[Reallyopenuniannounce] Really Open University Discussion: “Openness”

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Really Open University will be holding meetings once a month, each dedicated
to the discussion of particular issue or concept. Many of these will be
ideas that are too often glossed over and deserve proper attention. Our aim
is to provide a space for this to enhance our collective understanding of
ideas and how to apply them, problems we may come up against whilst
organizing politically, and furthering a critique of contemporary society
generally and education in particular.

The first of these meetings will be around the extent to which and how an
organization can facilitate an open process.

Most political organizations will claim to be open in some way but what do
we actually mean by the term openness? Can openness actually exist and does
it have any worth?

Whilst not essential for participation, we have recommended an article to
read (
http://reallyopenuniversity.files.wordpress.com/2011/02/nothing-is-what-democracy-looks-like.pdf)
in preparation for the discussion that tackles openness in relation to
political structures and organization. Questions to bear in mind for the
discussion could include:

How do we overcome external influences that prevent openness?

Can hierarchical structures be open?

Does a static organizational model prevent openness?

Does “openness” mean the same as “structurelessness”?

Can we be open without compromising our own ideology; does openness prevent
analysis and action?

*Wednesday 2nd March, 6pm-8pm*

*Leeds Met.*

*Queens Square House*

*Room 208*
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