Immigration OST

[Joelle Lyons Everett]

In a message dated 5/15/06 7:46:04 PM, 76066.515 at compuserve.com writes:


> C. Another learning is this: It takes I think more than a group of 4 or 5
> inviters to make instant Open Space happen in larger scales. One person was
> active, inviting groups, inviting individuals. Another was less active, but
> still invited many. A third was in the midst of personal difficulties and
> probably invited only a few. And the last, I, invited several people, but
> did not have many contacts with people who were really invested in this
> issue. It is possible that these conversations produced our inviters for
> larger conversations to follow.
> 
> 
Doug--

In my experience, having more inviters is a good thing, and it helps if the 
inviters are from different segments of the community (different community 
systems such as government, education, business, social services; different 
neighborhoods; different socioeconomic levels; different interest groups).

In planning a community forum in Shelton many years ago, one of the smartest 
things we did was to send letters to community organizations, inviting them to 
send a representative to a planning meeting.   This gave us an "inviter" 
inside a number of different groups--they were very helpful in encouraging 
participation, finding volunteers, ensuring a number of different points of view were 
represented at the forum.   You will likely find this true when planning for 
your next meeting.

Sounds like a wonderful project--we're hearing a lot about this issue, but 
most often polarized, not from people coming together for thoughtful conversation
.

Joelle 

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