Occupy Strategic Planning Working Group Mission Statement - Revision history

AriaLittlhous at 08:12, 22 May 2013

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	Our interim mission is to:		Our interim mission is to:

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			*Use the expertise of the IOSWG to develop a short list of objectives relative to the NAT GAT 13 agenda.
			*Ask NAT GAT 13 attendees for feedback.
			*Use that Feedback to inform #2.

			2.
	* Review as many [[Occupy-Related Surveys and Studies]] as possible;		* Review as many [[Occupy-Related Surveys and Studies]] as possible;
	* Gather concrete political objectives that will help us get to a Vision for a Democratic Future, as described in such documents as the [[http://interoccupy.net/blog/natgat-vision-results/ NatGat 2012 Vision Doc]] and other Occupy-related vision statements/documents, etc		* Gather concrete political objectives that will help us get to a Vision for a Democratic Future, as described in such documents as the [[http://interoccupy.net/blog/natgat-vision-results/ NatGat 2012 Vision Doc]] and other Occupy-related vision statements/documents, etc
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	* Map out a timeline which reflects the various movements working toward the change listed in the List of Objectives.		* Map out a timeline which reflects the various movements working toward the change listed in the List of Objectives.
	* Review/revise, as necessary, til we have a tool that's a useful roadmap		* Review/revise, as necessary, til we have a tool that's a useful roadmap

			Or:



	== Criteria for Concrete Objectives ==		== Criteria for Concrete Objectives ==
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	1. Have a specific target and outcome		1. Have a specific target and outcome
	2. Can be implemented via legislation, amending the constitution, and/or direct action		2. Can be implemented via legislation, amending the constitution, referendum, local rights based ordinances, boycotss/socially responsible consumerism, and/or direct action
	3. If implemented they would result in tangible change		3. If implemented they would result in tangible change
	4. That target institutions, not individual people		4. That target institutions, not individual people
	5. ~~Are~~ "~~viable~~" ~~in our lifetimes~~		5. Answer the question "HOW can a specific goal be accomplished?"

	== Individual Action ==		== Individual Action ==

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	Our interim mission is to:		Our interim mission is to:

	* Review as many Occupy-~~related surveys~~ and ~~studies~~ as possible;		* Review as many [[Occupy-Related Surveys and Studies]] as possible;
	* Gather concrete political objectives that help us get to a Vision for a Democratic Future, as described in such documents as the [[http://interoccupy.net/blog/natgat-vision-results/ NatGat 2012 Vision Doc]] and other Occupy-related vision statements/documents, etc		* Gather concrete political objectives that will help us get to a Vision for a Democratic Future, as described in such documents as the [[http://interoccupy.net/blog/natgat-vision-results/ NatGat 2012 Vision Doc]] and other Occupy-related vision statements/documents, etc
	* Prioritize these concrete objectives to the best of our ablity		* Prioritize these [[http://wiki.occupyboston.org/wiki/List_of_Goals concrete objectives]] to the best of our ablity
	* Distribute as widely as possible to test whether we've done a good job or not (this may involve surveys and/or tools to work toward as much consensus, as possible		* Distribute as widely as possible to test whether we've done a good job or not (this may involve surveys and/or tools to work toward as much consensus, as possible
	* Map out a timeline which reflects the various movements working toward the change listed in the List of Objectives.		* Map out a timeline which reflects the various movements working toward the change listed in the List of Objectives.

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	* Prioritize these concrete objectives to the best of our ablity		* Prioritize these concrete objectives to the best of our ablity
	* Distribute as widely as possible to test whether we've done a good job or not (this may involve surveys and/or tools to work toward as much consensus, as possible		* Distribute as widely as possible to test whether we've done a good job or not (this may involve surveys and/or tools to work toward as much consensus, as possible
			* Map out a timeline which reflects the various movements working toward the change listed in the List of Objectives.
	* Review/revise, as necessary, til we have a tool that's a useful roadmap		* Review/revise, as necessary, til we have a tool that's a useful roadmap

