[OSList] Open Space: a Practice of Peace (long)

[Suzanne Daigle via OSList]

Dear Brendan, I am on EST time, New York time... Living in Florida. Thank
you. Look forward to connecting by Skype at the end of the month.
Suzanne
On Feb 8, 2016 9:00 PM, "Brendan McKeague via OSList" <
oslist at lists.openspacetech.org> wrote:

> Thanks for your responses Skye, Tricia, David, Jeff, Lisa, Suzanne and Rob
>
> I will email you off-list to set up a time for us to Skype and explore the
> question further.
>
> I will let the List know when we’re meeting and others might wish to join
> us...
>
> Meantime, I have watched the video that Harold posted of Harrison’s
> Saturday/Sunday reflections from the NY International House Open Space for
> High Performance and Practice of Peace - thanks Harold
>
> And thanks Harrison for continuing to tell the OS story in your natural,
> folksy and compelling way - pretty good for an eighty-year old elder  -:)
>
> Cheers
> Brendan
>
>
>
> On Thu, Feb 4, 2016 at 10:35 AM, Brendan McKeague via OSList <
> oslist at lists.openspacetech.org> wrote:
>
>> Dear friends on the List - and beyond...
>>
>> I have recently been stirred by memories, current events and
>> conversations.
>>
>> The recent passing of one of our Open Space Elders, Florian Fischer, my
>> memories of Fr Brian Bainbridge (moved between spaces on Feb 2, 2012),
>> birthday celebrations of Harrison, many ongoing acts of terror around our
>> planet, community concerns about displaced people, refugees and asylum
>> seekers, and a recent poem on this List (thanks Lucas), have prompted me to
>> release an invitation to conversation.
>>
>> It always starts like this.
>>
>> It always starts with someone like you.
>>
>>
>> And you've got your idea.
>>
>> And you're wondering what to do next.
>>
>>
>> This is the way it happens.
>>
>>
>> -Anonymous, 2016
>>
>>
>>
>> I have a story to share (not that unusual for an Irishman)....
>>
>> I have passion for Open Space
>>
>> I have passion for Peace
>>
>> I have passion for Nonviolent Conflict Transformation
>>
>> I have passion for OPEN SPACE as a PRACTICE OF PEACE
>>
>>
>> In 2003, Harrison wrote The Practice of Peace which was published by the
>> existing OS Institutes in various places and later by the Human Systems
>> Dynamics Institute (2004). This book was, and continues to be, a rich
>> source of sustenance for my soul (
>> http://openspaceworld.org/wp2/explore/books-videos/ )
>>
>> In 2003, there was a Practice of Peace Conference at The Whidbey
>> Institute on Whidbey Island, Washington and another one two years later in
>> Albuquerque, New Mexico (2005).
>>
>> I found a link here:
>> http://practiceofpeace.com/pub_home.html
>>
>>
>> I was unable to attend either of these although I was deeply inspired
>> from afar by the stories emerging. I have continued to be inspired for over
>> a decade by the stories of those who create space for peace in war-torn
>> landscapes and conflict-crushed countries.
>>
>> Last year, I was privileged to visit the Western Cape region of South
>> Africa working with colleagues on 'the spirituality and practice of active
>> nonviolence'. We used a collaborative learning model, designed on the
>> principles of Open Space, to engage and utilise the collective wisdom of
>> those who joined us for a five-day program. Participants particularly loved
>> being part of the OST meeting towards the end of our time together to
>> co-create actions for the future. This experience confirmed my deep longing
>> and commitment to encourage the use of OST as a peace-making practice.
>>
>>
>> I would like to issue an invitation to conversation:
>>
>> to explore the creation of an 'Open Space Practice of Peace' gathering
>> somewhere on our planet in 2016-17 (or whenever the time is right).
>>
>>
>> My dream is to be part of a gathering of people who have used, are
>> currently using, or would dearly love to use Open Space in powerful,
>> conflict-energised situations.
>>
>>
>> Please let me know if you are interested and I will convene a skype
>> conversation (or something else) in the coming weeks to start the
>> exploration.
>>
>> Cheers
>> Brendan
>>
>> from an ever-warming Western Australia
>>
>>
>>
>>
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