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= Priorities =
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Note about priorities winners: As the priorities were designed, they do not exclude other work chapter work or campaigns. The process of reflecting on priorities is possibly more important than the result of the final vote. Losing priorities can still be taken up and executed upon by members. The vote is at most a collective agreement to lend more resources towards the chapter priories for the following year. Based on experimentation and practice, the execution of the priority might not follow the original proposal to the letter.
Note about priorities vote winners:
* If a priority wins, then BDSA collectively agrees to lend more chapter resources towards that priority for the following year. The Steering Committee will priorities the priories in general meeting and membership mobilization, for example. If the priority process was good, then members will be easily rallied to volunteer and organize toward the priorities they helped set.
* Setting priorities does not exclude other work or campaigns. Losing priorities and existing campaigns can still be worked on by members and given chapter resources.  
* Based on experimentation and practice, the execution of the priority might not follow the original proposal to the letter.


== Voted on Priorities ==
== Voted on Priorities ==

Revision as of 23:01, 26 January 2019

The priorities process has been designed to help our chapter's members democratically and intentional reflect on our work as socialist.

Please iterate on the design below and add observations and suggestions!

Priorities[edit | edit source]

Note about priorities vote winners:

  • If a priority wins, then BDSA collectively agrees to lend more chapter resources towards that priority for the following year. The Steering Committee will priorities the priories in general meeting and membership mobilization, for example. If the priority process was good, then members will be easily rallied to volunteer and organize toward the priorities they helped set.
  • Setting priorities does not exclude other work or campaigns. Losing priorities and existing campaigns can still be worked on by members and given chapter resources.
  • Based on experimentation and practice, the execution of the priority might not follow the original proposal to the letter.

Voted on Priorities[edit | edit source]

Year External Priority/Campaign Internal Organizing Priority
2019
  • #TakeBackTheGrid
  • Medicaid for All
  • Membership Mobilization
  • Inter-generational Organizing and Childwatch

Priorities Process[edit | edit source]

Timeline[edit | edit source]

Please organize in advance of each deadline/period of time. Advice for organizing or running events can be found below!

Deadlines/Time Range Things To Do
September General Meeting
  • Introduction/Motivation for "Chapter Priorities."
  • Breakout group brainstorm and "dotocracy"
Weeks between September GM-Ocotober GM
  • Each working group and committee meeting should have the priorities process on agenda for discussion.
  • Neighborhood group meetings for the discussion of priorities should be scheduled.
October General Meeting
  • Deadline for the "first draft" of priority
Weeks between October GM-one week after November GM
  • Encourage/help members get feedback on their priority
November General Meeting
  • Priorities Science Fair
One week after November General Meeting
  • Final draft of priorities is due
December General Meeting
  • Rank choice vote on priorities.

Advice[edit | edit source]

Introduction at September GM[edit | edit source]

  • Introduction/Motivation for "Chapter Priorities."
  • Suggestion of activities at this GM:
    • Breakout group brainstorm of potential priorities resulting in sheets of paper with brainstormed priorities listed. Then a "dotocracy": all posters put on wall, members can walk around and put their 10 allocated stickers near the priorities they are the most interested in.

Group discussions/brainstorms/outreach between September-Ocotober GMs[edit | edit source]

  • Each working group and committee meeting should have the priorities process on agenda for discussion.
  • Neighborhood group meetings for the discussion of priorities should be scheduled.

Priority Draft Submission at November GM[edit | edit source]

  • Deadline for the "first draft" of priority

Feedback period[edit | edit source]

  • Encourage/help members get feedback on their priority

Priorities Science Fair at the November GM[edit | edit source]

December GM Vote[edit | edit source]

  • Rank choice vote on priorities.