Critical Mass Strategy Meeting

This event is for those of you who thought the June ride wasn't everything it could have been and for those who have posted on the internet's several good ideas on improving future rides. This is a call to action and coffee at the Artists Cafe downtown this coming Saturday (date may change) to strategize and brainstorm new and amazing tactics to help make the rest of our CCM summer a better time. We will report back our findings to the Critical Mass listserve and the Chainlink.

The date and location is negoitiable based on the needs of people who are interested in attending.

Please, I encourage you to come regardless of who else may be attending. Throughout the years there have been rivalries and disagreements that have lead to harsh language. Leave that kind of history at the door. This is a think tank on Critical Mass strategy not a meet up about personal issues between members of the biking community. If you feel like this meet up isn't appropriate or illigitimate for whatever reason I strongly encourage you to have your own meeting and report back what you find.

PLEASE RSVP SO THAT I CAN GET A TABLE OR SPACE FOR THE APPROPRIATE NUMBER OF PEOPLE

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Comment by Spencer "Thunderball" Thayer! on July 14, 2010 at 2:18pm

Hey everyone. There was a problem with the notes. My battery died in the middle of taking them and the file was corrupt. I just not go around to re-building it. It's what I get for using OpenOffice. Here are the notes! http://bit.ly/cpWouc

Comment by Spencer "Thunderball" Thayer! on July 12, 2010 at 12:59pm

Yeah please invite anyone and everyone.

Comment by Andrew Bedno on July 12, 2010 at 12:55pm

"A goal without a plan is just a wish."

My practical objective is to improve ChicagoCriticalMass.org intro for participants content, by synthesizing accumulated lessons from meeting discussion and post-June and RouteDev and About and post-rides and WNBR-C and film and other cities and The Derailleur, etc.

Our own forgetfulness, and newbies, are prime easy targets for improvement, I believe.
Across most perspective, some consensus stands on issues such as booze and glass, corking and leading, dealing with raging cagers, speed, cops, vocabulary, ...
I'm seeking to distill these to bullet points. The CCM site already covers such things, but verbosely. Pre-distilled points from others are encouraged, thanx.


Also, I note just now upon inviting others (and cross-posting to FaceBook), that almost nobody I know on TCL (which is many) was already invited. I know its late, but all should invite all, eh? Barring disaster, I'll be there 5:30-7:30p.

Comment by BalloonBiker on July 12, 2010 at 9:06am

Seconded. Move to a motion?

Comment by Spencer "Thunderball" Thayer! on July 12, 2010 at 8:50am

Since there hasn't been too much in the way of discussion regarding the details of the tonights meeting or it's specific goals or topic... I do not think a formal meeting with an agenda, mediator, stack tacker or a sign in for those attending is necessary. However I will be taking notes to put onto the listserv and CCM group page. Remember we are not an official Critical Mass group just concerned participants so formality is already a moot point.

Comment by Spencer "Thunderball" Thayer! on June 30, 2010 at 9:53pm

Consider it nixed. Was a bad idea anyway just thought I would try floating new ideas. Most of the time they sink. ; )

Comment by notoriousDUG on June 30, 2010 at 8:01pm

I kind of agree with Howard on this.

Comment by h' 1.0 on June 30, 2010 at 7:54pm

BTW Spencer I've tried to communicate individually with you several times and don't get a response-- maybe you can call me?
773/710-4143

Comment by h' 1.0 on June 30, 2010 at 7:52pm

Having this discussion spread all over the place is like trying to have a conversation with other people on a tilt-a-whirl.
Your meeting is to see if you can reach some sort of agreement on what needs to happen.
It would be the wrong time and place for the police. If any came, they would show up and keep repeating what they want you to hear, and not be terribly interested in what you would have to say (and you wouldn't even know what that was yet).
I can communicate with Jerry Boyle as well, but I doubt he knows why the June ride went so wrong and I'm not sure you do either, Spencer. Can you connect me with him?
Otherwise I will go ahead and make my own contact anyways.

Comment by Barbra Mann on June 30, 2010 at 5:06pm

6 or 630 would be better for me...I do not get off til 6 officially (although I may be able to get out up to a half hour early if my luck is good). I am downtown it will only take me 10 min to get there.

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