[Noisebridge-discuss] Practical Politics

[jim]

    i've got a thing at noisebridge fridays from 
12:30 to 6 PM. i can probably take time away from 
it. immediately after 6 also could work okay for 
me, usually. 
jim 
415 823 4590 my cellphone, call anytime 



On Wed, 2011-02-02 at 13:33 -0800, Jared Dunne wrote:
> I can do a Friday evening, earlier the better IMHO.  Weekends are
> normally very socially busy but I can make time if that's the only
> time that we can all meet, if so afternoons would be best.
> 
> jared-
> 
> On Wed, Feb 2, 2011 at 12:52 PM, Rachel McConnell <rachel at xtreme.com> wrote:
> > What would people think of a Friday evening instead?  I try to go to Ace
> > Monster Toys' meeting on Thursdays (in the East Bay).  I could also make
> > a weekend time, except Sunday evening.
> >
> > Rachel
> >
> > Jared Dunne wrote:
> >> I think there is sufficient interest in organizing a Consensus
> >> discussion.  Let's proceed.
> >>
> >> When would be good to hold it?  Would next Thursday evening sometime
> >> work?  My thinking being: Mon-Wed evenings are so busy at NB.  If we
> >> hold it next week, we can announce it at the general meeting to get
> >> more people into the discussion.
> >>
> >> Let me know when would be ideal for you...
> >>
> >> Jared-
> >>
> >> On Wed, Feb 2, 2011 at 10:37 AM, Rachel McConnell <rachel at xtreme.com> wrote:
> >>> I'd love to come to a discussion group on the consensus process.  Please
> >>> facilitate this.
> >>>
> >>> Rachel
> >>>
> >>> Jared Dunne wrote:
> >>>> Is anyone else interested in something like what Shannon proposed?
> >>>>
> >>>>>> I'd still like to do a seminar-style class-thing on Consensus process; I'm
> >>>>>> imagining it as a set of lightning talks interspersed with Q&A and
> >>>>>> Discussion periods.  Anybody have experience with consensus process outside
> >>>>>> of Noisebridge who is willing to give a five-minute "how we did it at X"
> >>>>>> talk?  Anybody want to try giving the five-minute "how Noisebridge works"
> >>>>>> talk?  (I think we should have at least three of the "How Noisebridge Works"
> >>>>>> talks from three people with different perspectives...)
> >>>> I'd really like to see something happen even if its simply an informal
> >>>> discussion about Consensus at Noisebridge past, present, future.  It
> >>>> would be nice to get together everyone who wants to do some Consensus
> >>>> Hacking to chat it out in more depth.
> >>>>
> >>>> I'd be happy to organize or facilitate something if there is
> >>>> sufficient interest.
> >>>>
> >>>> j-
> >>>>
> >>>> On Wed, Jan 26, 2011 at 5:27 PM, Jared Dunne <jareddunne at gmail.com> wrote:
> >>>>> Shannon-
> >>>>>
> >>>>> I like this idea.  I've used Consensus before in some anti-war groups.
> >>>>>  I'd be happy to talk briefly about that experience.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> I'm all for Autonomous action (do-acracy as NB calls it), but when
> >>>>> using consensus to work together we can do more than we can acting
> >>>>> autonomously as individuals.  It's strange that consensus seems to be
> >>>>> feared and avoided at NB.  I'm newish here so hearing someone give a
> >>>>> talk on NB's experience with Consensus would be great to understand
> >>>>> more about why that's the case.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Depending on when you schedule this... and if I can get a chance to
> >>>>> re-read that handbook I donated...  I could give an overview of some
> >>>>> of the key insights it adds to the discussion.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Jared-
> >>>>>
> >>>>> On Wed, Jan 26, 2011 at 1:16 PM, Shannon Lee <shannon at scatter.com> wrote:
> >>>>>> To resurrect an old thread with new information, Jared bought us a copy of
> >>>>>> "Consensus: A New Handbook for Grassroots Social, Political, and
> >>>>>> Environmental Groups" by Peter Gelderloos
> >>>>>> https://www.noisebridge.net/pipermail/noisebridge-discuss/2011-January/020237.html
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> I'd still like to do a seminar-style class-thing on Consensus process; I'm
> >>>>>> imagining it as a set of lightning talks interspersed with Q&A and
> >>>>>> Discussion periods.  Anybody have experience with consensus process outside
> >>>>>> of Noisebridge who is willing to give a five-minute "how we did it at X"
> >>>>>> talk?  Anybody want to try giving the five-minute "how Noisebridge works"
> >>>>>> talk?  (I think we should have at least three of the "How Noisebridge Works"
> >>>>>> talks from three people with different perspectives...)
> >>>>>> --S
> >>>>>> On Thu, Dec 30, 2010 at 3:25 PM, Shannon Lee <shannon at scatter.com> wrote:
> >>>>>>> Hi,
> >>>>>>> I realized in watching the last couple of threads that there are people
> >>>>>>> here who know a *lot* about running anarchist and consensus organizations.
> >>>>>>> Would any of you be willing to put together a reading list, or possibly
> >>>>>>> hold a symposium of some sort, on how this stuff works, and how it's
> >>>>>>> supposed to work?
> >>>>>>> Thanks,
> >>>>>>> --S
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> --
> >>>>>>> Shannon Lee
> >>>>>>> (503) 539-3700
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> "Any sufficiently analyzed magic is indistinguishable from science."
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> --
> >>>>>> Shannon Lee
> >>>>>> (503) 539-3700
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> "Any sufficiently analyzed magic is indistinguishable from science."
> >>>>>>
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