Post by Karma on Nov 6, 2011 22:51:50 GMT
This is a rough 'guide' for the kinds of working groups you would need over time. An explanation of what each group does is at the bottom
- Site Maintence
- Shelter & Comfort
- Defence & Security
== Tranquility
- Kitchen
== Washing Up
- Sanitation
== Recycling
== Toilets
- Medical
- Legal
- Media
== Writing Group
== Social Media
== Creative Media
= Web and Tech
- Donations & Supply
== Transport
- Finance & Treasury
== Fundraising
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- Meetings group
- Welcome and Info Center
- Community Outreach
- Direct Action
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- Workshops & Events
- Free School / University Tent
- Library
- Entertainment
- Arts and Crafts
- Children's Space
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- Site Maintence
Responsible for making the campsite function in an efficient and well-presented manner. Such as camp maintence & tent locations.
- Shelter & Comfort
Ensuring people are warm and comfortable while at the camp etc
- Defence & Security
Provides 24/7 security to the camp. Shifts are rota based
Responsible for checking grounds of occupation for safety issues.
Watching for any problems or police harassment. Protection of the various work groups.
== Tranquility
Helps facilitate the camp being a safe & non-violent space.
Ensure the safety policy of the camp is upheld and any adjustments are enforced.
- Kitchen
Responsible for preparing food donations for meals & ensuring kitchen is kept clean
== Washing Up
- Sanitation
Responsible for keeping the site clean & tidy on a daily basis
== Recycling
== Toilets
- Medical
Deals with minor medical issues & First Aid, ensuring on-site medical kits, etc
- Legal
Handles police issues & provides legal support. Researches and manages our legal status, options & subsequent direct actions. Responsible for recruiting legal advisers & attorneys.
Helping those that get arrested, setting up donation sites on web, providing legal cover for direct action events (Legal observers)
- Media
Liaises with the press as well as producing our own media.
( Print & Press / Photos & Video / Livestream )
== Writing Group
Generates Press releases Letters, News, Blog posts for the media & website
== Social Media
Responsible for Facebook, Twitter, Youtube, Blog, etc.
== Creative Media
Creates banners, flyers, posters to improve the reflection of our camp.
= Web and Tech Group
Responsible for the maintenance of the website, while also keeping an overview of its content and design. Liaises with the other working groups to ensure website is relevant and up to date.
- Donations & Supply
Accepting and logging donations & supplies from people
Making list from all groups to the collective of all needs.
== Transport
Responsible for collecting large or small non monetary donations
- Finance & Treasury
Accepting and tracking donations from people. Ensures working groups spend within their means. Checks the accounts & makes sure all income and outgoing transactions are updated daily.
== Fundraising
Research and develop processes for receiving monetary donations to the camp.
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- Meetings group
Facilitates the process of making consensus decisions at the Camp.
Records meeting's and processes minutes for dissemination.
- Welcome and Info Center
Responsible for greeting people to the Camp, helps them settle in and manages the Info Center. Answering questions from the public, helping them find the info they want
- Community Outreach
Increase public awareness about the Occupy movement and events.
Engaging the community, students, minority groups & organisations etc. Distributing fliers, getting the word out however we can.
- Direct Action
Plan events that range from demos, marches, rally's, sit in’s and acts of non-violent civil disobedience. Protects the right to assemble by using non-violent means Responsible for civil disobedience training and works closely with the legal workgroup
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- Workshops & Events
Organises the workshops & events programme at the camp.
- Free School / University Tent
Education should never be a commodity ( Teach-ins )
- Library
Somewhere for books that people may donate to the group.
Researches & gathers reading material on any issues relevant to the group
- Entertainment
Organise & provide entertainment for the camp & wider community to enjoy.
- Arts and Crafts
Encorages people to express themselves with music, art, poetry etc
- Children's Space
A safe space where children can go and engage and input into the camp and have a great time!
- Site Maintence
- Shelter & Comfort
- Defence & Security
== Tranquility
- Kitchen
== Washing Up
- Sanitation
== Recycling
== Toilets
- Medical
- Legal
- Media
== Writing Group
== Social Media
== Creative Media
= Web and Tech
- Donations & Supply
== Transport
- Finance & Treasury
== Fundraising
=======================
=======================
- Meetings group
- Welcome and Info Center
- Community Outreach
- Direct Action
=======================
- Workshops & Events
- Free School / University Tent
- Library
- Entertainment
- Arts and Crafts
- Children's Space
=============================================
=============================================
- Site Maintence
Responsible for making the campsite function in an efficient and well-presented manner. Such as camp maintence & tent locations.
- Shelter & Comfort
Ensuring people are warm and comfortable while at the camp etc
- Defence & Security
Provides 24/7 security to the camp. Shifts are rota based
Responsible for checking grounds of occupation for safety issues.
Watching for any problems or police harassment. Protection of the various work groups.
== Tranquility
Helps facilitate the camp being a safe & non-violent space.
Ensure the safety policy of the camp is upheld and any adjustments are enforced.
- Kitchen
Responsible for preparing food donations for meals & ensuring kitchen is kept clean
== Washing Up
- Sanitation
Responsible for keeping the site clean & tidy on a daily basis
== Recycling
== Toilets
- Medical
Deals with minor medical issues & First Aid, ensuring on-site medical kits, etc
- Legal
Handles police issues & provides legal support. Researches and manages our legal status, options & subsequent direct actions. Responsible for recruiting legal advisers & attorneys.
Helping those that get arrested, setting up donation sites on web, providing legal cover for direct action events (Legal observers)
- Media
Liaises with the press as well as producing our own media.
( Print & Press / Photos & Video / Livestream )
== Writing Group
Generates Press releases Letters, News, Blog posts for the media & website
== Social Media
Responsible for Facebook, Twitter, Youtube, Blog, etc.
== Creative Media
Creates banners, flyers, posters to improve the reflection of our camp.
= Web and Tech Group
Responsible for the maintenance of the website, while also keeping an overview of its content and design. Liaises with the other working groups to ensure website is relevant and up to date.
- Donations & Supply
Accepting and logging donations & supplies from people
Making list from all groups to the collective of all needs.
== Transport
Responsible for collecting large or small non monetary donations
- Finance & Treasury
Accepting and tracking donations from people. Ensures working groups spend within their means. Checks the accounts & makes sure all income and outgoing transactions are updated daily.
== Fundraising
Research and develop processes for receiving monetary donations to the camp.
======================
- Meetings group
Facilitates the process of making consensus decisions at the Camp.
Records meeting's and processes minutes for dissemination.
- Welcome and Info Center
Responsible for greeting people to the Camp, helps them settle in and manages the Info Center. Answering questions from the public, helping them find the info they want
- Community Outreach
Increase public awareness about the Occupy movement and events.
Engaging the community, students, minority groups & organisations etc. Distributing fliers, getting the word out however we can.
- Direct Action
Plan events that range from demos, marches, rally's, sit in’s and acts of non-violent civil disobedience. Protects the right to assemble by using non-violent means Responsible for civil disobedience training and works closely with the legal workgroup
====================================
- Workshops & Events
Organises the workshops & events programme at the camp.
- Free School / University Tent
Education should never be a commodity ( Teach-ins )
- Library
Somewhere for books that people may donate to the group.
Researches & gathers reading material on any issues relevant to the group
- Entertainment
Organise & provide entertainment for the camp & wider community to enjoy.
- Arts and Crafts
Encorages people to express themselves with music, art, poetry etc
- Children's Space
A safe space where children can go and engage and input into the camp and have a great time!