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Creative Actions and Subversive Arts

2011-12-27T18:14:38Z

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CASA is a working group for artists and non-artists alike who want to engage in creative projects within Occupy Boston.

'''Next meeting:''' at E5, Wednesday, December 28, at 8pm

'''Next event:''' Tiny Tent making, at E5, Wednesday, December 28, from 5-8pm

'''Mailing list:''' [https://lists.mayfirst.org/mailman/listinfo/arts Click here for sign-up information.]

==Tiny Tent Task Force==

The Tiny Tent Task Force makes and distributes tiny tents.

*Check out the [http://tinytents.tumblr.com Tiny Tents Tumblr] for pictures - and submit your own tiny tent sightings!
*[http://tinytents.tumblr.com/build Download a PDF to make tiny paper or cardstock tents]
*Here is a [http://www.dailykos.com/story/2011/12/22/1047798/-Tiny-Tent-Task-Force-Pictorial-Tutorial tutorial for making a tiny tent out of fabric].

==Other Projects==

This would be a good place to write about the graphic design project (projects?) for solidarity with Egypt.

==Other Occupy Boston Arts & Design Resources==

*[[Graphic Design]] projects, including button, sticker, and poster designs.
*[[Arts and Culture]]

==General Resources==

Here would be a good place to store useful information like which print shops have printers that will not scale your print jobs properly, links to articles and documents with interesting facts to share with the world, and so on.

=== Local Art Groups & Spaces ===

This could be a list of local art groups and resources that would be worth establishing relationships with.

[http://www.ikatun.org/institute/infinitelysmallthings/ The Institute for Infinitely Small Things] - A group that has been making art about political and social "tiny things" for more than a decade. Is involved with the tiny tents task force, and has done other projects about & with occupy.

[http://www.platform2.info/ Platform2] - "Platform2 is an experimental event series that sits somewhere between a classroom, community organizing, and 1960s happenings."

[http://thesprouts.org/ sprout & co.] - "is a community education and research organization devoted to creating and supporting the community-driven learning, teaching, and investigation of science. We're united by a passion to reclaim science as a richly personal and creative craft. Through our PROGRAMS & STUDIOS, we're working to make our vision real in Somerville."

WG/OBIT/Improving Groups

2011-12-19T19:24:10Z

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Ideas for ways to improve user experience and functionality of drupal-based [http://groups.occupyboston.org| Occupy Boston Groups].

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2011-12-19T19:23:50Z

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Ideas for ways to improve user experience and functionality of drupal-based [http://groups.occupyboston.org|Occupy Boston Groups].

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Ideas for ways to improve user experience and functionality of drupal-based [http://groups.occupyboston.org].

WG/OBIT

2011-12-19T19:19:58Z

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== Occupy Boston Information Technology Group ==
Welcome to OBIT, serving Occupy Boston's information and technology needs!

Best Contacts: [mailto:obit@occupyboston.org obit@occupyboston.org]

Mailing list: [mailto:obit@lists.mayfirst.org obit@lists.mayfirst.org] ([https://lists.mayfirst.org/mailman/listinfo/obit info])

IRC channel: #OccupyBoston on irc.indymedia.org

Internal IRC channel: #OccupyBostonIT

===Working Group Meetings===
If you would like to jump right into OBIT, come to one of our working group meetings.

We meet '''Wednesdays and Sundays at 7PM''' at Encuentro Cinco, 33 Harrison Avenue 5th Floor, Boston.

===Projects ===

*[[WG/OBIT/Improving Groups|Improving Occupy Boston Groups]]
*[[WG/OBIT/Wikispaces Migration]]
*[[WG/OBIT/Mediawiki Organization]]
*[[WG/OBIT/todo|Todos]]
*[[WG/OBIT/project ideas|project ideas]]
*[http://wiki.occupyboston.org/wiki/File:Customizedflyer112211.pdf Customizable Flyer PDF 11/22/11]

===Meeting Notes===
*[[WG/OBIT/Minutes/111019 | October 19]]
*[[WG/OBIT/Minutes/111021 | October 21]]
*[[WG/OBIT/Minutes/111030 | October 30]]
*[[WG/OBIT/Minutes/111106 | November 6]]
*[[WG/OBIT/Minutes/111113 | November 13]]
*[[WG/OBIT/Minutes/111116 | November 16]]
*[[WG/OBIT/Minutes/111120 | November 20]]

