The second gathering to Re-imagine the General Assembly will be held on Sunday, July 29, after the General Assembly, at 19th and Telegraph (approximately 3:30/4:00 to 6:00). The goal is to “get down to business” about concrete ways to improve the OOGA. Small group discussions will cover topics and concerns brought up by participants at this event, as well as those that came up in our survey responses and at the first gathering. Possible areas of discussion include what should happen at GAs; what kinds of facilitation do we want; … Continued
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Update on Next Re-Imagine the General Assembly Event
We have rescheduled the gathering to re-imagine the GA, originally planned for July 14. We are planning to have the next event to Re-Imagine the GA after an upcoming Sunday GA in late July. At this gathering we will look at concrete suggestions from the surveys and post-its and generate new ideas for the GA. We will post the date soon. We invite others to join our Working Group as we would like to be inclusive of as many perspectives as possible in our planning process. The Working Group to … Continued
Notes from Re-Imagine the GA on 6/16
Please check out notes about the first gathering here: http://occupyoakland.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Letter-and-Notes-RIGA-Gathering-6-16-12.pdf 34528
NEXT Re-Imagine the GA working group meeting is 6/29
Please join us for the next Re-Imagine the General Assembly working group meeting on Friday 6/29 at 6:00p at Cafe Madrid (20th and Broadway)! The meeting on Friday 6/22 has been cancelled. 34489
NEW Re-Imagine the GA Email Address
The Re-Imagine the GA working group can now be contacted at OccupyOaklandRIGA@gmail.com. 34279
Re-Imagine the General Assembly: Saturday 6/16
The first Gathering to Re-Imagine the General Assembly is happening this Saturday 6/16 in the amphitheater of Mosswood Park from 1:00-6:00pm! Program: • Gather, Eat, Music • Review of Survey Results • Review Agenda and Shared Agreements • Brain Teaser • What are the Conditions that Create Collective Wisdom? Collective Folly? Pair and Share Activity • Facilitated Speak-Out • Collective Visioning for the future • Next Steps • After-party, art and reflection activities This first gathering was designed in response to the feedback we received from surveys, emails, and those … Continued
Looking for a Livestreamer
We are looking for a livestreamer for the 6/16 Re-Imagining the General Assembly event on Saturday, 6/16 at Mosswood Park from 1 to 5! If you are a streamer and plan to come, please drop us a line at reimaginethega@occupyoakland.org. 33547
THEMES FROM THE RE-IMAGINE THE GA SURVEY
In anticipation of the first Re-Imagining the General Assembly gathering on 6/16 at Mosswood Park, here are some findings from our survey! People who’ve been involved in OO and been to the GA: Things people like: -community, camaraderie, the space to meet/talk with like-minded people and hear diversity of views -horizontal direct democratic process/not dominated by authority or superiority/all voices heard -smoking section -hearing about actions -open forum -people’s mic Issues/Concerns/Desired Changes: -need better attendance -broader community -white males and patriarchy can be unwelcoming/more POC leadership and participation -more respect … Continued
SATURDAY JUNE 16 – RE-IMAGINE THE OCCUPY OAKLAND GENERAL ASSEMBLY
Join us for the first gathering to begin re-imagining the General Assembly on Saturday June 16 at Mosswood Park, starting with music and food at 1:00pm. Please fill out our survey to share you thoughts on the GA: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/8YDSBC2 Please spread the word. The group planning this gathering meets on Fridays from 6 to 8 at Cafe Madrid, 2001 Broadway in Oakland. We welcome additional help with logistics, outreach and design planning. 31722
Re-Imagine the GA Working Group Meeting at New Location!
The Re-Imagine the GA Working Group (the group planning the gathering to re-imagine the GA) will now be meeting from 6:00-8:00pm at Cafe Madrid at 2001 Broadway (at 20th) on Fridays starting 5/18. All are welcome to join us in organizing the re-imagining event/s. 30954