[Noisebridge-discuss] Practical Politics

Tue Feb 8 00:28:28 UTC 2011

I'll be there at 6.

Rachel

jim wrote:
>     okay. i'm hoping we can start right at 6 PM 
> (and summarize maybe every thirty minutes for 
> those who arrive late as well as those who miss 
> the points of what's said). 
> 
> 
> 
> On Sun, 2011-02-06 at 20:45 -0800, Jared Dunne wrote:
>> 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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