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A Wisdom Council Is Coming to Fernwood
After two successful Wisdom Councils in the City of Victoria, a neighbourhood Wisdom Council is coming to Fernwood in March. On January 28, about thirty people participated in an information session and demonstration of the process at the Fernwood Inn. Participants were amazed at what they were able to accomplish in just half an hour.
A Wisdom Council, is a powerful dialogue process involving a group of 10-12 people who are randomly selected to represent a whole community. With the help of a specially trained Dynamic Facilitator, the Wisdom Council meets for an evening and a day to identify issues that are important to the community, discuss them in an open, respectful, and non-confrontational way, and present a statement to the community with a view to stimulating a wider dialogue.
The January 28 demonstration involved all of the 30 people who showed up. After about 15 minutes of identifying issues, the group settled on the question, "What would make Fernwood a living example of a compassionate community?" They then spent another fifteen minutes generating ideas. As one participant put it, "Through the heartfelt thoughts and efforts of a growing group of people, the following ideas emerged as a way for this community to be a living example [of] what we hold dear…" The ideas included:
- Increasing local economic justice
- Creating better food security and having good, real food in the schools
- Increasing dialogue in the community and encouraging intergenerational conversations
- Addressing climate change
- Encouraging meditation instruction in the schools and in other secular settings
- Using the community website: http://fernwoodcommons.ca to capture ongoing dialogue
You can see the full list of ideas at http://fernwoodcommons.ca - follow the links to "Fernwood Wisdom Council" and "Fernwood Demonstration Wisdom Council".
Participants were delighted at how much they had accomplished in just over half an hour, with the help of Dynamic Facilitation. They had not only produced a wealth of good ideas, they had also created a strong sense of community and good will.
A full Wisdom Council will be held in Fernwood at the end of March 2008. About 200 households will be sent letters offering a chance to be part of the Council. Watch your mail for an invitation to attend the selection meeting where 12 council members will be chosen by a further random draw.
We urge everyone to meet the Wisdom Council members and join the discussion at the public meeting following the Council on Saturday, March 29 (time and place TBA).
For more information, see www.wisedemocracyvictoria.comwww.wisedemocracyvictoria.org and http://fernwoodcommons.ca
After two successful Wisdom Councils in the City of Victoria, a neighbourhood Wisdom Council is coming to Fernwood in March. On January 28, about thirty people participated in an information session and demonstration of the process at the Fernwood Inn. Participants were amazed at what they were able to accomplish in just half an hour.
A Wisdom Council, is a powerful dialogue process involving a group of 10-12 people who are randomly selected to represent a whole community. With the help of a specially trained Dynamic Facilitator, the Wisdom Council meets for an evening and a day to identify issues that are important to the community, discuss them in an open, respectful, and non-confrontational way, and present a statement to the community with a view to stimulating a wider dialogue.
The January 28 demonstration involved all of the 30 people who showed up. After about 15 minutes of identifying issues, the group settled on the question, "What would make Fernwood a living example of a compassionate community?" They then spent another fifteen minutes generating ideas. As one participant put it, "Through the heartfelt thoughts and efforts of a growing group of people, the following ideas emerged as a way for this community to be a living example [of] what we hold dear…" The ideas included:
- Increasing local economic justice
- Creating better food security and having good, real food in the schools
- Increasing dialogue in the community and encouraging intergenerational conversations
- Addressing climate change
- Encouraging meditation instruction in the schools and in other secular settings
- Using the community website: http://fernwoodcommons.ca to capture ongoing dialogue
You can see the full list of ideas at http://fernwoodcommons.ca - follow the links to "Fernwood Wisdom Council" and "Fernwood Demonstration Wisdom Council".
Participants were delighted at how much they had accomplished in just over half an hour, with the help of Dynamic Facilitation. They had not only produced a wealth of good ideas, they had also created a strong sense of community and good will.
A full Wisdom Council will be held in Fernwood at the end of March 2008. About 200 households will be sent letters offering a chance to be part of the Council. Watch your mail for an invitation to attend the selection meeting where 12 council members will be chosen by a further random draw.
We urge everyone to meet the Wisdom Council members and join the discussion at the public meeting following the Council on Saturday, March 29 (time and place TBA).
For more information, see www.wisedemocracyvictoria.comwww.wisedemocracyvictoria.org and http://fernwoodcommons.ca
