LOCATION: Smith Roberson Museum and Cultural Center
Address: 528 Bloom, Jackson
Wiki Page:
http://wiki.ussocialforum.net/wiki/Working_Agenda_for_Jackson_NPC_Meeting
Day 1 Overview:
1. 9:00-9:45: Overview of the Planning Meeting (1 hour)-Shamako and Dione
- a. Introductions
- Name
- Organization
- Working Group
- b. Community agreements-whatever we want-Start with the Project South
2. 9:45-11:00: The "Culture" of Our Movement and Process-Who we are and How do we treat each other. (Carlton, Shamako and Dione)
Small Groups
- a. What does culture mean to you
- b. What do we want our culture to be.
- a. 11:00-11:30: Orientation document and how we make decisions-David and Danielle
3. 11:45-1:00pm: The Three Year Plan: What is our vision for the "Power of the Polycentric" (Walda, Jerome, Rose)
Facilitation/ Agenda DAY 1
Discussion of Polycentric model and 3-year plan
USSF3 3-year plan, power of the polycentric & site conversation (1 hr & 15 min before lunch)
The current moment & why we are doing this work? Jerome (10 min & 10 min Q&A)
History of the WSF & USSF – Rose & Rob (10 min & 10 min Q&A)
The 3-year plan walk through – walda (15 min & 15 min Q&A)l
Lunch
Power of the polycentric – Rose & Jackie (Comms-tech piece) (15 min & 15 min Q&A)
Site Fishbowl with Philly, Jackson & San Jose (in process) – Rose & Representatives from 3 sites (30 min fishbowl & 15 min Q&A)
DISCUSSION Questions
- 1. What is your assessment of the social forum process coming to your city given recent events?
- Anchors dropped off in Philly & how will Philly add additional anchors?
- How will Jackson move the process forward given recent events?
- How did San Jose decide to become a site?
- 2. What are your thoughts about incorporating these key questions into the process of your site?
- What is the economy we need?
- How will we realize political democracy?
- What is our relationship to the earth?
- What are our campaigns and long term movement strategies to realize our vision?
4. 3:30-4:30 Political Discussion on Foundations and the current moment-”Political Independence and Financial Independence” (Dione and Jerome)
- i. Henia's Article
- ii. Progressive Movement is a Front for Rich Democrats
- iii. Lessons Learned
- iv. Resources
- v. Small group activities
5. 4:30-5:00: Evaluation and Review of the Day
- a. Decisions
- b. Next Steps
- c. Bike Rack
Working Group Working Dinner!!!!-Let’s get together with our work groups and make it happen!
DAY 2:
9:30-Introductions and Warm Ups
7. 9:30-10:00: Outreach and PMA Schedule-How do we begin communicating and leveraging this-David/Jerome
- a. PMA How to Calls
- b. Social Forum-Here’s what’s up calls
- c. Additional Orientation Calls
8. 10:00-11:00: Com/Tech Plan Jackie Smith and Alfredo (1 hour)
- a. Volunteer Recruitment
- b. Wiki and Newsletter Support
- c. Conference Call Platform
- d. Other
9. 11:00-12:00: Res/Dev (1 hour)
- a Volunteer Recruitment
- b. Challenges
10. 12:00-12:30: Gender Justice (30 minutes)
11. 12:30-1:00 Poverty Working Group (30 minutes)
12. 1:00-1:15 Arts and Culture (15 minute)
13. 1:15-1:30 Indigenous (15 minutes)
14. 1:30-2:00 Agreements, Responsibilities, Goals and Next Steps-Shamako
a. (Closing Ceremony)