Notes for Dec. 21st, 2011
Janet – Occupy Oakland
Chirs -
Joy – Occupy Santa Cruz
Jay – Occupy Stanford
Mil – Occupy Greely Colorado
Cal – Occupy Oakland
Kevin -
Issues and Problems/ Topcis for Agenda
Basics and technics of how to Run and facilitate a GA Well / Value of GA’s
How GAs can be used to work towards goals
What day of the Week – Scheduling
Getting Work done in Smaller Groups
Linking Local GA’s together
Basics and technics of how to Run and facilitate a GA Well / Value of GA’s (10)
       Process -  
How GAs can be used to work towards goals (10)
What day of the Week – Scheduling (10)
Consensus in Larger Groups vs. Getting Work done in Smaller Groups (10)
  • Which kind of decisions for different groups
Basics and technics of how to Run and facilitate a GA Well / Value of GA’s (10)
       Process
       Lots of Resources: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1gM1bHAg_n7dpbx3nv4cJ-Dh3SXcH7CJXUQdqx0joWKs/edit?hl=en_US
How GAs can be used to work towards goals (10)
  • Form topics
  • Topic is decided by the facilitation Working Group and other input
  • Attendees break up in small groups and give feedback
What day of the Week – Scheduling (10)
Holiday Scheduling
Alternate different days for different types of meetings
Have GA’s on the WEekends etc.
Too many meetings equals burnning out
People not stepping up.
Using web forms, etc…
Facilitation – if no one can facilitate that is an issue???
Consensus in Larger Groups vs. Getting Work done in Smaller Groups (10)
  • Which kind of decisions for different groups
  • Robust committee involvement – set up, where most of the work is done in committees and workign groups.  Then brought to the GA.  Back and forith between the committees and assemblies.
  • Types of Groups:
  • GA’s – Larger group (usally)
  • Campains & Actions
  • Organization & Logistics
  • Communication and buildilng goals and tasks
  • Getting Work done
  • Action and Spokes
  • WRAP UP (Stop 20m early)
  • Future Meetings
  • Getting Help -
  • Planning/Requests – Advanced
  • Definitly do it, and use this space to help coordinate the larger Group.
  • Reporting back to FAcilitation Working Group
  • Creating a Write up of the Notes and Information Reources for Faciltators and GA’s
  • Disconnection between Workgroups and GA’s
  • Website, Emails, etc…
Committ to hte Time frames we say and stick to them.  Got to get going.