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Hrive Olutions Oolkit: A Guide For Self-Organizing in Communities
Hrive Olutions Oolkit: A Guide For Self-Organizing in Communities
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Table of Contents
1. IntroductiontotheTHRIVESolutionsModel ...........................................................3 2. QuestionnaireForIndividuals .......................................................................................5 3. GroupRoles,StructureandProcess .............................................................................6 4. UsingtheTHRIVESolutionsModelinGroups...........................................................7 5. IdeasforGroupMeeting..................................................................................................8 6. TipsforOrganizers/Facilitators ................................................................................13 7. AFewSamplesofRecommendedActionsbySector............................................14 8.ResourcesandDownloadMaterials...........................................................................18
The12Sectorsare:
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2. Individual Questionnaire
Youcanusethisquestionnairetoexploreandfocusyourinterestssothatyourealwaysputting yourenergyintothearea(s)thatyourenaturallydrawntoandthatgiveyouthemostenergy. Thisquestionnairecanalsobeusedingroupmeetingssoeveryonehasachancetodetermine theSectortheyaremostpassionateaboutbeforebreakingoutintoSectorgroups.Youcan downloadthisonepagePDFfromtheSolutionsHub.
AWhichSector(s)interestyoumost?(circleonthechartbelow)
BOfthefollowingthreeLevelsofEngagement,whichareyoumostdrawnto?
1ImmediateNeeds Directactivities,likefeedingthehungry,providing immediatemedicalcare,etc. 2SystemicChange Changingthedysfunctionalsystemsthatare resultinginsomuchsuffering. 3ConsciousnessShift Addressingtheprinciplesandbeliefsthat areattherootofalloursystems. Markthewhitedotatyourchosen LevelandSector(s)onthischart. Keepthisinmindasyouconsider whereyouwanttodirectyourenergy. YoucanalsousethischartinaSolutions Groupsetting,andbreakintoSectorgroups. Toseesomeexamplesofvariousactionsby eachSectorandLevelofEngagement,see page14ofthistoolkit.
CWhatisYourPurpose?
Foranindepthdescriptionofthevariousgrouproles,goto: http://www.thrivemovement.com/solutionsgrouproles.
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MultipleIssuesGroup
Ifyouaremeetingasalargegroupanddonotalready haveaspeciVicissueyouareworkingon,youcanuse theTHRIVESolutionsModeltoidentifyinterestswithin thegroup,andthenbreakintosubgroupsbySector.This allowsyoutotacklemanyinterconnectedissuesatonce, whileprovidingtheopportunityforpeopletoworkon issuesthatinterestthemmostandtoshareneedsand resourcesamongSectors. TheTHRIVESolutionsModelisnotintendedtoreplaceor impedeanyalreadyexistingactiongroupsor organizations,buttoempowerthemtomultiplytheir effectivenessbylinkingtheireffortswithothersintheir community,andaroundtheworld.
SingleIssueGroup
Ifyourgroupisinterestedin,oralreadyworking on,onespeciVicissue,thenyoucanalsousethe THRIVESectormodeltomakethemostimpactby divvyinguptheworkbySectorandcollaboratingwith, andlearningfrom,otherTHRIVEinspiredgroups. Forexample,thosewhoareinterestedintheMedia Sectorcanleadthewayforgettingmoremedia coverageofyourissue;thosewhoareinterestedinthe RelationsSectorcanhelpwithcon:lictresolutionand communication;thosewholovetheArtscanhelp createartisticpromotionalmaterials,orengagethe communityinartisticundertakingstobuildrelations andtransformenvironments.
