how will the elders ever be able to disappear, raffi, if we keep trying to herd them altogether once a year? and since when did this community run on elders? <grin> wouldn't it be wonderful if elder, to the extent the distinction survives, becomes a local phenomenon.
and no, i don't think that it's a simple as anyone can host an osonos. there is now a sort of validation process in place. and no unifying structure. in recent years, we've even changed the name to distinguish a single "W"osonos. if it was really as simple as anyone could do it, there would be no need for having the conversations that happen quietly or not so quietly at each W event. melbourne came as close as ever, for sure, but just cuz some employees go out for a coffee together, doesn't mean the organization is working in open space. <g> m -- Michael Herman Michael Herman Associates http://www.michaelherman.com http://www.ronanparktrail.com http://www.chicagoconservationcorps.org http://www.openspaceworld.org 312-280-7838 (mobile) On Tue, May 18, 2010 at 8:37 PM, Raffi Aftandelian <raffi_1...@yahoo.com>wrote: > michael, > > great questions. > > > >>what if the hosting of osonos was itself an open invitation -- and > anyone, > anywhere, could choose to show up, bring friends and add spirit? wouldn't > that be some kind of "access?" breakthrough? > > didn't this happen this to a degree this year with the "Fringe osonos in > oz"? > > and isn't the osonos already an open invitation? if anyone felt called to > hold a second or third or whatever osonos where one is, they're always free > to do so... > > there's another matter here though: > > the wosonos, perhaps more than any other event, has traditionally been the > gathering where a significant number of our community elders could be > found. > > and, i imagine, for a lot of people it is important to be in the physical > presence of elders. they inspire us! watching the marysville osonos 2002 > and > the berlin 2010 history of wosonos storytelling made my heart sing, just > seeing the elders in the circle. > > i have found while attending a wosonos i haven't necessarily spent a lot of > time buzzing around our elders, however it is really powerful to know that > they are in the room, too! > > > warmly, > raffi > > * > * > ========================================================== > 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 > * * ========================================================== 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
