-We are a great group--good people. This is good news.
-During meetings, spirit fingers and the way of showing that you agree with something someone has said.
-We will have Family Meetings once a month, and Emergency Meetings as necessary (only one person needs to say "let's have a meeting" for it to happen, unless of course the topic of discussion can be solved between one or two people). Let's try to attend these and make them a priority, please.
Cleaning
-Clean up after yourself (dishes, crumbs, tables, personal items, etc.).
-This school is not free. There is a lot of pressure with money, because none of us have a lot of it. Therefore, it is difficult to spend time cleaning up after other people, because it is hard enough to keep ourselves going. Let's be sensitive to this. None of us are alone. Each of us is struggling with money. Let's remember this, please, and support one another.
-Cleaning Weeks start this Monday (17/10/11). Each week there is one 1st Year and one 2nd Year responsible for cleaning. There will be a detailed list of things to clean accompanying this Cleaning Week Schedule. Cleaning Week Responsibilities include: Trash (bathrooms and kitchen), making sure everyone cleans up after themselves, cleaning and organizing the common area (tables, couches, kitchen area).
Communication
-Stop talking over each other, please.
-Listen! This means not thinking about what you want to say next, but instead really soaking in what the other person is saying. It's serving the center, if you will.
-We all came here for different reasons; we all want to come out of this schooling to go different directions and do different things. So, let's do more listening and serving each other. Let's keep counting to 100, folks!
-Keep individual conflicts to yourself. Leave the Common Space to sort out these conflicts.
-Be considerate and kind. Don't provoke conflict. Essentially, love and be understanding.
-Keep each other accountable. Professionalism and Honesty. Feel the freedom to say to someone, "Hey you! You're not listening." This will come with time. Let's not force it and be inconsiderate.
-Mediators. This is a good idea if a conflict is unable to be solved among just two people. Signe has offered to be a mediator. However, the mediator must be agreed on by both people involved in the conflict.
-"Non-Violent Communication: A Language of Life" by Marshall B Rosenberg. Try and read this, says Kay.
-Respect, don't demand. Don't force behavior, but remember that we all want to get different things out of this training.
-We each have our own issues. Be flexible. We each have our own baggage. Don't fight the tension, but learn from it. What is my baggage?
-We all get tired as we participate in this training. These are the times we need to be the most understanding with each other and aware of our own personal limits.
-Let's grow, huh?
Phones
-Turn OFF your phones in class!!! The only exception is if there is an emergency, but even then please consider returning the important call during a break or after/before class.
(Outer) Space
-Keep personal objects and personal problems out of the Classroom. The gym is a Work Space, so we will only use it for work. The Common Space is for personal and leisure activities. Also, there is no need to reserve the work space. We can all rehearse different things there at the same time.
-All items will be put in the left corner of the gym as you first enter the gym from the Common Space. This includes socks, cups, bags, etc. Also, please do not place objects on the benches. We always use the benches during class, so let's not clutter them and waste time.
-Please prepare mentally and physically before classes, so there are as few distractions as possible. Ask for help if you need it.
Extra Exercises
-Let's share our experience and exercises with the group. When you have an idea for a workshop, spread the word. Perhaps post a sign up sheet on the Common Board (but remember that we cannot use the space Tuesday and Friday nights from 18:00-22:00, and Saturday mornings from 6:30-8:30).
-Please remember that priority is work for classes, then we can have these supplemental workshops.
Family Dinner
-We'll have one soon. Potluck style. Kay will organize it. Yum.
Blog
-Updating the blog is done in a rotation system.
-Sign up, please. We really only need five people to sign up, then each person only has to post on the blog once a week. No biggie.
-Ruth apologizes.
-Bikash and Kay do not have computers. This can make it difficult for them to update the blog. The rest of us understand. If you still want to contribute, then we'll work something out, I'm sure.
-Perhaps there will be a list created on the blog and in the Common Space of what the blogging order is.
-Feel free to add to each other's blogs if someone left something out or for any reason at all, really.
This was a great meeting. We all agreed on its relevance and worthwhileness. We'll see the family together again in a month.
Love,
Uncle David
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