My dear Harrison, we miss you here. When are you coming again?

Avner

----- Original Message ----- From: "Harrison Owen" <[email protected]>
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Subject: Re: Question - bilingual opening


Avner wrote: "we opened a space in Arabic and Hebrew in Jerusalem."

Perhaps it is because I know you. Perhaps because I have been there. But
whatever the reason, your note is very special to me. Thank you!

Harrison

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-----Original Message-----
From: OSLIST [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of avner
Sent: Friday, May 25, 2007 5:04 AM
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Subject: Re: Question - bilingual opening

And just to add to Michael Panwitz map of experiencing, about a year ago
together with Fuad Abu Hamed, we opened a space in Arabic and Hebrew in
Jerusalem. We were walking separately in the one circle, sometimes he was
leading in Arabic and sometimes I did in Hebrew, we didn`t translate but we
kept the rythem. It was fun and well received

Avner Haramati
Jerusalem

----- Original Message ----- From: "Corbaz Catherine" <[email protected]>
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Sent: Friday, May 25, 2007 10:41 AM
Subject: Re: Question - bilingual opening


Hello, everybody,
Last year i did it in french with a German speaking colleague, who  also
facilitates OST. It went on well, maybe a bit long. With my  colleague,
the one who speaking walked , then stop,went at the rim of the circle and

the other one went on. so everyone say it in its own  words, walking
rhythm, etc. We were not translating.

I also have done it alternatively speaking french and German, which  was
conformable.

Your idea to have to circles, seems to me interesting, however it  means
that they group speaking french should not be to small  regarding the
other group. Worth a try.

I'll keep your idea or next opportunity.

Catherine Corbaz
Facilitation & Forum ouvert
Roseaux 20
CH-2503 Bienne
+41 32 323 38 43
+41 79 794 38 55
http://www.c2f2.net



Le 24 mai 07 à 14:28, Communications Esther Matte a écrit :

Hi all,

Yes, it was a great conference with Deb at Rococo. People there  were
really impressed with OS. Hopefully, we'll gather a few people  for our
FoFo in Val David this fall :-)

Deb and I learned a lot, of course, as we do every time we  facilitate
OS. One of the questions we played with was the  bilingual opening. We
briefly considered doing the opening together, each in one language, but

quickly realized we couldn't walk the circle together. So we cut down on

the opening text so  that Deb could do it systematically in both
languages (French and English). And she did a great job! However, it was

still too long.  Later in the event, people started to ask that we do
just English  since everyone there understood. But we were in Montreal
after all,  so Deb maintained the French, and the organizers were happy
about  that. They wanted to hold a bilingual event and they wanted the
French to be present.

Now that I think about it, I'm wondering if we could have done two
circles just for the opening. To put people in the OS frame of mind  and
spirit in their own language. Then, merge the 2 in 1 circle,  have them
look around it, feel the energy and richness of  knowledge, experience,
etc. and then start the agenda. For the  other circles, keep the
bilingual format, but with bits of French  here and there instead of
systematic translation.

What do you think?

Looking forward to reading your thoughts :-))

Esther

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