Givens -- Again

[Florian Fischer]

Am 18.11.2004 15:45 Uhr schrieb "Harrison Owen" unter <hhowen at comcast.net>:

.... Personally, I would take all this
> as a gold plated invitation to think and talk about precisely what is
> forbidden. ....


dear harrison,
I laughed a lot about your introduction for saying then the just the
opposit.
I agree very much. opening space is crossing and opening bounderies,
bounderies, the so called givens, are set under the status quo ante which is
to change, because it´s changing itself anyway.

in my very first open space some years ago, which I facilitated on my own
risk, accompanied by michael m pannwitz, one group worked upon just the
subject »what is forbidden in our institution«. they documented a large list
of forbiddens, every one added with the question »why«.
the convenor of that group had been the personal assistant of the president.
4 weeks later we have had an follow-up-meeting with the convenors of the
groups. she didn't take part.
3 month later she was fired.
since a lot of time now she is running an art-gallery in the same city.
I get invitation to every vernissage of the exhibitions they are doing.
she told me that she is glad about the change in her life.

every given will change.


florian

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