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<DIV><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #444444; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">____________________________________________________________________________________<BR></SPAN><STRONG>My book:</STRONG> <SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #444444; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">The Things People Say: Political Quotations from the </SPAN><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #444444; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">Northern Ireland</SPAN><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #444444; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"> Peace Process</SPAN></DIV> <BR><STRONG>To buy it on-line:</STRONG> <A href="http://www.trafford.com/07-2815" target=_blank>http://www.trafford.com/07-2815</A><BR> <BR><STRONG>To order it in a book shop:</STRONG> Give the nice man/woman this ISBN number : 1-4251-6179-0<BR><BR><STRONG>Info about me:</STRONG> <A href="http://trainers.salto-youth.net/FergalBarr/" target=_blank><FONT color=#000099>http://trainers.salto-youth.net/FergalBarr/</FONT></A> <BR>
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<DIV><STRONG>Organisation I work for:</STRONG> <A href="http://www.claudyyouth.com/" target=_blank>www.claudyyouth.com</A> </DIV>
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<DIV><STRONG>Organistion I used to work for:</STRONG> <A href="http://www.offthestreets.org/" target=_blank>www.offthestreets.org</A></DIV>
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<DIV><STRONG>How I live my life:</STRONG> Humour is the shortest distance between people;Always remember there is someone worse off than you; It's not a matter of if only a matter of when<BR></DIV><BR><BR>
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> Date: Mon, 13 Oct 2008 09:41:41 +0100<BR>> From: mel.sauce@virgin.net<BR>> Subject: Re: British council open space<BR>> To: OSLIST@LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU<BR>> <BR>> Hi Phelim<BR>> <BR>> Hope you are well.<BR>> <BR>> Just wanted to say that sounds amasing, and am glad that the British <BR>> council are supporting work like this!<BR>> <BR>> take care<BR>> <BR>> Mel<BR>> <BR>> <BR>> Phelim McDermott wrote:<BR>> > Here are the links to the British council website<BR>> ><BR>> > about the creative collaborations project<BR>> ><BR>> > http://www.britishcouncil.org/macedonia-arts-creative-collaboration.htm<BR>> ><BR>> > http://www.britishcouncil.org/arts-creative-collaborations.htm<BR>> ><BR>> > hopefully this is just a beginning.<BR>> ><BR>> > Phelim x<BR>> ><BR>> > On 10 Oct 2008, at 18:12, Phelim McDermott wrote:<BR>> ><BR>> >> Hi Folks,<BR>> >><BR>> >> It's Phelim here from my hotel room in Belgrade lying on my bed like <BR>> >> a great big butterfly! (Think of it as an alternative Kafka story <BR>> >> with a positive bent). I just finished facilitating a three day open <BR>> >> space event set up for us by the British Council here. It was for the <BR>> >> disability community in Serbia. Our question was "How can individuals <BR>> >> and institutions contribute to a more inclusive society?." I am lying <BR>> >> here with my heart opened by the extraordinary experience. There were <BR>> >> amazing contributions, experiences and projects which have been <BR>> >> supported as both initial dreams and tangible projects to leave the <BR>> >> room. From an online forum, to a fashion clothing and catwalk project <BR>> >> for disabled people, to a bus that will give children in the south <BR>> >> who never see any theatre a chance to see puppet shows. The <BR>> >> creativity and spirit has been both awesome and humbling. A real <BR>> >> diversity of professions, feet and wheels! Gorgeous!<BR>> >><BR>> >> This event itself has grown out of series of five open spaces set up <BR>> >> across Europe called creative collaborations. Istannbul. Varna, <BR>> >> Jerusalem, Athens, Bucharest and this final one grew from a someone <BR>> >> being inspired to make it happen on our first on in Istanbul. All <BR>> >> using open space to support inter country collaborations. We have <BR>> >> learnt so much from tis journey as we have mentored our own company <BR>> >> in facilitating different ones and learnt how wonderful open space is <BR>> >> for meeting the creative spirits that inspire us in this world. The <BR>> >> British council have been amazing and have embraced open space as a <BR>> >> form that can really create change often we have seen processes from <BR>> >> skepticism to advocates.<BR>> >><BR>> >> Chris your document came at just the right time to support me around <BR>> >> opening space for convergence as I was keen to do after working with <BR>> >> Lisa and Wosonos thanks for that.<BR>> >><BR>> >> Of course there is so much to talk about but in our closing circle <BR>> >> people were amazed at the event and this meeting had never happened <BR>> >> for this community on any level in Serbia before. I can't tell you <BR>> >> how big the challenges are for disabled people here! As ever in my <BR>> >> experience the answer to the question posed can be summed up simply <BR>> >> "By finding ways to do what we just did: open hearts.. Open space."<BR>> >> Anyway must FLY off to see "Candoco" the beautiful disabled dance <BR>> >> company the British council have brought to perform here as a <BR>> >> celebration of disability and creativity!<BR>> >><BR>> >> Love and smiles<BR>> >><BR>> >> Phelim<BR>> >><BR>> >> *<BR>> >> *<BR>> >> ==========================================================<BR>> >> OSLIST@LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU<BR>> >> ------------------------------<BR>> >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options,<BR>> >> view the archives of oslist@listserv.boisestate.edu:<BR>> >> http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html<BR>> >><BR>> >> To learn about OpenSpaceEmailLists and OSLIST FAQs:<BR>> >> http://www.openspaceworld.org/oslist<BR>> ><BR>> > *<BR>> > *<BR>> > ==========================================================<BR>> > OSLIST@LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU<BR>> > ------------------------------<BR>> > To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options,<BR>> > view the archives of oslist@listserv.boisestate.edu:<BR>> > http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html<BR>> ><BR>> > To learn about OpenSpaceEmailLists and OSLIST FAQs:<BR>> > http://www.openspaceworld.org/oslist<BR>> ><BR>> <BR>> *<BR>> *<BR>> ==========================================================<BR>> OSLIST@LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU<BR>> ------------------------------<BR>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options,<BR>> view the archives of oslist@listserv.boisestate.edu:<BR>> http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html<BR>> <BR>> To learn about OpenSpaceEmailLists and OSLIST FAQs:<BR>> http://www.openspaceworld.org/oslist<BR><br /><hr />Try Facebook in Windows Live Messenger! <a href='http://clk.atdmt.com/UKM/go/111354030/direct/01/' target='_new'>Try it Now!</a></body>
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