request to not talk at meetings | <– Date –> <– Thread –> |
From: Becky Schaller (bschallertheriver.com) | |
Date: Thu, 20 Feb 2003 10:46:08 -0700 (MST) |
Some time ago, a member asked that the community not talk about a particular issue at general meetings or committee meetings. This was an intensely personal issue for the family which also had community wide implications. After a couple months, we finally did start talking. We asked Laird Schaub to come and help us deal with this issue and I think we moved forward considerably during the time he was here. He pointed out to us that one reason we were having difficulty with knowing how to respond to this request was that we had never discussed the possibility of being requested not to talk about an issue in meetings. We had never discussed the mega-question, How does the community respond if someone asks that we not talk about a particular subject at community and committee meetings? Under what situations do we honor that request and under what situations do we say that we aren't going to honor that request? The issue was not only very divisive within the community, the request was also divisive. Some people identified more strongly with the personal nature of the issue and believed that the community should honor the privacy of this family. Others identified more strongly with the community nature of the issue and found the request to not talk to be very difficult. I am one of the people who volunteered to lead the community in a discussion of the mega-question. I'd like to have a little more background information before we actually have this discussion. Have other communities had such conversations? If so, how did it go and would you be willing to share any of the content or results with us? Thanks, Becky Schaller _______________________________________________ Cohousing-L mailing list Cohousing-L [at] cohousing.org Unsubscribe and other info: http://www.cohousing.org/cohousing-L
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request to not talk at meetings Becky Schaller, February 20 2003
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RE: Request to not talk at meetings TR Ruddick, February 24 2003
- Re: RE: Request to not talk at meetings Sharon Villines, February 24 2003
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RE: Request to not talk at meetings TR Ruddick, February 24 2003
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