Evergreen Caucus & Consensus YouTubes

[Haruo]

Two new YouTubes describe the Evergreen Region's ethnic-caucus structure and consensus-based decision-making process:

Caucuses:

Consensus:

[Tim Bonney]

Haruo, you mentioned lack of interest. Sorry, It just may be a case of you and Mrs. H. being the only folks from that region on the forum.

[Haruo]

Yeah, perhaps I should have posted them in the general forum. I'm interested in reactions, even indifference if openly stated. Even reflections on the Wesleyan experience in bringing diverse voices out of the woodwork to the table (since largely what Evergreen is about is overcoming the old-white-men legacy of Robert's Rules of Order, which most of our (Eurocaucus) churches have followed as if it were close to Canonical

[Ed Pettibone]

[Tim Bonney]

Hauro, I will take a look at it some time today. I also have my doubts about Roberts Rules. It always creates winners and loser and sometimes the losers are just one or two votes shy of the majority so that nearly half of everyone is unhappy with the decision.

[Gene Scarborough]

Is there ever the possibility with a divisive issue----to make no formal decision and give it time to find its own place in society?

[Tim Bonney]

Huaro, I watched both of the videos. It was nice to see a few familar faces. I served on a committee with Yosh when he was VP of the ABC.

I like the consesus model and, in principle, I like the caucus idea. But I wonder how it works if you get people in your association that don't fit one of the three caucuses? And does every decision have a Euro, Asian, and Black element? Maybe I'd know the answer to those questions if I understood the system better. I just know the overview of the video.

[Tim Bonney]

[Ed Pettibone]

[Haruo]