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	* Review as many Occupy-related surveys and studies as possible;		* Review as many Occupy-related surveys and studies as possible;
	* Gather concrete political objectives that help us get to a Vision for a Democratic Future, as described in such documents as the [[http://interoccupy.net/blog/natgat-vision-results/ NatGat 2012 Vision Doc]]		* Gather concrete political objectives that help us get to a Vision for a Democratic Future, as described in such documents as the [[http://interoccupy.net/blog/natgat-vision-results/ NatGat 2012 Vision Doc]] and other Occupy-related vision statements/documents, etc
	* Prioritize these concrete objectives		* Prioritize these concrete objectives to the best of our ablity
	* Distribute as widely as possible to test whether we've done a good job or not (this may involve surveys and/or tools to work toward as much consensus, as possible		* Distribute as widely as possible to test whether we've done a good job or not (this may involve surveys and/or tools to work toward as much consensus, as possible
	* Review/revise, as necessary, til we have a tool that's a useful roadmap		* Review/revise, as necessary, til we have a tool that's a useful roadmap

Terra at 04:23, 22 May 2013

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	The next phase of the strategic planning process will emerge from the results of this gathering concrete objectives phase.		The next phase of the strategic planning process will emerge from the results of this gathering concrete objectives phase.

			== Commentary on FDR's The Second Bill of Rights ==
			In Franklin Delano Roosevelt's 1944 State of the Union address, he advocated a second U.S. [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Bill_of_Rights Bill of Rights, a U.S. Economic Bill of Rights]]. This would be the essence of our economic justice goals. In the [[https://www.un.org/en/documents/udhr/ United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights]], Eleanor Roosvelt as Chair of United Nations Human Rights Commission led its adoption in 1948 using the U.S. Economic Bill of Rights or Second Bill of Rights advocated by her late husband as the basis. Democratic Underground's article [[http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=364x2848856 "FDR's Unfinished 'Second Bill of Rights' - And Why We Need It Now"]] for a full political analysis in historical perspective.

			[[http://wiki.occupyboston.org/wiki/List_of_Goals To List of Objectives/Goals]]

			[[http://wiki.occupyboston.org/wiki/Occupy_Strategic_Planning Back to the Occupy Strategic Planning Main Page]]

			OLD STUFF:

	Part I: The Tool		Part I: The Tool
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	3. The next phase of the strategic planning process that this group will undertake will emerge from the results of this gathering concrete objectives phase.		3. The next phase of the strategic planning process that this group will undertake will emerge from the results of this gathering concrete objectives phase.

	~~Part II: Commentary~~

	In Franklin Delano Roosevelt's 1944 State of the Union address, he advocated a second U.S. [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Bill_of_Rights Bill of Rights, a U.S. Economic Bill of Rights]]. This would be the essence of our economic justice goals. In the [[https://www.un.org/en/documents/udhr/ United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights]], Eleanor Roosvelt as Chair of United Nations Human Rights Commission led its adoption in 1948 using the U.S. Economic Bill of Rights or Second Bill of Rights advocated by her late husband as the basis. Democratic Underground's article [[http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=364x2848856 "FDR's Unfinished 'Second Bill of Rights' - And Why We Need It Now"]] for a full political analysis in historical perspective.

	~~[[http://wiki.occupyboston.org/wiki/List_of_Goals To List of Objectives/Goals]]~~

	~~[[http://wiki.occupyboston.org/wiki/Occupy_Strategic_Planning Back to the Occupy Strategic Planning Main Page]]~~

	Notes: I found switching a. and b. to be confusing, ditto for bringing up corporate personhood while trying to lay out a general scenario, so I switched it back. Corporate Personhood will be addressed, we just can't say everything first, and we need to be clear. As for the Vision Doc., this is not the time or place to open that can of worms. As I wrote on the thread, from the perspective of forming objectives, there is no good reason not to use it, and lots of good reasons to just accept and move on. A.		Notes: I found switching a. and b. to be confusing, ditto for bringing up corporate personhood while trying to lay out a general scenario, so I switched it back. Corporate Personhood will be addressed, we just can't say everything first, and we need to be clear. As for the Vision Doc., this is not the time or place to open that can of worms. As I wrote on the thread, from the perspective of forming objectives, there is no good reason not to use it, and lots of good reasons to just accept and move on. A.

