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The Modern Economy or Money from Debt and how the Arcologys fit in

aries — Sun, 05 Oct 2008 05:53:22 -0400

Surviving

Minions

Agent Pugsly — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 19:48:18 -0400

Some people prefer to be in a position of non-responsibility for projects and missions going on, but still wish to participate in them productively. Sometimes a person will come to the realization that they don't have the experience to work as a peer with a person or group; sometimes an individual will crave being out of the limelights, or sometimes a person will be in so much social and/or material debt that they feel the need to preform services in order to make good on this debt (perceived or not).

There is nothing wrong with being a minion. Minions are the number one source of delegation for a project leader, usually. Most minions, especially empowered ones, will always critically analyze the things they are asked to do. As long as there is no moral interference a minion will usually preform a delegated task. The difference between a minion and a group member is realiability. Minions can be counted on to do what they agree to do just as much as a project leader, they just end up doing more support roles. Sure, speaking on stage at a confrence requires a skill but so does the tedious work of putting up and tearing down said stage.

The difference between a minion and an employee is idealism, usually. An employee will complete requested tasks because it means financial compensation for themselves. A minion generally chooses to preform tasks in order to see a project or idea further, even if they don't feel responsible for that project or don't feel competent to direct the operation in any way.

Sometimes, rarely, a person will take minion status entirely out of schedule limitations. If someone misses meetings most of the time due to schedule constraints but still show up to events and preform assistance role tasks in order to remove burden from active project coordinators they are temporarily taking the role of minion.

Volentary participation in this kind of role is called being a minion. If it's invollentary, it's called slavery.

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Street Food Collection and Distribution Operation Experience

Agent Pugsly — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 01:18:20 -0400

I have participated in a lot of different parts of a street foods operation. I have most experience in a kitchen, processing foods (creatively) for ease of use on 'GAME DAY' [ooorah] is where I have the most. I did some coordination of dumpster dive teams and recon quite a few times as well.

I would like to 'learn this skill' by getting an entire operations experience spectrum under my belt, and then create a better community packet. I would like to assist the creation of a chapter and have it grow to be completely sustained and effective in it's geographic community at RECORD BREAKING speed.

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NLG Student

Rachel — Tue, 13 May 2008 22:29:40 -0400

NLG Student

Communicating: Share Ideas

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lxpk — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 15:35:08 -0400

I love doing activism and working together to make things happen and I compulsively spread good ideas to new people. I'm trying to develop empowerthyself so that more and more people can discover and master activism. Not every doer wants to be an activist, but many might and those who do should have the best tools to help them!

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E-mail Heads of Goodwill corporation

Taylor — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 21:34:41 -0500

I sent emails to a group of CEO's of the Goodwill corporation. This is the letter I sent in order to create a larger awareness of

the environmental effects of electronic waste around the world. The letter reads:

To whom it may concern:

My name is Taylor Lancaster, and I am a student at Santa Barbara City College. I have recently been gathering information on the California Electronics Waste Program, and they have mentioned your company asa candidate that is part of the proactive solutions for disposing of electronics waste. The reason why I am writing, is because one of your donated computerscame into possession in Acca, Ghana, at a non environmentally sound "recycling" plant, and I was wondering when your company will be using the appropriate recycling facilities, that have a no wastepolicy. The reason for my concern, is due to the harmful chemicals that the computers produce whenburned for precious metals, and cause serious health defects.Please get back to me as soon as possible, and let meknow what your solutions to the Electronics Problem are.

Take Care

Here are also the names and number of those that I emailed:

(419) 255-0070

President/CEO Robert Huber, bhuber@goodwillnwohio.org

Vice President Amy Wachob, awachob@goodwillnwohio.org

Media Contact Mark Harris, mharris@goodwillnwohio.org

Here is a link to the website of the article that appeared in Nation Geographic in January:

http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2008/01/high-tech-trash/carroll-text

Use this as a means to continue fellow environmentalists

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