On Sep 14, 2008, at 8:37 AM, David Boje wrote:

Dear 448/548 Students

I want to thank Darya and Selina for coming to our rescue Saturday and staffing the tables at Branigan Cultural Center, and getting the word out with fliers for the Sept 15th event.  I am awarding them guaranteed A's for the mid-term (yes you still have to write final report).  Other awards will be given for those showing initiative.

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Here are more photos of the Branigan Cultural Center event - http://peaceaware.com/talkingstick/TSI_history/Arts_Convention/Branigan_ctr_event_13_sep_08.htm

 

Please prepare for the event by printing and studying the following items:

1. Please print and bring enough copies for your task force blank PAP tool #2 template

2.  Here is the study guide for it (Priority Action Plans)

3. please print worksheets in color to use in your task force PRISMA worksheet)

4. This is the study guide for  PRISMA. 

5. I will be conducting Facilitator Training on the TAlking sTick Circle methodology with Joe Gladstone for the student facilitors at 4PM until 4:30 PM. The following study guide we will not implement completely. I will expect you to know which way to pass the stick, how to facilitate turn-taking, and how to keep the focus on storytelling, instead of interviews, cross-talking, side-conversation and the usual mess groups do instead of dialogic Storytelling Circles. As you can see these are sacred processes. Besides last week's delegates members of the Rio Grande PowWow will be there, so let's get it right -- NEW - Facilitators Guide for Running Circle Storytelling Sessions

HERE IS THE AGENDA (it will change somewhat with the realities of the evening) -- need volunteers to do the sign-in table, and to help with the set-up from 3:30 to 4PM. I have $10 for each task force that I owe you for food and drink; bring more and I will kick in another $10.  

AGENDA

Sep 15 - 4:30 to 8 PM in Colfax Room, Corbett Center (NMSU)

         4:00-4:30 Student and Faculty process rehearsal led by Boje & Gladstone

         4:30 - 5: 00 PM -- Delegates seated for Welcome remarks to Arts Convention (4 minutes each)

                                                               David Boje will speak on "How do we market Las Cruces artists, so they make more money, and benefit Las Cruces and Mesilla Valey arts economy?"

                                                               Michael Cadena (Mesilla Mayor) will speak on what the Town of Mesilla has done

                                                               Heather Pollard (President of Dona Ana Arts Council ) will speak up the pivotal leadership role DAAC plays in the prosperity of artists

                                                               Ken Momtpillier (Director of Visitor's Bureau & Convention Centre) & Udell Hill (Director of Communicaitons for City of Las Cruces) -- will speak on what the City is doing to market artists & arts organizaitons

                                                               Dick Thomas (co-editor Sin Fronteras/Writers without Borders Journal) will speak on imporance of Literary Arts in Las Cruces & Wayne Crawford (member of Dona Ana Arts Council board, writer & co-editor of Sin Fronteras/Writers without Borders Journal, host of Las Cruces Writers Listserve, new project readings at Rio Grande Theatre, & online journal Lunarosity)

                                                               Scotty at Las Cruces 360 will talk about how LC 360 can adopt Talking Stick Institute databases (Artist Registeries, Arts Service Organizaitons &Galleries/Museums) so these become national & international marketing tools for the Arts Scene

         The 10 task forces will work on developing 3 goals to accomplish by Dec 8th 2008.

                                                               5:00-6:00 First process is Storytelling Circles using the Talking Stick in order to set the historical and future context for developing 3 goals (Priority Action Plans) for tasks forces to accomplish by Dec 8 (date of student's final). Student facilitators will record notes on possible Goals (& sub-objectives, and who does what when) coming out of the storytelling. Please use this blank PAP tool #2 template

                                                               BREAK

                                                               6:15-6:30PM - Las Cruces Councilwoman Sharon Thomas & Mayor Cadean will MC the goals being reported out by each of the task forces. These will be recorded on flip chart paper.

                                                               6:30-8PM - Third process is the PRISMA. The 3 Goals are listed across top of worksheet for each task force (see blank PRISMA worksheet). The idea is to figure out what level the goals are at now, and how to move accomplishment to a higher level between Sept and Dec 2008. These are the 6 PRISMA levels:

                                                                                                                     Premier - Level 6 - The best possible - Leading by example

                                                                                                                     Robust - Level 5 - Substantial progress Raising the bar

                                                                                                                     Improved - Level 4 - Exceeds expectations Progressing

                                                                                                                     Satisfactory - Level 3 - Historical level - Bare minimum

                                                                                                                     Moot - Level 2 - Declining/undesirable - Of debatable value

                                                                                                                     Absent - Level 1 - Vacuous - Damaging to self and others

         HOMEWORK: Students in each task force will turn the 3 goals ideas, and the PRISMA Charting into Priority Action Plans (PAP). PAP Goals cover period from Sept to Dec 8th 2008. Student facilitators use notes from the evening processes to refine sub-objectives to reach goals, list who in Arts Scene is concerned in implementation of goals & sub-objectives, and chart month-by-month when the people responsible with do what, between Sept & Dec.