SDS Minutes 11 - 6 - 10

SDS Minutes 11/06/10

 

Agenda

1. Last Weeks Minutes

   We re-arranged and re-decided on categories for WWW

2. Temporary Structure (Tabled)

3. Winter Week Workshop

• Update Ben (We re-arranged and re-decided on categories)

• Pick Dates

4. Steven B. and SDS Dallas

5. SDS Preamble Draft

6. SDS Table Supplies for Peace Fest

 

Temporary Structure

 

We all still need to read the consensus literature

 

We will use consensus to write a constitution (which we need for UNT) in order to be an organization before we have the WWW. This way we can practice consensus.

 

Winter Week Workshop

 

New Schedul (See Mike's notes)

 

Pick Days (Ben picked Democratic Theory)

 

We decided on the two day class one day break.

 

We decided to do it on the dates of …...

 

Thursday the 6^th & Friday the 7^th

 

Saturday and Sunday off

 

Monday the 10^th & Tuesday the 11^th

 

Wednesday off

 

Thursday the 13^th & Friday the 14^th

 

 

*** IS THE CAMPUS CLOSED ON THE DAYS WE ARE PLANNING TO HAVE THE WORKSHOP AND IF SO WHERE THE HELL ARE WE GOING TO DO IT?

 

 

SDS Preamble

 

We read it and had feedback.

 

That's a good preamble, but people shouldn't sign it, they should sign the constitution.

 

The wording of how, what, and why they are signing it should be worded very carefully.

What are they agreeing to when they sign this? What are the consequences. What does signing this mean?

 

Preamble, should read more like “I understand it is the function of this group to achieve these ends and values.” It should not a statement about themselves personally.

Should be more like signing a syllabus for class. It's a tool to make sure people know what they're getting in to.

 

Constitution should be much more nuts and bolts and unambiguous. You agree to use these procedures.

 

Membership: When it's okay to kick someone out. Which is tantamount to what the required principals are. Should be clearly defined who's in and who's out and should be decided by unanimous consensus.

 

Signing will mean that people have read and understood

 

Constitution

• Explicit things that people must agree to to be a member

• Signing will mean that people must agree

 

Peace Festival Table

• Flier with details (like the dates or something) explaining the SDS Action Workshop with an email for people to contact us for the specifics. - Garrett? Sorry buddy, we're inept.

• Banner (the old one), literature (explaining what sds is)

 

El Centro sds

• Invite them to the SDS Action Workshop? YES!

 

Next Time

• Meet at 3:00 PM next Saturday

• Bring the paperwork for becoming a student group (Garrett already has it)

• Have the Consensus book read and discuss it – On Conflict and Consensus by C.T. Butler -

   

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• Discuss the preamble

• Discuss the constitution