Hi Suzanne, Barry, Lucas and all the others involved. Thank you so much for this invitation. Love ge
<https://www.loci.it/index.php> *I miei corsi di facilitazione* <https://www.loci.it/index.php> Office: Via A. Volta 6 - 20121 Milano – Italy Phone: +39 3293281343 - Fax: +39 02 87151318 *[email protected] <[email protected]>* - *www.loci.it <http://www.loci.it> **- **linkedin <https://www.linkedin.com/in/deluzenberger/> - facebook <https://www.facebook.com/Gerardo-de-Luzenberger-Facilitatore-100462294927001> * <https://www.loci.it/fare-il-facilitatore/iaf/facilita/facilita2019> <http://www.scuolafacilitazione.it> *Please consider the environment before deciding to print this e-mail* This e-mail (and any attachment(s)) is strictly confidential and for use only by intended recipient(s). If you are not an intended recipient(s), please notify it via e-mail at [email protected] <https://mail.google.com/mail/u/1/blocked::mailto:[email protected]> promptly Il giorno ven 29 mar 2024 alle ore 16:20 Suzanne Daigle via OSList < [email protected]> ha scritto: > > > > *Honoring Harrison Owen ~ A community comes together* > > *"Camden by the Sea, Virtually and Globally"* > > *April 8th is when it starts… 10AM Eastern Time* > > *Place and Space: on ZOOM* > > *https://us06web.zoom.us/j/5694939869?pwd=YUY3Q3puekZ5THljNjFoU2dCTjNuQT09 > <https://us06web.zoom.us/j/5694939869?pwd=YUY3Q3puekZ5THljNjFoU2dCTjNuQT09>* > > > > *Greetings!* > > It is time for us to gather and to honor Harrison Owen; to share stories > and to express our love for him and each other. > > Two weeks have gone by since he died on March 16th, 2024. > > Such sadness and grief we have all felt and are still feeling. > > The expressions of love and gratitude from around the world for Harrison > have been overflowing; the stories of Open Space moving and inspirational. > In planning this upcoming virtual gathering, Barry Owen carried the Open > Space torch for his dad. Trusting we should leave the space open, not > rushing too fast in setting a time and place for us all to meet. It's how > it is when we sit in a giant circle, with lots of space in the middle, > writing and announcing our topics. It's what people have done, head and > heart, with such passion and emotion. > > Barry also reminded us in the planning: “to not work too hard”. It’s what > dad would have wanted, he said. > > So, he, I and others, have waited until NOW, until the right time to > invite everyone. Day by day, the pieces for this future reunion came > together. > > Why not create a Virtual Gathering that has the spirit of Camden by the > Sea? Back then, Harrison would simply rent a space, tell people where and > when, and that was it. The stories from those days live on, beautiful > memories of Camden Maine, the place that Harrison called home to the very > end. > > We then called Lucas Cioffi at QiqoChat. Can you help us? We wanted to > take a minimalist approach. As always, Lucas was quick to support our ideas. > > Together we imagined the Law of Two Feet in action with multiple Zoom > breakout areas for conversations and blank spaces to write notes and post > pictures. Nothing more. No formal facilitation or hosting, just us, > welcoming each other together, holding, and opening more and more space. > Trusting this beautiful process of Open Space that is so much more. > > Harrison’s presence would be felt, as our official facilitator. After all, > he’s already opened the space for us and is holding it still while napping > along the way. > > The date of the gathering came to us in a flash. Why not April 8th to get > this started, on the day of the Solar Eclipse. There seemed to be such > significance to that date, as if a cosmic inspiration, the 8th day of the > 4th month of 2024. Harrison at age 88 being the pure expression of an > infinity symbol. And indeed engaging 8 billion people in meaningful > conversations is a timeless endeavor. > > We also decided that there would only be a start time (10 AM, Eastern > Time), no end time, again in the spirit of Open Space “when it’s over it’s > over” which implies that life in Open Space will never be over. > > The intent is that people from around the globe will flow in and out, on > their own time zones for a day or two or more. As for every closing circle, > it will be over when it’s over. > > Everyone is invited: Harrison’s family and friends, our global Open Space > community and so many other colleagues and friends from around the world. > > *Please help us spread the word ~ everywhere, anywhere and in any way.* > > With love, > Barry, Suzanne, Lucas, and many others > > OSList mailing list -- [email protected] > To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] > See the archives here: https://oslist.org/empathy/list/everyone.oslist.org
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