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I'm sorry that I haven't been able to attend any of your meetings yet, but I really support what you are trying to do.<BR>
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I have read through all of your action points of consensus and agree with all of them. What innovative ideas... brilliant!<BR>
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Anna<BR> <BR>> Date: Thu, 11 Jun 2009 13:09:26 +0100<BR>> From: dave.mellows@virgin.net<BR>> To: james@dogmanet.org; campaignforrealdemocracy@lists.aktivix.org<BR>> Subject: Re: [Campaignforrealdemocracy] Last Night's Meeting<BR>> <BR>> I am not sure we did get consensus on C) and D), but I think they are really<BR>> important.<BR>> <BR>> I am going to be away for two weeks now, and am not sure I will be able to<BR>> access emails.<BR>> <BR>> Dave<BR>> <BR>> <BR>> On 10/6/09 22:42, "james holland" <james@dogmanet.org> wrote:<BR>> <BR>> > <BR>> > lots of stuff here but i just sent a rather short draft statement that i<BR>> > think we should develop for starters?<BR>> > <BR>> > <BR>> > <BR>> > James Holland<BR>> > <BR>> > http://risingclevel.blogspot.com/<BR>> > <BR>> > Mark Barrett wrote:<BR>> >> Hi everyone who was there last night (monday at RFH) and to the 4<BR>> >> apologees. And my apologies in turn for not having finished the<BR>> >> minutes yet. Won't be able to finish them til tomorrow eve<BR>> >> at earliest, or Thurs AM.<BR>> >> <BR>> >> In lieu of that, here, I think, are the action points we more or less<BR>> >> agreed.<BR>> >> <BR>> >> Pls can people comment on them in the next 24 hours?<BR>> >> <BR>> >> Cheers<BR>> >> Mark<BR>> >> <BR>> >> <BR>> >> *CRD Draft Action Points of Consensus*<BR>> >> <BR>> >> (1) To support one or more local community struggles in London, and<BR>> >> where possible help them develop towards the self-governing 'real<BR>> >> democracy' / local sovereignty project we've been considering, and in a<BR>> >> way that suits them. To offer info, skills to share and connections with<BR>> >> other local/democratic community groups in London and elsewhere<BR>> >> <BR>> >> (2) To suggest to each other struggles that can be supported in this way<BR>> >> so we can begin to map, and connect ourselves up with local groups and,<BR>> >> ideally also connect local groups to each other, in practical solidarity<BR>> >> <BR>> >> (3) To invite groups and individuals concerned about democratic<BR>> >> community to form a properly constituted, initiallly as a<BR>> >> Localists' Union, (but not limited to that - see E below), union<BR>> >> with simple, initial basic campaign aims of:<BR>> >> <BR>> >> (A) building trust in the idea of community, and in a<BR>> >> different, emancipatory way of organising society<BR>> >> <BR>> >> demanding and doing united actions in support of:<BR>> >> (B) a community building in every neighbourhood to be run by those<BR>> >> around it<BR>> >> (C) pieces of land in and around cities to be ring fenced for new,<BR>> >> intentional democratic communities to be created<BR>> >> <BR>> >> and (D) a commitment to keep relentlessly under consideration key<BR>> >> questions about structure, eg about what kind of tax system, and other<BR>> >> structural changes will be necessary to suport a really democratic,<BR>> >> community based society<BR>> >> <BR>> >> and finally (E) recognising the struggle for real democracty is not<BR>> >> *just *about localism, but that there are many other types of community<BR>> >> that could and should be democratic, but local is where people actually<BR>> >> live and work, so it is the right place to start building a<BR>> >> society governed on different lines to the one we have now. But also we<BR>> >> are for the right to organise more widely than that, in workplaces,<BR>> >> places of study, prisons, hospitals - participation not false<BR>> >> representation! <BR>> >> <BR>> >> [folks we definitely got consensus on A and B and i think also E but<BR>> >> what about C and D? I'll need to include this in the Minutes - and in<BR>> >> the invite to the next meeting - in some way, so please can people give<BR>> >> me feeling on these points? C was already agreed in prev discussions on<BR>> >> Local Sovereignty concept but we didn't go into it in detail last night.<BR>> >> And (D) covers our talks about tax, local parliaments, banks, job<BR>> >> centres etc. Phrased in this way, seems uncontroversial and reflective<BR>> >> of our discussion last night?<BR>> >> (4) To arrange a meeting in the next month to take this agenda further<BR>> >> forward [ I have already got started on this ]<BR>> >> (5) to invite all our nice colleagues / friends and people of like mind<BR>> >> in the wider network to get involved<BR>> >> (6) to consider coming to the picnic on Aug 15th and telling people<BR>> >> about it, and<BR>> >> (7) the possibilty of a Winter Right to the City Conference.<BR>> >> <BR>> >> Make sense as a 1st draft / summary ?<BR>> >> <BR>> >> Obviously I will have to condense all this down but thought it a good<BR>> >> idea to run the rough draft past you first to see if I'm missing<BR>> >> anything important.<BR>> >> <BR>> >> Mark <BR>> >> <BR>> >> PS found this on Flickr<BR>> >> http://www.flickr.com/photos/chelmsfordblue/3574699495/in/set-721576188654794<BR>> >> 03<BR>> >> Got photos too, of us in front of the plasticine paradise from my phone<BR>> >> camera, do people want me to send them (they are not tiny files, but not<BR>> >> gargantuan either, but after all the fuss with my phone they are really<BR>> >> rather nice!!) <BR>> >> <BR>> >> <BR>> > <BR>> > _______________________________________________<BR>> > Campaignforrealdemocracy mailing list<BR>> > Campaignforrealdemocracy@lists.aktivix.org<BR>> > https://lists.aktivix.org/mailman/listinfo/campaignforrealdemocracy<BR>> <BR>> <BR>> <BR>> _______________________________________________<BR>> Campaignforrealdemocracy mailing list<BR>> Campaignforrealdemocracy@lists.aktivix.org<BR>> https://lists.aktivix.org/mailman/listinfo/campaignforrealdemocracy<BR><br /><hr />View your Twitter and Flickr updates from one place - <a href='http://clk.atdmt.com/UKM/go/137984870/direct/01/' target='_new'>Learn more!</a></body>
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