[CRNMC] Communication and process

Thu May 29 10:13:42 PDT 2014

I appreciate this clarity on your perspective Doug (below), and perhaps the
best way I can help is to have a call with the ³core group² (i.e. The point
people from each working group) to see what I may be offer to help and to
hear about the challenges of each group and coming up with a protocol for
easier communication if not decisionmaking. If this is wanted, please let me
know offline so that we don¹t clog the group list up).  Additionally,  I
would value a time to connect with folks from each committee all together to
get a clear picture of what each group is doing, as I may have ideas or
resources that could be valuable, and it helps me just know what is going on
with everyone. I am happy to set up a call next week.
Despite the challenges, please know I am in awe of what you have already
accomplished! 

Best, Shannon 

On 5/28/14 11:49 PM, "dougmck at mcn.org" <dougmck at mcn.org> wrote:

>  OK,
> 
> After emailing Peter, who is now opening lines of communication with me, and
> after speaking extensively with Tim and Caitlin, I have come to the conclusion
> that most of the issues created with the website and the Facebook page stem
> from three situations.  First, the recent departure of the "chair" of the
> point committee caused a lack of communication by the core group.  I was
> basically waiting for the email telling me when the next teleconference was
> going to be when I realized that no one was organizing the teleconferences
> anymore.  This led to a period of about two weeks when I don't think anybody
> really knew what work was getting done.  That is when I called Caitlin to find
> out what was going on and antics ensued.  
> 
> Two, our process committee has failed to resolve an internal conflict that is
> causing some confusion.  Tim and I discussed it this way.  Some of us
> emphasize getting the work done.  Some of us emphasize our process for getting
> the work done.  ie in a transparent, democratic way that reflect the feelings
> of a group, operating in consensus etc.  I believe we need both of these kinds
> of people in order to be truly successful at what we are trying to do.  The
> process is important.  We are involved in a social experiment to find out if
> cooperative action can succeed and create political change.  Nonetheless, we
> can all do without that third hour of discussion about the complexities of the
> consensus process when signatures have to be signed.  Our group is never going
> to be very centrally controlled so sometimes people just need to make a
> decision and get the work done.  These two groups need to learn how to get
> along.  Charles Cresson Wood has resigned from the process committee and I get
> the impression he did not believe it was functioning very well.  Why?  We need
> to create a process that actually results in conflict resolution. 
> 
> Three, we need to figure out a way to integrate Peter Norris into the group.
>  I must say that I only joined the Social Media team because no one else did.
>  Tim gradually, and thankfully, took over the list serve responsibilities and
> I have always tried to recruit Peter onto the team, the first thing I did was
> check out the CROW page and that is when I realized how much more Peter knew
> about Facebook than I did.  Personally, I have never been attached to the
> point person position and I think Peter should be part of the core group as he
> does do a lot of work, is well connected and basically brought the whole thing
> up here in the first place.  I would like to have more time to create media
> content for CRNMC.  Despite my best attempts, I have found it difficult to
> find a place for Peter to fit within the "organic whole" that many of us spoke
> of at the first meeting in Ft. Bragg, but hope we can resolve this during the
> point committee teleconference scheduled for later this week.
> 
> We are involved in the sometimes difficult task of working in community and I
> apologize to Peter for may over reaction yesterday.  Peter and I have
> established better personal communication and it is my feeling the situation
> will be resolved shortly.
> 
> Doug
> 
> 
>> 
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From:
>>  "karinajoy" <karinacotler at gmail.com>
>> 
>> To:
>> "Community Rights Network" <crn at lists.mcn.org>
>> Cc:
>> 
>> Sent:
>> Tue, 27 May 2014 21:30:52 -0700
>> Subject:
>> Re: [CRNMC] Facebook page
>> 
>> 
>> Thank you Caitlin, for diffusing a potential upset.
>> 