=== How Tos===

*[[List_Help|Mailing List Management Help]]
*[[WG/OBIT/Email Creation|Email Creation for Tech Admins]]
*[[WG/OBIT/Email Client Configuration| Configuring Your Email Client]] for OccupyBoston.org email accounts
*[[Email_Help|Email Help (includes Thunderbird Example)]]
*[[HowTo: make a link!|HowTo: make a link!]]
*[[User:Mcktimo/on organizing the wiki/help file|draft help file]] [[User:Mcktimo|Mcktimo]] 23:05, 23 October 2011 (EDT)
* [[WG/OBIT/IRC_meeting_conventions|IRC Meeting Conventions]]
* [[WG/OBIT/Ices2|Using Ices2]] to stream.

=== Internal Procedures ===
* [[Obit Email]]
* [[WG/OBIT/Services]]

WG/OBIT

2011-12-19T19:18:32Z

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== Occupy Boston Information Technology Group ==
Welcome to OBIT, serving Occupy Boston's information and technology needs!

Best Contacts: [mailto:obit@occupyboston.org obit@occupyboston.org]

Mailing list: [mailto:obit@lists.mayfirst.org obit@lists.mayfirst.org] ([https://lists.mayfirst.org/mailman/listinfo/obit info])

IRC channel: #OccupyBoston on irc.indymedia.org

Internal IRC channel: #OccupyBostonIT

===Projects ===

*[[WG/OBIT/Wikispaces Migration]]
*[[WG/OBIT/Mediawiki Organization]]
*[[WG/OBIT/todo|Todos]]
*[[WG/OBIT/project ideas|project ideas]]
*[http://wiki.occupyboston.org/wiki/File:Customizedflyer112211.pdf Customizable Flyer PDF 11/22/11]

===Working Group Meetings===
If you would like to jump right into OBIT, come to one of our working group meetings.

We meet '''Wednesdays and Sundays at 7PM''' at Encuentro Cinco, 33 Harrison Avenue 5th Floor, Boston.

===Meeting Notes===
*[[WG/OBIT/Minutes/111019 | October 19]]
*[[WG/OBIT/Minutes/111021 | October 21]]
*[[WG/OBIT/Minutes/111030 | October 30]]
*[[WG/OBIT/Minutes/111106 | November 6]]
*[[WG/OBIT/Minutes/111113 | November 13]]
*[[WG/OBIT/Minutes/111116 | November 16]]
*[[WG/OBIT/Minutes/111120 | November 20]]

=== How Tos===

*[[List_Help|Mailing List Management Help]]
*[[WG/OBIT/Email Creation|Email Creation for Tech Admins]]
*[[WG/OBIT/Email Client Configuration| Configuring Your Email Client]] for OccupyBoston.org email accounts
*[[Email_Help|Email Help (includes Thunderbird Example)]]
*[[HowTo: make a link!|HowTo: make a link!]]
*[[User:Mcktimo/on organizing the wiki/help file|draft help file]] [[User:Mcktimo|Mcktimo]] 23:05, 23 October 2011 (EDT)
* [[WG/OBIT/IRC_meeting_conventions|IRC Meeting Conventions]]
* [[WG/OBIT/Ices2|Using Ices2]] to stream.

=== Internal Procedures ===
* [[Obit Email]]
* [[WG/OBIT/Services]]

WG/OBIT

2011-12-19T19:16:37Z

Forezt:

== Occupy Boston Information Technology Group ==
Welcome to OBIT, serving Occupy Boston's information and technology needs!

Best Contacts: [mailto:obit@occupyboston.org obit@occupyboston.org]

Mailing list: [mailto:obit@lists.mayfirst.org obit@lists.mayfirst.org] ([https://lists.mayfirst.org/mailman/listinfo/obit info])

IRC channel: #OccupyBoston on irc.indymedia.org

Internal IRC channel: #OccupyBostonIT

===Projects ===

*[[WG/OBIT/Wikispaces Migration]]
*[[WG/OBIT/Mediawiki Organization]]
*[[WG/OBIT/todo|Todos]]
*[[WG/OBIT/project ideas|project ideas]]
*[http://wiki.occupyboston.org/wiki/File:Customizedflyer112211.pdf Customizable Flyer PDF 11/22/11]
*[[WG/OBIT/Groups User Experience]]

