[Garden] WPIRG Action Groups - Winter 09

[candace wormsbecker]

Would anyone be willing to go to the workshop on Saturday?  I went
last year and would recommend it.



On Mon, Jan 12, 2009 at 1:19 PM, Evan Coole <evan at wpirg.org> wrote:
> Hello everyone,
>
> Before we get into another term at WPIRG so there's some housekeeping
> stuff to take care of.
>
> To start off, I wanted to welcome all of the new folks on the list.
> For all of you new to WPIRG, I wanted to provide a "user's guide" to
> the listserves. Action group lists are used for communication outside
> of meetings (such as coordinating activities, giving updates, etc).
> They shouldn't be used for major decisions but can be helpful for
> making sure information you want to share reaches everyone in the
> group. Sending off-topic stuff (such as invitations to related
> events, articles, links etc) is okay, but do so sparingly, label it
> as such and try to keep the volume of off-topic stuff down so not to
> spam unsuspecting fellow volunteers.
>
> For those of you new to WPIRG (and even some of you who are
> returning), you may be interested in our Introductory Leadership
> Training happening this weekend. This workshop will cover Consensus
> Decision Making and Anti-Oppression. As these are the core principles
> of WPIRG (and just useful information), we require that at least one
> person from each action group attend. It's happening 10am-4pm this
> Saturday and RSVPs can be sent to me at evan at wpirg.org.
>
> If your action group doesn't have a first meeting time, it's probably
> a good idea to get one scheduled. There are many times already booked
> in the WPIRG office but there is some flexibility in our schedule and
> there's always the option of booking another room in the SLC.
>
> Finally, if you're getting email from this list and no longer wish to
> be please let me know and I'll remove you.
>
> Have a great term everyone,
>
> Evan Coole
> Programming and Volunteer Support Coordinator
> Waterloo Public Interest Research Group
>
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Candace Wormsbecker
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