Thank you for sharing Eva. "Whatever happened is the only thing that could have" ! The group did what they could. You did it!
Gijs van Wezel, MSc Mega Partners Int'l (China) +86-21-54032055 +86-15921806910 www.megainternational.com.hk Quoting Eva P Svensson <e...@epshumaninvest.se>: > Hello Gail, Christine, Robyn, Lisa, Harrison and all you wonderful people > around the globe! > How glad I am that this community exists and what a strength it is to know > that whatever time of the day some of you are always out there to help! > > How did it go? > It went well - of course :) There was about 100 people - angry ones - most > of them. Demonstrations outside - very calm and silent. Then they came in > and joined the circle. The participants were angry, upset and passionate. > One woman told me to "stand still!" when I walked the circle.. :) So after a > very quick - to quick I think introduction I invited them to the circle. > When I then sat down a man came up to me and wanted to ask questions about > the proposal that the OS was about, I invited him to the circle to put up > topics on the agenda - and informed him that there were no room for > questions at that time. He was so angry and accused me to stop the > democratic process ( :) ) and he took his feet and left - but first he > shouted at me something like "stupid coffee break - this is not how coffee > breaks are" "and you can't even speak Swedish" :) He obviously didn't like > my Swedish accent :) :) > > One learning for me was that next time I think that I shall have a poster > with the four fold way in the room and emphasize a bit more on that - > because one result of the "angry tone" was that those who was pro the > proposal didn't dare to raise their questions. But thanks to the process - > they could write their own report and they did meet some butterflies so to > speak. There was also a lot of butterflies discussions during the evening. > Another question I walk around with now is if it would have been better to > have more time in the opening to try to set an energy or if the energy was > what it was and no matter how long time, the tone in the meeting would not > have changed? > > In the closing circle - those who was still there concluded that it was good > that the city arranged this kind of meetings, that it had been a good > meeting but they were not sure that they was really listened to in the long > run. And that they wanted this kind of meetings earlier in the process > (while it from the city was very early in the process.. ). From the sponsors > side - the city - they felt that they have had good conversations and that > they were not attacked as they use to be in this kind of issues. > > Thanks for your support! > :o) > Eva > > Bästa hälsningar > > Eva P Svensson > > EPS Human Invest AB > Member of Beyond Performance Group > > "Verksamhetsutveckling genom människor skapar långsiktigt välmående företag > och organisationer" > > Anåsbergsvägen 22, 439 34 ONSALA > Besöksadress; Norra Allégatan 8, Göteborg > Tfn: 0300-615 05, Mobil; 0706- 89 85 50 > www.epshumaninvest.se > Skype: eva.p.svensson > Besök gärna min blogg; www.epshumaninvest.blogspot.com/ > "Jag kan inte lära dig något. Allt jag kan göra är att ställa frågor till > dig, och låta dig själv finna svaren." Sokrates > > -----Ursprungligt meddelande----- > Från: icat...@ms69.hinet.net [mailto:icat...@ms69.hinet.net] > Skickat: den 25 februari 2010 03:52 > Till: e...@epshumaninvest.se > Ämne: Re: [OSLIST] SV: SV: SV: Any experiences of OS and demonstrations? > > Good morning, Eva. I was thinking a lot about > you and holding space from Taiwan and eager to > know the story! > > Gail > > > > > Robyn! > >Yes they are invited in beforehand as well so I hope that they will take > the > >chance and bring forward their opinions - the thing is I guess that they > >don't want anything in the area and there is a political decision that > there > >will be buildings etc. > >I'm looking forward to tonight - I know that the organizers are a bit > >nervous but I am confident that it will go well. > >Hope that you are holding space together with me tonight > >Thanks a lot! > >:o) > >Eva > > > >Bästa hälsningar > > > >Eva P Svensson > > > >EPS Human Invest AB > >Member of Beyond Performance Group > > > >"Verksamhetsutveckling genom människor skapar långsiktigt välmående företag > >och organisationer" > > > >Anåsbergsvägen 22, 439 34 ONSALA > >Besöksadress; Norra Allégatan 8, Göteborg > >Tfn: 0300-615 05, Mobil; 0706- 89 85 50 > >www.epshumaninvest.se > >Skype: eva.p.svensson > >Besök gärna min blogg; www.epshumaninvest.blogspot.com/ > >"Jag kan inte lära dig något. Allt jag kan göra är att ställa frågor till > >dig, och låta dig själv finna svaren." Sokrates > > > >-----Ursprungligt meddelande----- > >Från: OSLIST [mailto:osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu] För Robyn Williams > >Skickat: den 24 februari 2010 00:51 > >Till: osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu > >Ämne: Re: SV: SV: Any experiences of OS and demonstrations? > > > >Hi Eva > > > >As a person who is sometimes amongst (non-violent) protest/demonstration > >groups 'outside', I would love to be invited inside to be part of open and > >respectful conversations, to listen and learn about the motivations and > >goals of those 'inside', and to contribute to improving options and > >solutions. > > > >In my experience, protesters are mostly concerned and informed citizens who > >wish to be heard and participate yet are disenfranchised by the processes > of > >the dominant paradigm. So keep breathing, no need to be afraid. "Swarming > >crowds' and "hate groups" are