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Hold more circles for deep dialogue
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So important that every sector, subgroup be given time, space and visibility AS something that enriches the whole.
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design a ritual based on story - Tich Nat Hahn retreat - more BIPOC folks than usual. POwerful longing to make the diversity more visible. Image of ritual came to mind: What if - Bell rings - All those who identify as ___, walk mindfully, silently up to be seen and acknowledged, celebrated. 100
Research how Working w/ small group that represents the whole to do design this ritual. Can get into the “morphic field’ idea. To what extent does working a microcosm affect the macro?
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Whatever large scale intervention we design will be more acceptable if the small group representing the whole has prepared it.
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in this large scale ritual and conversation, everyone needs to feel acknowledged.
The design of this intervention could be prepared by a small group that represents the whole. This group prepares the field. Then wording, message can be found that improves, #alllivesmatter
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Creating rituals that help poeple mourn their suffering and loss and accept their loss can help people move on.
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Focus on how great that we survived the suffering. Indigenous cultures sometimes don’t seem to notice the resources they have.
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Talk both about the suffering and talk on a different, deeper level where we meet not on “what has been done to us” but on the level of needs.
Or go up a level and instead of talking about the past, talk about something new, celebrate a new togetherness, what can be created as new.
overcoming so the way of talking about this in the past is no longer necessary because we have a new way.
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Help design the ceremenoy ritual for day of celebration for German culture - a whole week.
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Appreciation of forgiveness - understanding suffering of perpertrators is part of undertanding how to stop this. Their voice in designing the solution is also important
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Inspitre to do things that havent be done before
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Model A parallel process, structure for the whole society to aspire to - Havel
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Dynamic Facilitation could be good to help seed anew middle discourse to honour the whole spectrum (like Voralgberg) To seed anew narrative
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Holding the tension to see where they are on the spectrum
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Needs to celebrate the best and mourn the suffering of all groups
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Acknowledge that all lives matter - this would be accepted much more if we acknowledge pain of other groups.
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Acknoweledge everyone that acknowledge the suffering of all parts of society. E.g Jews AND displaced Germans (to Russia etc - couldnt grieve publicly, suffering) 3.5 million young soldiers put into camps on left of Rhine - conditions under US surveillance. no builidngs tents many died after war. - not known )
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Fully acknowledge the good and the bad - to ‘digest’ it
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Talk about: What does nationalism mean?
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Don’t take away pride from (white) people
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We need non-judgemental space - fully embrace light and dark - ‘digesting’ it
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Attitude change happens in small groups
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Humans in psychologically save groups are more (creative?); also shift in mindset - different opinions brought together
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Have ‘social justice warriors’ become more informed about learning and psychology (take courses)
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Talk about guilt on the individual and collective level.
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Talk not only about the bad the white people did - but also the good. Not make white people just feel bad.
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Be aware of our demons - and what we have learned from it.
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More literature, storytelling, speeches, light, sound, ... on the National Holiday - emphasizing our unity and greatness.
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How to celebrate our culture in festivals and the like
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Celebrate that we have learned from our ‘dark parts’
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Rituals in which we celebrate ourselves as a nation
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Public storytelling about ourselves
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How can forgiving work on a public level? - How would a process of forgiveness work out on a public level.