Community Safety Workgroup
-APRIL FOURTEENTH-
AGENDA:
*Go around/ talk about vision
*"Feeling For The Edge"
*Facilitation/ notes
*Small groups
*Report back
One of the facilitators speaks about the premises of the workgroup:
*focused on definitive actions
*autonomous- not based on petitioning the legal structure
*collective process
*leaving space for each other
Feeling for the Edge of your Imagination: finding ways not to call the police
(from Imagine Alternatives)
Dear friends, family, acquaintances and people with whom I share house party dance floors and supermarket lines,
A few weeks ago, an acquaintance of mine attended a police lineup, pointed at someone, and sent them to jail or prison. Last night, a friend’s roommate called the cops about something happening outside, and the effect of that action was a young man getting tasered.
So I’ve decided to write you a letter. All of you, but especially those of you who, like myself and the two people mentioned above, are white and/or grew up middle class and/or didn’t grow up in NYC. I’m writing to you, also, if you’ve smiled your way out of a speeding ticket, if you’ve been most afraid of cops at mass protests, or if you generally feel safer when you see police around.
Dear friends, family, acquaintances and people with whom I share house party dance floors and supermarket lines,
A few weeks ago, an acquaintance of mine attended a police lineup, pointed at someone, and sent them to jail or prison. Last night, a friend’s roommate called the cops about something happening outside, and the effect of that action was a young man getting tasered.
So I’ve decided to write you a letter. All of you, but especially those of you who, like myself and the two people mentioned above, are white and/or grew up middle class and/or didn’t grow up in NYC. I’m writing to you, also, if you’ve smiled your way out of a speeding ticket, if you’ve been most afraid of cops at mass protests, or if you generally feel safer when you see police around.
Workgroup: Crisis Response Team - Mar 31st, 2011
Scope
Facilitator reviewed the scope list that had been generated for this group at class one;
- Alternative to 911
- Phone tree
- Triage skills – connections and resources
- Emergency Health was decided to NOT be within the scope of CRT
Participants offered additions to scope:
New Workgroup Notes Mar 31st
Community Safety Workgroup – Free Skool Class
Notes from Thursday, March 31, SubRosa, 5-7PM
Notes by JM
About 10 participants
Facilitators Editorial
Last week's workgroup was great though under-attended. Start thinking now who you'd like to invite to next Thursday's Community Safety Workgroup. There is a lot to do to make our communities safer from police, from violence (internal and external), and from the gaping needs so often left unmet. And we can't do it alone. It will take a lot of help. Please come and please bring two friends.
Notes from Thursday, March 31, SubRosa, 5-7PM
Notes by JM
About 10 participants
Facilitators Editorial
Last week's workgroup was great though under-attended. Start thinking now who you'd like to invite to next Thursday's Community Safety Workgroup. There is a lot to do to make our communities safer from police, from violence (internal and external), and from the gaping needs so often left unmet. And we can't do it alone. It will take a lot of help. Please come and please bring two friends.
Workgroup: Crisis Response Team
Goals
One vision- team of ppl who can respond to crisises small and large. not necessarily responsible for dealing w/it, more with helping you get the resources you need to solve your own problems.
Alternative to 911! when ya need something like that, but don't want the cops to come too. More like a starting point to get the support ppl need.
One vision- team of ppl who can respond to crisises small and large. not necessarily responsible for dealing w/it, more with helping you get the resources you need to solve your own problems.
Alternative to 911! when ya need something like that, but don't want the cops to come too. More like a starting point to get the support ppl need.
Workgroup: Community Connectedness Mar 17, 2011
Notes from the isolation small group on Mar 17. 2011
Larger Goals
-organize a neighborhood meeting to address the concerns?
-block parties?
-block parent-houses (known/advertised safe houses in the neighborhood)?
-phone-tree to help with crisis prevention/response (instead of la policia)
Roadblocks:
-limitation of language (none of us speak Spanish)
-difficult to have a meaningful/engaged conversation with strangers
-how to phrase intentions (flyers?/clipboard with pen?/freshly baked cookies?...)
Larger Goals
-organize a neighborhood meeting to address the concerns?
