[Imc-unity] Getting back to task

[Cayce Callaway]

Sean,

What I remember about this was basically what you said - that people were 
uncertain about dictating "membership" with regard to decision-making 
processes.  We don't work this way in LA, but we've also never had a problem 
with someone coming in and trying to dictate policy.  It seems to me if 
locals are using concensus appropriately and consistently that this is kind 
of a moot point.

Sheri (I think she's out of town), what do new IMC's think about this one?

I would actually lobby to remove it altogether as I think it could cause 
real control issues in locals (i.e. who determines how much work is enough 
work?).  But I'm open to other views.

best,
Cayce

Moving on:

7. [All IMC's recognize that a prerequisite for participation in the
decision making process of each local group is the contribution of an
individual's labor to the group.]


This entire one was bracketed, I think the implication here was to say that 
someone should be a working and contributing memeber of the local IMC in 
order to participate in the decision making process (meaning someone 
shouldn't walk in off the street participate in a meeting and "vote" or 
whatever), but then this kinda steps into the area of "membership" - 
something which Indymedia should not be dictating to IMC's. (or was it to 
mean that each person's work was equally important or something like that?)

That's at least my recollection of this. Cayce do you recall any of this 
from San Francisco? It's been a year already! Dag!

I don't have any immediate thoughts on this one. Need to think on it.
Cheers, Sean



 > -----Original Message-----
 > From: Cayce Callaway [mailto:cayce9@hotmail.com]
 > Sent: Saturday, April 20, 2002, 1:40 PM
 > To: imc-unity@invitro.cat.org.au
 > Cc: sheri@indymedia.org
 > Subject: Re: [Imc-unity] Getting back to task
 >
 > Horizontal seems a little vague to me.  It's not a term I use or hear 
very
 > often.  I think more people than not are committed to a consensus based
 > process and "principle of consensus-based decision making" leaves enough
 > wiggle room for those who are attempting to create their own inclusive,
 > transparent form of decision making.
 >
 > I think we should move on and leave it as is.
 >
 > Cayce
 >

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