[GLOBAL 12M-15M] 4th MAYDAY actions planning meeting

[Dr. TR. Rojas-D]

To all our dear fellows who participate in the Global movement

The date and time for our next May 2012 common actions meeting will take place next Saturday, the 4th pf February at 19:00 UTC

This was democratically decided by people who took the time to participate of this poll:

http://www.doodle.com/9uxghnqi9gzf7uf6 

Once again we are going to use a voice chat service (mumble), but we can also enable our IRC webchat http://webchat.freenode.net/ on channel: #takethesquare, we would need volunteers who would be able to access both meetings and serve as a link.

There is also the need to decide whether the meeting is going to be hold in English only. Please share your needs ASAP so that we contact the Translators Team (http://translatorbrigades.org/).

Minutes from the past two meetings here: http://piratepad.net/Tw2B8ik6Er - http://titanpad.com/MaydayPlanningGlobalMeeting28enero2012 >> and

>> here: https://n-1.cc/pg/pages/view/1113990

 Mumble-instructions to connect (please if this is going to be your first time request assistance and connect two hours in advance, there will be a team ready to welcome you)

manual:http://takethesquare.net/2011/10/04/mumble-setup-walkthrough/
 to download: http://mumble.sourceforge.net/
 Server: tomalaplaza.net
 Channel: #12M #15M [2012]

   09:00 (UTC-10) Honolulu (Hawaii)    11:00 (UTC-8) West Coast of USA   12:00 (UTC-7 MST, Arizona...)   13:00 (UTC-6 Chicago,Texas)   14:00 (UTC-5 New York/DC)   16:00 (UTC-6 East Coast of Brazil)   19:00 (UTC+0 Canarias and UK)   20:00 (UTC+1 Europe)
   23:00 (UTC+3 Western Africa)   00:00 (UTC+4 New Delhi)   03:00 (UTC+8 Beijing)
   06:00 (UTC+10 Australia)

Our comrades from Sweden are proposing that we use more specific a protocol for the meetings (at the bottom of this message) In order to make the meeting much more efficient. We need volunteers for the facilitation team (thanks!)

Another comrade has some useful suggestions that we are trying to put in place:

"1. As there'll be more people joining (HOPEFULLY), maybe we can reduce speak time to 2 minutes. (Would that become 4 minutes in case we use translation?)
2. To open two decision doodle surveys if we need a decision
3. Maybe we can add a "For Beginners and support" Channel, some volunteers should be there at the beginning to help the people configure mumble.
4. Some people were confused about the translating. Maybe we can get this to work better (translators may also be there one hour in advance).

If you have more suggestions that can improve the meeting, please share them.

Please also forward this invitation to all your mailing lists.

See you all guys in 4 days!!

T

On Mon, Jan 30, 2012 at 2:06 AM, Occupy Stockholm <occupystockholm@gmail.com>wrote:

I will here describe partly the way we handel the national mumble meeting in sweden and also give a proposal on how a smoother international meeting could be organized. 

Set up translators
• Spanish or English and so on.

Determine roles (These should rotate)
• Moderator (Does the discussion to thepoint, dealing with conflicts and conductvotes).
• Facilitator (Determines who is next to speak).
• Protocol (Someone who takes notes and then put up for a forum post). - It is better to determin one or two people whom officially take notes, makes it easier to also produce minutes after the meeting.

Signs that should be used
• Signs are written in the chat and is used todiscuss in an efficient and fair manner.
Priority and the use of signs
***DR*** Direct response to a question /Direct Response (Only in response to a statement with a question mark).
***C*** Förtydligande/Clarification (Whenclarification is needed).
***P*** Proposal on voting / Proposal (Mustvote for if not to the proposed withdrawal).
***D*** Uttalande/Debatt/Fråga
***Move forward*** Proceed / Move On (If someone is talking too long and you want toannounce that it is time to get to the point and move on).

The facilitator gives out the word, if there's nostanding in line the moderator takes theword.

This is many signs if we compare it to what is used right now. If they are used in a good manner it will work well, otherwise it will be caos. 
I think it would be good to take away the "WW" and "MM" becuase it takes up to much space in the chat, it is better to write "+1" or alike in the avalible pad.


How to make a vote
First Is everyone ready to vote? (If not makinga "statement" and the debate continues)
Second Which is? (If yes, vote like. If not, do nothing).
Third Who is against? (If yes, vote, dismissor deny the feelings consistent with blockageposition. If not, do nothing).

The moderator asks the three questions(one at a time), when the last question iscounting down the moderator in the chat (3,2, 1,.) Proposal has then gone through.
Because the size of the assembly another tool may be needed to vote, some kind of website/tool.

The meeting
Topics to discuss

• Introducions (both about the person and the status of the occupation in that place)
• Previous General Assembly (Go through the events of the last General Assembly) - Moderator or someone that knows this
• Statements of Occupations (Workinggroupspresents any proposals and topics)
• Topics that have been proposed earlier (e.g. 12 of May and so on)


This is just some examples of what we in sweden have used, I hope some of this could be used.

The most important thing i think is to have an officiall webpage for the meeting. That page should have the correct link to an English and Spanish: agenda, minutes-pad and previous meeting. There should also be information about mumble, how the signs are used and how the meeting is carried out.

The meeting should also be reoccuring every week or every second week with exception to emergency meetings

Hope I could contribute in any way, if you have any questions please send them to me :)
Well done last meeting and keep up the good work!

/Alex
occupy stockholm
www.occupystockholm.org

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https://n-1.cc/pg/groups/554572/coordinacin-estatal-15m/
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http://takethesquare.net/

[Dr. TR. Rojas-D]

I have news about our meeting:
All the information related to next meeting on mumble and the previous ones can be found here:
https://n-1.cc/mod/threaded_forums/topicposts.php?topic=1138563&group_guid=1112819

IMPORTANT: Notice that it won't take place on tomalaplaza.net server. Itwill be held at occupii server In order to maximize the inclusivity and participation of the activists of all networks in equal conditions. A rotatory system was proposed to host this meetings on each network server.

So the next meeting, since the first meeting was hold on DRY's server, and
the second one on TTS' server, will be hosted by OLSX server: 

More info on mumble voice chat at occupii:  http://occupii.org/page/tech-mumble 

The AGENDA posted below and also in this other pad where you can post your ideas: http://titanpad.com/99YPwjtZvj

At the last meeting we only finish the first point of the agenda and started discussing the second  one (brainstorming), we propose to mantain the same agenda starting with the second part of the brainstorming.

1. Continue with the Brainstorming together

https://n-1.cc/pg/pages/view/1128286

2. Synthesize in tasks the agreements emerging of the brainstorming

3. Group tasks in working groups

4. Outline a schedule / work plan

It will be useful if assemblies would start adding their contributions before and after the meeting

Please have in mind that we need people to meet in advance to organize the moderation team and to coach people with the use of mumble. Hope you all don't forget to configure your account in occupii 

It would be nice as well that someone could wait in the takethesquare server to see if people get misplaced.

Thanks!