[Campaignforrealdemocracy] crd strategy

[James Holland]

sounds about right!

On Mon, Oct 26, 2009 at 1:37 PM, Mark Barrett
<marknbarrett at googlemail.com>wrote:

> Having met with local colleagues yesterday, I want to draw together some of
> what has emerged from picnics, meetings and discussions on lists and
> elsewhere. Do people agree with the tenor of this? If so, I will draw up
> a brief leaflet including these  points for distribution.
>
> The short/medium term aims of CRD are to :
>
> (1) link different individuals and groups working at the local level around
> the concept of real democracy
> (2) promote real democracy as equality via horizontal, inclusive
> consensus-decision making, in groups & starting at the neighbourhood level
> (3) encourage groups to connect for an alternative, democratic society
> locally, nationally and internationally
>
> The strategy (so far identified) to make this happen is  to offer advice /
> support / encouragement / materials to individuals and groups to start CRD
> cells in local boroughs, wards, neighbourhoods (here and ideally
> also abroad).
>
> Presumably by:
>
> (1) connecting with like-minds in local area, whether by advertising for a
> new group or via already organised groups such as Transition Towns, NO2ID,
> LA21, Community Development Network, Housing Co-ops,
> Residents/Tenants Associations, anti-tescos campaigns or other
> (2) focusing on council run meetings operating at the smallest (ie ward or,
> as in my case three ward) level and developing the group as a strategic
> challenge to the non-democratic structure of the council run meetings
> (3) local independent meetings as CRD/ CRD aligned groups
> (4) considering in the medium term the possibility of decentralised
> simultaneous actions - eg militant picnics at town halls - to raise
> awareness, recruit and get positive media coverage..
>
> And at the London/wider level we also have the possibilities of :
>
> (1) taking up the offer of a regular monthly CRD slot at the Peace not War
> sessions at Dalston's Passing Clouds, as a way of sharing info, spreading
> campaign literature and connecting with the wider public
> (2) developing regular CRD meetings and strategic partnerships
> (with members of the 21st Century Network (
> www.meetup.com/21stcenturynetwork see for example meeting on Dec
> 2nd ), the Community Sector Coalition
> http://www.communitysectorcoalition.org.uk/ Peace not War www.peace.fm and
> possibly others such as NCIA, Transition Towns, Climate Camp and others.
> (3) using the web / live streaming / other tech possibilities for
> meetings
> (4) more picnics!
> (5) connecting with other groups nationally and internationally on line to
> see if they would like to join forces under the same banner
>
> What do people think? good, bad, indifferent? are people up for doing it /
> getting involved? any other ideas?
>
> Mark
>
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