From: "Sue R" <tialila12@...>
To: <rainbow-circle@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Friday, September 24, 2004 9:54 PM
Subject: [rainbow-circle] important invitation


> Hi everyone!
>
> Sorry about the short notice but due to the RainbowCircle crisis situation
> and the cancelling of the membership EGM due to Steve's death, Starcus Jon
> and I, with the support of Brenda our secretary and Franqui our treasurer
> are calling together a crisis meeting, to take place before the AGM. The
> purpose of this meeting is to forward detailed proposals that the AGM can
> vote on. It is not an official meeting and will have no power to make
> decisions for the Rainbow Circle. All proposals will be taken to the AGM.
> The issues we will be discussing are:
>
> 1. Who are we?
> 2. What are we doing?
> 3. Why are we doing it?
> 4) Do our current constitution and
membership
> arrangements help, hinder or have no effect on the above? (!)
>
> These topics will lead into a discussion of our purpose and core values
and
> how to put these into effect. It will include discussions about
boundaries,
> whether to have any and if so how to create them, and discussion about
> conflicts and how we resolve them. We believe that if we can only reach
> clarity on these issues, the answers to other hardy annual topics of
debate
> like festival&/or camps, magic hat &/or tickets etc etc will all fall
> naturally into place.
>
> The meeting will take place on Saturday 2nd & Sunday 3rd October at
Kingsley
> Hall in London (details to follow) the meeting will start at 12 noon on
> Saturday to allow people time to get there and continue until about 7pm.
On
> the Sunday it will start at 11am and finish at 3pm
>
> Rather than sit in a big circle the whole time, we hope to break into
small
> groups each with a 'hot topic' to talk about... and then to regroup into a
> bigger circle to share what each group has thought through.
>
> This letter is going to all members and lots of others. Everyone who has
had
> recent (this century) involvement in Rainbow Circle is welcome so please
> spread the word, but please also bear in mind that this is NOT a social
> occasion. Come to this if you have ideas on how to make Rainbow Circle
> viable and you would be up for putting energy into making it happen; if
you
> have experience of what works, gained either from Rainbow Circle camps or
> from the wider Rainbow movement and/or if you have positive, practical
ideas
> on how to help Rainbow Circle.
>
> This meeting cannot make final or binding decisions about Rainbow Circle.
> If you want to be in on the discussions and decisions about the proposals
we
> come up with, the AGM itself is the place for that.
> We are mailing as many people as we can and of course not everyone will be
> able to come. That's not a problem. We need support on many levels. If
> everyone comes we will make room and be delighted, but if you can't come
you
> could write - we will take all positive ideas into consideration. Send us
> your love and be with us in spirit!
>
> The AGM is the place where the decisions will be made and it really is
> important to prioritize it... especially as it rather looks as if this
> year'sAGM will effectively decide whether Rainbow Circle lives or dies. Be
> aware that if you come to the Oct 2nd/3rd meeting, you will still need to
> come to the AGM to propose, explain and VOTE on the proposals and also
that,
> in attending both meetings, you will almost certainly have to sit through
> the same deliberations twice! But, hey, that's life innit.
>
> with love, peace and lots of rainhbows,
>
> Lyn and Jon
>
>
> ps Do you know about the MEGABUS?? If you book about a week in advance
(and
> often less), you can get from most major cities to London for £1 each way
+
> 50p booking fee. You have to book on line: www.megabus.com and you have to
> book specific journeys, but it's worth going to a library or an internet
> cafe if you haven't got internet connections at home.
>
>
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