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In most of the reading I've done on Genral Assembly, Propsoals can come out of an open discussion of an "Issue". This sounds a bit like an open mike but can end up with a proposal coming forth. I like your idea, this could be a time to introduce new folks there for first time. Maybe even do an exercise of some sort - long newsprint roll pasted on wall with sticky notes to atache with a theme such as "Strategy" "Civiel Disobedience - what does it mean?"
Let's try to have at least one meeteing a month at WECU . the venue was terrific, though a little warm.
Ronna

I'd mentioned on a facebook occupy page replying to this same concept that soapboxing, publicly all over town might be an effective means of getting people excited. If we rally our most boisterous public speakers and give them consistent topics to address, those who don't sit on the internet for waaaaaaayyyyyyyyyy too long throughout the day (Am I looking in a mirror or what?) might get excited enough to participate in this global Human Rights Movement.

I agree wholeheartedly with this plan. I think, at the very least, it'll allow us to communicate amongst ourselves and figure out what everyone thinks about our direction as a group and common goals, how we want to structure (and hopefully restructure) GA, give us a chance to get to know each other again (i really do think a lot of us have changed as individuals since this all began), and come up with some ideas without having to force them to a vote or suppress them quickly. a week or two long brainstorming and healing period could really do the group some good.