10/18 Community Meeting Notes
Agenda
Facilitation and Notes - Yuki and Dave
1) Response to Lindsey/Dale/Foodcoop conflict and safety issue
a) Report back from food coop meeting: safe space brainstorm and specific requests - Ann (15)
b) LAEV safe space: Intro by Adonia, brainstorm by community about safe space at LAEV (25)
c) Next steps: Respond to food coop specific requests? E-mail to coop mailing list? Further meetings/mediation/education? Dave (10)
2) Josh May membership - Intro (5)
3)Jimmy/Josie/JM residence/membership: continued discusion Jimmy (15)
4) Proposal - Notes go out within one week of meeting - Kathy (5)
5) Time Permitting - Review Bike Rack for expired/unneeded issues
6) End Material: Announce/Eval/Nexts
Attending: Lois, Lara, Ron, Andrea, Heather, Angel, Yuki, Julio Jr., Ann, Dave, Aurisha, Randy, Bobby, Adonia, Melba, Kathy, Federico, Irma, Jimmy, Josie, Somer, Joe, Josh, Zoe, Brad, Doran
Josh May Intro
Submitted Questionnaire
Answered some questions
Will be assigned liaison.
Jimmy/Josie/JeanMichelle/Pather Residency and Membership questions
Jimmy would like to have some time extension to not worry about space/children/all that.
Josie interested in membership, with JM and Panther
Proposal: Extend Josie and JM short stay through Jan 1, 2011. Josie enters process
CONSENSUS
Comment: Children Not members, not required to be members
Bike Rack - Discussion about decision making for youth residents, and their ability to have input.
Camino Nuevo Proposal
Lois reads letter she is requesting LAEV to sign on to. Community OK: CONSENSUS
Meeting Notes Go Out W/In one week
Hand-Written notes seem to take longer. Can facilitator help make it happen?
No concerns or objections.
Response to Dale/Lindsey/Food-Coop conflict
- Ron updates community on history of conflict
- Ann reports back from Food Coop Meeting
Strong Showing in terms of attendance
Lots of conversation about what the Food Coop needs
Safe Space Brainstorm From Food Lobby - Space Free of Violence and Threats
- No verbal & emotional abuse
- accepting space of different kinds of people
- Access important - no 1 individual controls access - clearer policy
- A space where voices are hear, not ignored, specifically reports about safety/comfort
- Liaison to coop or individuals for access
- Volume Level?
- Safe times?
- Welcome notice?
Specific Requests
- Concrete Ecovillage plan and communication
- Formal safe space agreement
- Ecovillagers around and available to assist and secure access.
- Dale-free times sundays
Comments -
Need to be flexible on sundays,
Would like to engage this fear of Dale by doing things that do no propagate the fear
Discussion of how to proceed…
Presentation From Adonia
Essentially, a question of what is Bullying, is it allowed, how is it defined.
Andrea defined Stalking, also rings true.
We have a go around; no notes about specific comments.
Announce
Randy plays at the Echo on weds
Go to a city bike plan meeting. It sucks, they need feedback. First one thursday, closest is saturday morning.
Alex Sanchez denied bail
Sign a camino nuevo pledge, please
Kathy served harmony bread
Ron leads fundraising talk
Dec 5th choir concert of Julio
Dec 19th opera concert of Julio
Eval
Popcorn, not taking notes
Meeting lasted an extra hour