Here are the (rough) minutes of our meeting yesterday. This was our first open meeting in a good while and I’m glad to say it went quite well! We will also be getting together next Tuesday at my apartment around 6:30pm (or whenever) to do some work on the Interview Project. I will be supplying the beer, chips, and salsa.
In trying to push Planet Parecon forward there is some debate as to whether we should remain at www.austinpps.org/blogs, move to another (new) site like WordPress or Blogspot, or use the already existing Z blog facilities. We also need someone to be an organizer on the project until it has enough momentum (aka content) to be self-sustaining. That means soliciting content, following up with authors, helping newbies set up their blogs, etc. We’ve been discussing the issue on an email list of ParSoc organizers and I’m going to copy our remarks below. Before that, though, a couple of recent updates.
Hello Austin PPS!
I’m happy to write that we will be having our first meeting of 2009 on Tuesday, January 27th at 7pm at the Austin Can! Academy (2406 Rosewood Ave. 78702; 1.5 miles east of I35, across from the Millennium Youth Entertainment Complex) in room 108 (signs will be posted). Over the last several months members of the collective have been discussing the best way for APPS — now in its 3rd year — to move forward, and I’m excited about what the spring holds for us!
Proposed agenda items below.
Austin’s reaction to Israel’s ongoing massacre in the Gaza Strip has been impressive and shows a great deal of promise. Looked at through a participatory, strategic lens, we can see several positive elements worth highlighting, along with some areas for improvement and goals to aim for as we move forward.