-block parties?
-block parent-houses (known/advertised safe houses in the neighborhood)?
-phone-tree to help with crisis prevention/response (instead of la policia)
Roadblocks:
-limitation of language (none of us speak Spanish)
-difficult to have a meaningful/engaged conversation with strangers
-how to phrase intentions (flyers?/clipboard with pen?/freshly baked cookies?...)
Announcing the Community Safety Workgroup
Community Safety Workgroup
Every Other Thursday starting Thu Mar 17th 5pm to 7pm
SubRosa, 703 Pacific Ave
"Without police, wouldn't there be chaos?" "What about the bad people?" As anarchists we get asked these legit questions all the time. It's time we began to wrestle with some possible answers. Don't be fooled by the bland title, this is a project that has the potential to change the world.
This is a structured workshop to plan ways to keep our communities safe at all levels. Here are the challenges we'll tackle
Every Other Thursday starting Thu Mar 17th 5pm to 7pm
SubRosa, 703 Pacific Ave
"Without police, wouldn't there be chaos?" "What about the bad people?" As anarchists we get asked these legit questions all the time. It's time we began to wrestle with some possible answers. Don't be fooled by the bland title, this is a project that has the potential to change the world.
This is a structured workshop to plan ways to keep our communities safe at all levels. Here are the challenges we'll tackle
Workgroup Notes: Community Safety Workgroup 17 March 2011
Check-in from participants
Alternatives to police, good ideas, integrating with community better, want safety like TBSC (with different tactics), Appreciation for this class, has seen changes over the years and fear of TBSC vigilantes, interest in practical ideas to replace police, anarchism through making redundant the organs of the state. Woo!
Facilitator's Intro
Facilitator wants to stay nimble, be open to new ways of talking about these things.
Motivation: Hears, what would we do w/o police? Wouldn't thugs rule? But they already do, with their badges. What to do w/o cops, realistically? And how do we provide the good stuff w/o the bad? (avoid the phrase "community policing")
Facilitator's Bottomline
These are the shared premises of the class. See Premises here.
Our Vision for a World of Community Safety
Brainstorm about a world w/o police, where people provide for each others' safety. See Vision here.
The Values We Share
Brainstorm about our values, (some shared and some unique) to find our shared views. We start from here rather than assuming anything. See Values here.
The Challenges We Face (What are the big pieces of this?)
A brainstorm about the large challenges we face. The numbers is parenthesis represent the results of a straw poll: "Which of these things do you consider a priority to work on, something you are willing to put energy into, and potentially has attainable results?" See Challenges here.
Small Group Work
We gathered into small groups based on the challenges we saw were important and achievable. We were tasked to look at the following aspects of the big piece that we grabbed:
Alternatives to police, good ideas, integrating with community better, want safety like TBSC (with different tactics), Appreciation for this class, has seen changes over the years and fear of TBSC vigilantes, interest in practical ideas to replace police, anarchism through making redundant the organs of the state. Woo!
Facilitator's Intro
Facilitator wants to stay nimble, be open to new ways of talking about these things.
Motivation: Hears, what would we do w/o police? Wouldn't thugs rule? But they already do, with their badges. What to do w/o cops, realistically? And how do we provide the good stuff w/o the bad? (avoid the phrase "community policing")
Facilitator's Bottomline
These are the shared premises of the class. See Premises here.
Our Vision for a World of Community Safety
Brainstorm about a world w/o police, where people provide for each others' safety. See Vision here.
The Values We Share
Brainstorm about our values, (some shared and some unique) to find our shared views. We start from here rather than assuming anything. See Values here.
The Challenges We Face (What are the big pieces of this?)
A brainstorm about the large challenges we face. The numbers is parenthesis represent the results of a straw poll: "Which of these things do you consider a priority to work on, something you are willing to put energy into, and potentially has attainable results?" See Challenges here.
Small Group Work
We gathered into small groups based on the challenges we saw were important and achievable. We were tasked to look at the following aspects of the big piece that we grabbed:
- Goals
- Roadblocks
- Strategy
- Deadlines & next steps
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