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<div>We just completed our second open space with kids at a high school in Birmingham Uk.. With the Sandwell Police engagement team.</div>
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<div>The kids get it…just difficult to get the adults to give up their power roles…..</div>
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<div>But if you ever get to meet PC Hughie Treasure I’m sure you will know that he is a dweller on the threshold.. The things he has done with lifers in prison mentoring 16 year olds is amazing!!</div>
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<span style="font-weight:bold">From: </span>Harrison Owen via OSList <<a href="mailto:oslist@lists.openspacetech.org">oslist@lists.openspacetech.org</a>><br>
<span style="font-weight:bold">Reply-To: </span>Harrison Owen <<a href="mailto:hhowen@verizon.net">hhowen@verizon.net</a>>, World wide Open Space Technology email list <<a href="mailto:oslist@lists.openspacetech.org">oslist@lists.openspacetech.org</a>><br>
<span style="font-weight:bold">Date: </span>Friday, 19 December 2014 14:15<br>
<span style="font-weight:bold">To: </span>'Anne-Béatrice Duparc' <<a href="mailto:abeaduparc@yahoo.com">abeaduparc@yahoo.com</a>>, 'World wide Open Space Technology email list' <<a href="mailto:oslist@lists.openspacetech.org">oslist@lists.openspacetech.org</a>><br>
<span style="font-weight:bold">Subject: </span>Re: [OSList] First open space, advices needed :)<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; color: black;">I am asked for my first Open Space! By a group of parents who are homeschooling their children and want to form as an association.
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