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Comment by Michelle Holliday on November 1, 2011 at 10:55pm

Yes, thanks for the great starting point, Ron.  If you don't mind further friendly questioning of our starting points, I'm also wondering about the "neighborhood" part.  I love the idea of encouraging more neighborhood-based community.  And at the same time, to get there, I wonder if we have to start smaller, at a more personal level.  Even in building neighborhood community/conversation, are we talking about in people's homes?  I'm very open to all possibilities for how we'll describe this - I just need a little help to move my brain out of the dining room and into the neighborhood. 

Comment by Ron Czecholinski on November 1, 2011 at 10:41pm

Sure - I meant it as "transcending" but can see how it can have a negative effect. Also- it was only meant as a starting point, let's come up with something that communicates co-creating our future.

Comment by Michelle Holliday on November 1, 2011 at 10:12pm

Thanks for creating this space, Ron.  And hello, Lindsay!  

When I first saw the title (Creating Common Ground: conversation and action across party lines) I was a little taken aback at the "across party lines" part.  I wondered if that positioning would actually invite division, causing people to define themselves as "on one side of the party line or the other."  Then Lindsay's comments seemed to confirm that.  Is there other wording we could use that just addresses our core humanity?  Even "Common Ground" focuses our attention on how/whether we're currently standing on other-than-common ground.  Could we focus attention instead on the future we want to create together? That's the ultimate common ground, isn't it? 

Comment by Ron Czecholinski on November 1, 2011 at 7:02pm

Glad you joined Lindsay. I have been in conversation with Ben Roberts about connecting a face to face component here. I also have been in conversation with Michelle Holiday about this (she wrote the occupy your dining table article).

I work with Sociocracy, a very effective organization and decision making model. Some of us are in conversation also about this. I imagine the possibility of using World Cafe to facilitate initial conversation and Sociocracy for organization and forward movement.

Invite who you think would be interested - let's get the core group together and figure out how to make this happen.

What time and skills do you have?

Comment by Lindsay Newland Bowker on November 1, 2011 at 4:34pm

Ron,

 

So glad you started this and hope Aerin will find us and join us here as well (Habalamos de la comunidad)

Sounds so easy and is exactly twhat has to happen ..but try and tell that to the Dems, the Repulicans, the Green Party all gearing up for 2012..none seeing themselves as "the 99%"..none willing to even meet, yet alone act beyond party identity.

Had the Occupy movement actually brought this about anywhere?  Is it happening?  How do we actually bring this about?

 

 

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