[OSList] more on occupy san diego

[Harrison Owen]

The 5th Principle is indeed alive, well, and living all over! Raffi - I
think you've got it. At the very least you are confirming my experience that
all the years of opening space (OS) prepares you well to see space opening
wherever that happens. I guess the skeptic could say that when the only tool
you have is a hammer, all the world look like a nail. Probably true, but I
think this may be the exception that proves the rule. All the world is Open
Space - we just didn't quite notice it before. Of course that doesn't mean
that everything is open, free and delicious, for we all know of closed,
dark, nasty places. BUT it COULD open, and that is the promise. This promise
is realized in the Arab Spring, and presently in OWS. None of that will last
for ever, nothing ever does. So I guess the secret is find a rhythm -
open/close/open. Maybe that is what we do?

 

Harrison 

 

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Sent: Tuesday, October 18, 2011 1:16 AM
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Subject: [OSList] more on occupy san diego

 

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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