Grahame Broadbelt
Grahame was Demos's Managing Director in 2006-7.
at 6:52pm on Wednesday, 29th March 2006
He told a story about his travels in Africa (undertaking his foundations AIDS work) where when people meet they greet each other with words that mean 'I see you'. He challenged us to acknowledge our interdependence by ensuring we recognised the many people who made the event work, the cleaners, the catering staff, the support staff, 'those people that make it possible for us to sit here today and those people that will clean up after we leave, make sure you see these people'.
It seems to me that everyday democracy starts with our capacity to see each other, to acknowledge difference, to welcome it, to see it and know it and benefit from it. As Clinton said, when it comes to living together in our global, interdependent world 'Divorce is not an option'.
He told a story about his travels in Africa (undertaking his foundations AIDS work) where when people meet they greet each other with words that mean 'I see you'. He challenged us to acknowledge our interdependence by ensuring we recognised the many people who made the event work, the cleaners, the catering staff, the support staff, 'those people that make it possible for us to sit here today and those people that will clean up after we leave, make sure you see these people'.
It seems to me that everyday democracy starts with our capacity to see each other, to acknowledge difference, to welcome it, to see it and know it and benefit from it. As Clinton said, when it comes to living together in our global, interdependent world 'Divorce is not an option'.
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