Occupy Fort Collins (Northern Colorado)

Movement Vision and Priorities Retreat

NOCO: FOCO


Jan 15 (Sunday)

2pm-7pm 

ZIP CODE: 80525 

GA ratified

agenda to be developed: 


https://docs.google.com/document/d/1PKKooIbpC9cR3lZ35R9slJb0Hsrb7Lb4LF7AE9IsxPk/edit?hl=en_US&pli=1


input requested (and being compiled now--get in touch with someone, anyway you know how).
Send any GA notes out to notice. THX.

JAN 15 2-7 pm

3017 Parkview ct 80525

Planning and Discussion Document

Planning:

1. snacks and drinks, other needs


2. agenda development (see discussion points below schedule)

3. charts, articles, notebooks, calendars, laptops!
anyway we can get cams to tape the day and post for later use and for others? (bw)

4. material for sign making party: poster board, card board, markers, talking points for MLK day action, and any others we know coming up.











Schedule:

2 pm	quick set up and settle in, agenda discussion and day set-up, computer working station set up.	state conference report.  Colorado People’s Assembly current state of the org/movement and future hopes. (individual perspectives) any healing in group that needs to be done can be addressed now, if group feels up for it. (special facilitator request) BW
3 pm	communication plan, start issues/visions brainstorm discussions	brainstorm, then prioritize, then...break-outs?
4: 30 pm	start solutions plans/steps discussion	steps, tasks, time schedule, ppl accountable,
5:30 pm	re-cap, re-focus,	what can we take to state conference (and beyond) as collective and individuals?
6:00 pm	sign-making party, maybe be shorten for more discussion	conversations can cont during this time, we can keep a note taker while signs are done and ppl chat.
7 pm	hugz

Discussion points:

Feel free to fill-in interesting detail, bullet points of web links under each topic point. The more it is boiled out here, the more the day gets done with fewer clarification discussions. Also feel free to take a lead in pulling strong points and info to share with the rest.  

1. Communication
a. website
b. other means of social media
c.
d. email groups
e. newsletter updates
f. IO CoC, commz flow.  
3. Outreach/Education
a. target message and audience for social media blasts

b. replicable curriculum (WG-COS for support) to take through school classrooms, especially high school, college

c. relationship building with local biz, scholars, NGOs, etc

d. three steps: 1. common identification, 2. how we can help you, 3. how you can help us.

4. Tech/media
a. formalize team and steps (maybe part of commz WG)


5. Admin/Process/Organizational
a. minutes are not found publicly?
b. newsletter? what is accomplished, what is coming?
c. contact lists, calendars,



6. Planning and Goals: VISION (State, Nantl Conf, Spring and Summer emergence)

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/01/09/occupy-2012-wall-street_n_1193210.html

7.  Action Calendar (fore-planning)
ex: may 19. #OccupyChicago Caravan from Colorado for G8/NATO


8. Electoral Politics:

a. Occupy Rochester letter

b. http://occupyventura805.wordpress.com/tag/occupy-electoral-reform-working-group/

c. http://inthesetimes.com/article/12486/occupy_the_electoral_process

9. Successful Movement Points
http://www.truth-out.org/populism-isnt-dead-its-marching-what-bunch-farmers-can-teach-bunch-occupiers-about-how-keep-going/13

10. 1. Planning for Martin Luther King Day.

2. CSU issues:

a. Stadium.
b. Other construction already in progress.
c. Tuition increases and wage freezes*. Comparison with Davis.

3. Planning for asserting the 1st amendment right to assembly

Additionally, I hope that part of the "sign making party" could involve
making a OFC banner and finding a selection of signs to carry for the MLK
Parade.

Sandy

*FY 2011: 9% undergrad, 15% grad, see
http://www.today.colostate.edu/story.aspx?id=4037
FY 2011-2012 (I don't know why the FYs are different):  3% undergrad,
7.5% grad, see http://www.today.colostate.edu/story.aspx?id=5859
The articles describe other increases in other categories and wage
freezes.

11. interaction with other local groups

Interested in helping with the planning group: 

email:  movementbuildingco@gmail.com

3017 parkview ct. fort collins. 
785-218-5179