Minutes of BWNW Retreat
September 27, 2015
(from notes by facilitators)
How can BWNW be more effective by:
1. Attracting more members?
2. Collaborating with other groups?
*refers to number of “dots” applied by participants, i.e. interest in that subject
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15 minutes each meeting to discuss a reading from the handbook****
Collaborate with one or more large organizations (e.g.Rotary)
Collaborate with Rotary**
Provide materials and people that will provide transformational experiences in the
larger organizations
Create shorter learning sessions targeted at specific topics/community concerns**
Quarterly potlucks with WAND
Host full family events
Collaborate with the Peace Choir
BW table at next tail gating day
Coach community leaders in dealing with sticky topics
Seek ideas from groups outside BWNW *
Work with students to host an event at UO/LCC/NCU *
Common (CE) training to be a learning community **
Sponsor a paper for a student
Brainstorm-How can we reach/attract more people to be involved *******
Contacting Mailing list members
Requiring study before joining
Prioritizing our activities *
Glue: improved communication re: our activities to celebrate and inform one
another **
What are (is) the purpose of each meeting? *
Looking at violent language in our organization (Learing from others) *
Will putting energy into new curriculum be worthwhile? *
Collaborate with local groups to spread message (create synergy)
Reaching college aged people and younger (generational differences)
Creating learning communities by changing internal structure to foster
collaboration
Rotary Action for Peace, World Beyond War
Link up with other groups ********
BW has a different message using study series group *
Dealing with lack of time to do series
How do we create transformational moments?****
Things we were surprised by in survey:
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I am a pacifist
I liked proposed changes in verbiage (Roses)
How come we don’t talk about this (above) at meetings?
Some responses were as negative as mine
“No to fund raising”
Our fledgling group is staying alive (2) Our greatest accomplishment
People pleasing
Things we strongly disagree with:
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Re-establishing connection with legatees (takes a lot of time and effort better put
elsewhere)
American are too distracted and indifferent to care about our message
BW is our major passion
Use of violent language (designating enemies)
Feeling unsupported by group
Dealing with so many thing/areas *
BW’s DNA must change