Alaska OS Conference and OS Workshop

[Julie Smith]

Greetings ~

I want to share information about an OS Conference and OS Practice
Workshop that will be held in Fairbanks, Alaska in April.

The format and theme of the conference are deeply interwoven with what I
have experienced with all of you in this community during the past 6
months.  I am grateful to you all.

We have the good fortune to be joined by Chris Corrigan, Michael Herman,
and Judi Richardson for the Conference and Practice Workshop.  You are
all invited as well. If you would like a copy of the invitation as a
Word attachment, please contact me at jsmith at mosquitonet.com, and I will
be happy to send it to you. If you would like me to mail you an
invitation on astro-bright green paper, send me your mailing address.
Here it is in Plain Text:


Becoming A Peacemaker
A Conference and A Workshop

The Fairbanks North Star Borough School District and Alaska Dispute
Settlement Association are co-sponsoring a conference for peacemakers in
Alaska.

Peacemaking can mean many things.

Some peacemakers focus on issues that must be resolved before reaching a
lasting peace.

Some peacemakers focus on processes that help foster peace.  Any process
that is voluntary and helps people understand each other can be a
peacemaking process.

Some peacemakers focus on their own inner peace as a means of
contributing to peace in the world.

Some peacemakers integrate these three ways of peacemaking and create
new understandings that inspire us all.

What does peacemaking mean to you?

Our goal is to provide an opportunity for youth and adult peacemakers to
network, share ideas, and build peacemaking skills.

You’re invited.  We hope you’ll join us.


Becoming A Peacemaker Conference

April 18 – 19, 2002     9:00 am – 3:30 pm
Thursday & Friday
Alaskaland Civic Center

The conference is for anyone interested in becoming a peacemaker, as
well as those searching for peaceable ways to resolve specific kinds of
conflicts. Any issue or opportunity that you see as important to peace
and peacemaking in families, schools, communities, and cultures will be
fair game for discussion.  Be prepared to raise your own most important
questions and to be surprised by the open agenda and specific responses
we create together.

Open Space Practice Workshop

April 20 – 21, 2002      9:00 am – 3:30 pm
Saturday & Sunday
Alaskaland Civic Center

The workshop is for anyone looking for ways to invite passion and
responsibility into groups of people. Open Space Technology has been
used in classrooms, boardrooms, and public processes throughout the
world.  Teachers, business people, community members, youth,
facilitators, and government employees responsible for public processes
are encouraged to attend.  The learning here will help you expand the
work of the Becoming A Peacemaker Conference and deepen your
understanding of this unique and inspiring group process.

About the Conference and Workshop

The conference will be held using a process called Open Space Technology
(OST).  OST is itself a peacemaking process that supports learning and
deep understanding within groups of people.

The workshop will provide opportunities for participants to learn how to
use OST in classrooms, workplaces, and community forums to address all
kinds of issues.

Three Open Space practitioners will facilitate the conference and
workshop.  They are:

Chris Corrigan, Bowen Island, BC works primarily with First Nations and
Aboriginal organizations in Canada.  He uses OST as his preferred method
of facilitating community and organizational development.  See
chriscorrigan.com

Michael Herman, Chicago, IL facilitates OST meetings for youth,
community and corporate groups, leads OST training programs, and
maintains two websites: michaelherman.com & openspaceworld.org

Judi Richardson, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia specializes in facilitation
process and design, organizational development, and peace education.
She is a learning facilitator and mediator with the League of Peaceful
Schools (grades 4 - 12), where she teaches peer mediation. Her website
is located at www.ponoconsultants.com

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