more brainstorming for agenda items.

this is a lot of stuff. good if we can prepare for meet, come just with decisions that need to be made or questions people have.

everyone go round and check in about their work, get feedback/consensus.

priority cue: setting deadlines for things?

here is what i have from the notes from past meetings:

carey: distro issues
support manual (more eyes to look at it?)
transparency
outreach materials
local group?

madigan: nyc hub at large
nyc fnb / no rio
nyc fountain house brainstorm, strategy
events fundraising
publicity and outreach

sasch: grant reports
fundraising issues
nat'l collective discussion
nyu organizing
publicity and outreach

will: website forum switchover issues
website forum reorganization
website longterm plan
calendar editing
financial advisor job desc

other items:

salary situation, hours

nat'l decision making structure, volunteers, collective, paid staff, our role: like prometheus radio project?

we check in about Old System -> New System transition / revolution

we try to clarify relationship / plan with ashley

we go over our financial situation: are we going to run out of $?

will taking materials to ireland/england to sell but also give away

transparencey issues: subsidy for process work seminar? transport reimburse for will nyc trips?

support manual / Icarus Memes:
listening spaces
dangerous tools
mutual aid groups
decentralized radical mental health network
groups: opt-in? directory?

future of provider network: opt-in or opt-out?





horizontally@riseup.net wrote:
> Agenda items for our next conference call:
>
> I want to throw these out since they are surfacing for me right now:
>
> 1. Where are we at with funds? We need a plan of action to raise some
> money for our salaries. I would like to see some tangible ideas...
>
> 2. Our Fountain house relationship: woah. The picture I got about our
> relationship with them based on this summers' meetings is TOTALLY
> different than what Elliot relayed to us when I was with Mads and Rita at
> F.H. on Oct. 26th. I felt like there is some pressure on US to be
> producing some results- namely about how they want our youthful numbers,
> how our relationship mainly rests on Madigan and ways we can mutually gain
> from this weird "partnership". Hmm.
>
> 3. What do our workshops look like? I know the Ann Arbor workshops are
> coming up, but, do we have "consistently themed" workshops that we all
> agree upon? I would like to point out that the Ann arbor workshop is
> definitely in the OLD Icarus Structure, one where one person represents
> our work alone without the consensus of the group on accepting the spot,
> being a sole entity of the Icarus Project and presenting information we
> are not all a part of culling. I would like to discuss developing a
> protocol around accepting to do workshops, who does them, what is
> presented and how. Also, I think we all are excellent at public speaking
> and should consider rotating the role of presenting... (ideally in twos,
> with one female, one male- to best reach all of our audience and encourage
> a multiplicity of experience)
>
> 4. I want to talk about some of the concepts behind some of the semantics
> we're working with in the Support Manual. I would like to hear feedback
> on the words "Icarus Groups", "Listening gatherings", "mutual-aid groups"
> or "community support groups", and what that means to everyone. I think
> it is an important discussion point as a frame for discussing what to do
> with the current Support Manual.
>
> Please add more items for our conference call next week. I probably will
> too, but it helps me to start the process in advance so as not to forget
> anything.
> We have a lot of work to do, but I am happy we are re-thinking how it is
> done.
> You guys are each amazing and beautiful and important to me.
> I love and respect you- Will, Sascha, Madigan and Ashley.
> love and hugs,
> carey
>
>
>
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