SV: SV: Any experiences of OS and demonstrations?

Michael M Pannwitz mmpanne at boscop.org
Tue Feb 23 12:51:37 PST 2010 

Dear Eva,
I will contribute by just standing there and doing nothing.
Love
mmp

Eva P Svensson wrote:
> Dear Christine!
> What a lovely suggestion and I can already feel the radiant energy! I just
> had a chat with Thomas and asked him to think of me tomorrow night between
> 5.30 pm - 8.30pm Swedish time. And if you'all out there would be with us in
> thoughts and hold space for us - WOW. I know that it will help me to stay
> and breath - that's for sure!!
> Love and hugs!
> :o)
> Eva
> 
> Bästa hälsningar
>  
> Eva P Svensson
>  
> EPS Human Invest AB
> Member of Beyond Performance Group
> 
> "Verksamhetsutveckling genom människor skapar långsiktigt välmående företag
> och organisationer"
>  
> Anåsbergsvägen 22, 439 34 ONSALA
> Besöksadress; Norra Allégatan 8, Göteborg
> Tfn: 0300-615 05, Mobil; 0706- 89 85 50
> www.epshumaninvest.se
> Skype: eva.p.svensson
> Besök gärna min blogg; www.epshumaninvest.blogspot.com/
> "Jag kan inte lära dig något. Allt jag kan göra är att ställa frågor till
> dig, och låta dig själv finna svaren." Sokrates
> 
> 
> -----Ursprungligt meddelande-----
> Från: OSLIST [mailto:OSLIST at LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU] För Christine Whitney
> Sanchez
> Skickat: den 23 februari 2010 19:49
> Till: OSLIST at LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU
> Ämne: Re: SV: Any experiences of OS and demonstrations?
> 
> Dear Eva,
> 
> I'll chime in with an experience that wasn't open space but did  
> involve an intensely polarized situation.  A citizen task force had  
> been chartered by a City Council to recommend a strategy for dealing  
> with a large number of day laborers who congregated on the streets of  
> the city.  Part way through the process a hate group showed up, along  
> with the police.
> 
> Every week, as I prepared to facilitate, one task force member always  
> came early and sat directly across the circle from me.  I commented on  
> this one day, telling her that I felt that she was helping me to hold  
> the space for the highest outcome.  She smiled and said that she was  
> merely representing a group back at her church that sat in silence  
> during our meetings to help us hold the space.
> 
> If you will tell me the timeframes of your meeting, I will hold the  
> space with you.  Perhaps you could ask the organizers to invite their  
> networks to hold the space with all of you.  If our worldwide open  
> space community of practice would do the same, just imagine how you  
> and everyone at the event will feel as you invite and breathe.
> 
> Love,
> 
> Christine
> Christine Whitney Sanchez
> Collaborative Wisdom & Strategy
> 480.759.0262
> www.christinewhitneysanchez.com
> www.promiseusa.com
> Skype: christinewhitneysanchez
> http://www.facebook.com/ChristineWhitneySanchez
> 
> On Feb 22, 2010, at 1:02 PM, Eva P Svensson wrote:
> 
>> Dear Lisa and Harrison,
>> Why am I not surprised with your answers :) Invite and breath :)
>> And I will! The theme is already set and so is the invitation and  
>> yes we think that some of the people "against" who are organizing  
>> the demonstration will come as well - and I think that is good - and  
>> I do hope that they respect the format and don't be "space invaders"  
>> - that is my biggest worry right now - that some of them will try to  
>> invade the freedom to everybody to bring forward what is on their  
>> heart and mind.
>> The meeting is about a proposal from a city about how to develop and  
>> build/change a part of a city - and it's a "hot potato" i.e a lot of  
>> feelings against and some pro of course. And the open space will be  
>> a step in the formal procedure that they have to have - to inform  
>> the citizens so that they have a chance to react on the proposal.
>> So - how do you handle a Space Invader? Any tips there?
>> Sooo grateful for you being out there!!!
>>
>> :o)
>> Eva
>>
>>
>> Bästa hälsningar
>>
>> Eva P Svensson
>>
>> EPS Human Invest AB
>> Member of Beyond Performance Group
>>
>> "Verksamhetsutveckling genom människor skapar långsiktigt välmående  
>> företag och organisationer"
>>
>> Anåsbergsvägen 22, 439 34 ONSALA
>> Besöksadress; Norra Allégatan 8, Göteborg
>> Tfn: 0300-615 05, Mobil; 0706- 89 85 50
>> www.epshumaninvest.se
>> Skype: eva.p.svensson
>> Besök gärna min blogg; www.epshumaninvest.blogspot.com/
>> "Jag kan inte lära dig något. Allt jag kan göra är att ställa frågor  
>> till dig, och låta dig själv finna svaren." Sokrates
>>
>> -----Ursprungligt meddelande-----
>> Från: OSLIST [mailto:OSLIST at LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU] För Harrison Owen
>> Skickat: den 22 februari 2010 14:58
>> Till: OSLIST at LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU
>> Ämne: Re: Any experiences of OS and demonstrations?
>>
>> If you really want to blow everybody's mind invite the demonstrators  
>> to join the circle. When you have conflict (which it sort of looks  
>> like you do) the solution is to keep opening the space until there  
>> is room for everybody who cares to come. Of course if the  
>> demonstrators don't care to come -- just want to stand on the  
>> outside and do whatever, that is their choice.
>>
>> Harrison
>>
>> Harrison Owen
>> 7808 River Falls Dr.
>> Potomac, MD 20854
>> USA
>> Phone 301-365-2093
>> www.openspaceworld.com
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>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: OSLIST [mailto:OSLIST at LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU] On Behalf Of  
>> Eva P Svensson
>> Sent: Monday, February 22, 2010 8:41 AM
>> To: OSLIST at LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU
>> Subject: Any experiences of OS and demonstrations?
>>
>> Hi all!
>> I'm on my way to hold spAce at an OST meeting where the organizers are
>> expecting a demonstration against the proposal that is the theme for
>> the meeting! Any of you that have any experience from that??   Would
>> be most grateful for advice how to handle a situation like that!!
>> Snowy greatings from Sweden
>> :o)
>> Eva
>>
>> Skickat från min iPhone
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