WG/Strategies/Ideas/Minutes/Oct - 3 Nov 2011

Thurs Nov 3

Next Ideas Group Meeting: Sunday 11/6 9:30PM Meet at Ghandi Statue Next Public Discussion: Monday 11/7 7:00PM General Assembly Area Discussion Topic: What are the Values that we as Occupy Boston all share

• Report Backs
  • SPP Group met this week and expressed interest in joining the ideas groups as a way of getting feedback on written proposals and possibly using part of our Public Discussion Forums to present such proposals for feedback
  • A Legislative Proposals Group formed out of last ideas group meeting. They are working on a proposal for the state legislature to get money out of politics.
  • Recap of First Open Discussion--see minutes under Public Meetings
• Plan for Next Open Discussion
  • Analysis of Data collected from wiki and whiteboard:
    • Specific Tactics (Fri)
    • Overcoming Divisions (Fri)
    • Values and Message Statement Topics (Mon)
• Formation of Values Task force to meet Friday after discussion
• How can we improve discussions
  • affinity group method
  • the law of two feet

Sun Oct 30

Next Ideas Group Meeting: Thursday 9:30PM, meet at Ghandi Statue 11/3 Next Public Discussion: Friday 7:00PM, General assembly area 11/4 Move Your Money Speak Out: Wednesday 8:00PM, General assembly area 11/2

• Mission
  • Statement
  • Announcents for GA
  • Let people know what group is doing
• Discuss Topics for Friday's Discussion
  • broad tactics
  • on site/off site divide
  • implement acts of kindness
  • leadership and transparency
  • continue momentum of move your money
  • creation of a legislative reforms working groups
• White Board Question: "What issue do you want to discuss?"
  • post answers on link from ideas main page
  • find ideas whiteboard at campsite
  • topics will be chosen on Thursday based on feedback

Wed Oct 26

plan for Friday night discussion

• Next strategic steps ( how will occupy boston develop?)
  • our camp
  • indoor space
  • model change
• Move your money / Banks
  • alternatives
  • nonviolence
  • partnership with DCU / Liberty
• TBD friday night
  • small group
  • input on agenda items
  • hot or not model
• How does Occupy Boston preserve it's momentum?
  • ( temp check taken and this will be our discussion topic)
  • Publicize on Facebook, twitter, wiki, whiteboard, APB to *working groups.
  • Format of discussion- Stated that the goal of this discussion will be to bring out and foster the seeds of autonomous actions, working group proposals, positions
  • Small groups, time check in with temp check, Step forward step back
  • Facilitated by Noah and Andrew, Note taking and time keeping by Laura and George

other items

• Planning subsequent topics
  • Head to Head (hot or not)
  • Online/ whiteboard

• Contingency plan -Next steps (winterization/other strategies) *Move your money day -living document -Name of group *Strategy/expansion
  • New methods
  • validating
  • collecting other people's ideas

Meeting time

Wed 6pm / Sun 9:30 pm/ dicussion fri at 7