Convergence Centre in Praha

As part of our efforts to co-ordinate thousands of people from all across Europe and beyond, we are opening a convergence centre where we can come together as a community, share information and visions, make banners, puppets, flags etc , and train ourselves in things such as legal rights, basic first aid, street theatre, non violence direct action skills, communication and more. One aim is to actively involve as many people as possible in the decision making and in shaping the activities. We will come together in massive meetings, so everyone can contribute to
working out the details of the actions. Child care will be available at the convergence centre, so parents can participate as well. We need volunteers to help make the centre functional so please come prepared to give some of your time.

The convergence centre will include the following spaces: Large space for art and supplies, information area, ride and message board, child care, communication systems room, office, a clinic, kitchen, large room for meetings, smaller rooms for trainings, small space for chilling out, legal desk, media desk.

These are some of the co-ordination tasks and roles that we have identified and that will need volunteers, help and support. They'll give an insight into what will be going on:

Space co-ordinators: managing the use of the different spaces, know how to delegate and to whom

Security coordinator: trains team to handle security for entire building, staffed 24h / day. Develops contingency plans for possible police raid, fascist confrontation, also does rumour control, and some conflict resolution, constant staff in each door. Documents police and other harassment, roves through building.

Cleaning co-ordinator: ensures that space gets swept / vacuumed. Rubbish and recycling emptied, toilet paper and soap stocked, bathrooms reasonably cleaned, involves a lot of delegation, being comfortable asking people who are standing around to help out.

Welcome desk co-ordinators: Multilingual. Gives brief orientation to new comers to the space, makes and posts daily schedules, solicits donation, sells merchandising materials, gets people to volunteers and help out and communicates important information to infocentre after morning meetings.

Medic co-ordinator:

Art space co-ordinator: orients people to tools, space and organisation, develops street theatre plans with group, helps plan what needs to be built.

Volunteer co-ordinator: checks in with each working group to find their volunteer needs, helps match new arrivals from welcome desk to place that needs help.

Schedulers: collects schedules from each trainer / workshop etc and creates and posts daily schedules with room labels or locations.

Neighbourhood outreach team: Czech speaking people, to go around to neighbours, inform them about and invite them to space, explain the purpose of it, ask them to communicate any problems they have with us, damage control.

Legal assistance: don't need to be on site. Must be available to come and help if space is raided or severely harrassed.

Food co-ordinator:

Child care volunteers
About children space:
There are currently people putting some effort into creating a child care space in the convergence centre, so parents can take part in meetings and activities. Depending on the numbers of volunteers and children, we will be able to structure the space and send out more specific information. If you are planning to come with children, please inform us about dates, numbers
and ages as soon as possible contact: irati13@yahoo.com

needed now : people to help setting up the space and organising materials !

If you identify with one of these tasks and would like to volunteer or be a co-ordinator, please contact us as soon as possible at : pragueconvergence@yahoo.com

The Convergence Centre is a space of creativity and communication
Don't spectate, participate !

Contact: pragueconvergence@yahoo.com

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