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| == <span style="font-size:medium">Meeting Times<br/></span> ==
| | The General Assembly is <u>open to all</u>, from Tent City residents to first-time visitors. Every voice is equal, but because effectively only one voice can be heard at a time, the assembly has agreed upon a procedure to minimize chaos. If you want to speak but can't make it to Dewey Square, submit your ideas to the GA on the [[GA/Proposals]] page. |
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| <span style="font-size:medium">At 7:00 PM on Sunday, Tuesday, Thursday & Saturday, Occupy Boston gathers for either discussion groups or a General Assembly (GA), its core decision-making body. Additional GAs may be scheduled in the morning, if needed.</span>
| | :''For a detailed description of the General Assembly process, please view the [[WG/Facilitation|Facilitators']] draft of [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1yuWv7VZ3nS650mOdTF5kKteLrmmp8z3FiddWt6JJQVo/edit?hl=en_US Occupy Boston's Consensus Process].''<br> |
| | :''Explore the archive of [[GA/Minutes]].'' |
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| == <span style="font-size:medium">Minutes<br/>Minutes from previous GAs can be read at: [[GA Minutes|GA Minutes]].<br/></span> == | | ==Meeting Times== |
| | * The General Assembly meets at '''''7:00 PM every Sunday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday.''''' Extra GAs may be scheduled for mornings when needed. |
| | * Additional Discussions may occur on other days. Check the [[Calendar]] for all events. |
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| == <span style="font-size:medium">Proposals<br/>GA is open to all who want to participate in its defined process, described below. Whether you’re camping with us or just stopping by, your voice is welcome! Everyone’s voice is equal, but we cannot all speak at once so we use a procedure to organize our contributions. To offer ideas for proposals remotely to GA, submit them here: [[GA Ideas for Proposals|GA Ideas for Proposals]].<br/></span> == | | ==Important Aspects== |
| | There are no 'governing' authorities at the General Assembly, but there is an established process that is directed by a number trained facilitators. |
| | * Facilitators are trained to guide the assembly without imposing their personal views. Training is offered regularly for anyone interested in volunteering in this role. Check the calendar or listen for announcements of training times. |
| | * Floor monitors help participants determine the correct method and time to speak. |
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| | The People's Mic serves as amplification when there is no bullhorn or microphone. It is typically initiated by repeatedly yelling "Mic check!" until the crowd repeats in unison. The speaker then dictates a few words at a time, pausing for the crowd to recite each phrase. For larger crowds, there may be a second echo of each phrase by those farther out in the group. This method was designed and employed on Wall Street because electronically aided amplification was not allowed. In addition to being more fun than just listening, the People's Mic has been invaluable to the movement because repetition promotes understanding. |
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| == <span style="font-size:medium">General Assembly (GA) Process<br/></span> == | | ===Temperature Checks=== |
| | | To informally assess the crowd's support for an idea, the Facilitator may request a Temperature Check. Assembly participants can show either 1. '''agreement''', by wiggling their fingers upward ("twinkling" or "jazz hands"), 2. '''disagreement''', by wiggling their fingers downward ("squid fingers"), or 3. '''neutrality''', by wiggling fingers horizontally. |
| <span style="font-size:medium">There are no governing authorities in the General Assembly, but a trained Facilitator directs an established process. Facilitators guide the GA process without imposing their views on the group. Facilitator training is offered regularly for anyone interested in volunteering in this role. Check the calendar or listen for announcements to become a trained facilitator. Trained Floor Monitors may also help participants find the right time in the process to raise their point. More information about the GA process is available through the [[Facilitators|Facilitators' page]] and a document at [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1yuWv7VZ3nS650mOdTF5kKteLrmmp8z3FiddWt6JJQVo/edit?hl=en_US Google D]</span>
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| == <span style="font-size:medium">Consensus Process<br/></span> ==
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| <span style="font-size:medium"><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline" id="internal-source-marker_0.38033789503239945">This</span><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline" id="internal-source-marker_0.38033789503239945">is a Facilitator Guide for how to manage an OccupyBoston General </span><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline" id="internal-source-marker_0.38033789503239945">Assembly and to conduct the consensus process. The Facilitation Working Group is preparing a proposal to present to the General Assembly with </span><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline" id="internal-source-marker_0.38033789503239945">all the details for conducting a General Assembly.</span><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline"></span><br/><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline"></span><br/><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline">GA Facilitator Roles</span><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline">:</span><br/><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline">Facilitators - 2</span><br/><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline">Process Aide -1</span><br/><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline">Stack Aide - 1</span><br/><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline">Floor Aides - 4+</span><br/><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline">Site Monitor - 1 </span><br/><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline">Vibe Monitor - 1 (can be combined with Site Manager, if needed)</span><br/><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline">Clerk - 1</span><br/><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline">Timekeeper - 1</span><br/><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline">Security (from SWG) - 3</span><br/><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline"></span><br/><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline">Opening Announcements</span><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline"></span></span>
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| #<span style="font-size:medium"><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline">Define the GA </span><br/><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline">Note</span><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline">:</span><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline">a time and place for occupyboston announcements and proposals, to</span><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline">exercise horizontal democracy, to ensure each voice is heard. Remind GA that by following our process we preserve horizontal democracy and set an example for how our world can operate peacefully. You invite the members of the GA to be as non-violent in their communication as we are</span><br/><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline">in all of our group action</span></span>
