marquette Parkas
buvo iðeivijos lietuviø sostinë, bene vienintelë vieta kur lietuviø tiek
susitelkë, kad buvo galima lietuviðkai susikalbëti parduotuvëse,
restoranuose, ir kas geria, tavernose. Western gatvë skyrë baltus ir
juodus ir galiausiai, kada iðrinko á valdþià juodàjá merà Harold
Washington, ði neteisinga praktika baigësi.  Mano senelë liko gyventi
tarp atsikëlusiø juodøjø, o að gyvenau pas jà, ir po truputá susipaþinau
su Englewood ir kitais juodøjø kvartalais.  Juose lankau ðv.Benedikto
Afrikieèio parapijà, giedu chore, dirbdavau korepetitoriumi Ivy League
Tutoring, gyvenau kurá laikà pas savo draugà maurà David Ellison-Bey.
Ágijau patirtá, kaip bendrauti su smurtingais þmonëmis, su gaujomis, jø
nebijoti, viskà suprasti ið jø pusës.  Pernai Bronzeville kvartale,
juodøjø meno þidinyje Southside Community Art Center, surengiau parodà
"Dievo protas".  Geguþës 11 d. - birþelio 9 d. ten rengiu antrà parodà,
"Iðmàstyk (Think through)".

Gyvenu ðitame pastate, treèiame aukðte, kaip "gyventojas menininkas":
http://goo.gl/maps/tTiab
Pirmame aukðte veikia visuomeninis þidinys "Imagine Englewood if..."
kuriame dalyvauju.  Pradëjau apraðyti kà iðgyvenu ir kaip ruoðiuosi parodai:
http://imagineenglewoodif.org/programs/art/

Tuo tarpu tiek... Paraðysiu, kokià parodà sumaniau ir kaip gal Lietuvoje
ir kitur esantys galëtø ásijungti.

Kaip gyvename?

Andrius

Andrius Kulikauskas
ms@...
+1 (773) 306-3807
http://www.selflearners.net

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