Comments - “Bringing the human in the room” - tale of our first ever Brussels SALT training in English - Community life competence2024-03-28T09:45:18Zhttps://aidscompetence.ning.com/profiles/comment/feed?attachedTo=2028109%3ABlogPost%3A159753&xn_auth=noThanks so much for your feedb…tag:aidscompetence.ning.com,2017-03-06:2028109:Comment:1595092017-03-06T15:33:44.516ZCélicia Theyshttps://aidscompetence.ning.com/profile/CeliciaTheys
<p>Thanks so much for your feedback dear Birgitta :) !!!!</p>
<p><br></br>It truly was an exceptional weekend, and a beautiful bunch of human beings in the room :)</p>
<p>The labels exercise we tried is inspired by the social theater work I engage with, here is a description of what we did exactly if you want to reuse it :) :<br></br><br></br></p>
<p>The facilitators hand out 5 labels per person. Each person is asked to find a corner of the room where they can work individually for about 5 minutes. These…</p>
<p>Thanks so much for your feedback dear Birgitta :) !!!!</p>
<p><br/>It truly was an exceptional weekend, and a beautiful bunch of human beings in the room :)</p>
<p>The labels exercise we tried is inspired by the social theater work I engage with, here is a description of what we did exactly if you want to reuse it :) :<br/><br/></p>
<p>The facilitators hand out 5 labels per person. Each person is asked to find a corner of the room where they can work individually for about 5 minutes. These labels represent the labels/masks/titles that we usually “wear” in our lives, either the ones we wear proudly (such as our titles, diplomas etc.) or those that are stuck on us and that we dislike (stereotypes, discriminations, etc.). Each person is invited to choose 4 such labels and write each of them in large block letters on a separate label, then number their labels and try to memorize which label corresponded to what number.</p>
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<p>Then, each person sticks their labels on their bodies.</p>
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<p>We then walk around the room in silence, discovering each other’s labels.</p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Note</span>: here I asked them to walk around and naturally try to balance out the space, make sure it was evenly covered by people, then I would tell them they were walking at a level 2 out of 5 in terms of rhythm, and ask them to move to a level 3, level, then back down to level 2, etc. to get them into their bodies and out of their heads. Then, I started to ask them to walk “as your label 1”, “label 4”, “label 2” etc. and to observe others as they walked around.</p>
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<p>Labels are then stripped off and symbolically thrown in the trash.</p>
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<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Note</span>: what we thought we would do differently next time is ask them to only remove the ones they dislike first, and then debrief on whether or not they want to get rid of their positive ones, and then go into the general debriefing that follows.</p>
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<p>Debrief: how did the exercise feel? What struck you as you walked around and discovered each other’s labels?</p>
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<p>The facilitator explains that the first (and one of the hardest) parts of the SALT posture is the decision to come to a community stripped bare of all of the labels/masks/titles that we usually hide behind in our social interactions: we come as human beings, and to establish a space that is non-judgmental and feels safe for people to exchange in a way that is genuine (and thus vulnerable).</p> Hi Celicia and Anita,
I get s…tag:aidscompetence.ning.com,2017-03-05:2028109:Comment:1597662017-03-05T13:53:43.722ZBirgitta Schomakerhttps://aidscompetence.ning.com/profile/BirgittaSchomaker
<p>Hi Celicia and Anita,</p>
<p>I get super excited and happy when I read your report, Celicia!</p>
<p>The photos and your description of the energy in the group are so clear and palpable! Wonderful how you navigated with the group. </p>
<p>And I love your way of building HUMAN connection by letting go of the labels! I am inspired by that and what to try that myself. Awesome!</p>
<p>It sounds to me like the two of you really created something special with this international group, and seeds…</p>
<p>Hi Celicia and Anita,</p>
<p>I get super excited and happy when I read your report, Celicia!</p>
<p>The photos and your description of the energy in the group are so clear and palpable! Wonderful how you navigated with the group. </p>
<p>And I love your way of building HUMAN connection by letting go of the labels! I am inspired by that and what to try that myself. Awesome!</p>
<p>It sounds to me like the two of you really created something special with this international group, and seeds are planted for continued and collective learning and application. Keep us posted!</p>
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