[Street] [Ideas] [Proposal] Grow the movement + Outreach strategy session

Adam Friedman amfriedman at gmail.com
Sun Feb 19 23:43:18 EST 2012


Hi Linda and Zachary

Zack I completely share your impatience for Occupy to set some core
long-term goals and start working toward them in a focused manner.  I have
a number of ideas on this front.

In terms of how to make those "big" decisions and maintain the integrity of
the process... I think this OpenAssembly.org might be that very
"distributed" platform we seek -- it could be a way for Occupy members to
"attend" meetings and participate in decision-making without actually
needing to physically be there.  It is like an on-going GA where people can
pose ideas and questions and the best ones will float to the top through an
intuitive crowd-sourced ratings system.

Quick intro video here:
http://www.openassembly.org/p/faq

What do y'all think?

Adam Friedman


On Thu, Feb 16, 2012 at 7:20 PM, Linda Jenkins <lindajenkins177 at yahoo.com>wrote:

> Great question, Zachary. I'm part of FAWG and created the 2 "instruments"
> that we offered to WGs and others to begin to think about goals,
> priorities, actions and resources. Though it seems this process, that we're
> calling a participatory budgeting process, has been oriented toward
> participation by means of physical presence at gatherings, I think we
> should try to encourage as much participation electronically too. I don't
> know what that might look like but appreciate the need and interest, as
> well as your points that many may not be present at the GAs and WG mtgs.
>
> What ideas do you have?
>
> Thanks & solidarity,
> Linda
>
> "Our goal is a society that prioritizes the needs of all before the
> profits of the few." Passed by Occupy Boston General Assembly, 11/29/11.
>
> Sent from my mobile.
>
> On Feb 15, 2012, at 12:19 PM, Terra Friedrichs <terraf at compuserve.com>
> wrote:
>
> > Zachary,
> >
> > Rita Sebastian and a few others are embarking upon a "participatory
> budgeting" exercise/process that can act akin to strategic planning.  By
> setting out a Working Group's goals and integrating that into a whole, and
> deciding collectively what resources are required and going after them, we
> are a long way toward a strategic plan.
> >
> > You hit on a key point. Actionable goals. We have lots.  We have events
> and meetings.  I'd call those tactics.  But that's what we have so far.  So
> perhaps you might press for STRATEGIC LONG TERM actionable goals as part of
> the budgeting exercise. And then maybe we can work on shorter term
> actionable goals that actually get us to the longer term goals.
> >
> > Terra
> >
> > On 2/10/2012 10:41 AM, Zachary Bos wrote:
> >> I have a question about means of participation, following from the
> observation that many GA and WG meetings have been poorly attended. Why are
> we waiting for an in-person meeting to begin Strategic Planning -- this
> seems like a self-imposed logistical hurdle. Can we not be discussing
> potential actions, online, in a distributed forum where many more people
> can make their contributions?
> >>
> >> Please excuse what must look like an impatient tone; I don't mean to
> sound acutely critical. I'm just impatient to see actionable goals
> articulated, since I know I'm not the only person eager to put
> shoulder-to-wheel in a more than symbolic way.
> >>
> >> In solidarity,
> >>
> >> Zachary
> >
> > --
> > Terra
> >
> > *~*~*~*
> > Terra Friedrichs
> > 978 808 7173 (cell)
> > 978 266 2775 (desk)
> > 978 266 2778 (home/messages)
> >
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