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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Thank you for answering this dear Frauke,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>My belief is that when OST meetings are well done, they are the best vehicle for transforming energy non-violently. Also, they can be effective with rapid transformation, not long drawn out…and in this day and age, ‘rapid’ is important or people burn out and I think anger escalates. <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'>Years ago, we facilitated an OST meeting in a neighborhood full of gangs. The gang members showed up because we had something that they wanted to use…two gyms and a basketball court. The meeting space was a ‘weapon free zone’ so we took the weapons at the door, stored them, and gave them back. Our Board of Directors was very worried about giving the weapons back, but after much deliberation, it seemed like the best option. The topic was about the use of the basketball courts and the gyms and other space we had. With their interest in this common topic, violence was put aside, and the usual behaviors in an OST meeting emerged. From gang ‘warfare’ to having these same young people work together to run a community center together was a big leap, and it happened in an instant. They still had some problems outside of the community center with each other but the violence on the streets went way down. We had periodic OST meetings, interspersed with periodic Whole Person Process Facilitated meetings within which we planned for the OST meetings. This worked for years until I lost touch with this group…for all I know it is still working. I worked closely with our Chief of Police on this one. He was amazed at the results and then allowed me to come in and do some other things too. As well as the highly participatory meetings, one of the keys that I have found is a good planning meeting not only about the content we discuss but also about how we facilitate the planning meeting. I have also found that it is imperative to have a topic of mutual concern/passion that needs to be addressed and I never have this topic be ‘conflict resolution’. I trust that conflict resolution is a by-product of a well done OST meeting.<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'>Warmly,<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 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>Frauke Godat<br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, January 17, 2012 3:37 AM<br><b>To:</b> World wide Open Space Technology email list<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [OSList] trainings on NON-VIOLENCE<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Dear Birgitt,<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>Just in regards to your question around why focussing on non-violence, here are some of my thoughts:<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>There have been internal and systemic conflicts within the Occupy and Real Democracy movement throughout the world. I have written this blog article about it in December (based on an article from The Future of Occupy blog): <a href="http://streethostingberlin.posterous.com/occupy-camps-dealing-with-internal-and-system">http://streethostingberlin.posterous.com/occupy-camps-dealing-with-internal-and-system</a> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Also, some of us from Art of Hosting Berlin have been attending 2 planning meetings for an Occupy Berlin World Café/OpenSpace. Working together with the calling team and communication there has been very much dominated by anger, fear, control, violence (in language), and deep national trauma.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Transforming this energy non-violently into positive creation processes, I find the most challenging at the moment...<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Best,<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>Frauke<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>On Tue, Jan 17, 2012 at 12:57 AM, Birgitt Williams <<a href="mailto:birgitt@dalarinternational.com">birgitt@dalarinternational.com</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Dear Claudia,</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>I am intrigued that the desire is for trainings and events on NON-VIOLENCE. I am eager to hear from you why this is the focus. With the current knowledge coming out of positive psychology, might it not be more advantageous to focus on trainings and methods that lead to peace, harmony, being in genuine contact with one another? I do recommend our Whole Person Process Facilitation for leading meetings that are intended for people to be in genuine contact, tap into collective intelligence, and move on to the natural state of humans: peace.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Blessings,</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Birgitt</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Next on line WPPF is found at <a href="http://www.dalarinternational.com/genuine-contact-program/advanced-workshops/whole-person-process-facilitation" target="_blank">http://www.dalarinternational.com/genuine-contact-program/advanced-workshops/whole-person-process-facilitation</a></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><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"'> <a href="mailto:oslist-bounces@lists.openspacetech.org" target="_blank">oslist-bounces@lists.openspacetech.org</a> [mailto:<a href="mailto:oslist-bounces@lists.openspacetech.org" target="_blank">oslist-bounces@lists.openspacetech.org</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Dr. Claudia Gross<br><b>Sent:</b> Monday, January 16, 2012 4:19 PM<br><b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:oslist@lists.openspacetech.org" target="_blank">oslist@lists.openspacetech.org</a><br><b>Subject:</b> [OSList] trainings on NON-VIOLENCE</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#000099'>Dear OS friends all over the world!<br><br>In Egypt, we are going to celebrate the 1st Anniversary of last year's revolution on 25th of January.<br>I hope the whole world will join us in these celebrations :-)<br><br>With regard to this occasion, I am posting three different questions that are not directly related to Open Space...<br>Just thought that all of you might have a big pool of training methods, exercises, energizers, etc.<br>which when brought together could be a giant source for all of us.</span><br><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#000099'><br>Very much looking forward to hearing more about your ideas!<br><br>Claudia<br><br><b>No 1:<br>Which training methods, exercises, energizers, etc. do you recommend<br>for trainings and events on NON-VIOLENCE?</b></span><o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div></div></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><br>_______________________________________________<br>OSList mailing list<br>To post send emails to <a href="mailto:OSList@lists.openspacetech.org">OSList@lists.openspacetech.org</a><br>To unsubscribe send an email to <a href="mailto:OSList-leave@lists.openspacetech.org">OSList-leave@lists.openspacetech.org</a><br>To subscribe or manage your subscription click below:<br><a href="http://lists.openspacetech.org/listinfo.cgi/oslist-openspacetech.org" target="_blank">http://lists.openspacetech.org/listinfo.cgi/oslist-openspacetech.org</a><o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><br><br clear=all><o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal>-- <br>Frauke Godat<o:p></o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>---------------------------------------------------------------<br>Harvest from the Art of Hosting Training Berlin in November 2011 is online: <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://aohberlin2011.posterous.com/" target="_blank">http://aohberlin2011.posterous.com/</a><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>---------------------------------------------------------------<br>phone (mobile): +49 (0)176 50 47 88 06<br>Twitter: @futureatschool @fraukeatschool<br>-------------------------------------------------------------------<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></div></body></html>