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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=red face=Arial><span style='font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:red'>Marvelous discussion! I take all the points
raised about the necessity for sensitivity to the way others may see us and the
baggage (historical, genetic, etc) that we carry. That said, I find it interesting
(wonderful?) that despite multiple blocks, that in other circumstances would
render the services of some particular facilitator non-useful, it remains
possible for the most unlikely person to open space in an effective fashion –
provided that person shows up in an authentic, centered and focused manner, and
quickly passes into the shadows of “space holder” as soon as the
space is opened. It was from that perspective that I suggested to Brendan that,
should the sponsor decide that he should open the space, there would be no
problems. Indeed, there might even be an added bonus (as Lisa points out) –
that perhaps for the first time – the participants might encounter a
caring, supportive male.</span></font></p>
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12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:red'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=red face=Arial><span style='font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:red'>In my previous example about me
facilitating the YWCA gathering (500 women and me) I in fact suggested to the
organizing committee that they might want to have a female do the honors, and
further that I knew many such females who could do all that with distinction. For
whatever reason they decided to go with me, and off we went. And as far as I
can tell there were no problems, at least in terms of the effective function of
the group in Open Space. They did what they came to do, and two years later introduced
a constitution and structure that confirmed the radical transformation of the
YWCA. At least that is what they said. </span></font></p>
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12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:red'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=red face=Arial><span style='font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:red'>I do have to admit, however, that at the
conclusion of the gathering several of the participants came to me with the
question, “Couldn’t a woman do this?” To which I replied –
Of course, and the next one is all yours. As I heard the story, they accepted
the challenge and have been opening space ever since. Good on them!</span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=red face=Arial><span style='font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:red'>My real point was to underscore how, at
least in my experience, Open Space apparently operates well below the levels of
culture, ethnicity, gender, economics, etc. I find this to be both strange and
wonderful.</span></font></p>
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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>-----Original Message-----<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>From:</span></b> </span></font><font size=2
face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>OSLIST</span></font><font
size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'> [mailto:</span></font><font
size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>OSLIST</span></font><font
size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>@LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU]
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>On Behalf Of </span></b>Judi Richardson PONO<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> </span></font><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>Saturday, </span></font><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>October 01,
2005</span></font><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Tahoma'> </span></font><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>6:46 PM</span></font><font size=2
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<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> </span></font><font size=2
face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>OSLIST</span></font><font
size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>@LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> Re: Cross Cultural
Facilitation</span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Hi Brendan – I read
your message here and the replies and have taken some time to breathe with
it. I acknowledge the frankness your client expresses is very
touching. I’ve been involved in many cross-cultural and
cross-gender experiences and have no ready answers as I think each one asks to
be taken individually. It would be wonderful to have an Aboriginal woman
who stands in her fullness of self as a role model and facilitator for this
one, eh? Anyone you know you could refer to them? I note that the
client states her confidence in having you hold the space – should they
choose to retain your services, I would suggest they introduce you in the
invitation – that way everyone will know ahead of time that you will be
there? My next question is to you – do you feel you could hold the
space? There have been a few times when I’ve referred clients to
someone else as I felt I was too passionate to “stay out of the
space”!!</span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Hope this helps even a
little bit!</span></font></p>
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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'> </span></font></p>
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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Judi</span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font
size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'> OSLIST
[mailto:OSLIST@LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU] <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>On
Behalf Of </span></b>Brendan McKeague<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> </span></font><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>Saturday,
October 01, 2005</span></font><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'> </span></font><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>12:22 AM</span></font><font
size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'><br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> OSLIST@LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> Cross Cultural
Facilitation</span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>G'day folks in the OS global community<br>
A new client has asked me about facilitating a one-day OS for a group of
stakeholders and others about the creation of a refuge/hostel for indigenous
women - she has only minor concerns about using Open Space having recently
experienced her first event with me - her major concern is about using a
non-Aboriginal white male as the facilitator - see honest and forthright
comments below - and this event would be in a different part of the country
from where I live and where I'm not known locally in the indigenous community -
any thoughts on this query? Any stories of this sort of cross-cultural/gender
scenario?<br>
Cheers<br>
Brendan </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>We have an opportunity with the new site being built
in ----- to devote some of our resources to responding to the plight of
indigenous families. Having a different focus away from the mainstream
site gives our service an opportunity to explore, with the assistance of
indigenous stakeholders, a different way of responding to women and children
from indigenous families escaping violence. I don’t know what this
will look like and it will be difficult and we won’t always get it
right. It will be a process of learning and experimenting with new ways
of responding to families. </span></font></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>This is like a leap into the unknown for us because it
will change our service. It has not been undertaken by any other service
to my knowledge, so there is no blue print to how we should proceed.
Having said this, I do think it is possible and I believe it will have a
positive impact on our service as a whole. </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>There would be about 35-40 people invited to this
gathering which would represent all of the key groups that would have an
interest in a mainstream organisation taking on and providing a service to
Aboriginal women and children. </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>There has been a positive reaction so far to the
proposal from Aboriginal organisations but I am sure we will face some
resistance/perhaps hostility? (I will probably know this before we enter an
open space) – and in a sense that is one of the reasons why I think an
Open Space forum will be good so that we can hear and respond to people’s
concerns. </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>One of my concerns Brendan is how they will receive
you as a facilitator of this process. I am confident about you holding
the space for us to discuss these issues but I also don’t want to set you
up in the process either. I am worried that there might be some hostility
to a man facilitating the process and not a woman (you may be the only man
there). I would love your thoughts around this and whether you have done
anything similar before. Part of me says be courageous and go with what
you think will work and another part of me is scared stiff! </span></font></p>
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