Who would have thunk that?
Its from our chinese sisters that we get the liberating news.
Take heart Pam, the forces of selforganisation will be at hand the
tougher the going.
Would not surprise me to hear of tears in your closing circle!
Greetings from Berlin
mmp
On 11.04.2014 09:35, Hulu Chen wrote:
Dear Pam,
We Shining Stone Community Action, a NGO focusing on participatory
community development in China, did several Open Space for
post-earthquake rehabilitation with community people and government
officials in Sichuan. I'd like to share our experiences here.
We think your concerns would not happen at all, as Open Space is to
bring everybody a free and easy environment. When we did Open Space for
post-earthquake rehabilitation in Sichuan, everybody was excited that
they finally got the chance to express their ideas. They are the best
people who know about their problems, so they would like to contribute
their ideas. Of course sometimes, they wish they could speak out their
long-term pressure underneath their heart. After that, they would
rapidly enter into active problem solution.
As for local government officials working on post-earthquake
rehabilitation, they actively expressed their thoughts in Open Space.
Most of them shed tears at the closing circle, saying that they never
had such a chance to express their ideas before Open Space.
So no worries Pam, just do it!
Cheers!
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Hulu Chen
*From:* Pamela Marvin <mailto:[email protected]>
*Date:* 2014-04-10 21:20
*To:* oslist <mailto:[email protected]>
*Subject:* [OSList] Creative NJ
Hi Everyone,
I am a member of the steering committee for Creative NJ. We
worked with Suzanne and Chuni to Open Space here in NJ 3 years ago.
Since then we have done Open Space Convenings in 6 communities in
New Jersey ( with more planned). As you may know NJ were hit hard by
Hurricane Sandy. Many of our communities are still struggling to get
back on their feet. We received a grant to use Open Space to help
communities focus their recovery efforts. Our first Open Space
convening is May 2, in my home community of Highlands. The planning
is going well, but it has become clear that many of the stakeholders
at this event may be quite angry/emotional and there entrenched
factions. The concerns and issues likely to be raised, are closer to
the bone than at our other meetings. We would particularly like to
hear about similar experiences with Open Space in highly charged,
emotional situations. We would appreciate any direction or advice
you can give us, but we know if all else fails we can follow
Harrison's advice and take a nap.
Thanks for your help,
Pam Marvin
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