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| <span style="font-size:medium"><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline">Occupy Boston is a non-violent movement that uses a consensus based, non-hierarchical discussion and decision making process. All of us</span><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline">have chosen to use this process, to ensure that all of our voices are heard. Please honor that choice tonight.</span><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline">There are no police here to arrest anyone who breaks this process; we</span><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline">are trying to get away from that model. That means the only way we can</span><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline">succeed and be heard is if </span><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline">every one of us honors each other and</span><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline">respect the choice that we have made to commit to this process</span><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline">... and</span><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline">demands that our neighbors do the same.</span> <span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline"></span><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline">As Facilitators, we are here only to help General Assembly as a group</span><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline">follow this process. We cannot enforce anything. We ask that you in</span><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline">the General Assembly work together to honor this process and protect</span><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline">your voices.</span> <span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline"></span><br/><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline">What this means is that we are asking all of us to learn and use the</span><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline">hand signs instead of interrupting verbally. We are asking you to know</span><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline">and respect the difference between a point of information or question</span><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline">which needs to be answered immediately, and your opinion, which</span><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline">belongs on the individual stack so that we can hear you. We are asking</span><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline">you to respect your fellow Occupiers by getting on stack, writing down</span><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline">your points if you need help remembering them, and listening to what</span><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline">each speaker has to say while you wait your turn to be heard.</span> <span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline"></span><br/><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline">When you see or hear someone violating this process, they are</span><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline">disrespecting our Assembly and our choices. We must understand that</span><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline">they are hurting us all and taking away our voices. Please invite them</span><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline">to stop, and help us all return to the process.</span> <span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline"></span><br/><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline">Occupy Boston is a movement full of people who want to be heard. In</span><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline">order to do that, someone has to listen. We invite you to set an</span><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline">example for each other and the world tonight and show us all a way to</span><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline">communicate that honors all of our voices.</span> <span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline"></span><br/><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline">Can I get a temperature check on this?</span><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline"></span><br/></span>
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| <li><span style="font-size:medium"><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline">Define Working Groups, and invite everyone to find and join a working group (or start their own.) </span><br/><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline">Note</span><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline">:</span><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline">an opportunity to work on solutions to problems, together with other</span><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline">Occupiers; refining a proposal in a Working Group consensus process results in better proposals that are easier for the GA to work on and</span><br/><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline">bring to consensus as a whole.</span><br/></span></li>
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| <li><span style="font-size:medium"><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline">Invite</span><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline">the community to participate in Facilitation Working Group and announce meeting times: Mon to Fri @ 5:00 PM, Sat & Sun @ 4:00 &</span><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline"><br/>Location: at Federal Reserve Plaza across Atlantic Avenue from Media Tent. Also announce that the GA & Consensus Guidelines are posted</span><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline">on the Wiki and invite the Assembly to read and comment.</span><br/></span></li>
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| <span style="font-size:medium"><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline">Note</span><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline">:</span><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline">Clearly State when each of these 5 stacks will be Opened for groups and individuals to join. Direct people in how to join stack. Invite ALL </span><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline">voices to be heard, especially from under represented and oppressed</span><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline">members of the 99%.</span></span>
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| <li><span style="font-size:medium"><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline">Review Hand Signals </span><br/><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline">Note</span><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline">: Remind people that these signals are used to streamline </span><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline">non-violent communication </span><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline">and make it easier for all of us to be heard respectfully.</span><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline"></span></span>
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| #<span style="font-size:medium"><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline">I consent, I like, I feel good about this - hands up fingers wiggling upward</span></span>
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| #<span style="font-size:medium"><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline">I’m neutral, I feel so-so - hands flat with fingers wigging forward</span></span>
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| #<span style="font-size:medium"><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline">I don’t consent, I don’t like, I feel badly about this - hands down, fingers wigging downward</span></span>
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| #<span style="font-size:medium"><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline">Move it along, we hear what you’re saying - roll fists around one another</span></span>
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| #<span style="font-size:medium"><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline">Speak louder - with index finger pointing up, move arm up and down</span><br/><br/><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline">Note</span><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline">:</span><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline">Indicate clearly that the following signals will bring a Floor Manager</span><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline">over to you in order to review your point and put it on a "mini-stack" for bringing to the floor when the current speaker reaches a natural</span><br/><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline">break</span></span>
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| #<span style="font-size:medium"><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline">Clarifying Question - put index finger and thumb into ‘c’ shape </span><br/><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline">Note</span><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline">: define that a CQ </span><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline">is not</span><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline">an opinion. It must be answerable by the proposer(s)</span></span>
