WG/Strategies/Ideas/Minutes/Oct - 3 Nov 2011

Sun Oct 31

Minutes

Next Ideas Group Meeting: Thursday 9:30PM, meet at Ghandi Statue 11/3 Next Public Discussion: Friday 7:00PM, General assembly area 11/4 Move Your Money Speak Out: Wednesday 8:00PM, General assembly area 11/2

• Mission
  • Statement
  • Announcents for GA
  • Let people know what group is doing
• Discuss Topics for Friday's Discussion
  • broad tactics
  • on site/off site divide
  • implement acts of kindness
  • leadership and transparency
  • continue momentum of move your money
  • creation of a legislative reforms working groups
• White Board Question: "What issue do you want to discuss?"
  • post answers on link from ideas main page
  • find ideas whiteboard at campsite
  • topics will be chosen on Thursday based on feedback

Wed Oct 26

plan for Friday night discussion

• Next strategic steps ( how will occupy boston develop?)
  • our camp
  • indoor space
  • model change
• Move your money / Banks
  • alternatives
  • nonviolence
  • partnership with DCU / Liberty
• TBD friday night
  • small group
  • input on agenda items
  • hot or not model
• How does Occupy Boston preserve it's momentum?
  • ( temp check taken and this will be our discussion topic)
  • Publicize on Facebook, twitter, wiki, whiteboard, APB to *working groups.
  • Format of discussion- Stated that the goal of this discussion will be to bring out and foster the seeds of autonomous actions, working group proposals, positions
  • Small groups, time check in with temp check, Step forward step back
  • Facilitated by Noah and Andrew, Note taking and time keeping by Laura and George

other items

• Planning subsequent topics
  • Head to Head (hot or not)
  • Online/ whiteboard

• Contingency plan -Next steps (winterization/other strategies) *Move your money day -living document -Name of group *Strategy/expansion
  • New methods
  • validating
  • collecting other people's ideas

Meeting time

Wed 6pm / Sun 9:30 pm/ dicussion fri at 7