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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple style='word-wrap: break-word;-webkit-nbsp-mode: space;-webkit-line-break: after-white-space'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Dear Raffi,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>I am fascinated by the adventures you choose to take. What comes to my mind are two things. One, it is important not to take a ‘side’ as the gods don’t care what side you take so long as you do take a side because it allows them to divide and conquer. Note that I use small letters for ‘gods’. The second is that it is important to take a stand for what truly is heartfelt and meaningful to you.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Blessings,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Birgitt<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> oslist-bounces@lists.openspacetech.org [mailto:oslist-bounces@lists.openspacetech.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Skye Hirst<br><b>Sent:</b> Saturday, October 08, 2011 10:10 AM<br><b>To:</b> Raffi Aftandelian; World wide Open Space Technology email list<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [OSList] occupy Open Space?!<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I'm so glad you are there and sharing your experience. I too feel this is a most exceptional event of process, and a rich one in the history of our "becoming" as humans. Skye<o:p></o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>On Oct 8, 2011, at 12:35 AM, Raffi Aftandelian wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><br><br><o:p></o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='color:black'>dear open space and genuine contact friends (aka spaceniki and, perhaps, "wheelies")-<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='color:black'>Tonight marked the spirited kick-off for Occupy San Diego, one of the many local initiatives around the world taking place in solidarity with Occupy Wall Street. Speaking as a process artist (OST facilitator and Genuine Contact Program certified trainer) and a charmingly flawed co-human with a heart who is planning on camping out (occupy?!) on site for while, I wanted to share some thoughts and observations and also extend an invitation.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='color:black'>First off, taking part in all of this- tonight's march or attending the General Assembly (I was at last night's assembly- 130 people were there!)- really stretches me. I can't align with any of the adversarial language and expression here. So, as we marched today I was just silent, holding my multi-colored sign which read, "What does a wise, compassionate and glocal response to massive economic injustice look like?" Heck, even calling it "Occupy" make me shudder!!!<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='color:black'>It is physically just very challenging to be in the presence of all of that energy. That said, from the the *moment* I heard of Occupy Wall Street, I had an *immediate* intuitive hit that this is something different, that this is something that I have to support. And at the very least this initiative could be supported by bearing witness-- and the simplest way I could do that is just camp there, just sleep there. That's it. <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='color:black'>Perhaps the act of sleeping in a public space can be a way of claiming *and* opening space, a way of dreaming the New Story into being?<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='color:black'>Also, I'm amazed to see how many different people locally have heard of the local Occupy San Diego initiative and how many different people I know showed up tonight! It's almost as if somewhere deep down there was a part of us that knew this is something we need to support.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='color:black'>One of the things that encouraged me while attending General Assembly last night was the readiness and willingness of people from disparate points of view to hear each other out. What I'm seeing is messy, imperfect, and I know and imagine that ball has been dropped. But overall, it's a rather encouraging picture. It's also encouraging to see meditation part of the picture, too. A 20+ minute flash mob still silent sitting meditation took place after the march tonight<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='color:black'>And indeed it has a lot of open space feeling to it. The general assembly and committees had been meeting at Children's Park (high play and high learning anyone??) here downtown. The park is made up of large circular patches of grass bordered with concrete. Each committee met in a different patch - marked with the name of the committee. And you just went to the committee you wanted. And from what i could see, if you wanted to create a new committee, you could do that, too! (apparently, there is a process committee here, too).<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='color:black'>I'm curious if there are other process artists out there on or off these lists who are also supporting Occupy... where you are. I'd love to enter into conversation (skype call anyone??) on or offlist to explore the ways we as process artists can support this initiative. Drop me a line!<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='color:black'>much warmth from the pacific coast,<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='color:black'>raffi<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;background:white'><span style='color:black'> <br>p.s. to catch some of the flavor of our local "Occupation," see <br><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/occupysd/">http://www.flickr.com/photos/occupysd/</a><br>http://www.livestream.com/occupysd<br><br>p.p.s. I look forward to circulating widely this piece by zen teacher and peacemaker, Bernie Glassman<br>http://www.elephantjournal.com/2011/10/we-are-the-100/<br><br>p.p.p.s. to borrow a turn of phrase from a fellow spacenik who lives DownUnder-- "What can happen?"<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='color:black'>powered by ubuntu 10.4<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>_______________________________________________<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>OSList mailing list<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>To post send emails to <a href="mailto:OSList@lists.openspacetech.org">OSList@lists.openspacetech.org</a><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>To unsubscribe send an email to <a href="mailto:OSList-leave@lists.openspacetech.org">OSList-leave@lists.openspacetech.org</a><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>To subscribe or manage your subscription click below:<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://lists.openspacetech.org/listinfo.cgi/oslist-openspacetech.org">http://lists.openspacetech.org/listinfo.cgi/oslist-openspacetech.org</a><o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Zapfino","serif";color:navy'>Skye Hirst, PhD</span><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:red'>The Autognomics Institute</span><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:green'>Perceiving the<span class=apple-converted-space> </span><b><i>Process</i></b><span class=apple-converted-space> </span>Nature of<span class=apple-converted-space> </span><i>Life-itself</i></span><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'><a href="mailto:skyeh@autognomics.org">skyeh@autognomics.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'><a href="http://www.autognomics.org">www.autognomics.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'>Twitter @autognomics<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'><br><br><br></span><o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>