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

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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