<b>Event 1</b> - <u>Community Gathering, 2/20/11, 6:00 to 9:00 PM, Community Church of Boston</u><br>The Facilitation Work Group, in collaboration with VISIONS, Inc. is hosting this Community Gathering. VISIONS' staff member, Rick Pinderhughes, joins with former staff person and current OBer, Angela Giudice, to design and facilitate a Part I Workshop that introduces the OB community to the VISIONS' model of anti-oppression work. <br>
<br>They will share a basic framework of this model that will support and assist Occupy Boston members to: <br> • Deepen our understanding of each other and group dynamics;<br> • Identify and begin to address inter-personal and inter-group conflicts amongst Occupy Boston members; and<br>
• Create an atmosphere that encourages us to develop options for conflict-resolution and reconciliation.<br><br>These efforts will all be placed firmly and squarely in a political context of the Occupy Movement and with the explicit intention of addressing issues of oppression and internalized oppression that obstruct our ultimate purpose and goals.<br>
<br>The VISIONS model of addressing all levels of differences and systems of oppression, will allow OB members to see current tensions and conflicts as connected to systemic, political, social and cultural dynamics that we must all overcome to create a "new world that is possible." Come join us (and bring a friend) as we build yet another platform from which to transform our worlds, internally and externally.<br>
<br><b><br>Event 2</b> - <u>General Assembly, Tuesday, 2/21, 7:00 PM, Arlington Street Church</u><br>Occupy Boston General Assembly will set aside regular GA business on
Tuesday, February 21st for a two-hour community discussion about GA
decision-making process and principles. The discussion will address a
range of issues that repeatedly come up in GA and in other groups
grappling with OB decision-making. Parallel to efforts by other groups
working to explore internal dynamics, Facilitation Working Group's
intention is to improve GA process to better reflect the concerns of
diverse Occupy Boston groups and help us reach our goals with methods
consistent with our values. <br><br>This two hour discussion will commence, after opening announcements<br>