>> I don't believe this is anything but lack of communication. I knew Peter was
>> working on the website because no one else was doing it. I didn't know that
>> Tim was doing it as well, as he'd told everyone he wasn't going to.  Neither
>> communicated clearly to the whole group that they were taking it on. I
>> wouldn't read too much more into it.
>> 
>> Karina
>> 
>> 
>> On May 27, 2014, at 9:12 PM, Caitlin Alexander wrote:
>> 
>>> 
>>> Doug asked Peter for help with the Facebook page - I only relayed the
>>> message from Doug, it was not a request from me.
>>> 
>>> Peter sent Doug an email explaining the reasons why a new page needed to be
>>> created - people couldn't post directly to the old page and there were other
>>> restrictions caused by the way it had been built. Peter fixed all the
>>> restrictions the only way possible, by building a new page. He did this only
>>> after letting Doug know what he needed to do - Doug did not get the email
>>> from Peter due to connectivity issues on Doug's end.
>>> 
>>> When there was no website and none seemed to be on the horizon, at least not
>>> in a timely fashion, Peter built one at my urging - it was completed at the
>>> same time Tim completed his - this was not "done" to Tim - it was simply
>>> lack of communication all around - like having connectivity problems.
>>> 
>>> The group process has been in a disarrayed, mockery state not due to Peter.
>>> People are busy, with full-time jobs, etc., and actions are moving forward
>>> in many areas outside of committee input. Several radio interviews went
>>> forward with no notification or involvement with the Social Media or Media
>>> Committees - people are taking it upon themselves to do what they see needs
>>> to be done in several areas - not just Peter. While frustrating this is not
>>> all bad, the results have been great with fabulous radio interviews, a
>>> website and a Facebook page emerging.
>>> 
>>> Yes, communication could be better all around and I think this is the area
>>> we are most challenged by.
>>> 
>>> Best,
>>> Caitlin
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> On Tue, May 27, 2014 at 7:53 PM,  <dougmck at mcn.org> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> I wanted to let you all know that the social media team had nothing to do
>>>> with the replacement of the Facebook page.  Though I have asked Peter
>>>> Norris for help with it for months, he consistently refused until last
>>>> night, when Caitlin asked him again of he would help.  After not
>>>> understanding my administration methods, he unilaterally took it upon
>>>> himself to make another.  
>>>> 
>>>> He did the same thing to Tim Rice last week over the web page  We had both
>>>> asked him with help on this, which he consistently denied. The last time
>>>> was literally days before Tim decided to make one without his help.  As
>>>> soon as Tim was finished, Peter revealed his web sight, a sight whose
>>>> domain name and expense had not been discussed in any way by committee and
>>>> an unnecessary expense considering he would have been welcome to use the
>>>> domain name already agreed upon (and paid for) for his project if he had
>>>> accepted Tim's offer of days before.  
>>>> 
>>>> Peter Norris is making a mockery of our group process, confusing a lot of
>>>> people as to which web page or FB page should be printed on what, and all
>>>> this days before the Gasland II launch.  The social media and media
>>>> committees reached out to him, and he refused to work with us in any
>>>> capacity.  If the committee system is no longer working, lets discuss other
>>>> options.  If the committee system is still the way we are doing business,
>>>> lets please require all members of the group to conform to the process so
>>>> as not to waste any of our volunteer time.
>>>> 
>>>> I have realized that there has been a communication breakdown since Kelly
>>>> Larson left as our tentative "leader."  We desperately need to reorganize
>>>> the point committee to ensure that jobs are getting done as quickly as the
>>>> community will allow so that no one wastes more time and money, yet we all
>>>> remain working together and on the same page.  Caitlin has taken the lead
>>>> on organization but is feeling the pressure and needs help.  We will
>>>> organize a point committee conference call to discuss these issues and
>>>> decide on the next step.
>>>> 
>>>> Doug McKenty
>>>> 
>>>> Social Media
>>>> Media   
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
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