an extreme and suggest long-term exclusion > >from a process. > > > >It sounds as though the demo's organising group is known and can be > >contacted beforehand. I recommend that an invitation is offered as soon as > >possible. > > > > > >Best wishes > >Robyn Williams > >Fremantle > >Western Australia > > > > > > > >-----Original Message----- > >From: OSLIST [mailto:osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu] On Behalf Of Eva P > >Svensson > >Sent: Wednesday, 24 February 2010 4:17 AM > >To: osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu > >Subject: [OSLIST] SV: SV: Any experiences of OS and demonstrations? > > > >Dear Christine! > >What a lovely suggestion and I can already feel the radiant energy! I just > >had a chat with Thomas and asked him to think of me tomorrow night between > >5.30 pm - 8.30pm Swedish time. And if you'all out there would be with us in > >thoughts and hold space for us - WOW. I know that it will help me to stay > >and breath - that's for sure!! > >Love and hugs! > >:o) > >Eva > > > >Bästa hälsningar > > > >Eva P Svensson > > > >EPS Human Invest AB > >Member of Beyond Performance Group > > > >"Verksamhetsutveckling genom människor skapar långsiktigt välmående företag > >och organisationer" > > > >Anåsbergsvägen 22, 439 34 ONSALA > >Besöksadress; Norra Allégatan 8, Göteborg > >Tfn: 0300-615 05, Mobil; 0706- 89 85 50 > >www.epshumaninvest.se > >Skype: eva.p.svensson > >Besök gärna min blogg; www.epshumaninvest.blogspot.com/ > >"Jag kan inte lära dig något. Allt jag kan göra är att ställa frågor till > >dig, och låta dig själv finna svaren." Sokrates > > > > > >-----Ursprungligt meddelande----- > >Från: OSLIST [mailto:osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu] För Christine Whitney > >Sanchez > >Skickat: den 23 februari 2010 19:49 > >Till: osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu > >Ämne: Re: SV: Any experiences of OS and demonstrations? > > > >Dear Eva, > > > >I'll chime in with an experience that wasn't open space but did > >involve an intensely polarized situation. A citizen task force had > >been chartered by a City Council to recommend a strategy for dealing > >with a large number of day laborers who congregated on the streets of > >the city. Part way through the process a hate group showed up, along > >with the police. > > > >Every week, as I prepared to facilitate, one task force member always > >came early and sat directly across the circle from me. I commented on > >this one day, telling her that I felt that she was helping me to hold > >the space for the highest outcome. She smiled and said that she was > >merely representing a group back at her church that sat in silence > >during our meetings to help us hold the space. > > > >If you will tell me the timeframes of your meeting, I will hold the > >space with you. Perhaps you could ask the organizers to invite their > >networks to hold the space with all of you. If our worldwide open > >space community of practice would do the same, just imagine how you > >and everyone at the event will feel as you invite and breathe. > > > >Love, > > > >Christine > >Christine Whitney Sanchez > >Collaborative Wisdom & Strategy > >480.759.0262 > >www.christinewhitneysanchez.com > >www.promiseusa.com > >Skype: christinewhitneysanchez > >http://www.facebook.com/ChristineWhitneySanchez > > > >On Feb 22, 2010, at 1:02 PM, Eva P Svensson wrote: > > > >> Dear Lisa and Harrison, > >> Why am I not surprised with your answers :) Invite and breath :) > >> And I will! The theme is already set and so is the invitation and > >> yes we think that some of the people "against" who are organizing > >> the demonstration will come as well - and I think that is good - and > >> I do hope that they respect the format and don't be "space invaders" > >> - that is my biggest worry right now - that some of them will try to > >> invade the freedom to everybody to bring forward what is on their > >> heart and mind. > >> The meeting is about a proposal from a city about how to develop and > >> build/change a part of a city - and it's a "hot potato" i.e a lot of > >> feelings against and some pro of course. And the open space will be > >> a step in the formal procedure that they have to have - to inform > >> the citizens so that they have a chance to react on the proposal. > >> So - how do you handle a Space Invader? Any tips there? > >> Sooo grateful for you being out there!!! > >> > >> :o) > >> Eva > >> > >> > >> Bästa hälsningar > >> > >> Eva P Svensson > >> > >> EPS Human Invest AB > >> Member of Beyond Performance Group > >> > >> "Verksamhetsutveckling genom människor skapar långsiktigt välmående > >> företag och organisationer" > >> > >> Anåsbergsvägen 22, 439 34 ONSALA > >> Besöksadress; Norra Allégatan 8, Göteborg > >> Tfn: 0300-615 05, Mobil; 0706- 89 85 50 > >> www.epshumaninvest.se > >> Skype: eva.p.svensson > >> Besök gärna min blogg; www.epshumaninvest.blogspot.com/ > >> "Jag kan inte lära dig något. Allt jag kan göra är att ställa frågor > >> till dig, och låta dig själv finna svaren." Sokrates > >> > >> -----Ursprungligt meddelande----- > >> Från: OSLIST [mailto:osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu] För Harrison Owen > >> Skickat: den 22 februari 2010 14:58 > >> Till: osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu > >> Ämne: Re: Any experiences of OS and demonstrations? > >> > >> If you really want to blow everybody's mind invite the demonstrators > >> to join the circle. When you have conflict (which it sort of looks > >> like you do) the solution is to keep opening the space until there > >> is room for everybody who cares to come. Of