English pageContact: .(JavaScript moet ingeschakeld zijn om dit e-mail adres te bekijken) Marten Bos Marten Bos: trainer, public speaker, moderator, connector and writer. Self-employed since 1999 and retired in 2021.
Where and how do exclusion, stigmatisation, lack of opportunities take place. Where stay doors closed for people of colour, transgender people, people with less (un)visible abilities, women, LGBAI etc. people, etc. How do people experience racism, sexism, Islamophobia, anti-Semitism, black or Asian racism, sexism, transphobia, homophobia, etc. in there daily life. I try to facilitate dialogues an training sessions to become aware of the diversity in individuals, teams, organisations, companies, schools, in politics, etc. Story telling needs a safe space, I call it: ‘to install on diversity.” We need to keep away from a tube view, competition, stigma, talking about identity, people, ourselves as objects. We need to be aware of who is in charge of the story? Who has direction and how do we deal with ‘normalities’ in our rituals, language, attitude, norms, etc. How exclusive can some of our rituals, language etc. be? Gestalt thought me to not just look at the individual, but from a contextual view. The field that influences us, that let us develop patterns to deal with exclusion, most unaware. The Neo-Liberalism that gives us the idea we are to blame for not being successful, happy, normal, etc. The field phenomena idea gives a lot of information about our creative adjustments. How we survive from a marginalized position, how we try to fit in, even when our survival skills are quite unhealthy. For me the combination of Intersectionality, gestalt and systemic work is the inspiration for my work. If you want to know more, send an email. Also you can read some of my blogs to get more information about my way of thinking, feeling, experiencing, acting, motivation, etc.
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‘WORKING WITH DIVERSITY CARDS’
The 19 cards, 18 represent themes that i came along during my work as being most mentioned in the way we define ourselves as different and interconnected layers of our identities. The cards have an A3 size to work experiential en systemic and are finished in washable laminate. Available to order send email .(JavaScript moet ingeschakeld zijn om dit e-mail adres te bekijken) the set of cards is 50 euro
The methodology and content are developed from a practice of working over 30 years in the field of diversity / intercultural communication/ intersectionality. The cards can be used for training, team - and individual coaching sessions, in organizational consulting and individual work. • The substantive inspiration is the theory of Kimberle Crenshaw / Gloria Wekker a.o. on ‘Intersectionality’. Workshops can be offered ‘open enrollment’ or ‘in-company’. Reviews of trainers that have been working with the cards: “I wanted to let you know that the Diversity Cards worked very well indeed with the group I facilitated; indeed they were the highlight of the six week programme! There were participants from Sudan, Indonesia, Guinea-Bissau, Poland, S. Africa, and Bangladesh; because the cards opened up the possibility for each person to talk about themselves from a position of their own choice, it created a lively and egalitarian atmosphere on the first day, for which I was happy. Also, everyone enjoyed translating the words into their mother tongue!”
Consulting: Dialogue projects as trainer, counselor and consultant. Themes as: Sexual and Gender Diversity, LGBTI issues and the multicultural city of Rotterdam, Amsterdam and a National Dialogue between Refugees and Dutch organizations. Counseling I am Supervisor for the LVSC (Landelijke Vereniging voor Supervisie en Coaching) and the NVAGT (Nederlands Vlaamse Associatie Gestalt Therapie). |
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My background: In 1999 I started my own ‘one man company’. ‘Marten Bos, The Power of Differences’ Education:
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