	Well, I liked Polar's cut. I found it much more straight forward. There are too many past participles or something. TF		Well, I liked Polar's cut. I found it much more straight forward. There are too many past participles or something. TF

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	* Gather concrete political objectives that help us get to a Vision for a Democratic Future, as described in such documents as the [[http://interoccupy.net/blog/natgat-vision-results/ NatGat 2012 Vision Doc]]		* Gather concrete political objectives that help us get to a Vision for a Democratic Future, as described in such documents as the [[http://interoccupy.net/blog/natgat-vision-results/ NatGat 2012 Vision Doc]]
	* Prioritize these concrete objectives		* Prioritize these concrete objectives
	* Distribute as widely as possible to test whether we've done a good job or not		* Distribute as widely as possible to test whether we've done a good job or not (this may involve surveys and/or tools to work toward as much consensus, as possible
	* Review/revise, as necessary, til we have a tool that's a useful roadmap		* Review/revise, as necessary, til we have a tool that's a useful roadmap

Terra at 04:21, 22 May 2013

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	DRAFT !!!		DRAFT !!!

			== Mission ==

	Our interim mission is to:		Our interim mission is to:
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	* Distribute as widely as possible to test whether we've done a good job or not		* Distribute as widely as possible to test whether we've done a good job or not
	* Review/revise, as necessary, til we have a tool that's a useful roadmap		* Review/revise, as necessary, til we have a tool that's a useful roadmap

			== Criteria for Concrete Objectives ==

	We will try to pick objectives that meet these five criteria:		We will try to pick objectives that meet these five criteria:
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	5. Are "viable" in our lifetimes		5. Are "viable" in our lifetimes

	[[http://wiki.occupyboston.org/wiki/Individual_Action Individual Action]] is ~~always encouraged, either in keeping with~~ the ~~suggested roadmap that we are developging or~~ in an infinite number of ~~other ways~~. See ideas on the -[[http://wiki.occupyboston.org/wiki/Individual_Action Individual Action]] page.		== Individual Action ==

			While legislative change is required, so is [[http://wiki.occupyboston.org/wiki/Individual_Action Individual Action]]. A roadmap can help people decide which actions to take. But legislative action is not the only action. Individuals can engage in an infinite number of actions to assist in a the progress of am ovement. See ideas and contribute more on the -[[http://wiki.occupyboston.org/wiki/Individual_Action Individual Action]] page.

	The next phase of the strategic planning process will emerge from the results of this gathering concrete objectives phase.		The next phase of the strategic planning process will emerge from the results of this gathering concrete objectives phase.

Terra at 04:19, 22 May 2013

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	DRAFT !!!		DRAFT !!!

	Our interim mission is to ~~gather, circulate and prioritize concrete political objectives as widely as possible. And that those political objectives meet these five criteria~~:		Our interim mission is to:

	~~1. National or global in scope.~~		* Review as many Occupy-related surveys and studies as possible;
	~~2. Have~~ a ~~specific target and outcome.~~		* Gather concrete political objectives that help us get to a Vision for a Democratic Future, as described in such documents as the [[http://interoccupy.net/blog/natgat-vision-results/ NatGat 2012 Vision Doc]]
	~~3. Can be implemented via legislation~~, the ~~courts, amending the constitution, and~~/~~or direct action~~.		* Prioritize these concrete objectives
	~~4. That if implemented they would result in tangible change.~~		* Distribute as widely as possible to test whether we've done a good job or not
	~~5. That target institutions~~, ~~not individuals.~~		* Review/revise, as necessary, til we have a tool that's a useful roadmap

			We will try to pick objectives that meet these five criteria:

	~~The next phase of the strategic planning process that this group will undertake will emerge from the results of this gathering concrete objectives phase~~.		1. Have a specific target and outcome
			2. Can be implemented via legislation, amending the constitution, and/or direct action
	~~I don't think we have to say anything more/anything about how we'll do it~~, ie, ~~the survey monkey~~. ~~The less we say, the less chance is we'll disagree~~. ~~I took out boycotts & socially responsible spending because I think that is more about individuals than~~ institutions. ~~Maybe we could put something about that~~ in ~~a Part II. I will try to put this on the wiki.~~		3. If implemented they would result in tangible change
			4. That target institutions, not individual people
			5. Are "viable" in our lifetimes

			[[http://wiki.occupyboston.org/wiki/Individual_Action Individual Action]] is always encouraged, either in keeping with the suggested roadmap that we are developging or in an infinite number of other ways. See ideas on the -[[http://wiki.occupyboston.org/wiki/Individual_Action Individual Action]] page.

			The next phase of the strategic planning process will emerge from the results of this gathering concrete objectives phase.

