<div>Hi Irv,</div>
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<div>I do that (a LOT)</div>
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<div>everything i do is in Open Space</div>
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<div>and it always works.</div>
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<div>I say:"stop thinking and DO"</div>
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<div>Best,</div>
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<div>b<br><br></div>
<div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Jun 29, 2010 at 11:46 AM, Steve Cochran <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:scochran305@gmail.com">scochran305@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
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<div>Hi Irv - A couple of thoughts:</div>
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<div>1. Perhaps determine in advance what "...good representation of people from these neighborhoods..." looks like by studying the census-type data about the demographics, population, etc. Some public records probably exist via the City, and interviewing several key institutional heads about the makeup of the neighborhoods could help. (i.e. - school principals, local clergy/faith community leaders, major employers, etc.)</div>
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<div>2. Develop a community 'profile' (the good kind, not the bad kind!) that addresses age, ethnicity, families, singles, etc. and then reach out to populate that profile - again perhaps recommendations from the same community leaders and others, staying within your parameters and logistics. By inviting people with a particular perspective and hopefully gaining their commitment to participate it may be possible to design 'broad representation'.</div>
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<div>Just a thought....such a design feels sort of counter to the 'Whoever comes..." principle, but your desire for broad input for neighborhood issues is understandable.</div>
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<div>Good Luck! - Steve</div>
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<div>PS - Providing food is always a good draw!<br></div>
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<div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Jun 29, 2010 at 12:05 AM, Irv Sheffey <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:irv.sheffey@sierraclub.org" target="_blank">irv.sheffey@sierraclub.org</a>></span> wrote:<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Arial"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">I’m working with a local community group to organize a one day forum on creating local sustainable neighborhoods, here in the District of Columbia. We want the forum to be inclusive of a wide range of perspectives from environmental NGOs, local government, civic leaders and most important, folks from the community at large, namely the “grassroots”. The theme is “<i><span style="FONT-STYLE: italic">Getting from here to there, creating sustainable east of the river communities</span></i>.” We are targeting people who reside in a part of DC that is geographically separated from the other, two-thirds of the District, by the Anacostia River. This part of DC is the home of over 140,000 people, many who have been historically neglected socially and politically. We envision the forum to be a place where their voices can be heard </span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Arial"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">This brings me to my question and I hope someone out in the network has some suggestions. How do we open space such that we get a good representation of people from these neighborhoods, without overwhelming ourselves? Whereas it’s relatively easy to work in a context of a given organization, i.e., a company, a school, a profession, since affinity is defined and numbers limited but what do you do when you’re seeking a broad cross section of the public? We have a modest budget and a venue that could accommodate upwards of 200 people. How can you be “open” while reasonable as to how many people can be logistically accommodated?</span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Arial"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">The forum is scheduled for late October and we will begin outreach efforts over the summer.</span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Arial"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">I hope that this doesn’t sound like a “duh” question for you more experience facilitators. I could truly use your insights. I’ve taken the liberty of copying my co-organizers of this event. It would be great if you can hit “reply to all” in responding, so that they can be directly informed.</span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Arial"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Thank you,</span></font></p>
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