WEDNESDAY 4TH FEBRUARY 2015
THIS WEEK'S MEETING
Maleny Hotel at 6:30 for 7:00pm with Guest Speaker Ron Palmer on Medical Research.
APOLOGIES
Please tender apologies to Bernice by noon Tuesday.
DUTY ROSTERS
4 Feb 18 Feb 4 Mar
Duty Officer Alan W Jim A Sherryl G
ADO & Scribe Keith R Angela G Mike G
Registration Chris B Donna C Bernice McL
Fellowship John W Ric T Rick V
SAUSAGE SIZZLE ROSTER
14th February
Malcolm B (Leader) John & Bernice McL
28th February
Lionel T (Leader) Rick V Donna C
MINUTES OF MEETING OF 21ST JANUARY
The President welcomed members and guests including our Guest Speaker Dr Richard Mochelle and his wife.
The list of volunteers for parking and Club tent actvities at the Australia Day Expo was finalised. Jeff said that he would collect the shelter box that was available for display at this Expo. He was dragooned by Chris to pick up "a few chairs on the way back" from returning said shelter box.
Apparently he managed to load 78 chairs but had to leave several behind. Note the use of a dog lead to complete the tie down!
Angela would be arranging a committee for the time capsule project.
Sergeant Chris again raised some cash indiscriminately from our members.
After an excellent meal, Dr Richard Mochelle spoke on the CIVIVA project: a Global Resource Trust and Trusteeship. This is based on creating affordable housing for all through tackling the causes of unaffordability. It is an ethics based, whole system design approach. Richard began his presentation by describing his early career as a traditional architect designing banks, schools and such. He said he became frustrated however that the needs of people such as slum-dwellers and refugees were not being met, but his ethical dilemma was: how could he earn a living designing houses for these people?
So a three decade journey began where he returned to study and branched out and worked in areas such as primary and secondary education teaching Futures education, as well as teaching ethics to university architecture students. In 2001 he gained his PhD. Richard tailored his talk to the ideals of Rotary which he had researched well, and showed the relevance of his project idea to the humanitarian service focus of Rotary.
In summary the CIVIVA project:
• Seeks to address the widening rich-poor gap, and rethink “the highest bidder price system”- a prime cause of unaffordability
• Encourages social engagement and is entrepreneurial
• Global response – a world service-oriented property system
• In a nutshell it seeks people to transfer/bequeath their property and transfer custodial title to a globally responsible perpetual trust
• Individuals can then gain free access to trust housing if they commit to do honorary world service.
Richard then went through several strategic steps such as design planning, communication, trustee education etc. needed to establish and develop the trust.
Our club was the first he had presented the project idea to, so it is still a concept/idea in the making. Richard’s vision is to gain support from service clubs throughout the world for a global ripple effect.
While the visionary idea appeared quite utopian to some, Richard and his colleagues are to be congratulated for beginning to tackle the huge dilemma of providing housing for the poor. There were many questions, and the presentation certainly was well prepared and thought provoking. It certainly is a dream of Rotarians too to see affordable housing for all.
Sherryl gave the vote of thanks.
FUTURE MEETINGS & EVENTS
8th February
Maleny Swimming Club Carnival.
11th February
Masonic Hall for Board Meeting.
18th February
Maleny Hotel at 6:30 for 7:00pm with our own Chris Ross-Smith telling his story as Guest Speaker.
25th February
Vocational visit to The Falls Rainforest Spa Cottages - Partners' Night.
26th February
The Second Best Marigold Hotel screening at Sunshine Plaza with proceeds to Polio Plus.
4th March
Maleny Hotel at 6:30 for 7:00pm with Guest Speaker Rich Hungerford on Bush Lore Australia.
BIRTHDAYS FOR FEBRUARY
2nd Shirley Larney 18th Jeff Cornfoot 28th Marlene Hankinson
NOW FOR SOMETHING DIFFERENT
A STUDY ON COMPARATIVE POLICING
How do you tell the differences between an Australian Police Officer, a Canadian Police Officer, an American Police Officer and a Scottish Police Officer?
The answer is found below.
QUESTION: You’re a policeman on duty by yourself. You are walking on a deserted street late at night. Suddenly, an armed man with a huge knife comes around the corner, locks eyes with you and screams something that sounds like obscenities, raises the knife and lunges at you. You are carrying your truncheon and are an expert in using it. However, you have only a split second to react before he reaches you. What do you do?
ANSWERS:
Firstly, the Officer must consider the man's human rights.
1) Does the man look poor and/or oppressed?
2) Is he newly arrived in this country and does not yet understand the law?
3) Is this really a knife or a ceremonial dagger?
4) Have I ever done anything to him that would inspire him to attack?
5) Am I dressed provocatively?
6) Could I run away?
7) Could I possibly swing my truncheon and knock the knife out of his hand?
8) Should I try and negotiate with him to discuss his wrong-doings?
9) Why am I carrying a truncheon anyway and what kind of message does this send to society?
10) Does he definitely want to kill me or would he be content just to wound me?
11) If I were to grab his knees and hold on, would he still want to stab and kill me?
12) If I raise my truncheon and he turns and runs away, do I get blamed if he falls over, knocks his head and kills himself?
13) If I hurt him and lose the subsequent court case, does he have the opportunity to sue me, cost me my job, my credibility and the loss of my
family home?
BANG!
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'Click'...Reload...
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"Haw, Jimmie...! Drop the wee knifie reet this minute noo, unless ye want it stuck up yer bottom!"
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