The Official Invite To Our December Meeting

Just a reminder that our December meeting is next Saturday morning, 10:30 at the Geneva Library...courtesy of Carol.

To date...

Obama has been officially invited to the Saturday meeting, but don't expect him to show up yet.

I presume the Notes From The Underground met with everyone's approval.

Have you had a chance to look over, (and even weigh in on) the developing ARP Platform?

Since JLB is admittedly all too structureless, any thoughts on the structure that we're going to need as we move forward?

Any thoughts on a future bank account? My own feeling is hearts and minds first and the $$ will follow. But sooner or later we're going to need to be able to accommodate those who want to contribute actual money. Let's talk about this on Saturday.

I did not get the suggested Cliff's Notes done. But recently it did strike me that collectively developing a Power Point Presentation that could be given by any one of us, and others, including people in other states, to local ESOP companies (there are plenty in Chicago area), Chambers of Commerce meetings, and other such events would not only be a great exercise in getting our own hands dirty (someone else uses this phrase I know) and deepening our own understanding of what we're constructing here, but it would also generate the materials that should make up the Cliffs Notes that I did not finish. What do you think?

I hate to tell you gang, but we are blazing the path on this thing, and there are lots of people around the country who are watching what we do, and are waiting for us to show them how to nail this thing together at the local level...just so you know.

Most importantly, bring any and all questions that you have about this impossible dream to the meeting so we can throw them out on the table, talk about them, and make sure that everyone's cup is overflowing when it comes to actually developing "an ownership society" instead of just talking about it like our wonderful Mr. W seems so prone to be doing these days.

If you have other SPECIFIC THINGS that you want to see accomplised at this next meeting, hit reply to all and let everyone know up front.

Hasta Sabado.

RO/JLB