[Street] Action goals - a brainstorm
Patricia Downer
patricia.downer at gmail.com
Thu Dec 8 11:24:40 EST 2011
9) Interactive - I think that any action should have some element that any
passerby can join in if they desire.
To add to a few others mentioned...
- with educational, I think it's important that we have fliers at every
action. These fliers should be informative regarding the specific action as
well as about OB in general.
- with outreach, I'd like to add that not only should we try to bring more
people to the cause, but as a part of that we should make a conscious
effort to consider if any action would risk alienating people or groups
from the movement.
On Dec 8, 2011 8:08 AM, "Aria Littlhous" <aria at littlhous.net> wrote:
> Stated functional goals for actions are almost as good mission goals. For
> instance: our goal is to increase the number of people at our actions until
> we cannot be ignored/our goal is to increase the size of the Occupation as
> a whole.
>
> I hope a plan for 36 Hours after (possible) Eviction is first on the
> agenda on Sunday, with the first decision being: move as whole,
> federate/atomize, or disband? Deciding where to go, if anywhere will be
> much easier once that decision is made. It's a very tricky facilitation
> question since it is connected to the question of permanency and mission
> goal. I hope the facilitator is really good and has some ideas about how to
> frame things.
>
> I think with planning an eviction can be a win-win situation, that is a PR
> win and further some of the goals that have already been generally agreed
> upon. An open letter to 21 big, indoor spaces that wouldn't, might, and
> could host the entire camp could pump up the volume on message, and turn up
> some real possible hosts---most likely churches with large naves that would
> agree to host the entire camp for the winter. One idea is to become a
> permanent or semi permanent commun-ish. I'd argue that the tasks associated
> with such a move would draw even more energy away from action than running
> a camp, and that action is a functional and mission central goal.
>
> Thanks for listening.
>
> A>
>
> On Thu, Dec 8, 2011 at 7:33 AM, Ridgely Fuller <ridgelyfuller at gmail.com>wrote:
>
>>
>> I really like all the goals for actions that folks have outlined
>> ..especially clear messaging, fun, and bringing folks in to the Occupy
>> movement,and that Katie has given us a time line (Sunday around 2 Encuentro
>> 5) for us to come up with more ideas..is the mtg tonight still devoted to
>> Star Wars for Sat?..I have to work til around 8 tonight so please keep me
>> posted. Meet Sat night to brainstorm for Sunday mtg? with media?..feels to
>> me that the court stuff makes this weekends planning really key
>> Ridgely
>>
>> On Wed, Dec 7, 2011 at 12:35 AM, Ravi Mishra <ravi at occupyboston.org>wrote:
>>
>>> Hi all,
>>>
>>> Writing that last email made me think that it might be fun (and useful)
>>> to have a theoretical discussion of what various goals of action should be?
>>> In my mind (please chime in here), a valid goal for an action is any
>>> ideal/value or outcome that aids our overall movement. For example,
>>> education is a very obvious goal - if people know more about the issues,
>>> they're more likely to support our cause, which makes it easier for us to
>>> change the status quo. Conversely (and this could be controversial, again
>>> please chime in), something like "agitation" if often thought of as a goal
>>> in of itself, but I think it probably needs more qualification to be truly
>>> accepted as a goal. Shutting down a street in a financial district could
>>> definitely be a goal because it hurts the operations of those who are
>>> behind the problems that plague our society
>>>
>>> Anyway, without further ado, some goals off the top of my head - please
>>> discuss and add yours!
>>>
>>> 1) Education - teaching people about the issues and what is going on
>>> today, for example
>>> 2) Fun! We're not going to be here in the long run if we're not enjoying
>>> ourselves. :)
>>> 3) Targeted systems disruption - making it harder for the opposition to
>>> do stuff in a manner that helps our cause
>>>
>>> Any particular action can aim to achieve one, some, or all of these
>>> goals. The point of this thread is to create a list of what action goals
>>> should be, and the hope is that we can use these later to more effectively
>>> analyze actions and their efficacy.
>>>
>>> Finally. this article by author John Robb frames some basic Conflict
>>> Theory quite well and could serve as a framework to think about what goals
>>> of actions should be.<http://globalguerrillas.typepad.com/globalguerrillas/2011/11/how-to-win-a-modern-conflict.html>
>>>
>>> Thoughts?
>>>
>>> --
>>> Ravi
>>>
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