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*[[Ideas working group meeting notes]]
*[[Ideas working group meeting notes]]


== Upcoming Public Discussions ==


*Held in the GA area, unless otherwise specified
*Topics set based on suggestions collected online [http://wiki.occupyboston.org/index.php?title=Vote_here&action=edit vote here] and on the whiteboard outside Media tent


<br/>'''Friday, 11 November'''
<br/>'''Discussion Friday, 11 November'''


<span style="color:#ff0000;">'''Note: this was pushed from happening 'Monday 7 November due to a dubstep party that started early (it was on the calendar for 8PM).'''</span>
VALUES that came out of the meeting:


<br/>Order of Events:
*knowledge
**education
**awareness
**information
**transparency
*unity
*change
*respect
**diversity
*making "freedom" bigger
*non-violence x2
*consensus
*horizontal democracy x2
*solidarity
*(there are a few more on an image on my phone that I will add in an hour -Andrew)


*Explain goal of the evening: have everyone collectively generate a statement of Occupy Boston's values that can act as a guide of what to add to the [[Statement of Purpose]]
SENTENCES that cam out of the meeting:
*Why not focus on actions, demands, methods tonight? One of our goals in the Ideas group is to ''try'' to help grow a statement that all of Occupy Boston can get behind. One idea to do this is to start with VALUES.
*Examples of switching&nbsp;actions, demands, methods and statements to VALUES:
**"go after your congressman!" -> &nbsp;value:&nbsp;accountability
**"correct fundamental inequalities" -> value:&nbsp;fairness
**"shouldn’t demonize conservatives because they disagree" -> value:&nbsp;inclusivity


[[Examples of]]how Values translate into Action.
*In an effort to create a more just and sustainable socitey, we will strive to embody the values of: inclusivity, honesty, non-violence, comapssion, cooperation, and ecological integrity.
*We seek to foster a cuture of inclusivity, a practice of sustainability, and a spirit of compassion.
*We beleive that in working towards change, we need to pread knowledge while maintainin a unity based on respect


*We will have 3 parts of the meeting:


1. Overview of collected responses for the past few weeks to the question: "What are the values that we, as Occupy Boston, all share?" here are word clouds made from this collected information:


[[File:Ideas values raw.png|300x358px|RTENOTITLE]][[File:Ideas values reworded.png|300x383px|RTENOTITLE]]
[[File:Ideas values raw.png|300x358px|RTENOTITLE]]\


We will break out into groups and add change, and discuss this list. We will then come back to the larger group and report on small group break out discussions.
origional word cloud that was used to start the evening's discussion (word coud data collected from surveying the camp to answer the question "What values do we, as Occupy Boston, all share?"


2. We will break out into new groups and decide on what values on this list do people feel should go into the [[Statement of Purpose]]. This could be any amount of values, but we are suggesting 2-5 for this first attempt. We will then come back to the larger group and report on small group break out discussions.


3. Lastly, we will split again into groups and see if we can write a sentence or two that expresses the values collaboratively decided in Step 2 into the [[Statement of Purpose]]. Groups can start:
*with a BLANK piece of paper
*a copy of the [[Statement of Purpose]] to edit, or
*have an action question that they are answering: - What are the values, that we, as Occupy Boston Share? or: - What is the mission, that we, as Occupy Boston Share?
We will then come back to the larger group and report on small group Statements and edits. This will go a long way to adding to the [[Statement of Purpose]]
'''Followup''' We will post all of the Statements and notes from this meeting in a new page called [[Values Addendum to Statement of Purpose]] as well as post the proposed changes to the [http://main.wirite.org/documents/20/ Occupy Boston Statement of Purpose] on the site [http://wirite.org Wirite] where the changes can continue to be worked on:
[[File:WiriteForOB.png|400x194px|WiriteForOB.png|link=http://main.wirite.org/documents/20/]]


== Upcoming Public Discussions ==


*Held in the GA area, unless otherwise specified
*Topics set based on suggestions collected online [http://wiki.occupyboston.org/index.php?title=Vote_here&action=edit vote here] and on the whiteboard outside Media tent


<br/><br/>Want to set the agenda for future Public Discussions? [[Vote here]]
<br/><br/><br/>Want to set the agenda for future Public Discussions? [[Vote here]]


[[Join the Ideas email list]] - email your ideas, join the online conversation, and view the archive of discussions
[[Join the Ideas email list]] - email your ideas, join the online conversation, and view the archive of discussions


[http://wiki.occupyboston.org/index.php?title=Special:UserLogin&type=signup&returnto=Main_Page Join the wiki]. Have some ideas you are developing? Consider putting a link to them in the group workspace: [[User:WG-ideas]] You can also create your own user page by clicking on your name in the upper right.
[http://wiki.occupyboston.org/index.php?title=Special:UserLogin&type=signup&returnto=Main_Page Join the wiki]. Have some ideas you are developing? Consider putting a link to them in the group workspace: [[User:WG-ideas]] You can also create your own user page by clicking on your name in the upper right.

Revision as of 20:05, 13 November 2011

Meeting Times

  • Meetings have been set for 6pm Wednesdays, and Sunday night 9:30. The active times we have generally had public discussions are Monday nights at 7pm in the GA area and Friday nights at 7pm in the GA area.
  • meetings are held across Atlantic Avenue in the Federal Reserve Plaza. As it gets colder we will meet there then go somewhere else, such as South Station.
  • Ideas working group meeting notes



Discussion Friday, 11 November

VALUES that came out of the meeting:

  • knowledge
    • education
    • awareness
    • information
    • transparency
  • unity
  • change
  • respect
    • diversity
  • making "freedom" bigger
  • non-violence x2
  • consensus
  • horizontal democracy x2
  • solidarity
  • (there are a few more on an image on my phone that I will add in an hour -Andrew)

SENTENCES that cam out of the meeting:

  • In an effort to create a more just and sustainable socitey, we will strive to embody the values of: inclusivity, honesty, non-violence, comapssion, cooperation, and ecological integrity.
  • We seek to foster a cuture of inclusivity, a practice of sustainability, and a spirit of compassion.
  • We beleive that in working towards change, we need to pread knowledge while maintainin a unity based on respect


RTENOTITLE\

origional word cloud that was used to start the evening's discussion (word coud data collected from surveying the camp to answer the question "What values do we, as Occupy Boston, all share?"


Upcoming Public Discussions

  • Held in the GA area, unless otherwise specified
  • Topics set based on suggestions collected online vote here and on the whiteboard outside Media tent




Want to set the agenda for future Public Discussions? Vote here

Join the Ideas email list - email your ideas, join the online conversation, and view the archive of discussions

Join the wiki. Have some ideas you are developing? Consider putting a link to them in the group workspace: User:WG-ideas You can also create your own user page by clicking on your name in the upper right.