Access Queen Invites You to Dream and Share as we go to WOSo nOS Kiev. [long]

Sun Mar 4 09:43:32 PST 2007

Access Queen Invites You to Dream and Share as we go to WOSonOS Kiev.

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In this message:  Ways to help yourself gather the funds you need to get to
this year's annual World Open Space on Open Space gathering -- Ways to help
others who wish to get there by sharing any extra resources you may have

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Access Queen was dreamed up at the 9th International OSonOS in Vancouver
(2001) as a way to share news of who has and who needs resources to get to
our annual global gatherings so that people of lower financial abilities and
from faraway countries may attend.  I volunteered to take this role which
the late, great, and magical Laurel Doersam later named Access Queen.  Our
sharing of dreams and resources has brought Access Queen "Askers" to our
gatherings in Melbourne, "Swenmark", Goa, Halifax and Moscow, and
participants attending these annual gatherings also raise some additional
money for the following year's Access Queen Fund.  For more information
about the story of Access Queen, visit:
http://www.openspaceworld.org/wiki/wiki/wiki.cgi?OpenSpaceInstituteUSA/Acces
sQueenKing 

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DREAM

of joining your colleagues at the 15th Annual World Open Space on Open Space
in Kiev, Ukraine May 24-26 -- as Open Space facilitators and enthusiasts
from around the world join together in-person to share opportunities and
issues reflecting our methods, approaches, experiences and passions.

ACT

on making that dream come true.

REGISTER

for the gathering -- see the full announcement, registration and other
information at http://www.demenko.info

READ

the information on that web page -- you will also see on that page the
contact people to communicate with if you have questions regarding price for
registration, information about and pricing for accommodation and the other
local costs for things -- and see what you need to put together as a rough
picture of what it will cost you.  

REMEMBER

to add up the amount of money you will need for air or rail ticket,
accommodation and registration, pocket money, ground transport (such as bus,
shuttle or taxi from airport).  Check example flights - you may have to stay
overnight somewhere to make a flight connection, and / or you may need to
arrive a day ahead of the WOSonOS just to accommodate to a time zone
different from your own and rest before the event so you have your full
energy - and / or to attend an informal social gathering perhaps before the
meeting begins.  Add a little bit more money for breakfasts, dinners and
unforeseen expenses (note which WOSonOS days may include lunch or snacks).
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*  You may wish to use a Currency Converter at   <http://www.xe.com/ucc/>
http://www.xe.com/ucc/   As I write this, 100 Euro = about 132 US dollars =
about 665 Ukrainian Hryvnias.

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* * * Do not have the financial ability to attend but would like to? * * *

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BECOME

an Access Queen "Asker".  

BELIEVE in yourself as I believe in you.  Have the courage to ask for
support - to jump into the unknown and find that your community will catch
you.  Put together a picture of what you will need to actualize your dream.
See the next paragraph about how to write a proposal of your needs and your
situation and ASK your potential funders, *including* our colleagues on the
OSLIST who may have resources to share.  Ask others to help with feedback as
you construct your written proposals and feel free to ask your colleagues on
the OSLIST if you need any ideas or assistance. 

Each 'Asker' is encouraged to *generate funding from multiple sources*
rather than asking one source to cover all your expenses.  Think of funding
in clusters, in a way: travel money / assistance, accommodation assistance,
registration assistance, home stay assistance, pocket money - and perhaps
ask each different source to contribute the funds for a different part.  It
helps to write up a proposal which you can give to the organizations and
individuals you from which you are requesting funding assistance.  You can
find an example of a request for funding at:
<http://www.openspaceworld.org/wiki/wiki/wiki.cgi?AccessQueenKing>
http://www.openspaceworld.org/wiki/wiki/wiki.cgi?OpenSpaceInstituteUSA/Acces
sQueenKing - and remember to first research the actual costs of
registration, accommodation and ground transport via the WOSonOS 2007
website.

And if you need to ask the Kiev host team for some help looking for
registered folks who would like to room share or other things they may know
that may help reduce your costs, be sure to contact them as well.

SEND

your Request for Funding to every organization or community coalition or
group of friends you can think of to raise the funds.  

Realize that Access Queen is not in itself a funding organization - it is
more of an awareness raising for sharing news of who needs and who can help.
Before and during each year's WOSonOS there is great sharing of resources -
there is even a Global Village Marketplace table (see below) to donate to
the next year's Askers.  And after each WOSonOS, that year's host team
donates the money raised after expenses back to the Access Queen for
supporting more Askers.  So while I have a little money in the AQ fund each
year, I use it in quiet little ways 'behind the scenes'.  The AQ money is
for distributing very small amounts to as many Askers as possible - so do
not count on it to fund your big expenses, but know that in little ways the
host team, Access Queen and this sharing of news of who has and who needs
may be helpful to you.

