[OSList] conversation & listening in Pittsburgh

Fri Nov 2 09:53:43 PDT 2018

I am so very grateful for all of the resources, the wise advice, and the
support! I feel more prepared and supported :)

I respect, appreciate, and love you all so much! I wish I could carry a few
of you around with me in my pocket, especially when confronted with very
challenging people! xoxoox

On Fri, Nov 2, 2018 at 8:25 AM R Chaffe via OSList <
oslist at lists.openspacetech.org> wrote:

> The current wisdom is that an open space is critical to allow people to
> respond to a change in circumstances (sometimes catastrophic some
> incremental).
>
> In emergency response.  As part of my working life for almost 30 years I
> was a critical part of professional emergence response “incident management
> team” (the back room people who coordinate to action part of emergency
> response).  The critical component was listening to people and including
> them, or their needs etc, in the visible response.
>
> Recently some work was done to evaluate the “best” way to support a
> community as they began the process of recovery from an emergency, in this
> case a very rapidly moving wild fire.  The key finding was a sausage sizzle
> where the community of concern could come and get a free sausage.  At the
> spot there was a person who was available to listen and pass on the latest
> news or processes regarding the recovery process.   He site often included
> a coffee.  So you have a pop up cafe where you can get the latest “news” or
> just chat.
>
> The “just chat” is critical as the implication is that others are
> seriously listening and are seriously taking action to deal with issues and
> opportunities (now where have I heard that before?).
>
> We might immediately recognise this as an Open Space hot spot.   The best
> part is it is not a hand out other than a cup of coffee and a sausage.  The
> reports are that these spots became critical gathering places and quite a
> challenge to retain the respect and openness.   This is where we can help.
>
> The saddest site in recent memory is the survivors from a natural disaster
> returning to the same site for their hand out 25 years on.
>
> The lesson is the hot spots must remain just that.  The capacity and
> capability required to rebuild and move on must remain with the community.
>
> It is so easy for others to compromise the open spot and corrupt the work
> to create interdependence.  This is the mission, should you choose to
> accept it, keep the Open spaces open! (I thin someone else has though of
> this phrase before me, tank you 🙏 )
>
>
>
> Regards
> Rob
>
> On 2 Nov 2018, at 11:31 am, Skye Hirst via OSList <
> oslist at lists.openspacetech.org> wrote:
>
> Thx Lucas this is great!!!
>
> On Thu, Nov 1, 2018 at 7:51 PM Lucas Cioffi via OSList <
> oslist at lists.openspacetech.org> wrote:
>
>> Hello Tricia,
>>
>> I lived in Charlottesville during the race-based violence of 2017.  A few
>> weeks afterwards, I held listening circles in the public space downtown.
>> Here are the notes and lessons learned
>> <https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hORFwWZ92bBItQ95NfsqBAX81j3CIW0WQO7KFHX6FDw/edit>
>> that I and the other organizers compiled, and those notes might be helpful
>> for your organizing.
>>
>> To provide a sense of what this looks like here's a photo of the news
>> coverage
>> <https://qiqochat.files.wordpress.com/2017/09/screen-shot-2017-09-12-at-9-23-56-am.png?w=1000>,
>> and here is a blog post with photos
>> <https://americantownhalls.wordpress.com/2015/03/26/the-american-townhall-on-anything/>
>> of where I did something very similar in 2015 (opening space with 4
>> chairs).  Coincidentally this was right where the car drove into the crowd
>> of people counter-protesting the alt-right rally in 2017.
>>
>> Our thoughts and prayers are with you and your community.
>>
>> Lucas Cioffi
>> Hastings on Hudson, NY
>> 917-528-1831
>>
>>
>> On Thu, Nov 1, 2018 at 5:48 PM Tricia Chirumbole via OSList <
>> oslist at lists.openspacetech.org> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi all!
>>>
>>> My friends and I are holding daily conversation & listening spaces on
>>> the streets near the Tree of LIfe Synagogue in Pittsburgh, PA where the
>>> mass shooting occurred this past Saturday .
>>>
>>> We are looking to establish a basic set of agreements and intentions for
>>> listening and dialogue - both for alignment among our core team, and
>>> highlights to post on signs and website for our volunteers and those who
>>> stop by.
>>>
>>> We are promoting an open space to welcome people as they are , and want
>>> to provide compassion-fueled support and listening and avoid closing people
>>> down or getting embroiled in any negativity or political discourse.
>>>
>>> Any advice is most welcome :)
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