NamingYourGroup
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Economics
AuditandEndtheFederalReserve Examples/Resources: AudittheFedhttp://www.auditthefed.com/ CampaignforLiberty:http://www.campaignforliberty.org/ CreateorUseAlternativeCurrencies Examples/Resources: NewYorkIthacaHourshttp://www.ithacahours.com/ BerksharesinBerkshire,Massachusetts:http:// www.berkshares.org/ GetMorePeopleinYourCommunitytoBankLocally Examples/Resources: MoveYourMoney:http://moveyourmoneyproject.org/ GoLocalSonomaCounty:http://sonomacounty.golocal.coop/
Education
ProtectHomeschooling Examples/Resources: HomeschoolLegalDefenseAssociation:http:// www.hslda.org/ GreenYourSchools Examples/Resources: GreenYourSchoolChallenge:http://www.dosomething.org/ greenyourschool GreenSchoolsInitiative:http://www.greenschools.net/ GreenYourSchoolGuide:http://:iles.earthday.net/ greenyourschool
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Environment
GEFreeVermont:http://www.gefreevt.org
GMOFreeMarin:http://www.gmofreemarin.com/ ShutDownNuclearPowerPlantsandPreventNewOnes Examples/Resources: BeyondNuclear:http://www.beyondnuclear.org/ NuclearBailout.org:www.nuclearbailout.org AntiNuclearMovementinGermany(allnuclearplantsclosed by2022):http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti nuclear_movement_in_Germany LetSouthAfricansknowyousupporttheireffortstostop EskomfrombuildinganuclearplantatJayBaybysigningthe petitionat:http://www.causes.com/causes/666467sur:ing forchange/actions/1651188
Governance
CampaignFinanceReform Examples/Resources: GetMoneyOut:http://getmoneyout.com/ TheCampaignFinanceInstitute:http://www.c:inst.org/ ChallengeCorporatePersonhood Examples/Resources: DemocracyisForPeople:http://democracyisforpeople.org/ UnitedRepublic:http://unitedrepublic.org/ ChangetheVotingDaytoaWeekend Examples/Resources: WhyTuesday?:http://www.whytuesday.org/ AdoptPaperBallots Examples/Resources: Veri:iedVotingFoundation:http://veri:iedvoting.org/ UnitedVotersofNewMexico(passedastatewidepaperballot system):http://www.uvotenm.org/ UnleashtheBillionsofTaxpayersDollarsNowHiddenin CAFRs(ComprehensiveAnnualFinancialReports) Examples/Resources: CAFR1(WalterBuriensWebsite):http://cafr1.com/
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Health
Infrastructure
WorkonNewEnergySolutions Examples/Resources: NewEnergyTechnology:http://www.thrivemovement.com/ the_codenew_energy_technology FostersBlog:http://www.thrivemovement.com/foster gamblefreeenergywhatyoucandohelp.blog WorkonGreenInfrastructureProjects Examples/Resources: GreenForAll:http://greenforall.org/ EarthshipBiotecture:http://earthship.com/ BerkeleyFIRSTSolarFinancingInitiative: https://berkeley:irst.renewfund.com/learnmore/how:irst works
Justice
Media
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Relations
Science
Spirituality
Worldview
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8. Resources
THRIVEOnlineResources:
THRIVESolutionsGroupsHub http://www.thrivemovement.com/solutionshub Thisiswhereyoucanreportsuccessstories,downloadsupportmaterials,andget answerstoFAQs.InJulyof2012,thisonlinehubwillhavemoreinteractivefeaturesso youcaninteractmorewithothergroups,sharebestpractices,updateyourgroup pro:ile,andmore. THRIVEMovieandTrailer http://www.thrivemovement.com/the_movie ThemovieisnowavailableonlineforFREEin14+languages. THRIVEStore http://www.thrivemovement.com/store FeaturingallTHRIVEmerchandiseincludingDVDstobuyinbulkfordiscountedprices, bumperstickers,hats,andtshirts. THRIVEonFacebookandTwitter TostayuponthelatestnewsandgetdailyupdatesfromTHRIVE,followusonfacebook andtwitter. Facebook:http://facebook.com/thrivemovement Twitter:http://twitter.com/thrivemovement The12Sectors http://www.thrivemovement.com/the_12_sectors Anoverviewofall12Sectors.EachSectorfeaturesCriticalIssues,NavigatingInsights, Solutions,SuccessStories,andmoreindepthinformationfromtheTHRIVEperspective. Top10ActionsandPersonalSupport http://www.thrivemovement.com/solutionswhat_can_i_do Solutions http://www.thrivemovement.com/solutionssolutions_strategy AlistofTHRIVErecommendedsolutionslistedbySector. ResourceTree http://www.thrivemovement.com/resourcetree AtooltobrowseTHRIVErecommendedresourcesbySectorincludingwebsites,books, organizations,movies,videoclipsandmore.
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8. Resources, continued
SolutionsGroupsRequirements http://www.thrivemovement.com/nonviolationexplained SamplePurposeStatements http://www.thrivemovement.com/samplepurposes SolutionsGroupRoles http://www.thrivemovement.com/solutionsgrouproles DownloadMaterials http://www.thrivemovement.com/solutionshub AlldownloadmaterialsmentionedinthisToolkitcanbedownloadedfromthesolutions hub.Thisincludesrecommendedactions,signupsheets,:lyers,sectorgraphics,an individualquestionnaire,theThrivescreeningkit,andthissolutionstoolkit.
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