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<p class=MsoPlainText style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><b
style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><font size=3 face="Trebuchet MS"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS";font-weight:bold;mso-bidi-font-weight:
normal'>Access Queen Invites You to Dream and Share as we go to <span
class=SpellE>OSonOS</span> Halifax…<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><font size=2
face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS"'>-
- - - - - - - - - - -<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><font size=2
face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><font size=2
face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS"'>In
this message:<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>Ways to help yourself
gather the funds you need to get to this year’s annual global Open Space
on Open Space gathering –- Ways to help others who wish to get there by
sharing any extra resources you may have<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><font size=2
face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><font size=2
face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS"'>-
- - - - - - - - - - -<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><font size=2
face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><font size=2
face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS"'>Access
Queen was dreamed up at the 9<sup>th</sup> <span class=SpellE>OSonOS</span> in </span></font><st1:City><st1:place><font
size=2 face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS"'>Vancouver</span></font></st1:place></st1:City><font
size=2 face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS"'>
(2001) as a way to share news of who has and who needs resources to get to our
annual global gatherings so that people of lower financial abilities and from
faraway countries may attend.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>I
volunteered to take this role which Laurel <span class=SpellE>Doersam</span>
later named Access Queen.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>Our sharing of
dreams and resources has brought Access Queen “Askers” to our
gatherings in Melbourne, “<span class=SpellE>Swenmark</span>” and <span
class=SpellE>Goa</span> for these gatherings and participants attending <span
class=SpellE>thosegatherings</span> also raise some additional money for the
following year’s Access Queen Fund.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>
</span>For more information about the story of Access Queen, visit: <a
href="http://www.openspaceworld.org/wiki/wiki/wiki.cgi?OpenSpaceInstituteUSA/AccessQueenKing">http://www.openspaceworld.org/wiki/wiki/wiki.cgi?OpenSpaceInstituteUSA/AccessQueenKing</a>
<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><font size=2
face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS"'>-
- - - - - - - - - - -<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><font size=2
face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><b
style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><font size=3 face="Trebuchet MS"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS";font-weight:bold;mso-bidi-font-weight:
normal'>DREAM<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><font size=2
face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS"'>of
joining us at the 13<sup>th</sup> Annual Open Space on Open Space in Halifax,
Nova Scotia, Canada -- August 3-6, 2005 -- for Open Space facilitators and
enthusiasts from around the world to join together in-person for sharing
opportunities and issues reflecting our methods, approaches, experiences and passions.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><font size=2
face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><b
style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><font size=3 face="Trebuchet MS"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS";font-weight:bold;mso-bidi-font-weight:
normal'>ACT<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span
class=GramE><font size=2 face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Trebuchet MS"'>on</span></font></span><font size=2
face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS"'>
making that dream come true.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><font size=2
face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><b
style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><font size=3 face="Trebuchet MS"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS";font-weight:bold;mso-bidi-font-weight:
normal'>REGISTER<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span class=GramE><font size=2 face="Trebuchet MS"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS"'>for</span></font></span><font
size=2 face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS"'>
the gathering<font color=blue><span style='color:blue'> </span></font></span></font><font
size=2 face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS";
mso-bidi-font-family:"Trebuchet MS"'>at<font color=blue><span style='color:
blue'> <a href="http://www.openspaceworld.org/osonos"><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";
text-decoration:none;text-underline:none'><span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span></span></font><span style='mso-bidi-font-family:
"Times New Roman"'>http://www.openspacehalifax.ca/</span></a></span></font></span></font><font
size=2 color=blue face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Trebuchet MS";color:blue'> <span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><font size=3
face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS";
font-weight:bold;mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>READ<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span class=GramE><font size=2 face="Trebuchet MS"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS"'>the</span></font></span><font
size=2 face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS"'>
pricing information on that web page for registration and accommodation, and
see what you need to put together as a rough picture of what it will cost
you.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><font size=3
face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS";
font-weight:bold;mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>REMEMBER<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span
class=GramE><font size=2 face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Trebuchet MS"'>to</span></font></span><font size=2
face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS"'>
add up the amount of money you will need for air ticket, accommodation and
registration, pocket money, ground transport (such as bus, shuttle or taxi from
airport).<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>Check example flights –
you may have to stay overnight somewhere to make a flight connection, and/or
