Western State College of Colorado

Archives of the Thirteenth Headwaters Conference, November 8-10, 2002

Papers presented at the 13th Headwaters Conference

Titles are links to the papers:

• Synposis of "Weed," the one-act play
  to be presented by Musick Theatre Productions of Denver, and discussed Friday evening, Nov. 8, at Headwaters XIII.

• "`You Must Be the Change You Wish To See in the World': The History of Ideological Intransigence"
  Dr. Laura McCall, Professor of History. A historical analysis and evaluation of characteristics of American culture that make community-building and consensus development difficult.

• “From Public Hearing to Community Dialogue”,
  by Tricia Winslow, mediator.
  (STUDENTS: In addition to summarizing the paper, check out and briefly critique one of the web sites Tricia Winslow includes in her bibliography.)

• "Tools for Community Building",
  Wayne Carle, retired Superintendent, Jefferson County Schools.

• "Conflict to Consensus, Can We Get There From Here!"
  by Dr. Frank Starr (ret.) of Ridgway, Colorado. A short essay in animal and human nature, and the innate difficulties of working toward consensus in competitive environments.