{news} Re: Modified Consensus Workshop

[smderosa]

Judy:

I respectfully disagree with you.

In the past year on numerous occasions, I and others have requested at
meetings that membeers of the Greater Hartford chapter and other chapters
have an opportunity to be trained as facilitators when that training took
place. We have been assured for over a year that we would have that
opportunity. The position of facilitator even under modified consensus is a
powerful position that should be shared by all chapters equally. This is
part of our by-laws, has been practice for several years, and is based on
elementary fairness.  As I read it,  people from seven chapters are allowed
to be trained or retrained, and the other five chapters do not have this
opportunity. Could you explain this? 

I am also perplexed by the requirement that you need to have chaired two
meetings before you can get training.  Isn't this a Catch 22 ?  You can't
get training unless you facilitate two meetings.  But you can't facilitate a
meeting unless you get training.  What's going on here?  Perhaps you could
explain this to me?

Are all of the people on your invited list going to attend?  Some Hartford
chapter members and other chapters are interested in learning the modified
consensus approach as it is practiced in the Green Party and repectfully
want to participate in this process.  Why our legitimate requests being
rejected?

Sincerely,
Mike DeRosa 



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Dear Mike,
If you believe that a member(s) of your chapter has satisfied the
prerequisites for this workshop, please make the Women's Caucus aware. We
most likely have missed a few MCP-experienced facilitators.

"This preliminary training is targeting those who have already facilitated
at least two GPC State Central Committee meetings using MCP. If we have
missed anyone, please let us know."

In order to satisfy the Women's Caucus proposal passed by the SCC, this
initial "training of the trainers" is required. Additionally, this training
was originally anticipated to be a two-day session. Due to the limited
availability of our guest workshop leaders from NY, it was necessary to
condense the training into one full day. I'm certain you can appreciate that
we want to best utilize their time by registering those with the most
extensive practical experience in Modified Consensus Process.

Hope this provides an adequate and clear explanation.

Best,
Judy


----- Original Message -----
From: "smderosa" <smderosa at cox.net>
To: "'Judith Herkimer'" <jherkimer at snet.net>; <ctgp-news at ml.greens.org>
Sent: Thursday, October 20, 2005 9:13 AM
Subject: RE: {news} Re: Modified Consensus Workshop


> Please explain why we cannot fully participate in this training program
>
> Sincerely,
> Mike Derosa


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