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"Collective Agency" address is:
322 NW Sixth Ave, #200 (between Everett & Flanders)
Portland, OR 97209.
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Press in the past year
“The goal is for people to be inspired by those around them, even if they are working on completely different tasks. In a town where traditional office life is not the norm, Collective Agency is a perfect fit.” -Neighborhood Notes … Continue reading
Why We Exist
What do people (with a variety of interests/ backgrounds/ perspectives) want “Collective Agency” to be? We have a one-time sign in form that members and visitors/non-members are asked to fill out. Member profiles go up on the wall here and, … Continue reading
Being a Coordinating Council member = Fun
Being a coordinating council member requires roughly 1-2 hours a week of meetings with the other council members and depending on what is happening at the Collective Agency at least 1-2 hours a week of reviewing correspondence between different groups, … Continue reading
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Member videos: Lightning Talks on YouTube
Our Wednesday afternoon Lightning Talks by members have been great. Thanks to Drew Tyson, who leads our social media and marketing, for suggesting that we videotape and upload to YouTube.
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Three main proposals to be decided by members this Monday March 5th 6pm and Tuesday March 6th 3:30pm
There are three main proposals that members will be able to debate and vote on at this March 5th Monday’s 6-7pm or this March 6th Tuesday’s 3:30-4:15pm weekly democratic meetings: Membership Rates (for future members only), Democratic Process, Meeting Rates … Continue reading
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Election Structure Team
As the main community organizer here, I’m (Alex) term-limited come June 15th, and all 5 Council representative positions are up for election. We need a team to update the election structure, and to oversee the elections. At the last Monday … Continue reading
New day/time for Weekly Civics Meeting
Since January 4th, we have been having weekly civics meetings at Collective Agency, Wednesdays 10am-10:45am. Today, the second item asked about by members was: changing the civics meeting time. Members at the morning meeting unanimously agreed to change weekly civics … Continue reading
Our first direct democracy vote
We just had our first direct democracy vote. There was laughter, chuckles, more conversation about voting process than about the actual issue, and then, within the hour, results. Fitz is writing up what the process is for members to start … Continue reading
Policy Update
We were free of charge. But as we’ve grown from tens of people to hundreds of people regularly here, more than 1/3rd of people who wanted to pay, weren’t paying, because there was no need. Our rates are way less … Continue reading
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“Last week I discovered a new ‘collective workspace’ in Portland…”
Thanks to Kelly Ripley Feller for writing about “Collective Agency” on the Citrix blog: http://blogs.citrix.com/2012/01/10/the-evolving-ways-we-work/ An excerpt: “I’m grateful I am able to modify my work schedule so I can ensure the burgeoning mind of my elementary school-aged son gets … Continue reading
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