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