New England NVC Implementation Committee
Minutes April 27, 2008 Founding meeting
Present:
Gina: representing MaineNVC
Jerry: representing Pioneer Valley NVC (MA) (Moderator)
Bonnie: from Cambridge, MA
William: observing from Brooklyn, NY
Becca: representing Greater Springfield NVC (MA)
Judy: representing VermontNVC (Note taker)
Pan: representing VermontNVC
Announcements:
- Fun Day June 28 Midcoast Maine (Camden) Gina will have more details.
- Pan will call us via Skype for our next meeting 4May08 7pm
Aims for the NewEngland NVC Circle
Picture forming
- Bonnie: offer trainings and workshops; networking (ride sharing, couch surfing); teleconference trainings; regional event.
- Judy: communications; connections; support some yearly fun event.
- Becca: central information; visability; family camp.
- Pan: outward looking-calendar, information, IT tools
inward looking-regional support, deep empathy,fun. - Jerry: sense of companionship; fun days; family camp; helping groups get started; fundraising; federal prisons; support UU (and other) church NVC programs.
- William: support local practice groups; support government partnerships.
- Gina: agrees with all; empathy circles in prisons; restorative justice.
With some discussion and several rounds we agreed on some wording for our mission and aim statements:
Mission:
To support the growth of the NVC community in New England by creating
and sustaining a Circle with outward links to the English Speaking
Americas Circle/Global Community Circle/CNVC and inward links to local
NVC groups in New England and English Speaking Eastern Canada.
Aims:
1. Provide a means of information exchange among NVC groups and with
CNVC leadership
2. Support cooperation and collaboration among those contributing to
the spread of NVC
3. Increase participation in, and quality, number and variety of
opportunities to learn NVC
4. Provide ways for all those interested to contribute time, skills
and money to the growth of the NVC community
5. Improve access for all to information about NVC and opportunities
to learn NVC
6. Create and sustain a structure for decision making that models
partnership
Note: in a future meeting we would like to define our measures for
these aims. For aim #1, for example a measurable might be the creation
of a website and the existence of regular teleconferences.
Closing Round:
- William: excited, effective, everyone heard, would like a definition of New England.
- Gina: spacious, relaxed, creative, growth, looking forward.
- Judy: pleased, the need to matter was met, connection.
- Bonnie: refreshed, excited, growth, connection
- Becca: satisfied, inspired, fatigued, participation, connection
- Pan: hopeful, community, flexibility
- Jerry: relieved, excited, growth (glad to have had some difference of opinions), looking forward to physically meeting together.
Action Items:
- Pan will send out wording of Mission/Aims
- Judy will send William connections for MidAtlanticNVC
- Judy will send out notes, and to Peggy as well.