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| #<span style="font-size:medium"><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline">Point of Information - point index finger up</span><br/><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline">Note: </span><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline">define that a POI </span><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline">is not</span><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline">an opinion. It is a fact relevant to the topic at hand.</span></span>
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| #<span style="font-size:medium"><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline">Point of Process - place tips of index finger together in horizontal line</span><br/><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline">Note</span><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline">: define that a POP </span><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline">is not</span><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline">an opinion, it is a reminder to the Facilitators or Speaker about a point of order</span><br/></span>
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| #<span style="font-size:medium"><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline">Friendly Amendment - “peace” sign</span></span>
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| #<span style="font-size:medium"><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline">Block - crossed arms over head</span><br/><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: bold; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline"><br/>NOTE</span><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline">:</span><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline">Blocks are generally considered to be an extreme measure, only used</span><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline">when a member feels a proposal endangers the organization or its participants and/or the person feels so strongly about her/his position,</span><br/><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline">s/he will walk away from OccupyBoston. </span><br/><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline"></span></span></li>
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| #<span style="font-size:medium"><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline">Timekeeper</span><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline">mentions that s/he will use the “Move It Along” hand signal, ten</span><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline">seconds before time is up and requests that the GA reproduce the hand</span><br/><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline">signal so the speaker sees it.</span><br/></span>
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| #<span style="font-size:medium"><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline">Move to Agenda</span></span>
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| <span style="font-size:medium"><br/><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline">What is Consensus</span><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline"></span><br/><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline"></span><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline">Consensus is a process of nonviolent conflict resolution. The expression of </span><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline">concerns and conflicting ideas is considered desirable and important. When a group creates an atmosphere which nurtures and supports disagreement without hostility and fear, it builds a foundation for </span><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline">stronger, more creative decisions.</span><br/><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline"></span><br/><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline">DIRECT CONSENSUS</span></span>
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| #<span style="font-size:medium"><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline">Ask the group or individual to state their/her/his proposal.</span><br/></span>
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| #<span style="font-size:medium"><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline">Ask</span><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline">the proposer(s) to stand aside while you direct the Assembly to break</span><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline">into pairs, for three to five minutes, to discuss the proposal and to check in with each other to see if either of them have any of the following issues to declare: clarifying questions, points of information, strong concerns or objections, strong support, and amendments. During this time, floor aides are available to be consulted by the pairs, if needed. After the appointed time is up, start the below </span><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline">process. Explain to the Assembly that the pair person who has the </span><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline">issue, lets her/his pair partner call the facilitator’s attention.</span><br/></span>
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| <span style="font-size:medium"><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: bold; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline">NOTE</span><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline">: </span>''<span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline">facilitators to also use the people’s mic so Livestream viewers can </span><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline">hear clarifying questions, points of information, strong concerns or </span><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline">objections, strong support, and amendments</span>''<br/></span>
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| ##<span style="font-size:medium"><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline">ask if there are any clarifying questions, if so, proposers have the opportunity to answer them,</span><br/></span>
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| ##<span style="font-size:medium"><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline">ask if there are any points of information,</span></span>
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| ##<span style="font-size:medium"><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline">ask if there are any strong concerns or objections with the following explanations:<br/>- allow some silent time, the more challenging the topic, the longer silence we will allow to <br/> provide an oportunity for everyone to think and express,<br/>- “</span><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline">before we share concerns, let's remember that in a consensus process, when you<br/> share a concern, it becomes a </span><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline">group</span><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline">concern. We will all be responsible for making <br/> sure it's addressed before we vote.”</span><br/><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline">- ask that concerns & objections be stated with the assumption that the group will attempt<br/> to resolve them,<br/>- we are only listing, not addressing or resolving concerns or objections in this moment,<br/> that process will come later (that is what amendments and the proposer’s consideration<br/> of changes are for,)</span></span>
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| ##<span style="font-size:medium"><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline">ask if there are strong statements of support with the following explanation:<br/>- “the statements of support are directed to the proposer(s), not to anyone who stated a strong objection or concern.”</span></span>
