GA #6 / Jan 21st, 2007

NMYMAA GA6, 21 January 2007 intros 4:20-30 1) breakout reportbacks criminal situations-resolution to organize trainging, reading group on conflict resolution, try everything, 4deepen study of past resolutions to propblems in anarchist communities, bringing up conflicts that occur instead of ignoring them (particularly with internal conflicts), working with perpetrator of conflict instead of exile, rock dove conflict resolution offer 5th question (parity)-why young white males attraction to groups like nymaa, is left as a whole anti-family?, core of translators for nymaa meetings/translation equipment, provide space for discussion and activism, bilingual diy guide 4th solidarity-solidarity as a lifestyle, not only labor oriented but with communities & various struggles, solidarity as liberating people from hilary clinton, lesser evilism, solidarity on different fronts, nymaa plan working group 3rd other revolutionary orgs-more anarchist actions, anarchists should shape context of issues, broad approach, not comprimising principles in larger actions, need to actively outreach to people (not political groups) anarchist sports 1st leadership-leadership roles exist shouldn't be denied, define leadership as person who can empower others as trainers, fiind ways to limit burnout of people doing lots of work, limiting sense of ownership apprenticeship skillshares nymaa structure working groups- 2) intro to consensus 4:45- 3) announcements 4:54 sam - visual gardens street art project (see flyer) autumn- rock dove looking for info on health practitionsers who are radical or progressive help for fundraiser fertility awareness center of ny (natural birth control info) bol- deturi- prevention of us army training ground in korea displacing farmers anarchist bookfair - april 14th judson, 40 tables available, free tables available, email info@anarchistbookfair.net, 12 slots for presentations, childcare in upper balcony, looking for food providers, more volunteers needed, meetings wednesdays at 7 iww - historic organizing drive for brooklyn undocumented workers, feb 19th march, looking for commited organizers, looking to organize more warehouses, donations for families of workers, fundraiser january 27 jcronan@risup.net sds - regional conv feb 16-18 tom - people's organization for progress events consensus training brecht march 16-17 website - events calendar post to it nymaa.org, tech skills drupal contact moose@riseup.net al giordano (narconews) organizing university speaking tour, needs venues (josh) narconews starting book on oaxaca ezln 2nd phase of other campaign starting in baja, california , peace camp being planned feb-june? fishing rights queer working group - planning action mid-march cooinciding with war anniversary, queer perspective on the war nymaa reading group thursday on guerin, 23 feb maletesta nymaa.org forum boston - call for neighborhood assemblies 1st held yesterday in brighton against gentrification, looking for 5 by 1st week of may (flyer) noam/anarchosyndicalist group meetup.com - search wyne price or chomsky tues 7pm 4) non-structural proposals 5:17 6th declaration - global networks working group (add link to 6th decl) need clarity about what 6th is, needs more discussion proposal to statement of solidarity with zap, table 6th proposal john need to post declaration been talking about this for last 2 gas, tabled twice already send email to remind people to read 6th josh ussf proposal & reportback john-1st us social forum, largest gathering of the left, in the summer, no political parties can directly involve themselves with, parties represented by ngos, global nets ideas start of continental network workshops of our critique of the left funding anarchists to go and distribute prop proposed meeting for tues. 30th to organize a presence at the SF better to spend energy with local struggles? upper middle class white liberal people mostly nyc soc for grassroots, would be good to insert that in wsf, ussf still being created opportunities to define its identity, good chance to meet people to form networks, chance to radicalize liberals, reach out to broader left 1 standaside (too many liberals) proposal to organize an anarchist caucus meeting at the us social forum anarchist theory in labor movement 5) miscellaneous business: -explanation of how membership criteria are being applied attend 2 of last 4 gas working group partic dues priviledges of membership website access for some areas of website right participate in vote access to funds " " to office 5:52 suggestion to change order of agenda, decided not to -straw poll to see which members do not have regular internet/listserv access 2 people who don't have access raised hands, neither thought there would be a problem or need of special procedures 6) structural proposals -comms selection process (copy notes from pamphlet) difference from previous process no nominations from the floor, potential comms group made from prior nominations grey areas filled in consensus reached at 5:58 -dues collection mechanism (copy from pamphlet) consensus at 6:00 -quorum modification (copy text) consensus at 6:02 -endorsement/inter-ga decision making tabled 7) new proposals -queer working group (rho) ratification emergency response network public visibility gay pride intervention (pride parade) space for allies in rho into arts and crafts consensus 6:07 -boston week of resistance first week of may , protest aganist bioconvention northeast anarchist consulta feb 24 & 25 formally endorse & participate in consulta what issues? forge connection betw nyc & boston neighborhood assemblies subsidize nymaa folks to go, send delegates regularly to boston in structural doc we're supposed to be doing this a endorse b consulta c delegates amendment - josh as delegate how much subsidy? need to look wholisticly at money situation global nets can work out solution amendment - anyone who can't go contact comms to appeal for $ consensus 6:18 -march 19th organizing empower spoke - (elliot) consensus 6:22 -nymaa retreat weekend (internal issues involving privilege & power) working group consensus 6:24 sam is point person -tom on listserve tom kicked off wants backed on for personally attacking someone on list (2nd time) nyc anarchist list is a discussion list, not nymaa list 2 blocks during 1st attempt at consensus - tom asked to promise to abide by protocols, he did is issue of too many posts or the nature of responses, tom kicked off because of personal attack? tom arguing people were personally attacking him, others disagree same points are being raised repeatedly, discussion on this topic is going way over time call for more clarification of listserv protocols and limit on posts consensus 6:50 8 standasides some believe incidents involving same person will happen again -tutta bianci proposal tabled -bilingual diy guide tabled 8) reflection - reflection skipped because of lack of time