you may need to arrive a day ahead of <span class=SpellE>OSonOS</span> just to
accommodate to a time zone different from your own (Plan to arrive August 3 or
before for registration and an informal social gathering).<span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>Add a little bit more money for breakfasts,
dinners and unforeseen expenses (<span class=SpellE>OSonOS</span> days include
lunch and snacks).<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>*<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><font size=2
face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><font size=2
face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS"'>Note
for those of you with lower financial means these two sites are very near to
our gathering site and are of lower costs:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><font size=2
face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS"'>Halifax
Heritage House Hostel $25 Canadian for a bed in a dorm (4 to 8 people share
each room)<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><font size=2
face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS"'>YWCA
(for women only) $40 Canadian for one person, $60 for two<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><font size=2
face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS"'>--
<span class=GramE>both</span> of these can be seen and reserved via the website
above<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span class=GramE><font size=2 face="Trebuchet MS"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS"'>*<span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>You</span></font></span><font size=2
face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS"'>
may wish to use a Currency Converter at <a href="http://www.xe.com/ucc/"><font
color=black><span style='color:windowtext'>http://www.xe.com/ucc/</span></font></a><span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>As I write this, $1 Canadian = 0.82 US
dollars = 0.64 Euros.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>One place I use
to shop for air tickets is <a href="http://cheaptickets.com/"><font
color=black><span style='color:windowtext'>http://cheaptickets.com</span></font></a><span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><font size=2
face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS"'>-
- - - - - - - - - - -<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><font size=2
face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS"'>*
* * </span></font><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><font
face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-family:"Trebuchet MS";font-weight:bold;
mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>Don’t have the financial ability to join us
but would like to?</span></font></b><font size=2 face="Trebuchet MS"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS"'> * * *<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><font size=2
face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS"'>-
- - - - - - - - - - -<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><font size=2
face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><b
style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><font size=3 face="Trebuchet MS"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS";font-weight:bold;mso-bidi-font-weight:
normal'>BECOME<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span
class=GramE><font size=2 face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Trebuchet MS"'>an</span></font></span><font size=2
face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS"'>
Access Queen “Asker”.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><font size=2
face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><b
style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><font size=2 face="Trebuchet MS"><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS";font-weight:bold;mso-bidi-font-weight:
normal'>BELIEVE</span></font></b><font size=2 face="Trebuchet MS"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS"'> in yourself as I believe
in you.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>Have the courage to ask for
support - to jump into the unknown and find that your community will catch
you.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>Put together a picture of what you
will need to actualize your dream.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>See
the next paragraph about how to write a proposal of your needs and your
situation and ASK your potential <span class=SpellE>funders</span>, *including*
our colleagues on the OSLIST who may have resources to share.<span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>I will help with feedback as you construct
your written proposals and I will also post messages on the OSLIST with and for
you to help you ask, either by name or anonymously.<span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>Email me at <a
href="mailto:lisaheft@openingspace.net">lisaheft@openingspace.net</a> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><font size=2
face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><font size=2
face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS"'>Each
‘asker’ is encouraged to *generate funding from multiple sources*
rather than asking one source to cover all your expenses.<span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>Think of funding in clusters, in a way: travel
money/assistance, accommodation/registration assistance, <span class=SpellE>homestay</span>
assistance, pocket money - and perhaps ask each different source to contribute
the funds for a different part.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>It helps
to write up a proposal which you can give to the organizations and individuals
you from which you are requesting funding assistance.<span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>You can find an example of such a request
at:<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span><a
href="http://www.openspaceworld.org/wiki/wiki/wiki.cgi?AccessQueenKing"><font
size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman";color:windowtext;text-decoration:none;text-underline:
none'><span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span></span></font>http://www.openspaceworld.org/wiki/wiki/wiki.cgi?OpenSpaceInstituteUSA/AccessQueenKing</a>
– and remember to see the actual costs of registration, accommodation and
ground transport on the </span></font><font size=2 color=blue
face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS";
mso-bidi-font-family:"Trebuchet MS";color:blue'><a
href="http://www.openspaceworld.org/osonos"><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";text-decoration:none;
text-underline:none'><span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span></span></font><span
style='mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"'>http://www.openspacehalifax.ca/</span></a>
