[CIMC-work] Thursday: Planning meeting for Chicago Summer of Resistance Consulta

[ChrisGeovanis at aol.com]

This is NOT something we'll be reporting on per se, but I thought people 
might be interested in same, or in passing it along...

christine

Please circulate widely!

Planning Meeting
5-8-04 'Summer of Resistance' Consulta
THIS THURSDAY, April 28, 6:30PM - 8:30PM
Agape House, 1046 W. Polk St., Chicago

The March 20 Anti-War Organizing Coalition invites all Chicago area anti-war 
and peace organizations to participate in an important planning meeting for 
the May 8 "Summer of Resistance" Consulta (see below for more details about the 
Consulta's origins and goals). This Consulta planning meeting will be held on 
Thursday evening, April 28 from 6:30PM - 8:30PM at Agape House, located at 
1046 W. Polk. At this planning meeting we'll seek to recruit Consulta 
facilitators, discuss security at the Consulta and develop the Consulta agenda. This 
meeting is designed to give participants the opportunity to plan how the Consulta 
will be structured, and NOT to decide or shape outcomes - that's what the 
Consulta is for.

The proposal for the May 8 Consulta to plan a Chicago 'Summer of Resistance' 
grew out of the follow-up meeting for the March 20 Chicago anti-war protest 
convened at Michigan and Pearson by dozens of area peace and justice groups. The 
goal of this Consulta? To build our movement democratically and strengthen 
collaborative anti-war efforts through the summer and into the fall. Our 
strategy? To take a 'connect the dots' approach to the issues by drawing the 
parallels between cuts in funding for healthcare, education and other vital needs at 
home and the growing costs of occupation and empire abroad. Whatever the 
outcome of the elections this November, we need to continue to build a militant, 
diverse and dynamic movement for peace with justice here and abroad. Join us.

NOTE: Some may have heard about a planning meeting this past Saturday for the 
Consulta. At that meeting, participants decided that the invitation had not 
been circulated widely enough, that many people who might want to attend were 
also participating in actions in Peoria and Washington, and that the attendees 
should cancel Saturday's meeting and reschedule to facilitate broader outreach 
and participation. This Thursday's meeting is designed to answer those 
concerns. Help us make our "Summer of Resistance" historic. Join us this coming 
Thursday evening.

For people who may not be familiar with 'consultas': A consulta is a 
transparent, democratic and decentralized method of learning about and coordinating 
resistance activities. Generally, the Consulta includes: an open political 
discussion, an action proposal session, calendar development, break-out sessions 
(specific proposals, skill shares, tactics, information) and 1:1 voting. The 
topics of discussion in the Consulta may include strategy, a wide range of 
tactics, targeting, the formation of varying groups and affinities, and many other 
themes. For these reasons, many Consultas are held in a security conscious 
environment where efforts are made by organizers to minimize the likelihood of 
opposition infiltration.

For more info, call 312-446-4939 or email hammerhard at aol.com. Join our 
listserve! Send an email to: May-8-Consulta-subscribe at yahoogroups.com. To view the 
Consulta flyers in English and Spanish, go to 
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/May-8-Consulta/files/

Convened by the March 20 Anti-war Organizing Coalition and its partner 
members.

The text of the Chicago Summer of Resistance Consulta follows:

Summer of Resistance
Consulta
On March 20 -- the one-year anniversary of the beginning of war and 
occupation in Iraq -- thousands of us gathered in Chicago to oppose war abroad and 
attacks on our freedoms at home. Groups across the city are following up with 
projects to oppose the war: organizing for the upcoming Democratic and Republican 
National Conventions, the G-8 protests in Georgia this June, campus and 
neighborhood organizing -- and sharpening the street heat it will take to defeat the 
U.S. government’s agenda of domination and destruction. 

Join people from across Chicago on Saturday, May 8 at the Summer of 
Resistance Consulta. Our goal? To build our movement democratically and strengthen 
collaborative efforts through the summer and into the fall. Our strategy? To take 
a ‘connect the dots’ approach to the issues by drawing the parallels between 
cuts in funding for healthcare, education and other vital needs at home and 
the growing costs of occupation and empire abroad. Whatever the outcome of the 
elections this November, we need to build a militant, diverse and dynamic 
movement for peace with justice here and abroad. Join us.

Saturday * May 8
9:30 a.m. sharp - 1:30 p.m.
UNITE Union Hall, 333 S. Ashland, Chicago
(Ashland and Van Buren) Lunch w/be available for a modest fee.
 
CALL FOR PROPOSALS: Groups are invited to present one-page proposals for 
specific actions and projects, to be submitted to the larger assembly for action 
on creating collaborative projects through the fall. Proposals need to include 
a brief description of the event or action and a firm date for the action. 
Location and specific time can be included but are not required. Please email 
proposals to hammerhard at aol.com at least three days prior to May 8, so they can 
be circulated by email or fax to the larger group. 

Join our listserve! Send an email to: 
May-8-Consulta-subscribe at yahoogroups.com

For more info, call 312-446-4939 or email hammerhard at aol.com. 
Convened by the March 20 Antiwar Organizing Committee. Labor donated.
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