Your reactions to the send of the the two themes were in line with mine, but it was actually one of the Aboriginal youth that suggested the second theme. The reason he gave was that "Hearing our voices..." sounds too much like we are listening to ourselves speaking, hearing our own voices. He felt that it lacked the direction to get the stuff that was being talked about out into the world of the decision makers. So he suggested that "Voicing our priorities" comkbines the voice with the priorities, which gives some importan direction to what the youth are saying.
At any rate, i was grateful that no one felt grabbed by the throat by the suggestion! Interesting to hear all these thoughts on the subject. Cheers, Chris "Doersam, Laurel" wrote: > Helen, you articulated beautifully exactly what I felt as I read the two > themes. "Hearing our voices today.....for tomorrow" really grabs my guts, > whereas the other sounds too dry and a bit confusing as to the intent - it > shifts the focus away from the now and how the now will impact the future > into this hazy hodge-podge of now and yet-to-be. The other issue is there > is a world of difference between voicing priorities (which may fall on deaf > ears) and having those priorities HEARD. I'd definitely wanna go with the > being heard. > > Sounds like a great event, Chris - lookin' forward to hearing the story! > > Laurel. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Helen Patterson [mailto:h...@paradise.net.nz] > Sent: Friday, September 07, 2001 6:11 AM > To: osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu > Subject: Re: Working over a theme with a group on a conference call > > Hi Chris > > I noticed I was grabbed in the belly when I read the words > as I feel they connect to a > sensory, intuitive realm and are very much in the NOW. > > and > > grabbed by the head when I read > "Voicing our priorities for today and tomorrow" as I felt a shift to a > thinking realm and a shift in timezone as the present and the future were > kind of combined. > > My feeling is that in the subtle realms these 2 statements are light years > apart or another way of saying it is that perhaps they come from 2 different > worlds. > > Kind regards > Helen > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Chris Corrigan <cor...@interchange.ubc.ca> > To: <osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu> > Sent: Friday, September 07, 2001 4:44 PM > Subject: Re: Working over a theme with a group on a conference call > > > "J. Paul Everett" wrote: > > > > > Hey, Chris, no fair. Here you were grabbing my gut without telling me > the > > > theme. Can you share what the Inuit came up with?? > > > > > > > Tee hee......ok. > > > > The essence of the conversation was around how we choose a theme that > focusses > > attention on a national strategy for Aboriginal youth. That was bound to > be > > dry. When I stole one of Michael Herman's questions and asked them "What > > would make this conference and WILD success?" the reply came from one of > the > > youth that it would be a wild success if the voices of Aboriginal youth > would > > be heard (is that all? i asked myself....tells you something about the > state > > of conferences in this day and age huh?) > > > > After that comment came out the Inuk youth suggested "Hearing our voices > > today...for tomorrow." That soon became something like "Voicing our > > priorities for today and tomorrow." > > > > The whole notion of giving voice to the real concers of Aboriginal youth > > rather than feedback on a government strategy is what drew people in by > their > > guts. It might not be the most inspipring theme you've ever heard (see > > Richard's!!) but it was a sea change in thinking for these guys. And most > > importantly, it was something that the whole diverse group could live > with. > > > > I think this one is gonna be a stunner myself. All the conditions are > ripe > > for it to be a success. 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