All Island Forum notes, pt. 3

50% community activity

Motivation: I want to be involved in the community in a service that is not paid, professional work

Wants: to work with people with diverse opinions on a given topic, or for people to feel comfortable expressing their opinions on this topic. To work on interfaith efforts, music hospice.

link: with one other person or group

learning edge: I need to learn patience. I want change to happen right away.

-Kathy Ostrom


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Wally

Community act. 3 hrs/day

Where: Sr. Ctr, hospice, past.(?) care, DOVE, politics

Motivates
Value of contribution = compassion for others
More funding for Sr. Ctr, DOVE
Good/exc. leadership

Better experience for me?
Good experience already - comes fromn self

Support from others?
Awareness of DOVE, Sr. Ctr.

Who link?
K.C. Sherrifs (Dove)
Politics- Dem party
Sr. Ctr. - 5,000 islander's 750

Most learn as an activist?
I don't know


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Steven Lipke

To make a conncection that deepens the community through interaction and mixes thoughts abnd emotions to bring new ansewers and open the true character of understanding genuine connection


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Motivation: Want to give back to "pay" for my good fortune

Wants: More communication between orginizations

Link: I'm already linked, possibly overlinked

I need to learn how to be more effective on boards.


Time spent in community engagement: 50%
time not spent in community enagement: 25% family, 25% eating, sleeping, art, veging, visiting

-Barbara


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How much time in activism?

self & household - 35%
family time - 35%
activism - 30%

Where is the effort?
(Still trying to establish that)
 44% mixed short projects
18% neighvborhood/imagination/church

What motivates?
Want to enjoy being part of community
Like to test my limits & push boundaries
Care about social justice

What would make better?
Joining with others to greater degree

With whom would like to link?
Still trying out different directions

What do you most want to learn?
Listening
Clarifying & articulating my own thoughts
Communication on deeper level


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Scott

Community activism: 5%

35% Gardening and living lightyl
20% playing music
15% Letter writing
15% Sharing life philosophy
10% Fruit club
5% the rest


Motivation
I want to live the example of what I see as a good: low comsumption, local buying, simplicity, sharing

Wants
Better infrastructure & federal support (targeted taxes); more sunshine

Help
Fewer pests in garden;
better public transportation;
re-focused federal tax policies

Links
Musicians, gardeners, ride-share people, expert gardeners

Learn
How to better grow food
How to change federal tax policy
How to be more effective at creating large change

All Island Forum notes pt. 2

1. How much of my time to I invest in community activism?

            ¾ Community “Activism” of one kind or another

2. Where do I invest my energy/allocate my commitmments?
   ¼ Vashon Central
   1/8^th shoulder to shoulder cooperative form
   1/10^th helping friends
   1/16^th Hestio Women's Retreat/grad night 2012/VAA Island Arts distribution/Red Lodge (spiritual)/AIF
   1/20^th Welcomem Vashon booth

Q's:

1. What drives you?
   - Passion for interconnected community living. I feel driven to participate in activities that work towards finding commonalities and building cooperation and understanding among people in my local, regional and global communities. This feeds me: heart & soul
   - Environment: Activities that address caring for & connecting to the natural environment – all of it!
2. What do I most need/want to make my involvement a better experience for me?
   - More people participating to lighten some loads.
   - More hours in the day :)
3. What kinds of support do you want from fellow citizens?
   “Sweat equity”, appreciation, encouragement, FUN! (participation)
   With whom would you most like to meet?
   - Anyone interested in the human connection aspect of community activism.
   - Open minded folks
   - Intergenerational, i.e. range of ages & experiences
4. What do you most want to learn as an activist?
   To be more personally organized to better show up and offer my best to any community activity I am involved in.
   I want to overcome my fear/delusion of not being good, smart, experienced etc... ENOUGH to have valuable impact in my community.

What is your learning edge?
Stepping into places that require more responsibility.

-Amy Wolf

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Kyle

division of time in community:

¼ attention to Island

• wildlife
• land use
• gardening/fruit club

1/5^th psychology + health & welfare

1/6^th art

1/6^th personal

1/16^th stretching, yoga, dance, message therapy

challenges – EFFECTIVE dialogue

motive – attentive access to work with local materials

• shared resources
• assist with sustainable dreams

notes from All Island Forum, pt. 1

How to keep going in the face of obstacles when things become frustrating:

1) step back, breath and get broad planetary perspective - "Deep Time"

2) keep looking for opportunities to express needs, feelings + hopes.

Meet + greet with a smile.

Talk more/be less busy to stop and discard other's ideas

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brian hildebrand


what I want to learn as an activist is how to better seek funding and support, as well as how to better organize physical gatherings.


time spent engaged in community related affairs - 50%


where I invest my effort: 50% physical commons, 50% virtual commons

(wherever i can afford to be part of community activity)


what motivates me most:

seeing a more effective stewardship of the commons, and seeing that common space expand in both geography and vision

to make my involvement better, I would like to see a cooperative organization with a consistent and constant venue of operation

I would most like to link with media creation and promotion groups, i.e. Voice of Vashon, VAA etc.


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John Runyan

Activism - 40%

division: All Island Forum 40%
political groups, Backbone etc. 20%
Schools, Homestead, Parkmont 20%
Mentees 10%
prof community 10%

Motivations:
I am curious about people
I want to learn and grow
I want my communications to be better in talking, deliberating and deciding


Wants:
More opportunities to listen and learn together, especially about tough, complex issues


What would help:
Willingness to allow for facilitation and higher quality exchanges

Link:
I'd like to link with other leaders, especially elders in this commmunity


My learning edge:
I want to learn how to collaboratively craft decisions that meet more people's needs



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John Dancey

times spent in activism - 15%

division of time - 55% religious group, 15% Occupy/AIF/Community Dinner


Motivation:
Awareness of suffering and injustice. Sense of compassion, equanimity, lovingkindness and joy. Sense of interdependence and of how wer are all in this together.


Participation in groups that are inclusive and open in planning and active


Experience in listening and being heard


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I want to facilitate community interactions which elicit deep truths about how to move forward in ways that honor and affirm true needs and desires.

I want to enjoy our togetherness; our differences and common themes

-Tim B