===Meeting Notes===
*[[WG/OBIT/Minutes/111019 | October 19]]
*[[WG/OBIT/Minutes/111021 | October 21]]
*[[WG/OBIT/Minutes/111030 | October 30]]
*[[WG/OBIT/Minutes/111106 | November 6]]
*[[WG/OBIT/Minutes/111113 | November 13]]
*[[WG/OBIT/Minutes/111116 | November 16]]
*[[WG/OBIT/Minutes/111120 | November 20]]

=== How Tos===

*[[List_Help|Mailing List Management Help]]
*[[WG/OBIT/Email Creation|Email Creation for Tech Admins]]
*[[WG/OBIT/Email Client Configuration| Configuring Your Email Client]] for OccupyBoston.org email accounts
*[[Email_Help|Email Help (includes Thunderbird Example)]]
*[[HowTo: make a link!|HowTo: make a link!]]
*[[User:Mcktimo/on organizing the wiki/help file|draft help file]] [[User:Mcktimo|Mcktimo]] 23:05, 23 October 2011 (EDT)
* [[WG/OBIT/IRC_meeting_conventions|IRC Meeting Conventions]]
* [[WG/OBIT/Ices2|Using Ices2]] to stream.

=== Internal Procedures ===
* [[Obit Email]]
* [[WG/OBIT/Services]]

WG/OBIT

2011-12-19T19:14:04Z

Forezt: ADDED wg meeting times

== Occupy Boston Information Technology Group ==
Welcome to OBIT, serving Occupy Boston's information and technology needs!

Best Contacts: [mailto:obit@occupyboston.org obit@occupyboston.org]

Mailing list: [mailto:obit@lists.mayfirst.org obit@lists.mayfirst.org] ([https://lists.mayfirst.org/mailman/listinfo/obit info])

IRC channel: #OccupyBoston on irc.indymedia.org

Internal IRC channel: #OccupyBostonIT

===Projects ===

*[[WG/OBIT/Wikispaces Migration]]
*[[WG/OBIT/Mediawiki Organization]]
*[[WG/OBIT/todo|Todos]]
*[[WG/OBIT/project ideas|project ideas]]
*[http://wiki.occupyboston.org/wiki/File:Customizedflyer112211.pdf Customizable Flyer PDF 11/22/11]

===Working Group Meetings===
If you would like to jump right into OBIT, come to one of our working group meetings.

We meet '''Wednesdays and Sundays at 7PM''' at Encuentro Cinco, 33 Harrison Avenue 5th Floor, Boston.

===Meeting Notes===
*[[WG/OBIT/Minutes/111019 | October 19]]
*[[WG/OBIT/Minutes/111021 | October 21]]
*[[WG/OBIT/Minutes/111030 | October 30]]
*[[WG/OBIT/Minutes/111106 | November 6]]
*[[WG/OBIT/Minutes/111113 | November 13]]
*[[WG/OBIT/Minutes/111116 | November 16]]
*[[WG/OBIT/Minutes/111120 | November 20]]

=== How Tos===

*[[List_Help|Mailing List Management Help]]
*[[WG/OBIT/Email Creation|Email Creation for Tech Admins]]
*[[WG/OBIT/Email Client Configuration| Configuring Your Email Client]] for OccupyBoston.org email accounts
*[[Email_Help|Email Help (includes Thunderbird Example)]]
*[[HowTo: make a link!|HowTo: make a link!]]
*[[User:Mcktimo/on organizing the wiki/help file|draft help file]] [[User:Mcktimo|Mcktimo]] 23:05, 23 October 2011 (EDT)
* [[WG/OBIT/IRC_meeting_conventions|IRC Meeting Conventions]]
* [[WG/OBIT/Ices2|Using Ices2]] to stream.

=== Internal Procedures ===
* [[Obit Email]]
* [[WG/OBIT/Services]]

WG/OBIT

2011-12-19T19:12:45Z

Forezt:

== Occupy Boston Information Technology Group ==
Welcome to OBIT, serving Occupy Boston's information and technology needs!

Best Contacts: [mailto:obit@occupyboston.org obit@occupyboston.org]

Mailing list: [mailto:obit@lists.mayfirst.org obit@lists.mayfirst.org] ([https://lists.mayfirst.org/mailman/listinfo/obit info])

IRC channel: #OccupyBoston on irc.indymedia.org

Internal IRC channel: #OccupyBostonIT

===Projects ===

*[[WG/OBIT/Wikispaces Migration]]
*[[WG/OBIT/Mediawiki Organization]]
*[[WG/OBIT/todo|Todos]]
*[[WG/OBIT/project ideas|project ideas]]
*[http://wiki.occupyboston.org/wiki/File:Customizedflyer112211.pdf Customizable Flyer PDF 11/22/11]

=== Working Group Meetings ===

If you would like to jump right into OBIT, come to one of our working group meetings.

