2 important workshops on mobilisation strategy for community democracy in 2020
Hi everyone,
Happy New Year to you all.
2 important workshops on mobilisation strategy for community democracy in 2020
All XR Future Democracy Circles are seeking to initiate a mobilisation of community democracy in 2020. Energy is rising and we really want to bring you all up to speed with these proposals and get your considered input as democracy advocates/experienced practitioners.
So we are hosting 2 identical workshops
Monday 13 January 7:30pm-9:30pm (GMT) https://zoom.us/j/936602122
Tuesday 14 January 2:00pm-4:00pm (GMT) https://zoom.us/j/355178235
Each workshop will be a deliberative session with input on the proposed principles of our strategy along with selected examples of tangible steps. There will be deliberation time in breakout groups followed by an integration phase where individual and collective positions on the proposals can be expressed and compiled.
Any further details will be posted on this Loomio platform as they emerge.
2 other great workshops happening this week:
Empathy Cafe: How might we best build an XR Facilitator Network?
Wednesday 8 January 7:30pm-9:30pm (GMT) https://zoom.us/j/9896109339
This free workshop will use the process of the Empathy Circle to explore how Extinction Rebellion can best build a facilitator network to embed new democratic tools into the DNA of society. After setting the context, the session will explore deeply the ideas we all might have and harvest the results for taking tangible steps forward. Facebook event
Rojava and Democratic Confederalism
Thursday 9 January 7:30pm-9:00pm (GMT) https://zoom.us/j/445562623
Extreme weather disaster hits several cities and towns in the UK. Mutual aid teams are operating in every town as the state flounders in its response while hording resources and sending out police. People are protesting in the streets and slowly some local assemblies are
happening. How could we utilize structures of democratic confederalism to take the mutual aid response, protest and nascent direct democratic processes to the next level to build dual power? Facebook event
Best wishes
XR Future Democracy Hub
Vishal Mon 13 Jan 2020 5:19PM
This Monday's Deliberative session Zoom link has changed to
https://zoom.us/j/339014269
Sorry for the last minute change
Sarah Brenman Mon 13 Jan 2020 7:42PM
I'm afraid I have to give apologies for the meeting this eve. im down with a bug and feeling pretty rough as a consequence. Still very interested.
Sarah
Bob Bollen Mon 6 Jan 2020 10:10AM
Sorry Paul, I'll be away until the 28th. Will get in touch when I'm back.Bob
Bob Bollen
Best ways to contact me:
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Paul Sousek Mon 6 Jan 2020 2:23PM
I will join the Tuesday 14th at 2pm.
Btw, Sarah, Monday is 13th.
Nadia Franchi Mon 6 Jan 2020 4:28PM
Thanks Paul
I will join the meetings this Wednesday and next Monday,
Nadia
Lawrence Morgan Tue 7 Jan 2020 1:21AM
thanks for sharing paul
Lawrence Morgan Tue 7 Jan 2020 1:22AM
this Zoom workshop on 21st Jan "Taking power at a local level" may also interest people
https://www.facebook.com/events/488457928716115/
The Alternative UK Tue 7 Jan 2020 10:50AM
Excited about all these initiatives. But would just like to question the title / notion of 'taking power'. From whom on behalf of whom? With what permission? Sounds exactly like a Momentum action. Lots of respect and love for them, but to me this stirs up all the old feelings of Us v Them. Divided communities.
Lawrence Morgan Tue 7 Jan 2020 4:54PM
good points. I dont know who set it up. just listed on the future democracy fb page. I'm not aware who the admins there are
Sarah Brenman · Sun 5 Jan 2020 8:05PM
Hi Paul
Happy new year to you
Thanks for this info. I'd like to do the zoom meeting on Monday 14th. Really interested in the empathy cafe meeting this Wednesday but I had misunderstood the timings and thought it was in the day time and am now out on the evening... Would
be really interested if it runs again.
Catch up soon x
Sarah