Dear Colleagues, In an email Marilyn Crocker suggested that I introduce our planning process to the Great March for Climate Action. I attempted to get TOP facilitators involved when we were in LA at the beginning of the March, passed through Redlands, and passed through Phoenix. I wasn’t able to get it going. Since I have a hearing impairment my sister, Jo, suggested that I might have difficulty facilitating TOP. I miss a lot in our meetings, but I may try: 1) Getting an up-to-date digital copy of the outline of the EI/ICA planning process (can I get it from the web? What URL?) 2) Print it out so that people have a hard copy to refer to. At the moment there are about 25 Marchers. We have each identified a partner, so I’d print out a copy for each set of partners [one of the contradictions of the March is that information is stored in memory or on newsprint—in each case it gets lost.] 3) Review the process so we’re familiar with the steps—conversation. 4) Take the steps one at a time and get the brainstorm down and gestalted—on newsprint; then make a digital copy of the information, print it, and hand it out for review/ownership. 5) Start the next step with a conversation about the last session (printout in hand) and a review of direction we’re headed until we get a battle plan with Vision/Contradictions/Objectives/Tactics/Implementaries/FirstSteps. 6) Create a separate file box to store the information and set aside a FlashDrive to store it digitally. What do you think? Suggestions? -- Peace, David