We meet ''Wednesdays'' and ''Sundays'' at ''7PM'' at Encuentro Cinco, 33 Harrison Avenue 5th Floor, Boston.

===Meeting Notes===
*[[WG/OBIT/Minutes/111019 | October 19]]
*[[WG/OBIT/Minutes/111021 | October 21]]
*[[WG/OBIT/Minutes/111030 | October 30]]
*[[WG/OBIT/Minutes/111106 | November 6]]
*[[WG/OBIT/Minutes/111113 | November 13]]
*[[WG/OBIT/Minutes/111116 | November 16]]
*[[WG/OBIT/Minutes/111120 | November 20]]

=== How Tos===

*[[List_Help|Mailing List Management Help]]
*[[WG/OBIT/Email Creation|Email Creation for Tech Admins]]
*[[WG/OBIT/Email Client Configuration| Configuring Your Email Client]] for OccupyBoston.org email accounts
*[[Email_Help|Email Help (includes Thunderbird Example)]]
*[[HowTo: make a link!|HowTo: make a link!]]
*[[User:Mcktimo/on organizing the wiki/help file|draft help file]] [[User:Mcktimo|Mcktimo]] 23:05, 23 October 2011 (EDT)
* [[WG/OBIT/IRC_meeting_conventions|IRC Meeting Conventions]]
* [[WG/OBIT/Ices2|Using Ices2]] to stream.

=== Internal Procedures ===
* [[Obit Email]]
* [[WG/OBIT/Services]]

Ideas

2011-11-17T21:25:39Z

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== Working Group Meeting Times ==

*Meetings have been set for 7pm Wednesdays, and Sunday night 9:30. The active times we have generally had public discussions are Monday nights at 7pm in the GA area and Friday nights at 7pm in the GA area.
*meetings are held across Atlantic Avenue in the Federal Reserve Plaza. As it gets colder we will meet there then go somewhere else, such as South Station.
*[[Ideas working group meeting notes]]

== Upcoming Public Discussions ==

*Held in the GA area, unless otherwise specified
*Topics set based on suggestions collected online [http://wiki.occupyboston.org/index.php?title=Vote_here&action=edit vote here] and on the whiteboard outside Media tent

Want to set the agenda for future Public Discussions? [[Vote here]]

[[Join the Ideas email list]] - email your ideas, join the online conversation, and view the archive of discussions

[http://wiki.occupyboston.org/index.php?title=Special:UserLogin&type=signup&returnto=Main_Page Join the wiki]. Have some ideas you are developing? Consider putting a link to them in the group workspace: [[User:WG-ideas]] You can also create your own user page by clicking on your name in the upper right.

== Public Discussion Minutes & Notes ==

=== Wednesday, 16 November ===
*Announcement/Get the word out about Occupy Declaration: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/99_Percent_Declaration http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/99_Percent_Declaration]
*Proposal to create an information card for how to discuss the Occupy movement with families on Thanksgiving.  The information card could give suggestions on how to talk about Occupy, but also remind to collect ideas from family members which can then be brought back to the camp for discussion.
*Discussion of possibly wording statements so that they are not as inclusive, by using words like "most of us", etc.  Debated whether this is a good strategy, no position was taken.
*Discussion on the purpose of statements of purpose, and how it can guide its development. Mention that it can act as a guide to how we live responsibly with each other in the camp (internal purpose), and how we may bring people into solidarity with the movement (external), or how it will guide our actions as we move forward (intermal/external).
**Also it is noted that most of the good work that is done within Occupy Boston needs no Statement to happen, and that a multitude of different occupy movements have a wide range of different statement sizes, breadth, meaning, or do not have any statements at all.  No position was taken, however it was consented on that if we did draft a potential proposed Values statement, it might mention the internal and external purposes. (Note: google doc of all Occupy statement's movements here: [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1RsPuWV2D8UjB-N5WrmxZM7QxGJIABHON-ya3YtGawx0/edit https://docs.google.com/document/d/1RsPuWV2D8UjB-N5WrmxZM7QxGJIABHON-ya3YtGawx0/edit])
*Discussion of what the proposal that we will raise at the facilitation testing of the new GA process on Friday.  We decided that it will be to propose that a values statement to be added to the Statement of Purpose.
*Discussion of what values to start off the discussion will be (Tess has the list, i forgot to write it down)
*Decision to set the date of the GA for the real proposal is Tuesday Nov 22.
*Decision to table the discussion of the whitehouse.gov/petition discussion of what petition to create until Sunday's Ideas meeting.
*Decision for a topic of discussion for an Ideas Public Discussion sometime after the Summit:
*Discussion of all of the Authors that have drafted Mission Statements, Declarations of Occupation, etc. to offer their ideas to the public and garner feedback in a discussion format.

