November 22, 2009
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Study Circles as Antidote to Y2K Family and Community Rifts

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Levin's group participants present a wide spectrum of views, including those who are a little 'paranoid,' and view Y2K as a government conspiracy, she said. 'We have some pretty free-wheeling discussions.'

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But Levin, a trained community organizer, keeps the meeting on track by encouraging participants to create action plans. 'We just try to run the organization as democratically as we can. We toss out ideas and either they grab on or they don't,' she said. 'Sometimes we've emerged with a different idea than what we came in there with.'

Contacts:
Michele Archie, co-director, Harbinger Institute, Bridger, Mont., 406-662-3244; e-mail: Harbinger@mcn.net; web site: www.harbingerinstitute.org. Howard Terry, co-director, Harbinger Institute, Bridger, Mont., 406-662-3244; e-mail: Harbinger@mcn.net; web site: www.harbingerinstitute.org. Sharon Joy Kleitsch, community organizer, St. Petersburg, Fla., 727-550-9660. Nell Levin, organizer, PREP 2000 (Promoting Responsible Emergency Preparedness), Nashville, Tenn., 615-329-9331.

Background:
Study Circles Resource Center, Pomfret, Conn., 860-928-2616, e-mail: scrc@neca.com. Offers free technical assistance and information on community-wide Y2K discussion and planning circles. Y2K Citizens Action Guide, Utne Reader; web site: http://www.utne.com.

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