Re: summary last meeting
from
marita
on May 18, 2013 12:50 PM
http://titanpad.com/globalsquare12
that's what I wrote till now
if you could give a eye and emend it
thanks
mariangela
Summary of the aspectation on Global Square, open questions and proposals
to be send to the list and discuss in the next meeting after middle june
V. starting a doodle
History:
meeting in Milan september 2012
Agora99 in madrid november 2012
Assembly in the street of Florence during Florence 10+10
Global Square in the WSF of Tunis
Website: http://www.global-square.net/
Mailinglist
In december 2012 we started a mailinglist for discussion and collaboration. You can subscribe to this list on this page http://openfsm.net/projects/2011movements-fsm-wsf/lists/2011movements-fsm-wsf-discussionl (subscribe form on the right).
The archive of the list is also publicly accessible on the same page.
Online meetings
Since the end of november 2012 we hold online voice chat meetings on a regular basis.
For our online meetings we use a program called Mumble. Mumble is open source voice chat software. Once you have installed this program on your computer or mobile device you can login to a server.
Configuration to connect with Occupytalk.org server
In Mumble click on: Server > Connect > Add new
Enter the following information:
Label : Occupii
Server : occupytalk.org (has to be written exactly as it is)
Port: 64738
Channel: Assemblies & Round Tables > OPEN SPACE
Nickname: Your name/nick
Source and more info: http://occupytalk.org/article/how-connect-our-server
What is Global Square:
GlobalSquare is an initiative of a group of participants in the newest wave of movement and uprising around the world.
Global Square is an international global space not a group. People participating don't share the same ideologies or priorities buy yes a process methodology which is horizontality
This space is an horizontal, not hierarchical open space
People participating in the space don't represent any other space,
There isn't a membership for this space
Tasks are decided in assemblies and on rotation
Most of the people participating in this space are in different way connected with other international mailing lists like take the square, transcolab, WSF and ESF, VIA22; P2P, Spanish revolution and others
Goals of the space:
Exchange informations between people who are actively working in different horizontal movements like Occupy, 15M, people assemblies and others on the action, analysys proposals coming from these spaces
Promote horizontal spaces in international gathering, calls and global events, Social Forum, being in or out the process (depending on the situation) offering tools to extend them
Offering a continuos listening and expressing different expieriences
Exchange analysis on different horizontal and assembleary methodologies
Promote convergency and bridges between different spaces in the world
Promoting participation in action,gathering and activities proposed by different squares and movement working on the possiblity of participation for people who cannot be and travel to the place (using streaming and
Document the activities and the meetings in order to garantee trasparency, participation and inclusivity
Proposals:
Having meetings one, twice a month or once each two months
Developping the tools of the space
Tools:
Asambleas en Mumble, Occupythe talk, Open Space
mailing list
website
Asambleas fisicas: Florencia , Tunes y Madrid
collective pads to prepare the meetings, take notes, prepare documents