=== Friday, 11 November ===

VALUES that came out of the meeting:

*knowledge
**education
**awareness
**information
**transparency
*unity
*change x2
*respect
**diversity
*making "freedom" bigger
*non-violence x2
*peaceful
*consensus
*horizontal democracy x2
*solidarity
*equality
*fairness
*concern for others x2
*freedom
*positivity
*generosity
*compassion
*sustainability
*honesty
*unity
*cooperation
*mutual aid
*resistance to oppresion
*kindness
*empathy
*dialogue
*civility

<br/>SENTENCES that came out of the meeting:

*In an effort to create a more just and sustainable socitey, we will strive to embody the values of: inclusivity, honesty, non-violence, comapssion, cooperation, and ecological integrity.
*We seek to foster a cuture of inclusivity, a practice of sustainability, and a spirit of compassion.
*We beleive that in working towards change, we need to pread knowledge while maintainin a unity based on respect

[[File:Ideas values raw.png|300x358px|RTENOTITLE]]\

Original word cloud that was used to start the evening's discussion (word coud data collected from surveying the camp to answer the question "What values do we, as Occupy Boston, all share?"

=== Friday, November 4 ===

Facilitator: Marty
Facilitator: Forest
Minutes: Mallory
Stack Taker: None

The discussion followed this format:

*Introduction (10 minutes)
*Breakout Group Formation (individuals on stack) (20 minutes)
*Group Discussions (45 minutes)
*Group Stack/Presentations (10 minutes per group x 3 groups = 30 minutes)
*Conclusion/Summary

Breakout groups were formed after an opening discussion about what people wanted to talk about. The three breakout groups were:

*Local Issues
*Occupy as Paradigm Shift
*Functional divisions in the movement and occupy boston (i.e. offline/online, onsite/offsite)

Some noted questions/comments that resulted at the end of discussion:

*How does occupy reach into rural areas? Also, what about occupy gardens/farms?
*How to include people whose time is filled with work obligations (i.e. how to occupy time the same way we are currently occupying space)?
*"laboratory space" to describe our ideas discussions.

Two functional issues with discussion format identified by facilitator (Forest) were:

*Breakout groups for the most part lacked facilitation, stack taker, timekeepers, or minute recorders. In the future groups should ideally follow an established process for discussion.

*People who tended to agree seemed to clump together in the smaller groups. Maybe experimenting with starting groups with members randomly assigned and *then* applying law of two feet would be worthwhile? Also, instructing group initiators to make sure their group has someone taking stack?

Ideas

2011-11-17T21:20:38Z

Forezt: Cleaned up formatting, added minutes for november 4

== Working Group Meeting Times ==

*Meetings have been set for 7pm Wednesdays, and Sunday night 9:30. The active times we have generally had public discussions are Monday nights at 7pm in the GA area and Friday nights at 7pm in the GA area.
*meetings are held across Atlantic Avenue in the Federal Reserve Plaza. As it gets colder we will meet there then go somewhere else, such as South Station.
*[[Ideas working group meeting notes]]

== Upcoming Public Discussions ==

*Held in the GA area, unless otherwise specified
*Topics set based on suggestions collected online [http://wiki.occupyboston.org/index.php?title=Vote_here&action=edit vote here] and on the whiteboard outside Media tent

Want to set the agenda for future Public Discussions? [[Vote here]]

[[Join the Ideas email list]] - email your ideas, join the online conversation, and view the archive of discussions

[http://wiki.occupyboston.org/index.php?title=Special:UserLogin&type=signup&returnto=Main_Page Join the wiki]. Have some ideas you are developing? Consider putting a link to them in the group workspace: [[User:WG-ideas]] You can also create your own user page by clicking on your name in the upper right.