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| ##<span style="font-size:medium"><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline">ask if there are any friendly amendments to address the expressed concerns and objections.</span><br/><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: bold; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline">NOTE</span><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline">:</span><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline">during this section (except for part a) there should be no direct</span><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline">responses. People will feel most safe expressing concerns and objections </span><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline">if they know that they will not have to immediately hear rebuttals or</span><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline">ideas. The amendments offered are the response to concerns and objections. The time where proposers consider amending their proposal is </span><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline">a way of addressing or resolving concerns and objections. The goal is</span><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline">to keep it non-confrontational and to focus on building solutions together by assuming that every input is a brick in a building and the next input is a brick placed above the foundation all the other bricks </span><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline">already laid. </span><br/></span>
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| #<span style="font-size:medium"><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline">Give the proposers a moment to consider whether they will address the concerns and objections by doing any of the following:</span></span>
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| ##<span style="font-size:medium"><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline">explain how any concerns or objections are already addressed,</span></span>
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| ##<span style="font-size:medium"><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline">withdraw the proposal,</span></span>
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| ##<span style="font-size:medium"><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline">amend the proposal based on concerns & objections,</span></span>
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| ##<span style="font-size:medium"><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline">adopt any of the suggested amendments, or</span></span>
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| ##<span style="font-size:medium"><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline">keep the proposal as is.</span><br/></span>
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| <span style="font-size:medium"><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline"> 3. Instruct the proposers to restate the proposal (whether changed or not) </span> <span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: bold; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline">NOTE</span><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline">: </span><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline">this is done, even if there are no changes, to allow a refreshed </span><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline">hearing and to make space for people consider again whether they concerns, objections or amendments to offer. Don’t want to <br/> move on to </span><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline">asking for consensus until it feels as though all of this is expressed.</span><br/></span>
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| <li><span style="font-size:medium"><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline">Repeat steps 2 & 3, a </span><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline">second (and final) time </span><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline">:</span></span>
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| #<span style="font-size:medium"><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline">Blocking</span><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: normal; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline"></span></span>
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| ##<span style="font-size:medium"><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline">Define a block</span><br/><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: bold; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline">NOTE</span><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline">:</span><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline">Blocks are generally considered to be an extreme measure, only used</span><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline">when a member feels a proposal “endanger[s] the organization or its participants” (from Wikipedia) and/or the person feels so strongly about </span><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline">her/his position, s/he will walk away from OccupyBoston. </span><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: bold; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline">NOTE:</span><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline"> In some models, the phrase “or violate[s] the Mission of th </span><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline">organization" is included in a definition of a Block, at this point in </span><br/><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline">OccupyBoston’s growth, a Mission Statement does not yet exist.</span><br/></span>
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| ##<span style="font-size:medium"><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline">Ask if anyone has a block</span></span>
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| ##<span style="font-size:medium"><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline">If anyone has a block, s/he, them states it aloud to the Assembly</span></span>
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| ##<span style="font-size:medium"><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline">Ask Assembly if it is a Principled Block (temperature check)</span></span>
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| ##<span style="font-size:medium"><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline">if</span><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline">75% of assembly confirm that it’s a vaild block (whether they agree </span><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline">with it, or not), then ask how many people want to support the Block.</span><br/></span>
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| ##<span style="font-size:medium"><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline">if 10% of the people support the Block, the proposal is tabled.</span></span>
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| ##<span style="font-size:medium"><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline">if less than 10% of the people support the Block, then the proposal can move forward for consent.</span><br/></span>
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| #<span style="font-size:medium"><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline">If not blocked, ask “</span><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline">Is this a proposal you can live with</span><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline">?” and ask for a show of hands.</span><br/><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: bold; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline">NOTE</span><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline">:</span><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline">Consensus is supposed to be about getting to a decision that everyone</span><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline">can live with. It doesn’t mean everyone agrees, it means they consent. It’s important that we make the distinction between consent (hence, </span><br/><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline">consensus) and agreement.</span><br/></span>
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| #<span style="font-size:medium"><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline">If there is 75% consent, state, “</span><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline">I see consensus, do you see consensus,</span><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline">” i.e., confirm with the Assembly that all see 75% consent, then announce that consensus is reached and the proposal is adopted.</span><br/></span>
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| #<span style="font-size:medium"><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline">(If necessary) if there is not consensus, and the proposal is not blocked, you can move to indirect consensus.</span></span>