</span></font><font size=2 face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Trebuchet MS";mso-bidi-font-family:"Trebuchet MS"'>site.</span></font><font
size=2 face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS"'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><b
style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><font size=3 face="Trebuchet MS"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS";font-weight:bold;mso-bidi-font-weight:
normal'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><font size=3
face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS";
font-weight:bold;mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>SEND<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span class=GramE><font size=2 face="Trebuchet MS"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS"'>your</span></font></span><font
size=2 face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS"'>
Request for Funding to every organization or community coalition or group of
friends you can think of to raise the funds.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>
</span><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS"'>I do not have a large source of money for
you – you must try to seek funding from other sources, but I can help you
think that through.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>Each year I have a
bit of ‘seed money’ for the new year’s Access Queen Fund, and
I will be reserving that for distribution of small amounts among as many Askers
as possible to help them make that last little bit if they need it.<span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><font size=2
face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS";
font-weight:bold;mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>You may wish to also ask for some
assistance with travel moneys</span></font></b><font size=2 face="Trebuchet MS"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS"'> from the Open Space
Institute of the USA -- you can use an adapted version of the proposal I
mention above to include how your request fits within the guidelines of OSI(US)
funding activities:<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>to support
underserved areas; to provide support that is leveraged to reach multiple
people; to match recipients' actions and resources with OSI-US actions and
funds; to have a commitment from the recipient to share the story of their OST
experience.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>So your proposal to them
must include how you will fulfill these things.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>
</span>For proposals sent to OSI(US) (at <a href="mailto:usa@openspaceworld.org">usa@openspaceworld.org</a>
) <b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><span style='font-weight:bold;
mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>please be sure to send in your request for support
by *before* May 15</span></b>; it is first-come-first-serve so the sooner you
get this in the greater chance you have -- the OSI(US) will return decisions by
the latest June 1.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS"'>Another funding site that may offer travel
funds for women, specifically, who are self-initiating projects in <span
class=SpellE>womens</span>’ rights and inclusion is Mama Cash:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=blue face="Trebuchet MS"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS";color:blue'>http://www.mamacash.nl/english</span></font><font
size=2 face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS"'>/<span
class=GramE> <span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>-</span> this funding cycle
may take months so <b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><span
style='font-weight:bold;mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>contact them NOW</span></b>.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><font size=2
face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS"'>When you do join us in Halifax, </span></font><b
style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><font face="Trebuchet MS"><span
style='font-family:"Trebuchet MS";font-weight:bold;mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>BRING</span></font></b><font
size=2 face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS"'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS"'>your art work / writing / folk art from your
country/culture to sell at the <span class=SpellE>OSonOS</span> Global Village
Marketplace to help raise additional money for your expenses or to put into
next year’s Access Queen fund.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><font size=2
face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS"'>-
- - - - - - - - - - -<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><font size=2
face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS"'>*
* * Do you feel like you CAN afford it and are thinking of coming? Or even thinking
of *not* coming? * * *<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><b
style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><font size=3 face="Trebuchet MS"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS";font-weight:bold;mso-bidi-font-weight:
normal'>SHARE your resources with an Access Queen Asker.<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><font size=2
face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS"'>-
- - - - - - - - - - -<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><font size=2
face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><b
style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><font size=3 face="Trebuchet MS"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS";font-weight:bold;mso-bidi-font-weight:
normal'>RENEW</span></font></b><font size=2 face="Trebuchet MS"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS"'> or </span></font><b
style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><font face="Trebuchet MS"><span
style='font-family:"Trebuchet MS";font-weight:bold;mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>BEGIN</span></font></b><font
size=2 face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS"'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><font size=2
face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS"'>your
membership in your local Open Space Institute and/or with Open Space Institute
(US) [whose members include colleagues from Switzerland, Haiti, Canada,
Germany, Denmark, Scotland, Japan, Australia, Estonia, France, Mexico, England,
Republic of China (Taiwan), and the US].<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>
</span><span class=GramE>OSI(</span>US) can offer some grants for travel
moneys. Other <span class=SpellE>OSIs</span> such as the Institutes of Canada, Australia
and Taiwan have generously donated to the Access Queen fund in the past as well
to help with final expenses.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>With your
membership, all of our Institutes will then have more funds to share with
