[OSList] more on occupy san diego

[Raffi Aftandelian]

spaceniks and all-

my latest post on occupy san diego is up
http://reinhabitsandiego.wordpress.com

(and again feel free to repost and share, but please don't include my name).

just want to repeat some of what i say in the post-- it's funny to marvel at this seeing as i've been working with ost for some 10 years  now. The open space lens has been soooo valuable in framing how i see and act during occupy san diego. 


For example, our General Assembly has not been an effective decision-making body for a variety of reasons, including - as best as i can see- police infiltration. And how have people dealt with that? Use their two feet!! You'll see people breaking away, forming their own circles, and talking about what's really important. And I'm just amazed in the midst of all the fractiousness (which, it sounds like is largely a San diego phenomenon), there is such a high level of listening and openness to different perspectives. 


I also don't cease to marvel how a facilitative presence (call it guerilla facilitation?) can really amp up the quality of the conversation. This is where I've found my groove thus far-- not in any formal facilitation (i formally facilitated a committee meeting today finally- at the invitation of others)- but just listening, jumping on dissident/divergent perspectives and trying to draw those points of view out. 

 
It's seeing how the circle keeps on popping up that i think we're doomed to succeed (don't ask me what success means!). 

also-- a shout out to sandy heierbacher (or anyone else on the ncdd list)--- can you forward/pass on the following message:

if there are any ncdd members in san diego, i'd love to get in touch with  you, so that we can have a greater facilitator/process artist presence at the occupation. can someone let me know if you do post this to the ncdd list? (feel free to share my email with the ncdd list).

much warmth,
raffi


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