[Seattle-editorial] IMC Convening plan (1)

[Devin Theriot-Orr]

Hi all,

On behalf of the ad hoc group of folks that have been paying bills 
during the hiatus, I want to start the ball rolling on how we can move 
forward.  The ad hoc group is not entirely in agreement about how to 
move forward, but everyone felt strongly that our small group should 
not be making any major decisions on these issues since they concern 
the whole collective.   Thus, this is merely one suggestion on how to 
move forward.

A background on the discussion: we (the ad hoc group) were trying to 
figure out how to move forward, but could not reach a consensus.  The 
following thread is an email from Brandon with one possible way to move 
forward.  I will also forward Joseph's suggestion for an all-day 
retreat.  Hopefully, this will be a starting point for debate 
surrounding the best way to move out of hiatus and towards a new, 
functional Seattle IMC.

In solidarity,

Devin

> Creating an agenda for our first meeting and collecting feedback on the
> lists will be fairly straight forward, and if people want to go that
> direction, I'll support it.
>
> However, I think it is optimistic to think that we are going to have 
> one
> meeting where we start making decisions and moving forward. Thus, I
> propose that we convene three/four meetings, two/three with a specific
> focus, and the last being a community meeting that contains report 
> backs
> from the first two. We could propose these three/four meetings to the
> lists and gather feedback.
>
> Part of this approach would be to table other operational details for 
> now,
> or publicly convene a fourth 'finance/communication' working group 
> meeting
> to make those decisions. Anyone who wants to participate in the 
> decisions
> should get involved in making the work happen.
>
> So, the meetings:
>
> 0) finance/communications working group - invite people to help with
> operational decisions for the next month.
>
> 1) new imc meeting - invite people who are ready and committed to 
> creating
> a new imc and build a plan to submit the application.
>
> 2) seattle imc post mortem/future visioning - discuss conflict 
> resolution,
> what not to do again, what organizations the imc should try to emulate,
> and what the vision/scope of the seattle imc should be.
>
> 3) community meeting - invite lots of folks and organizations, 
> schedule it
> WAY in advance, advertise it, get a professional and objective
> facilitator, hear the NEW IMC, POSTMORTEM and FINANCE/COMMUNICATIONS
> report backs, and decide what to do next.
>
> thoughts?
>
> -brandon
>
> rickh at riseup.net said:
>> OK, I will check w/ Library.  We still have Denny Terrace if we need 
>> it.
>>
>> Agenda - I think I have put forth the immediate money concerns that 
>> need
>> deciding - beyond that, I am open to suggestions.
>>
>> Rick
>>
>>> Yes, let's book a room at the Library.
>>>
>>> Rick - would you be willing to check into this or shall I?
>>>
>>> We need to send out a convening email soon, but I am still fuzzy on 
>>> the
>>> agenda.  Any thoughts?  I would like to send out a brief email 
>>> stating
>>> the date and time and asking the general imc list for suggestions on
>>> what to discuss, rather than having this group decide.  Of course, we
>>> could still make suggestions on what needs to be discussed, but that
>>> would mean we would not have to form the agenda.
>>>
>>> -d
>>> On May 17, 2004, at 6:59 PM, rickh at riseup.net wrote:
>>>
>>>> I have spoken now to 3 people on this list.  They seem to have 
>>>> gotten
>>>> the
>>>> 8th, but not the 15th. ??
>>>>
>>>> And btw, since we have not yet "publicly" announced, another thought
>>>> occured.  Instead of Denny on the 15th, what if we booked a room
>>>> (free) at
>>>> the purty new library?  As long as the meeting is open to the 
>>>> public,
>>>> the
>>>> room is free.  Comments?
>>>>
>>>> Rick
>>>>
>>>>> Due to the possible asbestos contamination in the first room i 
>>>>> booked
>>>>> (really!), I though it prudent to reschedule.  Denny Terrace, Denny
>>>>> and
>>>>> Melrose, 7 pm on the 15th of June.  NOT the 8th as originally
>>>>> scheduled.
>>>>>
>>>>> And btw, a crack team (or crackpot perhaps) from the EPA assures us
>>>>> all is
>>>>> well - it was just a disgruntled worker for the plumbing 
>>>>> contractors.
>>>>> Trust me, ya don't want the ugly details now - read it in the P-I 
>>>>> next
>>>>> week.
>>>>>
>>>>> And yes - this room should be safe.  The DDT barrels have been gone
>>>>> for
>>>>> weeks! Free rooms is free, ya know!  ;))
>>>>>
>>>>> Rick
>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>
>
> brandon faloona
> ---------------
> Television is now our form of government.
> - Kurt Vonnegut