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Pam's Notes from Friday's Sessions, Part 2 |
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by Pam Steager, Guest Blogger
[Editor's Note: Below is the
next installment of Pam's notes from Friday's Student Peace Alliance
and State Coordinators' sessions at the Peace Alliance's National
Conference.]
Next session with Dot/ StudentsStudent-created booklets of student support letters and children’s wishes for peace
Shared Responsibility/Shared Leadership
* Great at being themselves
* Unique contribution
* Varied Styles
If you are only seeing…Problem/Challenge
* Expectations
* Attachment to
* Unrealistic Demands …find a different movement
We need to play this from the inside out, we need to be the change
What happens when we do this? We ask,
* What am I responsible for?
* Who am I responsible to?
Purpose – Plan - ActionWe have many roles, wear many hats, but have one true purpose in life
Dot’s purpose: Inspire cooperation on behalf of the common good.
* Response – ability
* Focus on I = I L L
* Focus on We = W E L L
* We need models – not critics
* Harmlessness & Observation – moving beyond criticism (Dot will offer workshop at Forward)
* Oral not written story
* Lack of diversity in the DoP movement so far
Lynn McMullen session
Staff retreat results:
* Overall campaign Goals and Objectives for 2007 (see handout)
* For Saturday night – FHB
* Wendy announcements
* Turo Dexter – tech whiz
* Claudia – web site person in office 2nd floor near elevators
* Low tech methods for getting a site up and running
* Marianne Perez – researcher, peacebuilding resources
* Annie Lloyd – networking and messaging, creating community network
* Lynn – 9AM Newcomer orientation for brand new people
* Creating video for various purposes
* Writing on the conference blog
* Annie’s magazine doing a special issue
* Need ushers for sessions
* 3 people to help with registration tonight
* 25 registered media reps – including NPR
Kathy (after lunch) - Mediation Services
* Miki Kashtan & 40 mediators will offer-State Coordinators:
* Empathy – just being listened to and really heard
* Coaching – suggestions on how to handle a difficult situation/relationship
* Mediation – 40 mediators will rotate as requests come in
* NVC comes at it from needs of each person that aren’t being met
* Seeing problems as opportunities
Patty Kuderer & Matt Harris – National Media Campaign
* See media objectives on Goals and Objectives sheet
* Try to get at least one news piece about the campaign in the Journal
* Other pieces in regional and alternative papers
* Media strategy – have a press component around every event
* Identify a theme – Let’s Peace it Together , Give Peace Department a Chance,
* Get a state media coordinator – build relationships with media
* Liaison with campaign media staff
* Try to do something every month
* Call in to talk show hosts, left, center or right
* Rotary Clubs – Looking in February for speakers on peace – Contact
* Dan Zwerdling from NPR will be at conference, DCTV (2-6pm Saturday)
* Documentary makers here (one from NH & another from
* International press will also be here – Japan, Netherlands, Al Jazeera etc.
Building a State Strategy and Building a Team
How do you motivate a team of people?
1. Celebrating small victories and giving gratitude and appreciation
2. Action is the best motivation of all – don’t wait to get inspired before you act, act & you’ll get inspired
3. Have people
4. “All beings prove but a blunt instrument, if they have not behind them a spirit?”
5. Each person feels important and essential to the group.
6. Have everyone leave with something to do. Make sure it fits their passion.
7. The Back to Basics campaign: Keep Congressional impact first and foremost
How do you create a plan?
* Collaboratively. Shared leadership, Shared responsibility.
* Revisit plan. Revisit web site.
* Synergize! Use one project to meet multiple goals – Increased impact.
Activities
* “Picture Peace” event in Idaho
* Mary Jane’s Peace of the Pie kiddy swimming pool in MN – took to State Capitol
* Bi-partisan support for bill in AZ state legislature. Invited to hold AZ event on State Capitol lawn w/legislators
* ME legislation for a ME Dept. of Peace
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