You are invited to a Community Conversation on Immigration

Sun Aug 1 13:53:04 PDT 2010

Dear Christine,
I have a hunch that critters in general do respond to their environment 
in a "natural" way. Human critters with complex notions that are backed 
up by space-reducing organisational constructs and myriads of "givens" 
seem to have lost their "natural" way of responding. So, one approach 
(come to think of it, none other comes to my mind) is to do exactly what 
your spark initiative does: expand the space for selforganisation to 
unfold more freely.
The details on what swirls around "migration" vary vastly (complex) and 
certainly involve various players (diversity)...what I see in Berlin is 
probably not much different regarding the process: always quick fixes 
trying to keep everything under control (attempting to shut down 
selforganisation)...and at the same time lots of stuff that thrives 
especially in families, neighborhoods, schools, businesses where those 
entities act in the way complex adaptive systems do.
Opportunities for Open Space abound...you can see it when you go to
> http://www.openspaceworldscape.org/

zoom in on Berlin, click on the pin and then on "start search" to get a 
list of 183 os events from all those areas mentioned that have taken 
place in this city...the most recent ones give you an immediate flavor 
of whats going on
--Healthy work conditions-We work on it
--Children of Alcoholics-Help comes in many forms
--Yes we can! Active participation of young people in suburban and 
marginalized areas
--Opportunities for humanitarian projects for Nazi-victims

Keep up your stuff in Arizona!
mmp

Christine Whitney Sanchez schrieb:
> Thanks for the affirmation, Michael.
> 
> I often think of this issue/opportunity as migration - a naturally 
> occurring way that humans and critters respond to their environments.  
> It's the nation state thing (and in Arizona's case the state state 
> thing) that has contributed to the confusion around how to respond to 
> the inherent need to move around.
> 
> My husband's family (both the Mexican-American part as well as the 
> Native American part) lived in what is now Arizona long before this area 
> became a part of the United States, much less Arizona. There was more 
> open space then, although folks were still territorial.
> 
> What's the scenario in Germany?  And elsewhere?
> 
> Warm wishes from monsoons in Phoenix,
> 
> Christine
> 
> Christine Whitney Sanchez
> CWS - Collaborative Wisdom & Strategy
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> On Aug 1, 2010, at 3:46 AM, Michael M Pannwitz wrote:
> 
>> I know your event will spark all kinds of productive stuff!
>> All the best
>> mmp
>> PS: got me sparked to think of what we have in Berlin (same challenges 
>> as in Arizona, I think), passionate people abound....
>>
>> Christine Whitney Sanchez schrieb:
>>>            Dear Arizona friends and friends of Arizona,             
>>> If you are in Phoenix on August 19, 2010, we hope you will join
>>>            us for a *Community Conversation on Immigration *from 6:00 
>>> to 9:00pm
>>>            at the Rio Salado Community College Conference Center.  
>>> Take a look
>>>            at the attached flyer for details.
>>>            I'm part of a group of passionate Arizonans who believe 
>>> this time is
>>>            full of potential for our state.  Our name is *Collaborative
>>>            Spark* - we are hosting a series of community 
>>> conversations designed
>>>            to create a safe and neutral listening and learning 
>>> environment to
>>>            help us understand one another, establish common ground and
>>>            transform ideas into action.             Collaborative 
>>> Spark is honored to be facilitating the August 19
>>>            Community Conversation on Immigration in partnership 
>>> with             <http://www.projectcivildiscourse.org>Project Civil 
>>> Discourse
>>>            <http://www.projectcivildiscourse.com/>, which is a special
>>>            initiative of the Arizona Humanities Council working in
>>>            collaboration with organizations from around the state to 
>>> provide
>>>            opportunities for the public to participate in trainings, 
>>> forums,
>>>            and special events that share, model and provide insight on
>>>            collaborative problem-solving skills.
>>>            *Registration* <http://www.projectcivildiscourse.org/> is 
>>> free -
>>>            seating is limited.  We invite you to bring your friends 
>>> and a rich
>>>            diversity of opinions, backgrounds and questions.  Please 
>>> forward to
>>>            your networks!
>>>            Warm wishes from muggy (but cooler) Phoenix,
>>>            Christine
>>> Christine Whitney Sanchez
>>> /CWS - Collaborative Wisdom & Strategy/
>>> 2717 E. Mountain Sky Avenue
>>> Phoenix, AZ 85048, USA
>>> +1.480.759.0262
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Michael M Pannwitz, boscop eg
Draisweg 1, 12209 Berlin, Germany
++49-30-772 8000
mmpanne at boscop.org
www.boscop.org

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