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Meetings AfricanDiaspora.Info Topic Index Blocking Progress Consensus Decision Making In The Anti-Nuclear Movement Resource Type: Article/Report/Letter Published: 1983 Howard Ryan maintains that consensus is wrong in principle and in practice: "The problem is not so much that individuals are being irresponsible or somehow abusing the consensus process. The problem lies in giving individuals that kind of power in the first place. Consensus turns majority rule into minority rule. That's not democracy." Bourinot's Rules of Order Resource Type: Book Calling All Radicals How Grassroots Organizers Can Help Save Our Democracy Resource Type: Book Published: 2007 Thompson argues that we can reclaim our democracy through grassroots organizing. Clearness Processes for Supporting Individuals and Groups in Decision-Making Resource Type: Book Published: 1976 Educating for a Change Resource Type: Book Published: 1991 For the authors of Ecuating for a Change, genuine democracy does not happen solely through our political and educational work. Democratic processes and practices are essential elements in achieving a truly participatory society. The books offers theory and practical tools for consciously applying the principles of democratic practice to daily work. Event Planning Resource Type: Book Published: 2000 A blueprint for planning and executing special events with flair and without any unexpected surprises and expenses. How to Make Meetings Work The New Interaction Method Resource Type: Book Published: 1976 It Ain’t the Meeting It’s The Motion Resource Type: Article/Report/Letter A guide to conducting productive and inclusive meetings in the context of social change. Managing Wastes A Guide to Citizens' Involvement Resource Type: Book Published: 1992 Second editon of booklet first published in 1984, outling how citizens can involve themselves in decision-making about waste management. A Manual for Group Facilitators Resource Type: Book Published: 1977 Meeting Collectively Resource Type: Article/Report/Letter Published: 1983 The Connexions collective describes its way of holding meetings and recent changes to its meeting process. On Organization Resource Type: Article/Report/Letter Discusses the democratic organizational forms appropriate to libertarian socialist organizations. One Vote for Democracy Resource Type: Article/Report/Letter Published: 1986 Makes the case that the democratic model is better than the consensus model for activist group decision-making. Overcoming Male Oppression Resource Type: Article/Report/Letter Published: 1988 People join a social change movement in order to alleviate an external problem. Too often we are confronted with the same kind of behaviour we find in our everyday lives. We are all too often stifled by heavy handed authority: bosses at work, parents or spouse at home and teachers at school. Pragmatics Of Community Organization Resource Type: Book Published: 1986 Information on how to plan action, how to organize meetings, how to train participants for action, how to negotiate, and how to end a particular exercise in community organization Resource Manual for A Living Revolution A Handbook of Skills & Tools for Social Change Activists Resource Type: Book Published: 1985 A manual for people who are concerned or angered by the deterioration of our society and who, because they have some sense that their efforts can have an effet for change, are looking for tools to transform it. It is a working reference for those who are prepared to act to create a better life for themselves and others. Response from Alexandra Devon Resource Type: Article/Report/Letter Robert's Rules of Order Resource Type: Book Published: 1981 Untying the Knot Resource Type: Book What is Consensus? Resource Type: Article/Report/Letter Published: 1984 Consensus evolved from the meeting process of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers). It is a non-violent way for people to relate to each other as and in a group. Successful use of a consensus process depends on people understanding the idea and wanting to use it. Working Collectively Resource Type: Book Published: 1985 Working for Peace A Handbook of Practical Psychology and Other Tools Resource Type: Book Published: 1985

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