	Part I: The Tool		Part I: The Tool

Terra at 03:53, 22 May 2013

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	[[http://wiki.occupyboston.org/wiki/List_of_Goals To List of Objectives/Goals]]		[[http://wiki.occupyboston.org/wiki/List_of_Goals To List of Objectives/Goals]]

			[[http://wiki.occupyboston.org/wiki/Occupy_Strategic_Planning Back to the Occupy Strategic Planning Main Page]]

	Notes: I found switching a. and b. to be confusing, ditto for bringing up corporate personhood while trying to lay out a general scenario, so I switched it back. Corporate Personhood will be addressed, we just can't say everything first, and we need to be clear. As for the Vision Doc., this is not the time or place to open that can of worms. As I wrote on the thread, from the perspective of forming objectives, there is no good reason not to use it, and lots of good reasons to just accept and move on. A.		Notes: I found switching a. and b. to be confusing, ditto for bringing up corporate personhood while trying to lay out a general scenario, so I switched it back. Corporate Personhood will be addressed, we just can't say everything first, and we need to be clear. As for the Vision Doc., this is not the time or place to open that can of worms. As I wrote on the thread, from the perspective of forming objectives, there is no good reason not to use it, and lots of good reasons to just accept and move on. A.

			Well, I liked Polar's cut. I found it much more straight forward. There are too many past participles or something. TF

Terra at 20:50, 21 May 2013

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	DRAFT ~~ONLY~~!!! A few people have been asked to draft this, please check w/info@occupyboston.org before changing it. If you want to help, cool...these folks just want a chance to work on it themselves for a few days...		DRAFT !!!

	~~OK folks...this is from the notes. Have at it.~~

	~~(I kept the previous wording below)~~

	Our interim mission is to gather, circulate and prioritize concrete political objectives as widely as possible. And that those political objectives meet these five criteria:		Our interim mission is to gather, circulate and prioritize concrete political objectives as widely as possible. And that those political objectives meet these five criteria:
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	Part II: Commentary		Part II: Commentary

	~~Refer to~~ Franklin Delano Roosevelt's 1944 State of the Union address ~~where~~ he advocated a second U.S. Bill of Rights, a U.S. Economic Bill of Rights. ~~Search FDR 1944 State of the Union.~~ This would be the essence of our economic justice goals. ~~Also, refer to~~ United Nations ~~Universalist~~ Declaration of Human Rights ~~where~~ Eleanor Roosvelt as Chair of United Nations Human Rights Commission led to its adoption in 1948 using the U.S. Economic Bill of Rights or Second Bill of Rights advocated by her late husband as the basis. ~~Additionally refer to and search~~ "FDR's Unfinished 'Second Bill of Rights' - And Why We Need It Now" for a full political analysis in historical perspective.		In Franklin Delano Roosevelt's 1944 State of the Union address, he advocated a second U.S. [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Bill_of_Rights Bill of Rights, a U.S. Economic Bill of Rights]]. This would be the essence of our economic justice goals. In the [[https://www.un.org/en/documents/udhr/ United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights]], Eleanor Roosvelt as Chair of United Nations Human Rights Commission led its adoption in 1948 using the U.S. Economic Bill of Rights or Second Bill of Rights advocated by her late husband as the basis. Democratic Underground's article [[http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=364x2848856 "FDR's Unfinished 'Second Bill of Rights' - And Why We Need It Now"]] for a full political analysis in historical perspective.

	[[http://wiki.occupyboston.org/wiki/List_of_Goals To List of Objectives/Goals]]		[[http://wiki.occupyboston.org/wiki/List_of_Goals To List of Objectives/Goals]]

	Notes: I found switching a. and b. to be confusing, ditto for bringing up corporate personhood while trying to lay out a general scenario, so I switched it back. Corporate Personhood will be addressed, we just can't say everything first, and we need to be clear. As for the Vision Doc., this is not the time or place to open that can of worms. As I wrote on the thread, from the perspective of forming objectives, there is no good reason not to use it, and lots of good reasons to just accept and move on. A.		Notes: I found switching a. and b. to be confusing, ditto for bringing up corporate personhood while trying to lay out a general scenario, so I switched it back. Corporate Personhood will be addressed, we just can't say everything first, and we need to be clear. As for the Vision Doc., this is not the time or place to open that can of worms. As I wrote on the thread, from the perspective of forming objectives, there is no good reason not to use it, and lots of good reasons to just accept and move on. A.