Talk:Community Wellness

Re-naming the group

user:Occupy_Boston Oct 9, 2011 8:41 am

Renaming ourselves Mediation is currently being discussed. Thoughts?

re: Re-naming the group

user:SashaSagan Oct 9, 2011 12:39 pm

My understanding is that conflict resolution can be practiced by anyone. Mediation requires a neutral outside party.

My 2 cents is that I'd rather everyone get conflict resolution skills so that trained mediators aren't necessary. Of course, those feeling expert enough who see a situation are welcome to help, just like someone with CPR doesn't need red duct tape to perform it...

Push back?

re: Re-naming the group

user:BookofAmmon Oct 12, 2011 7:24 am

One issue I have with the name is mostly that it seems to focus on resolving conflicts after they happen instead of seeking to prevent them in the first place. "Putting out fires" is part of the picture, but it makes it seem like the group doesn't have much to do when there's not a crisis.

I mean, as boring as it sounds, "Community Relations" might be a better description. I'd like to see work on building, through the GA perhaps, a set of "ground rules" for on-site behavior to help people have the mindset to prevent conflicts in the first place, de-escalate them as they occur, and hopefully process and resolve them after the fact.

re: Re-naming the group

user:OneKarma Oct 17, 2011 2:37 pm

bookofammon, these are exactly the points i would suggest. is anyone here on-site and/or in direct communication with the working group?

re: Re-naming the group

user:anonyta Thursday, 9:15 am

i second OneKarma's question - is there a contact for this Working Group? we are trying to figure out internal communications between groups - open meeting today at 9pm by the Gandhi statue for "liaisons" from all Working Groups, please let somebody from your group know that they should come to this meeting!

Anna