British council open space

[fergal barr]

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> Date: Mon, 13 Oct 2008 09:41:41 +0100> From: mel.sauce at virgin.net> Subject: Re: British council open space> To: OSLIST at LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU> > Hi Phelim> > Hope you are well.> > Just wanted to say that sounds amasing, and am glad that the British > council are supporting work like this!> > take care> > Mel> > > Phelim McDermott wrote:> > Here are the links to the British council website> >> > about the creative collaborations project> >> > http://www.britishcouncil.org/macedonia-arts-creative-collaboration.htm> >> > http://www.britishcouncil.org/arts-creative-collaborations.htm> >> > hopefully this is just a beginning.> >> > Phelim x> >> > On 10 Oct 2008, at 18:12, Phelim McDermott wrote:> >> >> Hi Folks,> >>> >> It's Phelim here from my hotel room in Belgrade lying on my bed like > >> a great big butterfly! (Think of it as an alternative Kafka story > >> with a positive bent). I just finished facilitating a three day open > >> space event set up for us by the British Council here. It was for the > >> disability community in Serbia. Our question was "How can individuals > >> and institutions contribute to a more inclusive society?." I am lying > >> here with my heart opened by the extraordinary experience. There were > >> amazing contributions, experiences and projects which have been > >> supported as both initial dreams and tangible projects to leave the > >> room. From an online forum, to a fashion clothing and catwalk project > >> for disabled people, to a bus that will give children in the south > >> who never see any theatre a chance to see puppet shows. The > >> creativity and spirit has been both awesome and humbling. A real > >> diversity of professions, feet and wheels! Gorgeous!> >>> >> This event itself has grown out of series of five open spaces set up > >> across Europe called creative collaborations. Istannbul. Varna, > >> Jerusalem, Athens, Bucharest and this final one grew from a someone > >> being inspired to make it happen on our first on in Istanbul. All > >> using open space to support inter country collaborations. We have > >> learnt so much from tis journey as we have mentored our own company > >> in facilitating different ones and learnt how wonderful open space is > >> for meeting the creative spirits that inspire us in this world. The > >> British council have been amazing and have embraced open space as a > >> form that can really create change often we have seen processes from > >> skepticism to advocates.> >>> >> Chris your document came at just the right time to support me around > >> opening space for convergence as I was keen to do after working with > >> Lisa and Wosonos thanks for that.> >>> >> Of course there is so much to talk about but in our closing circle > >> people were amazed at the event and this meeting had never happened > >> for this community on any level in Serbia before. I can't tell you > >> how big the challenges are for disabled people here! As ever in my > >> experience the answer to the question posed can be summed up simply > >> "By finding ways to do what we just did: open hearts.. Open space."> >> Anyway must FLY off to see "Candoco" the beautiful disabled dance > >> company the British council have brought to perform here as a > >> celebration of disability and creativity!> >>> >> Love and smiles> >>> >> Phelim> >>> >> *> >> *> >> ==========================================================> >> OSLIST at LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU> >> ------------------------------> >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options,> >> view the archives of oslist at listserv.boisestate.edu:> >> http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html> >>> >> To learn about OpenSpaceEmailLists and OSLIST FAQs:> >> http://www.openspaceworld.org/oslist> >> > *> > *> > ==========================================================> > OSLIST at LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU> > ------------------------------> > To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options,> > view the archives of oslist at listserv.boisestate.edu:> > http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html> >> > To learn about OpenSpaceEmailLists and OSLIST FAQs:> > http://www.openspaceworld.org/oslist> >> > *> *> ==========================================================> OSLIST at LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU> ------------------------------> To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options,> view the archives of oslist at listserv.boisestate.edu:> http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html> > To learn about OpenSpaceEmailLists and OSLIST FAQs:> http://www.openspaceworld.org/oslist
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