If you cannot afford (for example) the full registration, tell the host team
(or whomever you are asking for support) how much you can afford.  Every
little bit that you can contribute can help us have more resources to share
with everyone who asks.  So do think about and express what you can
contribute when you ask anyone for support -- the more you can pay, the more
other Askers can share in the resources, and you will meet them all when you
come to Kiev!

You may wish to also ask for some assistance with travel moneys from the
Open Space Institute of the USA -- you can use an adapted version of the
proposal I mention above -- include a bit also on how your request fits
within the guidelines of OSI(US) funding activities:  Add to your proposal
some writing about the following 3 things: tell them how your experience
coming to the WOSonOS will help support underserved areas; tell them how you
will utilize your experience to reach multiple people upon your return home;
and tell them that you will make a commitment to post on our OSLIST the
story of your OS experience.  For proposals sent to OSI(US) (at
usa at openspaceworld.org ) please be sure to send in your request for support
by *before* March 12; it is first-come-first-serve so the sooner you get
this in the greater chance you have -- in the words of the OSI-US Board of
Directors, "The early bird gets the worm when it comes to financial aid".
Which means - send your proposal in to them as soon as you can and *you*
will be the bird that gets the (financial) worm !

Another funding site that may offer travel funds for women, specifically,
who are self-initiating projects in womens' rights and inclusion is Mama
Cash:

http://www.mamacash.nl/english/  - this funding cycle may take months so
contact them NOW.

When you do join your colleagues in Kiev this May, BRING

your art work / writing / folk art from your country/culture to sell at the
WOSonOS Global Village Marketplace to help raise additional money for your
expenses or to donate to next year's Access Queen fund.

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* * * Do you feel like you CAN afford it and are thinking of coming? Or even
thinking of *not* coming? * * *

SHARE your resources with an Access Queen Asker.

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RENEW or BEGIN

your membership in your local Open Space Institute.

OSI(US) -- whose members include colleagues from Switzerland, Haiti, Canada,
Germany, Denmark, Scotland, Japan, Australia, Estonia, France, Mexico,
England, Republic of China (Taiwan), the US and elsewhere -- can offer some
grants for travel moneys. Other OSIs such as the Institutes of Canada,
Australia and Taiwan have generously donated to the Access Queen fund in the
past as well to help with final expenses.  With your membership, all of our
Institutes will then have more funds to share with Askers who send in
proposals.  Including you, as well?

http://www.openspaceworld.org/wiki/wiki/wiki.cgi?OpenSpaceInstitutes

SHARE

your Frequent Flyer miles with an Asker - perhaps you can contact the Kiev
team to see if there are any Askers you can help.

When you register for WOSonOS, PAY FOR 2

* 2 * accommodations and / or * 2 * registrations and let the WOSonOS Kiev
host team know that you have done so - they will give it to an Asker and you
can either remain anonymous or be introduced to your Asker.

BRING

an envelope which has in it POCKET MONEY for an Asker.  Put a little card
with it wishing them well and signing your name if you do not want to remain
anonymous.  Let the Kiev host team know you will be bringing this and when
you arrive, check with that team - they will make sure it gets to an Asker.

SEND or BRING

your art work / writing / folk art from your country to sell at WOSonOS
Global Village Marketplace to help raise money for next year's Access Queen
fund.

DONATE 

You can always contact the host team to donate any amount of money directly
to them for their use for Access Queen Askers.  See who to contact
(depending on your language) at http://www.demenko.info.  And you can always
donate money to the Access Queen fund by sending US or Canada checks or
PayPal funds to me (lisaheft at openingspace.net) or -- for those in the US who
may need a tax write-off and official receipt -- through the Open Space
Institute of the US (please put 'Access Queen' in the notes during your
payment - see http://www.openspaceworld.org/osi-usa/pmts.html ).   In the
past, creative folks have raised money from the sale of participants'
artwork-covered Books of Proceedings, poetry, house parties and more.  Any
amount large or small is welcome - it all adds up.

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Let us see what happens when we each put a potato, a carrot or a bit of
onion into the rich and nutritious broth we can co-create to bring the
flavors of diversity and access to this year's WOSonOS.  

Lisa Heft

(also known as Access Queen)

lisaheft at openingspace.net 

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L i s a   H e f t

Consultant, Facilitator, Educator

O p e n i n g  S p a c e

Berkeley, California, USA

 <mailto:lisaheft at openingspace.net> lisaheft at openingspace.net

 <http://www.openingspace.net> www.openingspace.net 

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