[Noisebridge-discuss] Practical Politics

[Jared Dunne]

Hi All-

So shall we aim to have the Consensus Hacking meetup on this Friday at
6pm until 7:30?

I'd like to set a date/time before Tuesday so it can be announced at
the Tuesday Weekly Meeting and such...

Jared-

On Wed, Feb 2, 2011 at 3:28 PM, jim <jim at systemateka.com> wrote:
>
>    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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