OS with large youth group: seeking advice

Susan Partnow Susan4ps at HOME.COM
Mon Nov 20 16:55:29 PST 2000


MAVIA (Mothers Agains Violence in America)is a wonderful organization that
has a partner group, SAVE (Students Agains Violence Everywhere).  SAVE is
planning their annual conference, which often draws 300-600 students.
Traditionally they have had a keynote speaker, panels, a few breakouts.
Their goal is to empower youth and help them become catalysts for change.
I believe Open Space would be the ideal format for this -- but I am not
sure if some of the constraints of their situation will allow for it.  So I
am seeking counsel from this wise group and vast pool of experience!

1.  The group is large, the time is short:  They have a Saturday meeting
schedule for 12:30 to 5:30.  They are hoping for 500 participants -- give
or take a few hundred.  Would it be worthwhile?  We could squeeze in 3 x
one hour (or 2 x 1.5 hours) -- and then have 1 hour opening/ 1 hour
closing...

2.  How would a closing work for such a large group with such a short time
(one hour)?

3.  Have others done an open space for youth (middle/high school) ?  With
such a large group?  Is it needed/wise to have adults in each session?  How
does a mix of adults/youth work?  (I tried to look this up in the archives,
but I don't seem to understand how to nagivagate:  is there a way to look
through time at the threads -- or do you have to open each month?  don't
know which month(s)to look at)

4.  If not Open Space -- can you suggest any other way to get away from the
panel/expert model to help empower and engage these youths to develop their
activist/leadership learnings and energy..

SPECIAL NOTE TO COLLEAGUES in the Seattle/Tacoma area:  Want to help create
this???  Help!
Thank you for your guidance,
Susan
Seattle
tel. 206-789-8697

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