ICDC

The Idea Camp is over yet again and, as expected, I am not the same. I blogged about the first Idea Camp held in California. Well, this past weekend, they picked up shop and moved it to Washington DC to discuss issues surrounding justice and global movement toward justice.

Unfortunately, we weren't able to attend in person (I'm still boohooing over it, but schedules were crazy), but the cool thing abotu Idea Camp is you can be there without really being there. Charles Lee, the ideator behind it, is committed to making it available to everyone through different avenues of communication.

We watched the live stream in the office on the big screen. After a few IT hiccups we were rocking and rolling. Ever been to one of those conferences where there are so many good ideas flowing that your pen or your typing fingers can't keep up with your head? Yep, that about sums it up.

I was espcially inspired by Leroy Barber (http://theideacamp.ning.com/forum/topics/new-neighbor-with-leroy-barber) and his talk on neighboring. Yeah, it's a verb. His sincerity in talking about living and being with people in the neighborhoods where you want to affect change and inject hope was spot on and just what I needed to hear. It's not just a quick fix and it's not just a one-day thing. It's building relationships and fostering it over time.

There are a million and two things needing to be blogged about, so in light of being un-overwhleming (is that a word?), they will be spaced out over the next few days. All I can say is: Mr. Rogers had it so right when he said: It's such a good feeling to know you're alive.

Snappy new days to all!