N4W Update - what's happening in the next two or three days - just for those who are keeping tabs on me

(1)  Elaine (that's me as administrator of this blog)  is updating this blog over the next and intends to open it up so that those who are supporting N4W know what it is and how it works.  I plan to circulate material to a dozen or so people on Sunday. 

(2) First Fridays Network (perhaps we might call it FF+  .. with the notion that plus refers to a network) is meeting this afternoon (5 April).  The session is at Eastgate mall, at 2pm - and possibly moving up to the library later.  This writing is about planning for that session.  

• There are about 19 people on the mailing list and around 10 attending today.  The mailing list includes
• three people with a future interest - their names to not appear on the open list of participants in emails. 
• nine people who are joining our 2024 Flourishing group - which begins its activities later this month
• Five people are part of 7+
• Three people are currently interested in First Fridays - but have not yet attended . 
• Three people also attend First Impressions which meets on Saturdays once a month.                      
  
• That makes more than 20 because some people belong to more than one category. 
• Planning for today will involve consolidating some understandings about what works well for a group like this, and how we might do that during this session: 
• a purposes statement - as is being developed within Alt Wed (I am altering the statement in the N4W blog to coincide with this)
• The existing statement is  
• N4W is about working together to strengthen our communities and to support each other in friendship. Networking is a way of bringing people together. Well-being includes caring for our collective well-being - the well-being of planet, our nation, our communities, whanau, friends and groups, and our selves. This blog is designed to share information about N4W itself, and various networks and groups within N4W. 
• The purposes statement is currently - each * will be defined in the more detailed statement.
  
• N4W is a movement*, not an organisation.  It is evolving and growing alongside the networks* and groups* that identify with it and support its development.   
• The purpose* of N4W is to support activities* and conversations* that contribute to well-being* in all its forms.
• Each network or group within N4W works in its own way to support its own Purposes, Activities and Values and to take part in the ongoing development of the movement.
• This leads to the idea that First Fridays Plus (FF+ is a network within N4W - and it needs to identify its Purposes, Activities and Values
  
• which is part of the conversation this afternoon - and it can build on all the conversations the group has had so far. 
• Purposes - fresh opportunities to meet like-minded (what does that mean?) people who have similar or different interests - opportunities to learn stuff and share activities - opportunities to learn fresh skills and grow fresh ideas. ongoing meaningful conversations (as opposed to ... ???)
• Activities - what do we have - what do we want?
• Open meeting on First Fridays
• Maybe technology support?  
• Movie going - get together - games
  
• Maybe links to other N4W networks?
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• Values - kindness, respect, celebrating diversity?  

(3) Networking for Well-being and the Blog Update

 

to be continued -