Rob,
As I noted at the meeting, the Chat for this week was NOT announced.
There were a couple messages relating to it, but no announcement.
(There have similarly been messages relating to the Direct Action Forum
stating that it happens on the third Wednesday each month which I do
not think you would consider announcements.) Also since Dave is no
longer running the Chat, has someone else stepped forward to take
responsibility for it, or if it just sort of devolves to whoever shows
up or feels like calling for a topic. In short, it's not clear (to me
at least) that it is a formal event at this point, or just the default
thing that happens on Wednesdays if people express an interest and
there's nothing else going on.
I do not believe any formal decision was made at the meeting as to how
the whole DAF matter would be handled. I think the minutes are
incorrect on this point (Marcy, please note!). Presumably there are
enough votes to force a "solution" on me that I do not want, but no
vote was taken, at least not while I was in the room. If we're going to
have process, let's at least make sure it's DUE process.
I think our chair has been trying to see both sides of this and find a
solution that makes everyone happy, for which I commend him. So I don't
like to shine a spotlight in that direction, but I feel obliged in my
own defense (since that has fallen to me) to point out that the agendas
for our regular monthly business meetings are rarely posted in a timely
fashion either.
If it is this difficult for Chris -- who doesn't have to research,
contact, and schedule an outside speaker, often gets reminders of the
meeting in the form of agenda items, and is (presumably) less prone to
procrastination than I am -- to send an agenda ONE week out, I'd think
a bit more understanding of my failure to inform people of the speaker
more than a few days in advance is in order.
Thank you to Marcy for volunteering to help with Direct Action Forum
by sending out E-vites. Steve, you also volunteered to help; I
apologize, but I'm a little fuzzy on what you offered to do.
Yours in liberty,
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Hash: SHA1At the monthly LPSF meeting on Saturday, we found out that there will
be a Direct Action Forum this month, after all, so this week's chat
(Oct 15) is cancelled. Those who would have attended the chat are
encouraged to attend the Direct Action Forum at Sheesh Mahal
restaurant at 7 p.m., where the speaker will be telling us about an
important eminent domain case happening in the City in the near
future. The next political chat will now be the following Wednesday
(Oct 22) at the Siam Thai restaurant (55 Cyril Magnum Ct, nr. 5th &
Market) at 7 p.m.Please note that this will be the last time an announced chat is
cancelled at the last minute in favor of an unannounced Direct Action
Forum. We agreed at Saturday's meeting (and this is in the official
minutes this time) that future meetings of Direct Action Forum for
which a speaker is not announced at least two weeks in advance will
not be given scheduling priority or LPSF publicity at the expense of
the weekly political chat.Again, apologies for the last-minute notice.
Rob
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From: dave barker [mailto:dbarker_sfusd@yahoo.com]
Sent: Sunday, October 12, 2003 7:55 PM
To: lpsf-discuss@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [lpsf-discuss] Next Political ChatHi Everyone,
I want to thank those of you who are keeping the
political chat going. I think it is still a very
useful forum, and important to sustain. I wish I could
be there. My Monday and Wednesday evening classes at
CSU Hayward will be over in November (I think). Maybe
I should look at the syllabus at some point!Dave Barker.
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