2/7/2012
Minutes
Facilitating – Heather
Stack – Bert
Minutes – Maria
Timekeeper – Brian

Agenda –
Press Release
Schism
Present Idea on Sunday re. Guerilla Gardening

Report Backs
Ron – Ad Hoc Working Group did work on the press release, there were adjustments, several people looked at it, it went to Sonia who distributed it
Heather – Events Working Group – Rob will bottomline film events – wants someone to be in charge of town council meetings and action posting – see listserv
Bert – Occupy Health and Wellness NC group – posted on listserv brief description – inaugural action this Saturday at HKon J – vision statement to listserv – banners made this afternoon

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Facilitator: Becca.

Minutes: Bert

WORKING GROUP REPORT BACKS:

Media: Becca says we’re setting up a new forums system  in order to keep the listserv overload from burgeoning. Forum topics will be posted to the listserv so anyone who is interested can go to the forum and participate, then delete the listserv post. Should make for a better system.

Direct Action: David reminds us of the Art Walk; Occupy Georges are still available; efforts being made to keep the General Store fundraiser going or to do another one later if that falls through.

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Facilitator Maria
Notetaker Candace
Timekeeper Rob
Agenda:  Judith Blau from HRC,  students at GA, press release for rally, report backs, minutes

Judith Blau

• Hrc in abbey court is free for meetings on sat and Sunday, except first sat of ever y month

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(Informal GA)

Ro: Indy Awards went well.  Occupiers were well regarded and received.  Occupies were presented with small evergreens (for guerrilla planting?).  Where should we (mischievously) plant it?

Be: At foreclosure workshop (yesterday):  attorneys explained procedures, individuals going through it asked questions – we have names to refer people, may have specific names of those facing foreclosure to help.  Attorney working for major mortgage bank stood up and said she had 50+ closures per week!  Quota was set for attorney to meet.  She said she was in total sympathy with foreclosed, the sheriffs, deputies, judges, etc. were almost all in total sympathy (some would return pretending they couldn’t find the house).  Foreclosure is an elaborate process possible to prolong / delay / prevent at many stages.  Tell anybody facing it: keep every piece of correspondence from mortgage company.

Bill Murray gave seminar on how to engage with other people who are at a different place.  Example was used of Town Council and Occupy for how to find a common ground.  Useful workshop.

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GA meeting minutes for 1/12/12, Thursday

Facilitator: Maria

Scribe: Onja

(small group so no greeter or stack taker)

Agenda:

• Tabled item – Visioning on What Consensus mean and how to improve the process.
• Proposal – Need for advanced Agenda Notice
• Dispute of consented item being reconsidered
• Formalize handling proposals

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