Open space with youth 9 - 16?

[Lisa Heft]

Well I bow to you, Ms. Christine, for inviting facilitating a team of  
amazing facilitator- and non-facilitator-folks to weave story and  
dialogue throughout that conference.

Other OS work with young people I have done include the US Scholar- 
Athlete Games, with 850 young people ages 13-19 held 225 sessions on  
everything from gun violence in the homes and child slavery to how  
media impacts self image and self-esteem, the passion of chess,  
teaching each other the Harlem Shuffle, interviewing an adult  
conscientious objector to war, rich intense discussions about race and  
identity, and researching how many licks it takes to get to the center  
of a Tootsie Roll pop (a candy on a stick).

And several OSes with gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender young  
people and their allies exploring everything from race and power  
dynamics, rape and coersion, high tech gaming, how marginalized  
cultures still seem to find other cultures to be mean to, and the  
creation of gay cheers (jumping and saying things in rhythm and  
celebration).

And a statewide OS conference on serving and supporting young people  
from ages 0 to 5 where young people in the conference set the tone and  
the challenge to the adults and convened vibrant sessions.

And an OS section of a retreat on healing and learning about racism  
for urban young people of promise who came out of tough situations and  
are growing through learning about leadership and work skills.

I love love love working with young people - thoughtful, celebratory,  
honest, fierce and real...

Lisa

Lisa Heft
Consultant, Facilitator, Educator
Opening Space
lisaheft at openingspace.net
www.openingspace.net

Join me for the Open Space Learning Workshop
December 9-11, San Francisco

On Sep 16, 2009, at 8:21 PM, Christine Whitney Sanchez wrote:

> BTW, Brett, Lisa was the OS Diva who opened the space at the 2008 GS  
> convention.  She knows her stuff!
>

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