Practical example of an Agenda –Outline

1. Welcome and Positive Presentation. The Assembly is the effective celebration or the People’s Power.

2. Summary of consensus reached and pending subjects from the previous assembly.

3. Presentation of the Dynamisation team for the day. Role of each person.

4. Explanation of the “Assembly” concept. “We do not vote, we reach consensus”.

5. Explanation of the “Consensus” concept (direct and indirect). Explanation of the process to reach indirect consensus.

6. Exemplification of the Speaking Time Coordination and Facilitation during the assembly.

7. Reminder of the “Common Signs” for the common expression and suggestions for verbal expression in line with consensus reached by the M15M General Assembly.

8. Informative reading of the Agenda.

9. Turn for the Commissions and Working Groups who have NO proposals that need Assembly consensus. It is desirable that a spokesperson of each Commission and Working Group attends a previous preparation meeting in order to organise the agenda points better.

10. Turn for the Commissions and Working Groups WITH proposals for the Assembly. If direct consensus is not reached a speaking turn for argumentation is opened. Remember: there is a maximum of two rounds of debate (groups of three) to defend each position and/or finding a common point. In heated debates there is a possibility to create a space for the communal reflexion and if, after two rounds, consensus has not been reached the proposal will be kept for the next Assembly. SPEAKING TURNS TO DEBATE- RESOLUTIONS/ POSTPONEMENT.

11. IMPORTANT NOTIFICATIONS. Summons, general interest information, latest news, etc.

12. ANY OTHER AGENDA ITEMS (AOI) round. During this round speaking time debate turns will not be open. It is either information that can be ratified straight away or it is directly passed on to the relevant Commission or Working Group. (ATTENTION! Before announcing the close of the speaking time of AOI, if this is necessary due to tiredness or time constraints, those Assembly People will be notified and given priority for the next Assembly AOI speaking turns.

13. Conclusions and summons for the next Assembly.

14. Motivation message and reminder of what gets us together. This section could include a singular expression to end on a positive note: the reading of a poem, a piece of news, and inspiring text, etc.

15. Good bye and thanks. (+ SHORT ENCOURAGING MESSAGE. COMMON CONSCIENCE. CHEERING UP)

REFLEXIÓN ABIERTA SOBRE ALGUNOS CONTENIDOS TEÓRICOS OPENED THOUGHTS ABOUT SOME THEORICAL CONTENTS

¿Qué es la organización horizontal? Es una manera de organización social que implica la igualdad de todas las personas participantes de un colectivo o sociedad. No existe la jerarquía, y es opuesta a la organización vertical en la que unas personas toman las decisiones y otras las acatan. El método que se utiliza en los modos de organización horizontal de una sociedad o colectivo es el método asambleario.

What is the horizontal organization?

It’s a way of social organization that implies the equality of every person participating inside a group or society. Hierarchy doesn’t exist and it’s opposed to the vertical organization where some people make the decisions whilst others comply with them.

The method used in the way of horizontal organization of a society or group is the assembly method.

¿Qué es una Asamblea? Una Asamblea es un espacio de encuentro DESDE LA IGUALDAD, entre personas que tienen un fin común. Puede ser de: Información

Las personas participantes exponen informaciones de interés común. No se hace debate. Reflexión

Se trata de pensar conjuntamente sobre un tema, una situación, una problemática. Se necesita dar información, pero no hay que llegar a ninguna decisión en ese momento. Decisión

Implica que el grupo debe llegar a alguna conclusión o resolución común acerca del tema trabajado. Para llegar a ello es necesario que se den los dos pasos anteriores (tener información y pensar sobre ella), para llegar a la construcción de un consenso.