Dear colleagues, Perhaps this upcoming Community Weaving learning workshop might be of interest to OSlisters.
Some OSlisters have taken it. I found a lot of value in this approach. CW has been described as community-scale OS and have been featured in the Change Handbook. Please consider passing on this info... appreciatively (and until the WOSonOS), raffi COMMUNITY WEAVING RETREAT [] Certification Training July 9-10, 2008 9am-5pm Whidbey Institute 6449 Old Pietila Rd. Clinton, WA 98236 360.341.3404 www.whidbeyinstitute.org [] Community Weaving is a sustainable grass roots community mobilization approach that increases community capacity and social capital by creating fail safe environments that foster innovation to creatively solve problems, spawn new opportunities, and restore the spirit of community to create a more caring, just and civil society . Community Weaving is a proven community building approach that pools knowledge and resources of the people, and sparks initiatives that shift the culture of community within systems. Certified Community Weavers recruit Good Neighbors who start-up Family Support Networks in companies, schools, churches, neighborhoods, and organizations. Community Weavers are given the tools, techniques and technology to train volunteers as Family Advocates/Liaisons within organizations. You will gain insight into service learning and transformative community building theories and practices and learn practical applications of ABCD (Asset-Based Community Development) and Family Support principles that underpin the FSN methodology. Join with others from around the world to customize organizational development strategies and open space to harness the creative capacity of community members to spark community spirit. You'll be amazed at how easy it is to engage, train and mobilize a social support system that serves as a grassroots safety net for families, fosters social capital to improve the health and resiliency of the whole community from the inside out. Presenters: [] Cheryl Honey, CEO, Excel Strategies, Inc. and Founder, Family Support Network, International Cheryl Honey is the pioneer of Community Weaving practices and contributing author to The Change Handbook (2nd Ed). She founded the Family Support Network, International (FSNI), a non-profit organization, in 1993 and has trained and certified over 400 Community Weavers and Family Advocates who are respected leaders and change agents in their communities. Cheryl graduated from Antioch University Seattle with B.A. in Liberal Arts. She received the Washington State overall Jefferson Award in 2007, the mini-Nobel Prize for public service, Daily Points of Light Award, Giraffe Award for sticking her neck out in 1996 and was presented with the Ambassador of Peace and Excellence in Leadership Awards from the International and Interreligious Federation for World Peace. The ABCD Institute and Institute for Civil Society have recognized the Family Support Network model as an exemplary approach to capacity building. Cheryl is a writer and lecturer and resides with her family in Bothell, Washington. [] Steve Mason, Organizational Instructor, Messaging Consultant and Motivational Singer Steve is a certified Community Weaver and gifted trainer. He has a unique and very accessible perspective and delivery style when it comes to putting the pieces together in our world that add up to community. He promotes causes such as Art with Heart, the Heart and Soul Foundation and Family Support Network, International. Steve is an award-winning singer/songwriter who uses humor and heartfelt messages to inspire people into action. He's been a successful training executive, musician, husband and father for over 20 years. Registration Fee: $595 (Includes training, materials, certification, lodging & meals) www.communityweaving.org/registration.htm Scholarships available Email scholarsh...@familynetwork.org with your scholarship request (No one will be turned away due to financial constraints!) Additional nights lodging in a beautiful retreat setting Single Rate: $65 For more information: 206.240.2241 wec...@familynetwork.org Family Support Network www.familynetwork.org Community Weaving www.communityweaving.org "The more resourceful we are among ourselves, the more valuable a resource we become to our families, our communities and our world." Register early to guarantee your space and pass the word along to your colleagues and friends. If you'd prefer to start Community Weaving in your community by hosting a training, email cwtinqu...@familynetwork.org and we'll send you all the details and waive registration fees for two attendees. New Web-Based Technology! FSN volunteer, Max Stalnaker, developed a web-based technology to enable individuals and groups to share resources, establish Group ID's, locate resources, organize activities, spearhead initiatives and publish resource directories. To tour FSN website go to: www.familynetwork.org. This technology is free has flexible applications for connecting members of groups, associations, neighborhoods, churches, and schools together. What is the Whidbey Institute at Chinook? [] In a time of great peril and great promise, the Whidbey Institute is a place of deep inquiry and inspiration dedicated to the transformation of heart, mind, and culture that is now needed for the creation of a more sustainable, just, and fruitful future for all. We are committed to the emergence of a new and right relationship between the natural and social world through the development of vital communities and the formation of courageous, creative, and competent leadership on behalf of the whole earth community. SEEKING HOSTS FOR COMMUNITY WEAVING TRAININGS AROUND THE WORLD! [] People from all around the world have expressed interest in starting Community Weaving. To reduce consumption and costs, we are looking for organizations who will host Community Weaving trainings and retreats. For more information, call 206.240.2241 or email cwtinqu...@communityweaving.org. * * ========================================================== osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu ------------------------------ To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, view the archives of osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu: http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html To learn about OpenSpaceEmailLists and OSLIST FAQs: http://www.openspaceworld.org/oslist