Webinar: April 27, 2011 Sarah Byrnes and Dakota Butterfield

Common Security Clubs Core assumption #1 The world is changing.

Common Security Clubs Core assumption #1 The next 15 to 20 years are likely to be very different than any recent period in our history. We will most likely be facing deep, destabilizing challenges in our communities.

Common Security Clubs Core assumption #1 Growing economic difficulties from an increasingly destabilized global economy Rising oil prices dramatically affecting food and transportation costs, as well as other basic needs Disruption and stress from increasingly frequent extreme weather events, locally and globally, and general environmental depletion on many fronts

Common Security Clubs Core assumption #2 Community connections that support resourcefulness have weakened over the past 50 years. 25% of us report having no one to confide in about personal troubles. We need to rebuild our collective community muscles.

Common Security Clubs Common Security Clubs is one response… Learn about challenges together Build community connections Provide support for one another Take action together …structured but flexible tool…

Common Security Clubs Who is with us today? POLL

Common Security Clubs Poll Major City CitySmall town Rural

Common Security Clubs POLL Sprout: interested/excited by idea; want to learn more Seedling: preliminary conversations with a few others; possible partners identified Sapling: one or two organizing meetings under yr belt; on your way to an Intro Session Branch: under way -- committed group has met

Common Security Clubs Our webinars - an ongoing experiment TOPICS Value of an organizing partner How to communicate about Common Security Clubs Finding a facilitator (if you’re not the one to do it) A few notes about an Introductory Session Using the curriculum Staying in touch

Common Security Clubs TOPICS VALUE OF AN ORGANIZING PARTNER How to communicate about Common Security Clubs Finding a facilitator (if you’re not it) A few notes about an Introductory Session Using the curriculum Staying in touch

Common Security Clubs VALUE OF AN ORGANIZING PARTNER What’s one of the most important things to look for in a partner?

Common Security Clubs VALUE OF AN ORGANIZING PARTNER Excited by the idea of a Club Good chemistry Magnet for other people; not an obstacle Dependable

Common Security Clubs VALUE OF AN ORGANIZING PARTNER Experience with facilitation Connected to circles of interested people

Common Security Clubs VALUE OF AN ORGANIZING PARTNER Sharing your tips and stories

Common Security Clubs Topics Value of an organizing partner HOW TO COMMUNICATE ABOUT COMMON SECURITY CLUBS Finding a facilitator (if you’re not it) A few notes about an Introductory Session Using the curriculum Staying in touch

Common Security Clubs HOW TO COMMUNICATE ABOUT COMMON SECURITY CLUBS What attracted you to the idea? Why are you interested in starting a Club?

Common Security Clubs HOW TO COMMUNICATE ABOUT COMMON SECURITY CLUBS Think about who you are talking to. What do they care about? How is what they care about connected to the idea of a Club?

Common Security Clubs HOW TO COMMUNICATE ABOUT COMMON SECURITY CLUBS What handles help you communicate the essence? Six 2-hour get-togethers over a couple months…? Learn about the roots of the economic turmoil we’re facing and think about how to create more security with one another…?

Common Security Clubs HOW TO COMMUNICATE ABOUT COMMON SECURITY CLUBS What handles help you communicate the essence? Structured but flexible group meetings that are… Very participatory Help people get to know one another A place to read and learn things together Good for brainstorming ideas

Common Security Clubs HOW TO COMMUNICATE ABOUT COMMON SECURITY CLUBS Watch the video and check out stories from other Clubs. Look for tidbits that seem inspiring to you and commit them to memory. Show the video to others.

Common Security Clubs HOW TO COMMUNICATE ABOUT COMMON SECURITY CLUBS Use the sample materials on our website, and submit your own.

Common Security Clubs HOW TO COMMUNICATE ABOUT COMMON SECURITY CLUBS Sharing your tips and stories

Common Security Clubs Topics Value of an organizing partner How to communicate about Common Security Clubs FINDING A FACILITATOR (IF YOU’RE NOT IT) A few notes about an Introductory Session Using the curriculum Staying in touch

Common Security Clubs FINDING A FACILITATOR Poll: On a scale of 0 to 3, how experienced are you (or an organizing partner) as a facilitator?

