Fw: Experience with diverse cultures participating in OST?

Sun Jan 29 02:44:03 PST 2006

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Funda Oral" <fundaoral at ttnet.net.tr>
To: "ORT MARIA" <ptnrsmrt at mindspring.com>
Sent: Sunday, January 29, 2006 10:24 AM
Subject: Re: Experience with diverse cultures participating in OST?

> Dear Maria,
>
> What i would suggest you is to ask to the participants at that moment
> what their choices are.
>
> Don't put too much pre-conditions in your mind neither, be open to hear
> from them.
>
> Let the group self organize depending on the dynamics which will be 
> created then,
> at that time.
>
> Good luck,
> Funda
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "ORT MARIA" <ptnrsmrt at mindspring.com>
> To: <OSLIST at LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU>
> Sent: Sunday, January 29, 2006 12:21 AM
> Subject: Experience with diverse cultures participating in OST?
>
>
>> Hello OST Listserv Guru's,
>>
>> Happily, I have the opportunity to OS with the Arizona Refugee 
>> Resettlement Program next month. It will be my first opportunity for a 
>> 2-day OS (the other three have been just 1 day events, so I am fairly new 
>> at it). The State Agency is hosting a retreat for 30 representatives from 
>> both state & federally funded Arizona organizations as well as volunteer 
>> groups that serve specific refugee ethnicities or cultures.  Somalis, 
>> Sudanese, Bosnians, Muslims and Jews will be participating. All speak and 
>> write English fluently.
>>
>> My question: Are there adaptions required to the OS process? In general, 
>> I know that Muslims prefer to separate men and women in meetings 
>> (example: if there are any "juicers/energizer" activities, Muslim women 
>> can hold each others hands, but not a males hand). I'm aware of dietary 
>> restrictions for meals served at the retreat. However, I am ignorant of 
>> any adaptations to the OS process that might be required to make it a 
>> welcoming and appropriate space.
>>
>> Many thanks, Maria Ort
>> Scottsdale, AZ
>>
>>
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>From  Sun Jan 29 08:37:41 2006
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Date: Sun, 29 Jan 2006 08:37:41 -0500
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From: ORT MARIA [mailto:ptnrsmrt at mindspring.com] 
Sent: Saturday, January 28, 2006 6:53 PM
To: hhowen at verizon.net
Subject: Re: Experience with diverse cultures participating in OST?

. . . Make sure the space is open and folks will take care of themselves.

Thank you Harrison. I'm an old hand at facilitation but relatively new to 
OST. My intuition told me that would be the case but it's reassuring to hear

it from you.
By the way, I was new to the listserv last month when you talked about OST 
emerging over a martini. Made me laugh. My former business partner and I 
wrote our first "business plan" on a cocktail napkin while drinking 
martinis. We made a great go of it for 10 years before I was called to this 
profession. More important, we're still the best of friends.
Maria

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Harrison Owen" <hhowen at verizon.net>
To: "'ORT MARIA'" <ptnrsmrt at mindspring.com>
Sent: Saturday, January 28, 2006 4:20 PM
Subject: RE: Experience with diverse cultures participating in OST?

This may seem a little short -- but having worked in a number of similar
environments I suggest that you not worry about the cultural details. First
off, you will never get them right -- but mostly, if you make sure the space
is really open, everything just takes care of it self. The space is theirs
and it is open. If they need to pray, be with, not be with, certain people
-- they will take care of that. Make sure the space is open and folks will
take care of themselves.

Harrison

Harrison Owen
7808 River Falls Drive
Potomac, Maryland 20854
Phone 301-365-2093
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-----Original Message-----
From: OSLIST [mailto:OSLIST at LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU] On Behalf Of ORT MARIA
Sent: Saturday, January 28, 2006 5:21 PM
To: OSLIST at LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU
Subject: Experience with diverse cultures participating in OST?

Hello OST Listserv Guru's,

Happily, I have the opportunity to OS with the Arizona Refugee Resettlement
Program next month. It will be my first opportunity for a 2-day OS (the
other three have been just 1 day events, so I am fairly new at it). The
State Agency is hosting a retreat for 30 representatives from both state &
federally funded Arizona organizations as well as volunteer groups that
serve specific refugee ethnicities or cultures.  Somalis, Sudanese,
Bosnians, Muslims and Jews will be participating. All speak and write
English fluently.

My question: Are there adaptions required to the OS process? In general, I
know that Muslims prefer to separate men and women in meetings (example: if
there are any "juicers/energizer" activities, Muslim women can hold each
others hands, but not a males hand). I'm aware of dietary restrictions for
meals served at the retreat. However, I am ignorant of any adaptations to
the OS process that might be required to make it a welcoming and appropriate

space.

Many thanks, Maria Ort
Scottsdale, AZ

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>From  Sun Jan 29 08:50:02 2006
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Date: Sun, 29 Jan 2006 08:50:02 -0500
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Further on opening some more spaces and places. I really like the discussion
we had going here, and to follow up on my end of the stick, I am hard at
work finding the "right space" in Camden, Maine. If all the pieces fall in
place it would be my hope to convene OSONOS by the Sea in mid September
2006. And of course, whoever comes will be the right people. More soon.

Harrison
Harrison Owen
7808 River Falls Drive
Potomac, Maryland   20854
Phone 301-365-2093
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