2005 11 16 - Meeting Notes

• A mission statement for CAPES
• Put up online as a version one. If necessary it can be amended in the future.
• Logo
• Sean's suggestion.
• Ruben's suggestion.
• Poll for decision
• What might CAPES organizational structure look like?
• Decision making apparatus
• Modified consensus
• Process
• Proposal
• Discussion
• Concerns
• Attempt to resolve concerns
• (If concerns don't "stand aside," then:)
• Vote
• Attempt full consensus, but acceptance of a 2/3rd majority vote.
• Suggestion
• Politics can be polarizing.  Where do we stand?
•  Answer the question by pointing to our mission statement.
• "In essentials unity, in unessentials liberty, and in all things charity."
• Meaning: we are all in this economic boat together, no matter what the political view.
• Updates to the CAPES website
• Suggestions
• Font could be smaller
• Side panels cover some data in the main content panel
• Basic introduction to parecon, brief into to capes and brief guide for the website. Why it is needed?
• Sean tackles why needed?
• Mitchell intro to parecon & basics of capes
• Ruben and Lloyd guide to the site
• Where should we have future meetings?
• Grace Place across street first choice if not at Gourmand's
• Future possible parecon-related presentations
• College of Complexes
• Possible venue in March
• Socially aware churches.
• Trinity United Church
• The University of Chicago Church
• Other possible CAPES -related and parecon-related activities
• Tackling projects that are not within your given skill set.
• Working groups or rotating working groups
• Making a movie and discussion around it.
• the Play
• Board game
• A boardgames based on parecon.
• Everyone wins or everyone loses
• Role playing game
• Introduce all roles in the parecon economy
• Could be used in presentation as means of explanation
• Design and implement a collaborative business model
• Development of a 12 week seminar. The question of language. Ideas of democracy.