Facilitator: Joel
Process proposal for this GA: go around in a circle in order to increase amount of voices heard. Direct points still able to be made directly to people in the circle.
Working Groups…
Housing: Pretty much all of tents insulated properly; desperately low on bedding
Waste: Tomorrow proper recycling starts. Information written opposite dustbins. More info @ Info.
Mediation: Emotional well-being support group starting Wednesday @ 18:30, this is a workshop to help people communicate better, express emotional concerns etc
Tech: Diesel generator up and running, to replace petrol; tech tent is now Occupied Times/IT support; there is now an internet cafe to the side of the tech tent, this to be used for charging, surfing net etc (a few donated workstations available)
Tranquility: Lots of volunteers for tranquility as of late, still could do with a few more, especially with people going to UBS, FS short-handed, sorting rota out
Proposals…
Statement passed re: mission statement of FS -
“An open and innovative community showcasing sustainable development within a transparent, direct democracy”
PASSED
People caught urinating on camp will be asked to leave after two strikes
PASSED
enforcement to be discussed – strike book?
If seen, reported to info
Go down to 6 GA’s a week, Sundays off unless necessary
PASSED
Discussion…
How to get more people involved in working groups etc, dealing with slackers
*Broken down into small groups to feed back to main group*
Group 1: Assign job titles on board, assigned to loiterers if not being done; have a to-do list written up at the end of each GA
Group 2: Ask loiterers what they’d like to do, how they’d help
Group 3: Use housing register (skills column); housing to welcome people and take them round working groups to see how they could help; if staying, be part of a working group (compulsory)
Group 4: General group for general jobs (odd jobs); armband or similar system (reward system) – to be served first for food; open day once a week for all of the working groups to try to involve people
Group 5: Use support/mediation; working groups to be more accessible; policing the problem could be more problematic than the problem itself?
Proposal: Board outside kitchen. After each GA, jobs go up there. People asked considerately if they’d mind doing those jobs – PASSED
Proposal: Working groups to get priority for food – PASSED
Proposal: General working group, for basic tasks – PASSED
*Long group discussion about the ins and outs, different approaches etc*
*End of meeting*
