Post by Jim C on Nov 7, 2011 10:53:17 GMT -7
~Learn about Consensus: Teach-in/workshop 7pm Wednesday, Union Hall (signs will be up on the doors to point the way to the room we'll be using) ~
Howdy folks, after the rousing discussion about the consensus process at Sunday's GA, we decided to hold a teach-in/workshop about consensus. The teach-in/workshop will be held on Wednesday night at 7pm. I don't know how long it will run, at least an hour, but hopefully not more than two. We will decide at that teach-in what the next step will be.
The goal of this particular teach-in will be to introduce people to the consensus process. This isn't intended to be a training for facilitators or moderators, instead an opportunity to learn about consensus, and how to mold it to fit a particular group's needs. If the group is interested, it could morph into a working group to study consensus in the Occupy model, and develop a proposal to the GA for a particular form of modified consensus. Once/if the GA agrees on a form, then it will be taught to OccupyMissoula and it's GA participants and facilitators.
We'll be using the book "Formal Consensus" (previously named "On Consensus and Conflict: A Handbook on Formal Consensus Decisionmaking") by C. T. Butler and Amy Rothstein. Here is a link to a pdf copy of the book you can print out and bring along: occupymissoula.files.wordpress.com/2011/11/on-conflict-and-consensus2.pdf. And here is a link to an online html version: www.ic.org/pnp/ocac/.
The authors of this book are the acknowledged leaders in building consensus processes coming out of the Food Not Bombs Collective, and C.T. currently is assisting the Occupy movement in strengthening its consensus decision making forms. You can visit his website for more information: www.consensus.net
In addition to this book, there is a video from OccupyWallStreet about their consensus process that Jay was talking about at the GA. It is 40 minutes long so we may or may not watch it at this session, but it is great stuff to watch in preparation: www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=WfTf2db6YfI
It is our hope that people will contribute their own understandings of consensus, and bring their experiences and material to this teach-in to share.
-jim
Howdy folks, after the rousing discussion about the consensus process at Sunday's GA, we decided to hold a teach-in/workshop about consensus. The teach-in/workshop will be held on Wednesday night at 7pm. I don't know how long it will run, at least an hour, but hopefully not more than two. We will decide at that teach-in what the next step will be.
The goal of this particular teach-in will be to introduce people to the consensus process. This isn't intended to be a training for facilitators or moderators, instead an opportunity to learn about consensus, and how to mold it to fit a particular group's needs. If the group is interested, it could morph into a working group to study consensus in the Occupy model, and develop a proposal to the GA for a particular form of modified consensus. Once/if the GA agrees on a form, then it will be taught to OccupyMissoula and it's GA participants and facilitators.
We'll be using the book "Formal Consensus" (previously named "On Consensus and Conflict: A Handbook on Formal Consensus Decisionmaking") by C. T. Butler and Amy Rothstein. Here is a link to a pdf copy of the book you can print out and bring along: occupymissoula.files.wordpress.com/2011/11/on-conflict-and-consensus2.pdf. And here is a link to an online html version: www.ic.org/pnp/ocac/.
The authors of this book are the acknowledged leaders in building consensus processes coming out of the Food Not Bombs Collective, and C.T. currently is assisting the Occupy movement in strengthening its consensus decision making forms. You can visit his website for more information: www.consensus.net
In addition to this book, there is a video from OccupyWallStreet about their consensus process that Jay was talking about at the GA. It is 40 minutes long so we may or may not watch it at this session, but it is great stuff to watch in preparation: www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=WfTf2db6YfI
It is our hope that people will contribute their own understandings of consensus, and bring their experiences and material to this teach-in to share.
-jim