A question of size ;-)
doug
os at footprintsinthewind.com
Tue Jun 29 19:24:12 PDT 2010
Irv--
Two things working in tandem seem to work (and I do not know of any
other way that works):
1. Get a group of inviters who know those you want to be present and are
respected by them. Put them names on the invitation as inviters.
Especially get inviters who will invite others. Personally.
2. Every inviter asks people personally to come. People respond to
personal invitations, but rarely to press releases and mass mailings.
Personal invitations are the most efficient way.
Irv, please be sure to tell us what you are doing and how it is going so
we can all learn.
:- Doug.
On Tue, 2010-06-29 at 18:13 -0500, Barry Owen wrote:
> Hi Irv,
>
> I do that (a LOT)
>
> everything i do is in Open Space
>
> and it always works.
>
> I say:"stop thinking and DO"
>
> Best,
>
> b
>
>
> On Tue, Jun 29, 2010 at 11:46 AM, Steve Cochran
> <scochran305 at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi Irv - A couple of thoughts:
>
> 1. Perhaps determine in advance what "...good representation
> of people from these neighborhoods..." looks like by studying
> the census-type data about the demographics, population, etc.
> Some public records probably exist via the City, and
> interviewing several key institutional heads about the makeup
> of the neighborhoods could help. (i.e. - school principals,
> local clergy/faith community leaders, major employers, etc.)
>
> 2. Develop a community 'profile' (the good kind, not the bad
> kind!) that addresses age, ethnicity, families, singles, etc.
> and then reach out to populate that profile - again perhaps
> recommendations from the same community leaders and others,
> staying within your parameters and logistics. By inviting
> people with a particular perspective and hopefully gaining
> their commitment to participate it may be possible to design
> 'broad representation'.
>
> Just a thought....such a design feels sort of counter to the
> 'Whoever comes..." principle, but your desire for broad input
> for neighborhood issues is understandable.
>
> Good Luck! - Steve
>
> PS - Providing food is always a good draw!
>
>
> On Tue, Jun 29, 2010 at 12:05 AM, Irv Sheffey
> <irv.sheffey at sierraclub.org> wrote:
> I’m working with a local community group to organize a
> one day forum on creating local sustainable
> neighborhoods, here in the District of Columbia. We
> want the forum to be inclusive of a wide range of
> perspectives from environmental NGOs, local
> government, civic leaders and most important, folks
> from the community at large, namely the “grassroots”.
> The theme is “Getting from here to there, creating
> sustainable east of the river communities.” We are
> targeting people who reside in a part of DC that is
> geographically separated from the other, two-thirds of
> the District, by the Anacostia River. This part of DC
> is the home of over 140,000 people, many who have been
> historically neglected socially and politically. We
> envision the forum to be a place where their voices
> can be heard
>
>
>
> This brings me to my question and I hope someone out
> in the network has some suggestions. How do we open
> space such that we get a good representation of people
> from these neighborhoods, without overwhelming
> ourselves? Whereas it’s relatively easy to work in a
> context of a given organization, i.e., a company, a
> school, a profession, since affinity is defined and
> numbers limited but what do you do when you’re seeking
> a broad cross section of the public? We have a modest
> budget and a venue that could accommodate upwards of
> 200 people. How can you be “open” while reasonable as
> to how many people can be logistically accommodated?
>
>
>
> The forum is scheduled for late October and we will
> begin outreach efforts over the summer.
>
>
>
> I hope that this doesn’t sound like a “duh” question
> for you more experience facilitators. I could truly
> use your insights. I’ve taken the liberty of copying
> my co-organizers of this event. It would be great if
> you can hit “reply to all” in responding, so that they
> can be directly informed.
>
>
>
> Thank you,
>
>
>
> Irv
>
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>
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>
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>
> Environmental Justice & Community Partnerships Program
>
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