Thanks for your responses Skye, Tricia, David, Jeff, Lisa, Suzanne and Rob I will email you off-list to set up a time for us to Skype and explore the question further.
I will let the List know when we’re meeting and others might wish to join us... Meantime, I have watched the video that Harold posted of Harrison’s Saturday/Sunday reflections from the NY International House Open Space for High Performance and Practice of Peace - thanks Harold And thanks Harrison for continuing to tell the OS story in your natural, folksy and compelling way - pretty good for an eighty-year old elder -:) Cheers Brendan > > On Thu, Feb 4, 2016 at 10:35 AM, Brendan McKeague via OSList > <oslist@lists.openspacetech.org <mailto:oslist@lists.openspacetech.org>> > wrote: > Dear friends on the List - and beyond... > > I have recently been stirred by memories, current events and conversations. > > The recent passing of one of our Open Space Elders, Florian Fischer, my > memories of Fr Brian Bainbridge (moved between spaces on Feb 2, 2012), > birthday celebrations of Harrison, many ongoing acts of terror around our > planet, community concerns about displaced people, refugees and asylum > seekers, and a recent poem on this List (thanks Lucas), have prompted me to > release an invitation to conversation. > > It always starts like this. > It always starts with someone like you. > > And you've got your idea. > And you're wondering what to do next. > > This is the way it happens. > > -Anonymous, 2016 > > > I have a story to share (not that unusual for an Irishman).... > > I have passion for Open Space > > I have passion for Peace > > I have passion for Nonviolent Conflict Transformation > > I have passion for OPEN SPACE as a PRACTICE OF PEACE > > In 2003, Harrison wrote The Practice of Peace which was published by the > existing OS Institutes in various places and later by the Human Systems > Dynamics Institute (2004). This book was, and continues to be, a rich source > of sustenance for my soul ( > http://openspaceworld.org/wp2/explore/books-videos/ > <http://openspaceworld.org/wp2/explore/books-videos/> ) > > In 2003, there was a Practice of Peace Conference at The Whidbey Institute on > Whidbey Island, Washington and another one two years later in Albuquerque, > New Mexico (2005). > > I found a link here: > http://practiceofpeace.com/pub_home.html > <http://practiceofpeace.com/pub_home.html> > > > I was unable to attend either of these although I was deeply inspired from > afar by the stories emerging. I have continued to be inspired for over a > decade by the stories of those who create space for peace in war-torn > landscapes and conflict-crushed countries. > > Last year, I was privileged to visit the Western Cape region of South Africa > working with colleagues on 'the spirituality and practice of active > nonviolence'. We used a collaborative learning model, designed on the > principles of Open Space, to engage and utilise the collective wisdom of > those who joined us for a five-day program. Participants particularly loved > being part of the OST meeting towards the end of our time together to > co-create actions for the future. This experience confirmed my deep longing > and commitment to encourage the use of OST as a peace-making practice. > > > I would like to issue an invitation to conversation: > > to explore the creation of an 'Open Space Practice of Peace' gathering > somewhere on our planet in 2016-17 (or whenever the time is right). > > My dream is to be part of a gathering of people who have used, are currently > using, or would dearly love to use Open Space in powerful, conflict-energised > situations. > > Please let me know if you are interested and I will convene a skype > conversation (or something else) in the coming weeks to start the > exploration. > > Cheers > Brendan > > from an ever-warming Western Australia > > > > > _______________________________________________ > OSList mailing list > To post send emails to OSList@lists.openspacetech.org > <mailto:OSList@lists.openspacetech.org> > To unsubscribe send an email to oslist-le...@lists.openspacetech.org > <mailto:oslist-le...@lists.openspacetech.org> > To subscribe or manage your subscription click below: > http://lists.openspacetech.org/listinfo.cgi/oslist-openspacetech.org > <http://lists.openspacetech.org/listinfo.cgi/oslist-openspacetech.org> > Past archives can be viewed here: > http://www.mail-archive.com/oslist@lists.openspacetech.org > <http://www.mail-archive.com/oslist@lists.openspacetech.org> > > > > -- > Skye Hirst, PhD > President - The Autognomics Institute > Conversations in Radical Self-Knowing > www.autognomics.org <http://www.autognomics.org/> > @autognomics > > New Phone Number: > 207-593-8074 >
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