Opening space in Tel Aviv

[doug]

Phelim--

You should know that I used your advice (hear the translation as the
completion of your own sentence) in my recent Latina OS, and it was
profoundly helpful. It took me and I suspect the participants to a
deeper level.

Thank you!

			:- Doug.

On Thu, 2010-06-03 at 22:16 +0100, Phelim McDermott wrote:
> My advice..  Go slowly .... That's slower than you think. Hear the
> translation... As the end of your sentence not your own words. Or see
> it in the case of signing and notice the reaction. That's your
> feedback. The more things being translated the more of the system
> there is to take in more channels. What's great about this is it
> demands a clarity around communicating things clearly and simply
> however I have also found freedom in the poetry of this. Being
> comfortable with chaos was definately helpful as things were respoken
> and translated into sign in a kind of vibrant dance. Trust them to
> self organise it and be happy to ask them to stop you if they haven't
> got anything.  
> 
> 
> In Tel Aviv each deaf person and each Deaf/blind person had their own
> signer Some with different types of sign language Russian/Hebrew and
> Brail tapping. With signing I had to be prepared to lie down fast
> whilst in the centre of the circle so signers could be seen across the
> circle and also describe what I was doing for those without sight. I
> also talked about feeling the energy of the people in the room as they
> couldn't see each other. One nice thing was holding hands and sending
> a pulse around the circle by hand squeezing as a message of thanks
> from my heart to them all!
> 
> 
> Quite an event.
> 
> 
> Phelim 
> 
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> 
> Sent from my iPhone
> 
> On 3 Jun 2010, at 15:19, andrew paine <painefulbusiness at yahoo.co.uk>
> wrote:
> 
> 
> 
> > Hi Phelim
> >  
> > Sounds like an amazing event.
> >  
> > I'd love to know more about how you managed to simultaneously
> > translate two different languages and four different types of
> > signing.
> >  
> > I've been asked to run an OS as part of an all week conference and
> > there will be 40 countries representing.
> >  
> > Any insights or reflections on how you did it would be greatly
> > appreciated.
> >  
> > Love to you and M
> >  
> > Paz
> > 
> > --- On Tue, 1/6/10, Phelim McDermott <phelim at mac.com> wrote:
> > 
> >         
> >         From: Phelim McDermott <phelim at mac.com>
> >         Subject: Opening space in Tel Aviv
> >         To: OSLIST at LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU
> >         Date: Tuesday, 1 June, 2010, 18:40
> >         
> >         Dear all,
> >         
> >         Matilda and I have just finished a three day open space in
> >         Tel Aviv with the company NaLagaat. They are an amazing
> >         group who have a theatre show performed by actors who are
> >         deaf and deaf/blind. They also have a cafe where all the
> >         waiters are deaf and you learn sign to get your order and a
> >         restaurant called Blackout where you eat in total darkness
> >         looked after by blind waiters and waitresses.
> >         
> >         The three day OS was an amazing experience silmultaneously
> >         translated in two different spoken languages and four
> >         different types of signing! Lots of positive moments and new
> >         connections made from the meaningful conversations had in
> >         this amazing organisation.
> >         
> >         Quite an amazing open space that was very hopeful and moving
> >         at this difficult time of conflict in Israel.
> >         
> >         We also met the Wonderful Tova for the first time. Thanks
> >         for all your love and support.
> >         
> >         
> >         I have lots of thoughts and things to communicate to the
> >         list but have been very busy here will send them soon.
> >         
> >         Love
> >         
> >         Phelim & Matilda
> >         
> >         Sent from my iPhone
> >         
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