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<div>A group of us met yesterday and discussed the formation of an Inreach Task Force. As I'm sure many of you are aware of, since the eviction of Dewey Square there have been a multitude of problems that have come to the forefront due to lack of centralized physical space. The goal of this task force will be to implement and improving internal communications in a post-dewey occupation. </div>
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<div>Our next meeting will be on Saturday at 8 O'clock at my home in Somerville. (Yes, we are aware that this cuts into GA, but we decided last night as a group that this would be the best time.) I will not post my address to an email list due to security concerns, but if you want to come help solve these problems and don't know where I live, please feel free to call me and I will tell you the address.</div>
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<div>In solidarity,<br>Ben</div>
<div>646-539-8603</div>
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<div>Tonight the Street Working Group had a meeting and quickly came to the decision that as we're in this period of transitioning to a post-Dewey OB, <b>what we need most is an intentional effort to build strong systems and processes for internal communication and navigation</b>. Right now, there is understandable confusion and lack of coordination, so we have launched an "Inreach" team to help build and repair networks of communication that will allow us to address our community's issues and needs as a unified body.
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<div><u>Some issues that we brainstormed...</u></div>
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<div>-Imbalance of workload (too much work on too few people)</div>
<div>-Emails are excessive and overwhelming</div>
<div>-People and groups are working on the same issues and not aware of it</div>
<div>-multiple WG's are overlapping</div>
<div>-Unclear working groups and the need to <u>consolidate</u></div>
<div>-We need <u>Announcement</u> forums and <u>Discussion </u> forums</div>
<div>-A lack of consistency in meeting times for WG's = hard to plug in</div>
<div>-no methods for security in communication</div>
<div>-the need for calendar updates and calendar blasts</div>
<div>-Its hard to find contacts for groups </div>
<div>-Hard to get the ball rolling on any ideas</div>
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<div>In light of these concerns the Inreach team is calling for a <font size="4">meeting this Saturday night 12/17 ay 8pm at <u>___________</u></font> (you may have to leave GA early).</div>
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<div>We need <b>people with ideas, <font color="#3333ff">people who are well-connected in OB and therefore naturally understand how communication currently works</font>, and people with experience in organizational communication. Of course, ALL ARE WELCOME.</b></div>
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<div><b>PLEASE BRING PROPOSALS AND PATIENCE!!!</b></div>
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