Organic vs Structured approach to community building, which works better?

When: Thursday, September 29, 2011, 7:00 PM
Where: OCSC Sailing School San Francisco Bay @ 1 Spinnaker Way, Berkeley, CA
How: RSVP here:http://www.meetup.com/clswest/events/30932411
What: Organic vs Structured approach to community building, which works better? Is it better to let the community decide the structure and purpose of the community, or should a structure be built which fits the model of the kind of community that you envision working best? We will start the evening with 5 minutes talks from three new members/guests:

• Paul Kamen - Host of various topical conferences on The WELL, one of the first social networking sites. Founded in 1985 by Stuart Brand (of Whole Earth Catalog) and Larry Brilliant. 
• V Govender - U.C. Davis Center for Regional Change, Labor Studies, author of "The dove on our avenue" 
• Nasimiyu - Nasimiyu Designs, focusing on jewelry and African fine art. Ten percent of purchase goes to Born to Aid, a non profit 501 (c) (3) foundation, supporting children in Kenya

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