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Organisational
Structure Explained |
We are proposing
this structure to facilitate the involvement of as many
different groups as possible with the idea of working together
in a tolerant and respectful environment. Representatives from
these groups will form a co-coordinating group, meeting
fortnightly.
The organisation will be horizontal and non-hierarchical.
Decisions will be made on consensus and any group will have a
veto over any final decisions. No group will therefore have
more importance or priority over another. This will hopefully
enable better understanding between various groups.
Whilst some groups may operate in a hierarchical manner
outside of the co-coordinating group, they must be committed
to working within the group on a non-hierarchical basis.
The fortnightly meetings will be open to one representative of
each group that is supporting the event.
Tolerance and respect of different groups, ideas and tactics
is asked for at all meetings.
We hope that people will become involved in working groups and
that these groups will send representatives to the
co-coordinating group. We envisage working groups in the
following areas: publicity, media, website, fundraising,
accommodation and spaces, social centre, legal and networking.
These groups should be open to whoever wants to get involved,
regardless of whether they are already members of currently
affiliated groups. These working groups will be accountable to
the co-coordinating group and no decisions will be finalised
without the consensus of the co-coordinating group.
We hope that the co-coordinating group will expand and evolve
as more groups support the event.
We propose that each supporting group donates however much
they feel they can afford to the co-coordinating group. None
of this money will be spent without the consensus of the
co-coordinating group. This money will hopefully provide a
starting point for producing publicity etc.
We envisage holding monthly public meetings/workshops. These
will hopefully enable new/unaligned people to get involved in
the process. There should also be an opportunity for groups to
give their perspective and for individuals to get involved
with the working groups.
We also want to work within the local community from the
initiation of this process. To this end, meetings will
regularly be held in the Canning Town area.
We hope that a large variety of groups will get involved in
order to engage in a wide range of tactics. However the
co-coordinating group will not be responsible for organising
the demonstrations, but will be there to negotiate different
spaces and blocs so that people with different tactics and
values have their own space.
The co-coordinating group will not impose guidelines on
protests, nor will it be involved in police negotiation.
However individual groups/blocs can impose
guidelines/negotiate with police as to their needs and aims. |
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