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<br />. .,., <br /> <br />1994 ltasca Seminar <br />Theme Statement <br />. Page 2 <br /> <br />Community scholar Carl M. Moore has written that "...community exists when people <br />who are interdependent struggle with the traditions that bind them and the interests <br />that separate them in order to realize a future that is an improvement upon the past." <br />Put another way, we need to embrace the diversity that is now among us and make it <br />an integral part of a sustainable community that provides strength and support for all <br />people in our region. <br /> <br />Participants in t.'le 1994 Itasca Semi..lar will return home: <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />understanding what community is, that it is a learned process that <br />must be nurtured continuously, and that it must embrace diversity <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />equipped with a "toolbox" of principles, ideas and concrete <br />strategies for building community in ways that empower <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />committed to actions they can take as individuals and through their <br />families, affiliations and neighborhoods. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />~ <br /> <br />. <br />