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	* [http://montera34.com/occupyresearch/ Occupy Research]. Lots of neat stuff here.		* [http://montera34.com/occupyresearch/ Occupy Research]. Lots of neat stuff here.

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	* [http://montera34.com/occupyresearch/ Occupy Research]. Lots of neat stuff here.		* [http://montera34.com/occupyresearch/ Occupy Research]. Lots of neat stuff here.

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	A few weeks ago, there was a discussion about whether the ideas		A few weeks ago, there was a discussion about whether the ideas
	working group should merge with outreach. We ~~decided~~ that ~~ideas and~~		working group should merge with outreach. We felt that the two groups
	~~outreach~~ should remain separate ~~groups~~.		should remain separate.

	Our meeting schedule is now the first and third Wednesdays of each		Our meeting schedule is now the first and third Wednesdays of each

Srevilak: Meeting notes from Feb 15th ideas meeting

2012-02-17T00:53:48Z

Meeting notes from Feb 15th ideas meeting

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Four people attended tonight's Ideas working group meeting.

The meeting began with an informal conversation, as we waited for
people to filter in. We touched on topics such as our individual
ambitions for the Occupy Movement, Occupy Research, Unions, the
Citizen's United movie ''Occupy Unmasked'', civic activism in general, and
the importance of disciplined non-violence.

We also discussed next steps for the ideas working group.

A few weeks ago, there was a discussion about whether the ideas
working group should merge with outreach. We decided that ideas and
outreach should remain separate groups.

Our meeting schedule is now the first and third Wednesdays of each
month, held in room 505 of the Boston Chinese Neighborhood Center, 38
Ash St., Chinatown. We decided to start meetings at 7:00 instead of
6:00; 7:00 pm seemed to fit better with people's schedules. Meetings
will still end at 9:00 pm. We have meeting space reserved through
March and April.

Over the last few months, Ideas has been trying to put together a
series of town hall discussions. Unfortunately, this goal seems
unrealistic now, given our low meeting attendance during the last few
weeks,

For the immediate future, the Ideas WG will scale back to "town hall
in the small". This would consist of holding topic-based discussions
during Ideas meetings (similar to our Feb 8th discussion on election
concerns), and posting writeups on wiki.occupyboston.org. If any
interesting positions come out of these discussions, then we'll try to
turn those positions into proposals, and bring the proposals to the
General Assembly.

We should make an effort to pick topics in advance, and try to drum up
attendance (both inside and outside of Occupy Boston). Speaking of
which, we need a topic for our next meeting, on March 7th ...

By doing town hall in the small, we're not abandoning the idea of
holding discussions/forums with other community groups. If possible,
we'd like to do both. But town hall in the small could give us the
opportunity to "practice on a smaller stage first".

Next Meeting: Wednesday March 7th, 38 Ash Street, Room 505. 7:00 -
9:00 pm.

Finally, a couple of reference for your reading (and viewing) pleasure.

* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uqxA9LMa_0c Occupy Unmasked]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R4od4QQVK1o Behaaaave yourselves]
* [http://montera34.com/occupyresearch/ Occupy Research]. Lots of neat stuff here.