Hi, Harold. “For anyone whose body does not work like this, I (my assistant) will be walking around the (outside of the) circle with paper and markers.”
I say this every time. It’s standard, as I try to practice inclusivity by practicing inclusive language. I only set up sign-making tables after a discussion with the client shows quite a number of participants are unable to move comfortably. This has only happened once, when working with farmers / farmworkers who have serious pain / arthritis resulting from working decades with toxic pesticides. In all other instances, my walking around the outside of the circle with paper and markers allows individuals to self-select for any private reason, whether it is because of a short skirt or mobility reasons or any reason at all. Lisa Lisa Heft Consultant, Facilitator, Educator Opening Space > On Aug 18, 2016, at 9:27 PM, Harold Shinsato via OSList > <[email protected]> wrote: > > In the many OST's I've participated in or helped open myself, I've > encountered this complaint about having to bend over to pick up the pens and > the papers in only two instances. Both of which were Universities. In both > cases, the leading edge of the complaint seemed to have to do with women's > dresses, but I also heard something about being "able" prejudiced. > > The first University chose to put some tables outside the circle with some > papers and markers. The second one is thinking they will wheel in a table > after the opening into the center, which seems energetically disruptive. > > Have others encountered this? How did you deal with it? > > Thanks! > Harold > > -- > Harold Shinsato > [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > http://shinsato.com <http://shinsato.com/> > twitter: @hajush <http://twitter.com/hajush>
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