[SSC] Please sign up to the consensus decision making workshop

[Joss Winn]

Hello again,

Just another reminder that we're organising this workshop run by Seeds
of Change. If you wish to attend, please sign up now using the form
below. If you think you'll be an active member of the SSC, it would be a
*really* good idea to attend as this process of decision making is our
agreed method of governance for the SSC.

The invitation will be opened to other local groups if we do not get
enough people from the SSC to attend. If you've been putting this off
but would like to attend (as some of you have told me), now is the time
to complete the form! :-)


https://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?formkey=dDh5Y2xJWFRaOHFLM2k3cFJZN0J6LXc6MQ&ifq

Results are here:

https://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=0AnDuUd71vXr4dDh5Y2xJWFRaOHFLM2k3cFJZN0J6LXc&hl=en_GB&authkey=CPfvj7wE

More details on consensus decision making here:

http://www.seedsforchange.org.uk/free/shortconsensus

and the reply from Seeds of Change here:

> ----- Original Message ----- From: "kathryn"
> <kathryn at seedsforchange.org.uk>
> To: <strats at phonecoop.coop>
> Cc: "Hannah Lewis" <hannah at seedsforchange.org.uk>
> Sent: Thursday, March 17, 2011 4:20 PM
> Subject: Re: [Fwd: Training on Consensus decision making, in Lincoln]
>
>
> Hello Sandie
>
> Thanks for your email. I had a quick look at the website and your
> project sounds great. We at Seeds Oxford would be very happy to work
> with you on building your skills in making decisions by consensus and
> facilitating your consensus meetings. How long were you thinking the
> workshop would be? If we had a day together then we could look at the
> consensus process, what it is and how it works and have some time to
> practice making some decisions, if we did it over two days we would have
> much more time to work on facilitation consensus decisions and more
> people would get to practice facilitating.  What do you think?
>
> Great that you have a venue in mind, ideally it would be quite spacious
> so we can work in small groups without overhearing each other, easy to
> regulate the temperature in the room and with lots of natural light
> (thats a wish list anyway!) Thank you for the offer of food and
> accommodation, we may need to take you up on that depending on the
> timing of the workshop. How many people do you think will want to
> participate in the workshop, ideally there would be a minimum of 5
> people and no more than 20?
>
> Most of our weekends are busy through to the end of May, but we
> currently have some weekends free in June. Could the group do weekdays,
> when we tend to be less busy? Let me know and I can send some potential
> dates.
>
> We offer our workshops for free to grassroots groups, but we do ask that
> groups pay our travel costs and if possible make a donation as well to
> help us continue our work with other grassroots groups less able to
> pay.  Would the members of your group be able to make a donation, others
> in similar situations to your group (ie setting up new coops and
> projects) often donate in the region of £150 - £200.  But we don't want
> money to be a factor in your deciding not to work with us, so we are
> happy to work with you for less.
>
> Please feel free to give us a call to discuss workshop content, dates etc
>
> with best wishes
>
> Kathryn