Askers who send in proposals.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>Including
you, as well?<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><font size=2
face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS"'><a
href="http://www.openspaceworld.org/wiki/wiki/wiki.cgi?OpenSpaceInstitutes">http://www.openspaceworld.org/wiki/wiki/wiki.cgi?OpenSpaceInstitutes</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><font size=2
face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><font size=2
face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS";
font-weight:bold;mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>SHARE<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span class=GramE><font size=2 face="Trebuchet MS"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS"'>your</span></font></span><font
size=2 face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS"'>
Frequent Flyer miles with an Asker - contact me to find out who has asked.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><font size=3
face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS";
font-weight:bold;mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>When you register for <span
class=SpellE>OSonOS</span>, PAY FOR 2<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS"'>* 2 * accommodations and / or * 2 *
registrations and let me know that you have done so - we’ll give it to an
Asker and you can either remain anonymous or be introduced to your Asker.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><font size=3
face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS";
font-weight:bold;mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>BRING<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span class=GramE><font size=2 face="Trebuchet MS"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS"'>an</span></font></span><font
size=2 face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS"'>
envelope which has in it POCKET MONEY for an Asker.<span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>Let me know you will be bringing this (this
will help us know how much more our Askers need to <span class=GramE>raise</span>)
and I can make sure it gets to an Asker.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><font size=3
face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS";
font-weight:bold;mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>SEND or BRING<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS"'>your art work / writing / folk art from your
country to sell at <span class=SpellE>OSonOS</span> Global Village Marketplace or
the Silent Auction (the tables we will be setting up for showing and selling
your items from around the world) to help raise money for next year’s
Access Queen fund.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><font size=3
face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS";
font-weight:bold;mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>DONATE <o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span class=GramE><font size=2 face="Trebuchet MS"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS"'>any</span></font></span><font
size=2 face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS"'>
amount of money to the Access Queen fund by mailing me a check in US dollars or
in a currency you think I might be able to exchange which I shall put into a
special account.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>If you would rather pay
via credit card, you can do so at the Open Space Institute US’s site (10%
of your payment will cover credit card processing fees): </span></font><font
size=2 face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS";
mso-bidi-font-family:"Trebuchet MS"'><a
href="http://www.openspaceworld.org/donate">http://www.openspaceworld.org/donate</a><span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>(and be sure where it says ‘Payment is for’
to write in: “Access Queen Fund”).</span></font><font size=2
face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS"'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><font size=2
face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS"'>-
- - - - - - - - - - -<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS"'>Let us see what happens when we each put a
potato, a carrot or a bit of onion into the rich and nutritious broth we can
co-create to bring the flavors of diversity and access to this year’s <span
class=SpellE>OSonOS</span>.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><st1:PersonName><font size=2 face="Trebuchet MS"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS"'>Lisa Heft</span></font></st1:PersonName><font
size=2 face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS"'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS"'>(<span class=GramE>also</span> known as
Access Queen)<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS"'><a href="mailto:lisaheft@openingspace.net">lisaheft@openingspace.net</a>
<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><font size=2
face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS";
font-weight:bold;mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face="Trebuchet MS"><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS";color:black;mso-no-proof:
yes'>___________________________</span></font><span style='mso-no-proof:yes'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><font size=2
color=blue face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS";
color:blue;font-weight:bold;mso-bidi-font-weight:normal;mso-no-proof:yes'>L i s
a<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>H e f t<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=blue face="Trebuchet MS"><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS";color:blue;mso-no-proof:
yes'>Consultant, Facilitator, Educator<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=blue face="Trebuchet MS"><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS";color:blue;mso-no-proof:
yes'>O p e n i n g<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>S p a c e<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS";mso-no-proof:yes'>2325 Oregon<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS";mso-no-proof:yes'>Berkeley, California<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS";mso-no-proof:yes'>94705-1106<span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>USA<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS";mso-no-proof:yes'>+01 510 548-8449<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS";mso-no-proof:yes'><a
href="mailto:lisaheft@openingspace.net"><font color=black><span
style='color:black'>lisaheft@openingspace.net</span></font></a></span></font><span
style='mso-no-proof:yes'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS";mso-no-proof:yes'><a
href="http://www.openingspace.net"><font color=black><span style='color:black'>www.openingspace.net</span></font></a>
<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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