Post by kim on Mar 19, 2012 20:13:22 GMT -7
Working GA of 03/18/12
Called: 2:15p
17 people attending
Agenda
I. Announcements
II. Confirm Time & Place of Next GA
III. Workgroup Topics
IV. Discussion of Workgroup Topics
a. Breakout Sessions
V. Evaluation
VI. Adjournment
Discussion & Soapboxing
Notes to GA
I. Announcements:
1) Note, there was no announcement in the Independent about today’s GA
2) Food Not Bombs is moving back to 6pm due to Spring daylight hours.
3) Cleaning day: 6-9pm on Friday March 23 at Union Hall, cleaning supplies will be provided, come help clean! POI: Pitchers can be brought upstairs.
4) Jim is still working on the Consensus Handout booklet, need a picture of “twinkly fingers.”
5) Suggestion: From watching movie “Happy,” add a 30-second moment to reflect on things we are grateful for, to start GAs with a squirt of dopamine.
6) April 4th town meeting of Move to Amend, at the library board room, entrance off of Main.
7) Information handed out on how to make a corporate person costume and how to make freeway signs, planning to organize a night for making them.
II. Confirm Time & Place of Next GA: 2pm Sunday, normal GA after strategy session meetings.
III. Workgroup topics
a. Paul Cienfuegos Summary
b. Facilitation teams for Strategy Session
c. Communication
d. Breakout sessions:
i. Set up facilitation teams for strategy weekend
ii. Discussion of speaker for Saturday agenda slot [the Agenda is attached]
e. Workgroup BREAKOUT SESSION: Facilitation team organization & signup, Agenda speaker
IV. Discussion of Workgroup Topics
a. Will provided a summary of the Paul Cienfuegos weekend, complete with a room-length time line of the US constitution. One of the key ideas is to “Create crises of jurisdiction,” situations to draw attention to contradictions, which will confront and question our founding documents. Those not affected can’t have more say in local decisions, charters can be revoked, people must be woken up. Reclaim our authority rather than challenging or protesting corporations. The words “corporation,” “slavery,” and “democracy” are not contained in the constitution. Book title suggestion from Olympia: “Unequal Protection.” Poster was compiled by a few groups include Move to Amend, Alliance for Democracy, Women’s Int’l League for Peace & Freedom. Put ourselves in opposition to corporations so they have to challenge us in open infringement on our rights. [General discussion ensued] The weekend was a history and a discussion of that history. There is a group meeting that came out of the workshop which is tentatively set for this Friday.
b. Facilitation Teams for Strategy Weekend. Planning “Facilitation Lite” for the Strategy Weekend discussions. To act as scribe and to keep conversations on topic. Also a stack-keeper will be set for each and can step up as needed to keep stack. Those that want to do that can split off and do that.
i. Q: What time are we meeting to do cleaning? 6-9pm at Union Hall. Mops and buckets are already here, bring cleaning solutions, buckets, rags, maybe a ladder. Chairs, pillows rugs, etc all ok to bring, since it will be a long weekend. No slumber parties!
ii. Potluck is on Saturday night. Sign up on google docs, if you can’t don’t worry just bring food. Crockpots for hot food, found a fridge which will be plugged in but bring a few coolers as backup.
c. Communication
i. Outreach: Jim to send an announcement saying we are having this strategy weekend. What about Occupy Montana? Spring likely to have more going on, there is a domain held for it and a facebook page. There is not any community outreach planned; though everyone is welcome, this is mainly to determine strategies for Occupy Missoula. People from other communities seem to be following what we are doing some.
ii. Is the schedule set up, and will it be in the minutes? A revised agenda went out to the listserv. Most current version will be posted with the minutes.
iii. Posters/Definitions
d. [Break off into work groups: Facilitation & Agenda finalization/Speaker]
V. Evaluation
[N/A]
VI. Adjournment 4:35pm
Discussion & Soapboxing
Called: 2:15p
17 people attending
Agenda
I. Announcements
II. Confirm Time & Place of Next GA
III. Workgroup Topics
IV. Discussion of Workgroup Topics
a. Breakout Sessions
V. Evaluation
VI. Adjournment
Discussion & Soapboxing
Notes to GA
I. Announcements:
1) Note, there was no announcement in the Independent about today’s GA
2) Food Not Bombs is moving back to 6pm due to Spring daylight hours.
3) Cleaning day: 6-9pm on Friday March 23 at Union Hall, cleaning supplies will be provided, come help clean! POI: Pitchers can be brought upstairs.
4) Jim is still working on the Consensus Handout booklet, need a picture of “twinkly fingers.”
5) Suggestion: From watching movie “Happy,” add a 30-second moment to reflect on things we are grateful for, to start GAs with a squirt of dopamine.
6) April 4th town meeting of Move to Amend, at the library board room, entrance off of Main.
7) Information handed out on how to make a corporate person costume and how to make freeway signs, planning to organize a night for making them.
II. Confirm Time & Place of Next GA: 2pm Sunday, normal GA after strategy session meetings.
III. Workgroup topics
a. Paul Cienfuegos Summary
b. Facilitation teams for Strategy Session
c. Communication
d. Breakout sessions:
i. Set up facilitation teams for strategy weekend
ii. Discussion of speaker for Saturday agenda slot [the Agenda is attached]
e. Workgroup BREAKOUT SESSION: Facilitation team organization & signup, Agenda speaker
IV. Discussion of Workgroup Topics
a. Will provided a summary of the Paul Cienfuegos weekend, complete with a room-length time line of the US constitution. One of the key ideas is to “Create crises of jurisdiction,” situations to draw attention to contradictions, which will confront and question our founding documents. Those not affected can’t have more say in local decisions, charters can be revoked, people must be woken up. Reclaim our authority rather than challenging or protesting corporations. The words “corporation,” “slavery,” and “democracy” are not contained in the constitution. Book title suggestion from Olympia: “Unequal Protection.” Poster was compiled by a few groups include Move to Amend, Alliance for Democracy, Women’s Int’l League for Peace & Freedom. Put ourselves in opposition to corporations so they have to challenge us in open infringement on our rights. [General discussion ensued] The weekend was a history and a discussion of that history. There is a group meeting that came out of the workshop which is tentatively set for this Friday.
b. Facilitation Teams for Strategy Weekend. Planning “Facilitation Lite” for the Strategy Weekend discussions. To act as scribe and to keep conversations on topic. Also a stack-keeper will be set for each and can step up as needed to keep stack. Those that want to do that can split off and do that.
i. Q: What time are we meeting to do cleaning? 6-9pm at Union Hall. Mops and buckets are already here, bring cleaning solutions, buckets, rags, maybe a ladder. Chairs, pillows rugs, etc all ok to bring, since it will be a long weekend. No slumber parties!
ii. Potluck is on Saturday night. Sign up on google docs, if you can’t don’t worry just bring food. Crockpots for hot food, found a fridge which will be plugged in but bring a few coolers as backup.
c. Communication
i. Outreach: Jim to send an announcement saying we are having this strategy weekend. What about Occupy Montana? Spring likely to have more going on, there is a domain held for it and a facebook page. There is not any community outreach planned; though everyone is welcome, this is mainly to determine strategies for Occupy Missoula. People from other communities seem to be following what we are doing some.
ii. Is the schedule set up, and will it be in the minutes? A revised agenda went out to the listserv. Most current version will be posted with the minutes.
iii. Posters/Definitions
d. [Break off into work groups: Facilitation & Agenda finalization/Speaker]
V. Evaluation
[N/A]
VI. Adjournment 4:35pm
Discussion & Soapboxing
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