[Forum] Meeting Notes & List Discussions

[Kurt Kolok]

I think we could accomplish a great deal more if we have some of these 
discussions online (on this list-serve). 

I sent out a message a couple of weeks ago with a suggestion on how we 
might actually begin to make some progress on achieving some of our 
goals (first by identifying what they might be) and only noticed one 
response.  It may be that many of you have never used something like 
this for a discussion tool.  I think it's critical that we literally 
record that type of information to begin putting words into action and I 
think it's much easier to do that via email than in person.  It is my 
opinion that if we're to accomplish any long term/community-wide goals 
we need to be communicating between meetings and social gatherings.  
With this forum, we can do that whenever each of us has the time.

To take full advantage of this great opportunity driven by Joshua 
Field's generosity...we should remind ourselves what the definition of a 
forum is...

--the center of judicial and business affairs and a place of assembly 
for the people.
--an assembly, meeting place, television program, etc., for the 
discussion of questions of public interest.

Food for thought,

Kurt





Ed Sedarbaum wrote:
> Yes, thank you, indeed, Veronica, for taking such careful notes. And 
> for doing the work of organizing them so coherently.
>  
> One direct result of the meeting  -- and an apparently successful one 
> -- is this very list-serve we are communicating on. I've received a 
> number of worthwhile notices, and so far we haven't fallen into any 
> argumentation. That's great.
>  
> Here's my question: Do folks want to continue these "conversations"? 
> If so, should they be organized around a theme, or should we just go 
> around the room again and see what the consensus topic happens to be 
> that night?
>  
> I'd be happy to take a hand in pulling together the next conversation, 
> assuming someone would share the load. We would need a place to hold 
> it. (The mill was a great space, but I don't live there, so I can't 
> very well volunteer it.) And really, that's about all.
>  
> My impulse is not to demand too much formal organizing of people in 
> order to make this happen. The Open Studio planning has just begun 
> (thank you, Sharon), and that might be a more important recipient of 
> people's organizing energy. But getting together to talk? That should 
> be easy, and we can see where it goes from there.
>  
> I don't want to speak for other people, so if people have other 
> suggestions about what to do about our conversations -- including dump 
> them -- let's all put our ideas out there and see what takes hold of 
> people's imagination.
>  
> Ed

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