== Public Discussion Minutes & Notes ==

=== Wednesday, 16 November ===
*Announcement/Get the word out about Occupy Declaration: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/99_Percent_Declaration http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/99_Percent_Declaration]
*Proposal to create an information card for how to discuss the Occupy movement with families on Thanksgiving.  The information card could give suggestions on how to talk about Occupy, but also remind to collect ideas from family members which can then be brought back to the camp for discussion.
*Discussion of possibly wording statements so that they are not as inclusive, by using words like "most of us", etc.  Debated whether this is a good strategy, no position was taken.
*Discussion on the purpose of statements of purpose, and how it can guide its development. Mention that it can act as a guide to how we live responsibly with each other in the camp (internal purpose), and how we may bring people into solidarity with the movement (external), or how it will guide our actions as we move forward (intermal/external).
**Also it is noted that most of the good work that is done within Occupy Boston needs no Statement to happen, and that a multitude of different occupy movements have a wide range of different statement sizes, breadth, meaning, or do not have any statements at all.  No position was taken, however it was consented on that if we did draft a potential proposed Values statement, it might mention the internal and external purposes. (Note: google doc of all Occupy statement's movements here: [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1RsPuWV2D8UjB-N5WrmxZM7QxGJIABHON-ya3YtGawx0/edit https://docs.google.com/document/d/1RsPuWV2D8UjB-N5WrmxZM7QxGJIABHON-ya3YtGawx0/edit])
*Discussion of what the proposal that we will raise at the facilitation testing of the new GA process on Friday.  We decided that it will be to propose that a values statement to be added to the Statement of Purpose.
*Discussion of what values to start off the discussion will be (Tess has the list, i forgot to write it down)
*Decision to set the date of the GA for the real proposal is Tuesday Nov 22.
*Decision to table the discussion of the whitehouse.gov/petition discussion of what petition to create until Sunday's Ideas meeting.
*Decision for a topic of discussion for an Ideas Public Discussion sometime after the Summit:
*Discussion of all of the Authors that have drafted Mission Statements, Declarations of Occupation, etc. to offer their ideas to the public and garner feedback in a discussion format.

=== Friday, 11 November ===

VALUES that came out of the meeting:

*knowledge
**education
**awareness
**information
**transparency
*unity
*change x2
*respect
**diversity
*making "freedom" bigger
*non-violence x2
*peaceful
*consensus
*horizontal democracy x2
*solidarity
*equality
*fairness
*concern for others x2
*freedom
*positivity
*generosity
*compassion
*sustainability
*honesty
*unity
*cooperation
*mutual aid
*resistance to oppresion
*kindness
*empathy
*dialogue
*civility

<br/>SENTENCES that came out of the meeting:

*In an effort to create a more just and sustainable socitey, we will strive to embody the values of: inclusivity, honesty, non-violence, comapssion, cooperation, and ecological integrity.
*We seek to foster a cuture of inclusivity, a practice of sustainability, and a spirit of compassion.
*We beleive that in working towards change, we need to pread knowledge while maintainin a unity based on respect

[[File:Ideas values raw.png|300x358px|RTENOTITLE]]\

Original word cloud that was used to start the evening's discussion (word coud data collected from surveying the camp to answer the question "What values do we, as Occupy Boston, all share?"

=== Friday, November 4 ===

The discussion followed this format:

*Introduction (10 minutes)
*Breakout Group Formation (individuals on stack) (20 minutes)
*Group Discussions (45 minutes)
*Group Stack/Presentations (10 minutes per group x 3 groups = 30 minutes)
*Conclusion/Summary

Breakout groups were formed after an opening discussion about what people wanted to talk about. The three breakout groups were:

*Local Issues
*Occupy as Paradigm Shift
*Functional divisions in the movement and occupy boston (i.e. offline/online, onsite/offsite)

Some noted questions/comments that resulted at the end of discussion:

*How does occupy reach into rural areas? Also, what about occupy gardens/farms?
*How to include people whose time is filled with work obligations (i.e. how to occupy time the same way we are currently occupying space)?
*"laboratory space" to describe our ideas discussions.

Two functional issues with discussion format identified by facilitator (Forest) were:

*Breakout groups for the most part lacked facilitation, stack taker, timekeepers, or minute recorders. In the future groups should ideally follow an established process for discussion.

*People who tended to agree seemed to clump together in the smaller groups. Maybe experimenting with starting groups with members randomly assigned and *then* applying law of two feet would be worthwhile? Also, instructing group initiators to make sure their group has someone taking stack?