Meeting May 24th, Yves, Tom, John N., David-Jan, and Tanya


General Post-Jam Reflection:

Created relationships!

Felt support in talking about the situation with A.

Opened up sense of what is possible in our contact community.

An experience of working in a collective manner that feels like it hasbeen missing from the regular jams.... an invitation to actively participate and co-create, take responsibility.

P wants people to step up, how can we encourage this?  Ask the question:  WHat do you want to create in your community?

Recommendations for next time:

Create Plan Bs in case someone gets sick.

Set up feedback mechanisms during the jam.

In regards to situations that came up:  glad we talked instead of reacting.

Create clear, open, transparent processes in anticipation of situations that might arise.

Tubs f ice to keep food cool and safe.

Update John about changes in the schedule during the jam.

Need buffer to account for things running overtime.

Have clear roles, so John knows who to ask what.

Invest in plates, coolers, pots, etc.  Store?  Miro's?

Have designated moodwatchers, faithkeepers - more of them where that is their only role.

Conflict resolution process for regional jams... way of moving through it, documenting it, guidelines, so there is clarity about what happened.

Decide on a process for Sat night performance.  More dialogue.

What we want now:

Create a container for thinking about what we want in the dance.  If we are not getting what we want, then how do we respond?  Create a lab.

Want to create a container for exploring our ideal visions.

Want to ask that the current models of how the contact community and regular weekly jams are operating be made clearer.  Doesn't feel clearto everyone.

Want to see this collaboration continue.

Create an archive section on the Wiki and move all the 2009 jam stuffthere.  Start fresh by summarizing dsicoveries and recommendations and posting them on each page at the top.

Clarify agreements and shared intention for Ont Jam.

Create a blog?

Create a meta-organisation with clear vision and principles, embodied in the structure, that is not dependent on particular people.

Research rocess of incorporating.

Have a retreat in the country,or out of the big city.

Create a Fall Jam out of the city.  Camping?  Kitchener?  Later in September.

Create container for building capacity to give and receive feedback fromeach other.

Meta-community- bigger than weekely jams.

Go attend other events together!  Montreal!  Michigan!  Ottawa! Peterborough!  Kitchener!  Earthdance!  Dance New England!  Freiburg!  Exchange energy! 

Re.  An experience of working in a collective manner that feels like it has been missing from the regular jams.... an invitation to actively participate and co-create, take responsibility.  P wants people to step up, how can we encourage this?  Ask thequestion:  WHat do you want to create in your community?  More Conversation Cafes, etc.  Have other topics for discussion.

Do visioning on retreat - give ourselves time and space.
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Point-form notes from meeting of Yves, Tom, and Mike met Sunday May 17


Water jugs great
Space: number of floors was ideal, no need for Sat night 2nd floor
What if there's more people?
Other locations? Showers
Healing arts - longer?

Containers for left-overs (yoghurt containers)

Food:
Challenges:
Refrigeration space for big items - able to put on outside stairwell (cold
weather only)
Tom - trip home every meal
Left stuff in Karma Co-op's fridge
Didn't try coolers or buckets & ice
*Bucket* space

Volunteers - enough people
Wed, Thurs, Fri in advance
3-4 people per session

2 coordinators excellent - too much for 1 person

Wiki & phone coordination at first


Breakfast - huge impact:
Message about care of people
Keep people in the space

Coffee-no big deal

Dishes - some cash, most people brought
Next time: organizers bring extra but count on everyone to bring
Drop-in knowing about it.
Flat bread acting as plate
Also banana leaves

Ingredients

Food allergies:
-request at registration
-cut off date, get in touch individually

Final clean-up:
-specific sign up to package up food & ready to go

Struggle to clean up vs. chat with people
8pm finish (3 hour comfortable clean-up)
Organized clean-up: every one pitch in
Food packages for people driving (save yogurt containers)

Programming:
Bio Danza: Emma, Suzanne, Tanya
Pierre's energy
1-on-1s great

Pre-workshop & post-workshop:
Mornings classes & evening jam
FIPs (1 week, ending /Performances, 3 teachers)

Billeting in advance + backup
-near capacity

Schedule things later: more buffer

Length of closing circle & opening circle
Thanking everyone
Lovely final chain

Scored improv
Chain - folded - to get eye-to-eye contact


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Saying no feels taboo
Even experienced dancers get in trouble
Take more care of the predators than the victims

Guidelines verbalize things unsaid
Formalized frame of reference when there is a problem (usually not read)
De-personalized dealing with the incident (it's not me telling you, it's the
guidelines)


We're not female dancers


% of people who  have serial-killer like traits (not consider others)

A says people like K don't trust participants to speak up, but
the community has spoken up.


Regular jam class - whomever can teach it


First aid plan.