December 8, 2013: Online Work Bee

Keith ... I got firewood
Brandon ... I made good progress on the website this morning ... very close to updating it
Eric ... I just got back from a quick shopping trip to the mall to buy baby supplies for three needy kids that Michelle's church is supporting ... felt good
Ben ... I'm almost done resurrecting my laptop to the extent possible

Ben ... follow your topical community protocol for this week ... ongoing
<s>Ben ... meditate and keep track of which days ... ongoing
Ben ... put together sheet music for Psalm of Solstice ... by next call
Ben ... reach out to Gus about TimeLapse videos that would be appropriate for a 1-2 second breathing cycle ... by next call
Ben ... come up a with a list of 5 people who could attend Kindred ... by next call
Brandon ... follow your topical community protocol for this week ... ongoing
Brandon ... meditate and keep track of which days ... ongoing
Brandon ... make the noted changes to the website ... by next week</s> (not online yet)
Brandon ... put together a funding proposal for the first Kindred event ... by (December 29th) call after next
<s>Eric ... follow your topical community protocol for this week ... ongoing
Eric ... meditate and keep track of which days ... ongoing
Eric ... check about the work bee on Dec 15 ... by next week
Eric ... post about a Kindred event to the SolSeed Facebook group like the LUF facebook post on the same subject ... by next week.
Eric ... come up a with a list of 5 people who could attend Kindred ... by next call
Keith ... come up a with a list of 5 people who could attend Kindred ... by next call</s>

Ben ... follow your topical community protocol for this week ... ongoing
Ben ... meditate and keep track of which days ... ongoing
Ben ... write a draft of an "invitation to co-convene" letter to Heather Johnson ... by next week
Brandon ... follow your topical community protocol for this week ... ongoing
Brandon ... meditate and keep track of which days ... ongoing
Brandon ... push up the changes to the website ... by Monday
Brandon ... put together a funding proposal for the first Kindred event ... by next week
Brandon ... write a draft of an "invitation to co-convene" letter to John Boswell ... by next week
Eric ... follow your topical community protocol for this week ... ongoing
Eric ... meditate and keep track of which days ... ongoing
Eric ... Check out Plan and WorldVision and sponsor a child through one... by next week
Eric ... Write an invitation to Connie Barlow and Michael Dowd, evolutionary spirituality re Kindred Festival ... Exuberence about Life and Truth about REALizing science, life, humanity ... by next week
Keith ... Write an invitation to TK, CELSS guy [supportive of life via technology, sciences, and/or community] ... by next week

Service rotation: Eric, Shelley, Brandon, Ben

December 14 Service: 9:00 am PDT (12:00 EDT) (Shelley)
December 21 Service: 9:00 am PDT (12:00 EDT) (Brandon) SOLSTICE ... 3/4 in person :-)

December 15 Work-Bee: 1:30 pm PDT (16:30 EDT)
December 22 Work-Bee: 1:30 pm PDT (16:30 EDT) (Eric and Sanders out ... Xmas at the Schoepflins)

LUF: Couple posts on forums ... not much real activity ... not a whole lot on topic
Personally: Shopping for LED lighting for indoor gardening
Outdoor gardens have failed due to Houston heat and humidity

John and Will have finished a draft version, and Brandon gave them feedback
They should have another draft by early this week, which Brandon will send out to the rest of the group

Portland: Invitations are out
Ottawa: Eric bought the fireworks ... still need more parachutes for the less-expendable rockets

Five People Lists (we'd be stoked if these folks showed up)
Keith: TK (former LUF), RH (former LUF), EH (LUF), CL (LUF), NDGT/BN scientists.
Ben's ideas
Sci-fi writers who strongly value life and ecosystems:
David B, author of Earth and the Uplift series
Kim S R, author of the Mars trilogy
Craig D, author of "Demand Ecology"
Eric's addition: Gregory B, author of Beyond Infinity
Keith's addition: Bruce S, Viridian Movement
Seattle-area environmental activists:
Michael F, who works with 350.org, Climate Reality, and Plant for the Planet
Bruce H, shareholder advocacy activist with Newground Social Investment
Eric:
Freeman D
Michael D
Connie B
Gretta V
Bill N

Strategy
Brandon suggests we say Summer 2014 when talking with potential co-conveners, and wait for pushback on that
If the pushback is "I'm too busy," ask to be introduced to a deputy they can delegate this to

There is a little more signal than we thought (people who are getting to the first opt-in, via the We Believe micro-site). 7 unique people so far

Brandon ... the skype was pretty good ... I'm getting excited about Kindred Festival
Keith ... skype was improved. Kindred seems to be progressing.
Ben ... startlement (in a good way) ... with more people we are suddenly getting through more items
Eric ... happy about how the calls are going (smoother and faster) ... intrigued by Kindred Festival that's maybe going to be something bigger than we've done before