course if the > >> demonstrators don't care to come -- just want to stand on the > >> outside and do whatever, that is their choice. > >> > >> Harrison > >> > >> Harrison Owen > >> 7808 River Falls Dr. > >> Potomac, MD 20854 > >> USA > >> Phone 301-365-2093 > >> www.openspaceworld.com > >> www.ho-image.com (Personal Website) > >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, view the archives of > >osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu > >> : > >> http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html > >> > >> -----Original Message----- > > > From: OSLIST [mailto:osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu] On Behalf Of > >> Eva P Svensson > >> Sent: Monday, February 22, 2010 8:41 AM > >> To: osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu > >> Subject: Any experiences of OS and demonstrations? > >> > >> Hi all! > >> I'm on my way to hold spAce at an OST meeting where the organizers are > >> expecting a demonstration against the proposal that is the theme for > >> the meeting! Any of you that have any experience from that?? Would > >> be most grateful for advice how to handle a situation like that!! > >> Snowy greatings from Sweden > > > :o) > >> Eva > >> > >> Skickat från min iPhone > >> > >> * > >> * > >> ========================================================== > >> osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu > >> ------------------------------ > >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, > >> view the archives of osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu: > >> http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html > >> > >> To learn about OpenSpaceEmailLists and OSLIST FAQs: > >> http://www.openspaceworld.org/oslist > >> > >> * > >> * > >> ========================================================== > >> osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu > >> ------------------------------ > >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, > >> view the archives of osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu: > >> http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html > >> > >> To learn about OpenSpaceEmailLists and OSLIST FAQs: > >> http://www.openspaceworld.org/oslist > >> > >> * > >> * > >> ========================================================== > >> osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu > >> ------------------------------ > >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, > >> view the archives of osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu: > >> http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html > >> > >> To learn about OpenSpaceEmailLists and OSLIST FAQs: > >> http://www.openspaceworld.org/oslist > > > >* > >* > >========================================================== > >osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu > >------------------------------ > >To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, > >view the archives of osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu: > >http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html > > > >To learn about OpenSpaceEmailLists and OSLIST FAQs: > >http://www.openspaceworld.org/oslist > > > >* > >* > >========================================================== > >osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu > >------------------------------ > >To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, > >view the archives of osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu: > >http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html > > > >To learn about OpenSpaceEmailLists and OSLIST FAQs: > >http://www.openspaceworld.org/oslist > > > >* > >* > >========================================================== > >osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu > >------------------------------ > >To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, > >view the archives of osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu: > >http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html > > > >To learn about OpenSpaceEmailLists and OSLIST FAQs: > >http://www.openspaceworld.org/oslist > > > >* > >* > >========================================================== > >osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu > >------------------------------ > >To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, > >view the archives of osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu: > >http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html > > > >To learn about OpenSpaceEmailLists and OSLIST FAQs: > >http://www.openspaceworld.org/oslist > > > -- > Gail West > ICA > 3F, No. 12, Lane 5, Tien Mou West Road > Taipei, Taiwan 111 > 8862) 2871-3150 > SKYPE gwestica > > * > * > ========================================================== > osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu > ------------------------------ > To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, > view the archives of osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu: > http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html > > To learn about OpenSpaceEmailLists and OSLIST FAQs: > http://www.openspaceworld.org/oslist > * * ========================================================== osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu ------------------------------ To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, view the archives of osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu: http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html To learn about OpenSpaceEmailLists and OSLIST FAQs: http://www.openspaceworld.org/oslist