Common Security Clubs FINDING A FACILITATOR (IF YOU’RE NOT IT) Religious communities, especially folks who lead religious education classes

Common Security Clubs FINDING A FACILITATOR (IF YOU’RE NOT IT) Religious communities Helping organizations: anti-poverty groups, Neighborhood Development Corps, food pantries, foreclosure prevention agencies

Common Security Clubs FINDING A FACILITATOR (IF YOU’RE NOT IT) Religious communities Helping organizations: anti-poverty groups, Neighborhood Development Corps, food pantries, foreclosure prevention agencies Neighborhood groups, block associations

Common Security Clubs FINDING A FACILITATOR (IF YOU’RE NOT IT) Religious communities Helping organizations: anti-poverty groups, Neighborhood Development Corps, food pantries, foreclosure prevention agencies Neighborhood groups, block associations Environmental activists/groups

Common Security Clubs FINDING A FACILITATOR (IF YOU’RE NOT IT) Religious communities Helping organizations: anti-poverty groups, Neighborhood Development Corps, food pantries, foreclosure prevention agencies Neighborhood groups, block associations Environmental activists/groups Labor groups, unions

Common Security Clubs FINDING A FACILITATOR (IF YOU’RE NOT IT) Religious communities Helping organizations: anti-poverty groups, Neighborhood Development Corps, food pantries, foreclosure prevention agencies Neighborhood groups, block associations Environmental activists/groups Labor groups, unions Used clothing exchanges, book clubs Other ideas?

Common Security Clubs FINDING A FACILITATOR (IF YOU’RE NOT IT) What are their interests and goals? How might supporting a Club help them achieve something important to them? Paint a positive vision with details from real stories. Ask for help directly.

Common Security Clubs FINDING A FACILITATOR (IF YOU’RE NOT IT) Sharing your tips and stories

Common Security Clubs Topics Value of an organizing partner How to communicate about Common Security Clubs Finding a facilitator (if you’re not it) A FEW NOTES ABOUT AN INTRODUCTORY SESSION Using the curriculum Staying in touch

Common Security Clubs A FEW NOTES ABOUT AN INTRODUCTORY SESSION Hour-and-a-half long agenda designed to introduce the idea of a Common Security Club. On our website as a Word document. Can be used with an “open invitation” group, or with a specific group considering the idea of a Club. Provides a taste of what Common Security Clubs are like, with some new ideas mixed with personal sharing.

Common Security Clubs A FEW NOTES ABOUT AN INTRODUCTORY SESSION Check out, beginning on p 13 of The Facilitator’s Guide, a three page handout called “Planning Timeline and Tips for Getting Started.” Helpful suggestions about finding a place to meet, and a general timeline for planning the steps leading up to an Introductory Session.

Common Security Clubs A FEW NOTES ABOUT AN INTRODUCTORY SESSION Other ways to create connections that could lead to a Club: A regular dinner/discussion group A group of friends who decide to watch a series of thought-provoking movies together LATER : a Common Security Club introductory session

Common Security Clubs A FEW NOTES ABOUT AN INTRODUCTORY SESSION Sharing your tips and stories

Common Security Clubs Topics Value of an organizing partner How to communicate about Common Security Clubs Finding a facilitator (if you’re not it) A few notes about an Introductory Session USING THE CURRICULUM Staying in touch

Common Security Clubs CURRICULUM NOTES Follow it step-by-step OR Use it as a treasure chest to pull ideas from as you invent your own meetings OR Adapt it around the edges to suit the culture of your group

Common Security Clubs CURRICULUM NOTES What matters: Space to talk, both comfortable and contained No dominance, no preaching Whole selves: mind/heart/body Exposure to new ideas Focus on taking action together Sharing food/rituals

Common Security Clubs CURRICULUM NOTES Session One “Who’s here? What do we have in common?” LEARNING : Roots of the Great Recession – What happened? CONCEPT : Phantom Wealth vs. Real Wealth

Common Security Clubs CURRICULUM NOTES Session Two “Debt and Economic Insecurity” LEARNING : Banks, Borrowing and Debt – Where have we come to? CONCEPT : Relying on Ourselves – Past, Present and Future

Common Security Clubs CURRICULUM NOTES Session Three LEARNING: “ Our Ecological ‘Debt’” CONCEPTS : Facing Denial Redefining Growth Choosing Resilience and Transition

Common Security Clubs CURRICULUM NOTES Session Four LEARNING: “The Great Risk Shift” CONCEPT: Redefining What Gives Us Security ACTION: Things We Can Do Together

Common Security Clubs CURRICULUM NOTES Session Five ACTIVITY: Gifts and Needs CONCEPT: “The Commons” – Seeing it, protecting it, sharing it

Common Security Clubs CURRICULUM NOTES Session Six CONCEPT: “The New Economy” – Local, decentralized Less consumption, more community Diverse sources of income in every household ACTIVITY: Visualizing a positive future DECISION: What’s next?

Common Security Clubs PLUG IN TO THE NETWORK Event listings Your club’s name Tell us: What works and what doesn’t? Stories from your club Monthly facilitator support calls with other facilitators

Common Security Clubs STAYING IN TOUCH Suggest resources for others that you have found useful. Check for resources you might want to try with your group.

Common Security Clubs FUTURE EVENTS