Date: Tue, 3 Aug 1999 22:22:45 -0700 From: "Andrew Phelps" <starfish@northcoast.com> To: "National Summit list" <nationalsummit@lyris.peoplewho.net> Subject: [nationalsummit] accountability plank Cc: "Client Activist" <accountability_caucus@yahoo.com>, Carol Silverman

The accountability movement represents a developing perspective in the clients movement whose orientation is to struggle for clients being treated with personal respect. The approach we take is to work on clients considering themselves accountable to upholding client values - such as ethical behavior with other clients, fighting discrimination even at a micro level, enhancing the role of sensitivity/empathy, working in the direction of changing the rationalist paradigm in psychology. We go about advocating this perspective by networking around these values and by engaging creatively in projects which in our estimate upgrade the way the clients movement does business. We hope to reform the tendency towards abusive interactions and help bring about a new tradition in client affairs where we will be better grounded in demanding respect from society.

We feel that our work direction is not included in the planks currently under discussion for the National Summit. Our reform effort now has considerable strength in California and it has interest/sympathy across the country. We hope the organizers of the National Summit will add a twelfth plank "Accountability" to the eleven already being organized. We will be happy to provide the leadership and work process necessary to prepare the workshop for this plank.

For teaching society how better to understand madness ..

Sharon Clausen Laytonville, CA   B.J. Morganti Modesto, CA* Debi Davis Riverside, CA   Andrew Phelps Berkeley, CA Stephan DuBose Marina, CA*   Sylvia Plowright Santa Rosa, CA Tom Harkins Eureka, CA   Jose Rangel Gilroy, CA Tom Jurgensen San Jose, CA   Richard Ratledge Chico, CA Maria Maceira Modesto, CA   Bonnie Schell Santa Cruz, CA Annette Maguire San Jose, CA   Phil Winn Sunnyvale, CA Alison Mills San Mateo, CA        *  Name added after posting.

Accountability Caucus website: <http://www.madman-bbs.net/accountability>