GA Minutes Sun Nov 20, 2011

GA Notes 11/20   [missed first 30 minutes of announcements]    ~60 people in attendence    ANNOUNCEMENTS!    A speaker is coming in to discuss public speaking. Learn how to speak clearly and be more confident infront of others. 11/21 @ 8:00pm     PROPOSALS!    Indigineous Solidarity and Outreach Working Group  Proposal <span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">  <span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Looking for funds to cover transportation costs for transportation to Plymouth Massachusetts on November 24th. Includes a cap of $300. <span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">PASSED by consensus on Sunday November 20th @ 7:40PM <span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">  <span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">  <span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Non Violence Working Group Proposal  <span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Proposal will be added shortly. <span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> <span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Clarifying questions <span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">  <span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">- No working definition of what types of behaviors are considered non-violent. <span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">- How is this enforced? <span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">response: It’s a statement representing us as a movement. Not enforced. <span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">- You mentioned that it included “all beings” - In the proposal it says people. <span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> <span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Points of information <span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">  <span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">- Was at one of the first GA’s where non violence was discussed. Had decided that they couldn’t come up with a definition of exactly what non-violence meant that everyone would agree with. <span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">- What I just heard, was the beginning of a definition of non-violence. I thought that the definition of non-violence wasn’t going to be discussed in this proposal? <span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> <span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">**Break for small group 7-minute discussion**  <span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">  <span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Concerns & Statements of Support  <span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">- Various statements of support citing examples of non-violence and it’s infl