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| <span style="font-size:medium"><br/><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline"></span><br/><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline">INDIRECT CONSENSUS </span><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline">- </span><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline">involves mini-presentations and possible break out groups:</span></span>
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| #<span style="font-size:medium"><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline">Ask</span><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline">the GA for 3 people who support the proposal and 3 people who oppose it to each speak for 30 seconds to 2 minutes, alternating the supporters </span><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline">and the opposers.</span><br/></span>
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| #<span style="font-size:medium"><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline">Ask the Proposer(s) to restate the proposal</span></span>
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| #<span style="font-size:medium"><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline">Ask “</span><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline">Is this a proposal you can live with</span><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline">” and ask for a show of hands.</span></span>
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| #<span style="font-size:medium"><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline">If consensus is not reached, instruct assembly to break into small discussion groups for 5 minutes to discuss the proposal.</span><br/><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: bold; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline">Note</span><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline">:</span><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline">there are different kinds of discussion groups. We can decide to use</span><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline">one or have a menu to choose from based on what the facilitator sees as </span><br/><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline">most fit</span><br/></span>
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| #<span style="font-size:medium"><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline">Call participants back to assembly and . . .</span></span>
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| ##<span style="font-size:medium"><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline">ask if there are any clarifying questions,</span></span>
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| ##<span style="font-size:medium"><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline">ask if there are any points of information,</span></span>
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| ##<span style="font-size:medium"><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline">ask if there are any strong concerns or objections with the following explanations:<br/>-</span><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline">we will allow some silent time, the more challenging the topic, the</span><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline">longer silence we will allow to make room for everyone to think and </span><br/><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline">express,<br/>- we are only listing, not addressing or resolving concerns or objections in this moment, that process will come later,<br/>- ask that concerns & objections be stated with the assumption that the group will attempt to resolve them</span><br/></span>
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| ##<span style="font-size:medium"><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline">ask if theere are statements of support</span></span>
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| ##<span style="font-size:medium"><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline">ask if there are any friendly amendments.</span><br/></span>
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| <li><span style="font-size:medium"><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline">Give the Proposer(s) a moment to consider whether they want to:</span></span></li>
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| <li><span style="font-size:medium"><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline">explain how any concerns or objections are already addressed,</span><br/></span></li>
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| <li><span style="font-size:medium"><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline">withdraw the proposal,</span></span></li>
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| <li><span style="font-size:medium"><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline">amend the proposal based on concerns & objections,</span></span></li>
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| <li><span style="font-size:medium"><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline">adopt any of the suggested amendments, or</span></span></li>
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| <li><span style="font-size:medium"><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline">keep their proposal as is.</span><br/></span></li>
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| <li><span style="font-size:medium"><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline">Instruct the proposers to restate the proposal (whether changed or not). </span><br/></span></li>
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| <li><span style="font-size:medium"><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline">Define block and ask if there are any blocks. </span><br/></span></li>
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| <li><span style="font-size:medium"><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline">If not blocked, ask “</span><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline">Is this a proposal you can live with</span><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline">?” and get temperature check</span><br/></span></li>
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| <li><span style="font-size:medium"><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline">if</span><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline">consensus is not reached, you can repeat steps 1-8 or send the proposal back to a working group. (if it was made by an individual, the </span><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline">individual should be directed to work with a working group to reform the </span><br/><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline">proposal.)</span><br/></span></li>
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| == <span style="font-size:medium">Useful Techniques<br/></span> ==
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| ===== <span style="font-size:medium">People's Mic</span> =====
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| <span style="font-size:medium">The People's Mic serves as amplification when there is no bullhorn or microphone. It is typically begun by someone yelling "Mic check!" Everyone who hears this is expected to reply loudly in unison: "Mic check!" The speaker then dictates a few words at a time, pausing for the crowd to recite each phrase. For large crowds, there may be a second echo of each phrase by those farther out in the group. This is a way to amplify one voice by using many voices together. On top of the fun factor, it has the added benefit of giving people time to make sure they hear and understand what's said.</span>
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| ===== <span style="font-size:medium">Temperature Check</span> =====
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| <span style="font-size:medium">To informally assess support for a proposal or idea, the Facilitator may request a "Temperature Check." All GA participants then show agreement by wiggling their fingers in the air ("twinkling") or disagreement by wiggling their fingers pointed down ("squid fingers.") Those who are undecided may wiggle their fingers horizontally, parallel to the ground.</span>
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