[Campaignforrealdemocracy] [project2012] TASKS - campaign for real democracy, what can you help with?

[Mark Barrett]

hi

i've only just begun to get started on this (contacting groups). in a way i
don't know where to start but i hope to get some momentum in coming weeks
(basically i've started to make a list of people/groups i need to make
contact with, to ask them to get involved and also who else they know who
might be interested).

i mentioned the idea briefly at yesterday's 'grassroots democracy and direct
action' civic forum conference (which unfortunately i could only make the
tail end of) and there was definitely interest. shame i couldn't have been
there all day.

to have our group advertised in their next newsletter we'd need to have a
meeting date and place arranged and send the info by next wed (a week
tomorrow). hilary wainwright was there, and she;s definitely interested in
what we're up to and could possibly promote in red pepper.

so: A. ideas for good people to contact / help with getting people on new
campaign list via james very welcome

B about venue we could use housmans for a first meeting, will investigate
donations set up there. also will ask student groups re unis.

C suggest 1st meeting for a monday in about one months time. ideally
followed by weekly / bi-weekly, same venue

D. plus maybe a picnic later in summer, say one august day on parliament
hill, to get to know more socially and overlook all of london.

sound ok?

mark


2009/5/18 james holland <james at dogmanet.org>

>
> tasks
>
>
> the main task it to get a good group of 10 or 12 people on the
> campaignforrealdemocracy list who are interested in pushing forward the
> idea of helping local communities to set up consensus based, democratic
> 'councils' these should be from 2 groups
>
> 1) locally based campaigns that might themselves have an interest in
> moving on to setting something like this up in their area
> 2) areas that are already doing something similar
> 3) people involved in consensus based groups or projects that want to
> take the idea of consensus democracy further
>
> with the idea of getting these people together for meeting in the next
> fee weeks.
>
> 4) arrange the first meeting
>
>
> mark is working on 1 - he's contacting many campaigns in london and (i
> think) asking them if this is something they might be interested in and
> getting someone to join the group / or agree to come to a meeting. I
> guess he could do with some help on this as there are LOADS of campaigns
> all over the country.
>
> 2) I've been in touch with people from the marsh farm outreach project
> (i've added them to this list), which seems to have a vision of bottom
> up democracy, this could inlcude traditional 'intentional communities'
> or any other democratic projects - so if anyone knows of similar
> projects out there we need to know as their experience / insights will
> be invaluable.
>
> I am working on 3) - mostly within the climate camp and and other forums
> where people might be involved in consensual democracy - i could do with
> suggestions, so if you know any groups (or individuals from groups)that
> work by consensus and might be interested in extending this, please me
> let know
>
> 4) i know some people are investigating venues etc for a meeting - i
> guess any suggestion or offers of help would be useful
>
>
>
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>
> James Holland
>
> http://risingclevel.blogspot.com/
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