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Delivered-To: john.podesta@gmail.com Received: by 10.52.33.173 with SMTP id s13csp1718vdi; Sat, 11 Feb 2012 07:23:24 -0800 (PST) Received: by 10.224.117.141 with SMTP id r13mr3527463qaq.45.1328973804639; Sat, 11 Feb 2012 07:23:24 -0800 (PST) Return-Path: <sandynewman@gmail.com> Received: from mail-qw0-f44.google.com (mail-qw0-f44.google.com [209.85.216.44]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPS id c9si7850791qao.20.2012.02.11.07.23.24 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=OTHER); Sat, 11 Feb 2012 07:23:24 -0800 (PST) Received-SPF: pass (google.com: domain of sandynewman@gmail.com designates 209.85.216.44 as permitted sender) client-ip=209.85.216.44; Authentication-Results: mx.google.com; spf=pass (google.com: domain of sandynewman@gmail.com designates 209.85.216.44 as permitted sender) smtp.mail=sandynewman@gmail.com; dkim=pass header.i=@gmail.com Received: by qafi29 with SMTP id i29so962109qaf.3 for <john.podesta@gmail.com>; Sat, 11 Feb 2012 07:23:24 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=content-type:mime-version:subject:from:in-reply-to:date :content-transfer-encoding:message-id:references:to:x-mailer; bh=NhW77wRnaokrOREwXe6hwnUySj8YySRBHS+Npr2SvP4=; b=DK8nXFdQix6Lxp+wSOtd2gELqvoS3wMLHsXHuCbCJteHahCNbOcBjqyABgXZrOXiC9 1Efzckuab/18M8A8xGaPq8qtvEVYS0KDo9ZlfW1Gq6DhSfWF4Jxi/QsaJ3+zmzCvZQYY p2MdVzWiNnutmqp/b6yokqNF9KBiaw3WmU0dQ= Received: by 10.224.183.201 with SMTP id ch9mr3564656qab.22.1328973804473; Sat, 11 Feb 2012 07:23:24 -0800 (PST) Return-Path: <sandynewman@gmail.com> Received: from new-host.home (pool-108-28-11-180.washdc.fios.verizon.net. [108.28.11.180]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPS id eb5sm20484596qab.10.2012.02.11.07.23.23 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=OTHER); Sat, 11 Feb 2012 07:23:23 -0800 (PST) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v1084) Subject: Re: opening for a Catholic Spring? just musing . . . From: Sandy Newman <sandynewman@gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <CAE6FiQ_4Gt2cthzj52Kzii4K5unKwraAkKxS9MALzYHg=x4WGQ@mail.gmail.com> Date: Sat, 11 Feb 2012 10:23:19 -0500 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message-Id: <971C0C54-2C84-4A7C-9E95-E8EBF2B3A507@gmail.com> References: <E16FDAE5-B418-4E00-9B83-8CF1DD0494CA@gmail.com> <CAE6FiQ_4Gt2cthzj52Kzii4K5unKwraAkKxS9MALzYHg=x4WGQ@mail.gmail.com> To: John Podesta <john.podesta@gmail.com> X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.1084) Great. I suppose it's conceivable that a few organizers could spark a = high-profile demonstration or two (a la Occupy) that might turn out to = be the spark. But it is indeed a puzzle to figure out why some events, = usually with very little planning, ignite a movement no one would have = predicted, while other, far better planned things fashioned by = experienced organizers don't.=20 I don't know Kathleen. I could reach out to her through Brian = Kettenring, but I suspect that Tara or someone who knows more than I = about the players in the field would get more out of it . . . Sandy Sandy Newman, President Voices for Progress=20 202.669.8754 voicesforprogress.org On SatFeb 11, 2012, at 8:45 AM, John Podesta wrote: We created Catholics in Alliance for the Common Good to organize for a moment like this. But I think it lacks the leadership to do so now. Likewise Catholics United. Like most Spring movements, I think this one will have to be bottom up. I'll discuss with Tara. Kathleen Kennedy Townsend is the other person to consult. On 2/10/12, Sandy Newman <sandynewman@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi, John, >=20 > This whole controversy with the bishops opposing contraceptive = coverage even > though 98% of Catholic women (and their conjugal partners) have used > contraception has me thinking . . . There needs to be a Catholic = Spring, in > which Catholics themselves demand the end of a middle ages = dictatorship and > the beginning of a little democracy and respect for gender equality in = the > Catholic church. Is contraceptive coverage an issue around which that = could > happen. The Bishops will undoubtedly continue the fight. Does the = Catholic > Hospital Association support of the Administration's new policy, = together > with "the 98%" create an opportunity? >=20 > Of course, this idea may just reveal my total lack of understanding of = the > Catholic church, the economic power it can bring to bear against nuns = and > priests who count on it for their maintenance, etc. Even if the idea = isn't > crazy, I don't qualify to be involved and I have not thought at all = about > how one would "plant the seeds of the revolution," or who would plant = them. > Just wondering . . . >=20 > Hoping you're well, and getting to focus your time in the ways you = want. >=20 > Sandy >=20 > Sandy Newman, President > Voices for Progress > 202.669.8754 > voicesforprogress.org >=20 >=20 >=20 >=20