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Overall, this model prevents the need for consultation from everyone throughout the whole process which drags a decision on. *Note this model is suggested for groups under 50 people.*
Overall, this model prevents the need for consultation from everyone throughout the whole process which drags a decision on. *Note this model is suggested for groups under 50 people.*


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'''Environmental degradation'''&nbsp;
<p>'''Decision Makers and&nbsp; Accountable'''&nbsp;</p>
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*For the first time since it's release, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) mentioned the term “colonialism” in its [https://www.ipcc.ch/report/ar6/wg2/resources/spm-headline-statements/ 2022 report.]&nbsp; Leading climate scientists acknowledged that colonialism is a historic and ongoing driver of the climate crisis.
Those at the ‘core’ or at the heart of a working group.
*Indigenous Peoples in Canada were forced off their territories, which they had been taking care of since time immemorial, so that settlers could make way for mass settlement. These settlements emphasized environmental degradation to make way for agricultural development, and for the over-extraction of resources for profit.&nbsp;
*Decision makers help finalize discussion to confirm the group's decision.
*The environmental impacts of colonialism are still seen today, with projects backed by the Canadian state and industry being forced through unceded territory (i.e. the CGL pipeline).
*Accountable folks are “bottom liners” for specific projects in this model. Bottom liners keep track of what tasks need to be completed, next steps to move the project along, and who is responsible for what. In organizing there can be more than one, but not so many that no one ultimately feels responsible.
*Decision makers and accountable members may be the same person depending on the size of your group and how you’re using the model. If there is not a core team outside of individual working groups, or there is not a clearly identified decision maker, you can probably combine these columns.
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*An unequal trading system has been imposed on Africa by Europe from the mid fifteenth century onwards. African countries have been exploited of sufficient national wealth to invest in their infrastructure since Europeans colonized Africa hundreds of years ago  <ref>http://revealinghistories.org.uk/africa-the-arrival-of-europeans-and-the-transatlantic-slave-trade/articles/the-underdevelopment-of-africa-by-europe.html</ref>
In activist and organizing circles, we could probably eliminate the ‘responsible’ category to simplify.
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*European dominance over most of Africa through the transatlantic slave trade lasted 440 years.  <ref>http://revealinghistories.org.uk/africa-the-arrival-of-europeans-and-the-transatlantic-slave-trade/articles/the-underdevelopment-of-africa-by-europe.html</ref>
Directly affected and/or knowledge keepers who can provide input on the decision to be made
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*Indigenous Palestinians have been fighting for their rights to the land which they inhabited long before Israel for decades. Between[https://imeu.org/article/quick-facts-the-palestinian-nakba 1947-1949]over [https://imeu.org/article/quick-facts-the-palestinian-nakba 750,000] Palestinians were displaced from their land. This displacement is continuing today.  <ref>https://ucsdguardian.org/2021/05/23/the-ethnic-cleansing-of-palestinians-is-not-a-conflict-its-colonialism/</ref>
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<p>'''Decision Makers and the Accountable''' folks are those at the ‘core’ or at the heart of a working group.</p>
*Decision makers help finalize discussion to confirm the group's decision.
*Accountable folks are “bottom liners” for specific projects in this model. Bottom liners keep track of what tasks need to be completed, next steps to move the project along, and who is responsible for what. In organizing there can be more than one, but not so many that no one ultimately feels responsible.
*Decision makers and accountable members may be the same person depending on the size of your group and how you’re using the model. If there is not a core team outside of individual working groups, or there is not a clearly identified decision maker, you can probably combine these columns.
<br><p>In activist and organizing circles, we could probably eliminate the ‘responsible’ category to simplify.</p>
'''Consulted''' refers to those directly affected and/or knowledge keepers who can provide input on the decision to be made
'''Informed '''are those not involved in the decision making but are informed on what the group came to.
Other things to consider:
Other things to consider:
*Post a chart of all DARCI assignments in the team workspace (electronic or physical) helps keep everyone sharp on their accountabilities.
*Post a chart of all DARCI assignments in the team workspace (electronic or physical) helps keep everyone sharp on their accountabilities.
*This system does not imply hierarchy. These roles can rotate in a flattened organization.&nbsp;
*This system does not imply hierarchy. These roles can rotate in a flattened organization.&nbsp;
<p>Decision making can follow various forms of pure or modified consensus. See our other pages related to decision making:</p>
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*[https://en.wiki.lehub.ca/index.php/Consensus_decision_making_101 Consensus decision making 101]
*[https://en.wiki.lehub.ca/index.php/Consensus_decision_making_(suggestions_for_small_groups) Consensus decision making (suggestions for small groups)]
*[https://en.wiki.lehub.ca/index.php/Modified_consensus_decision_making_(suggestions_for_large_and_small_groups) Modified consensus decision making (suggestions for large and small groups)]
 
Example DARCI (after roles selected upon group discussion):
Example DARCI (after roles selected upon group discussion):
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<p>Decision making can follow various forms of pure or modified consensus. See our other pages related to decision making:</p>
*[https://en.wiki.lehub.ca/index.php/Consensus_decision_making_101 Consensus decision making 101]
*[https://en.wiki.lehub.ca/index.php/Consensus_decision_making_(suggestions_for_small_groups) Consensus decision making (suggestions for small groups)]
*[https://en.wiki.lehub.ca/index.php/Modified_consensus_decision_making_(suggestions_for_large_and_small_groups) Modified consensus decision making (suggestions for large and small groups)]
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Latest revision as of 21:10, 18 April 2023

The following includes content from the HUB's structure workshop offering.

The DARCI framework separates out who needs to be involved in decisions and at what level with regards to specific projects or group issues. 

To many activists, this might seem like a corporate thing (it come from the business world) but it is actually a good way to make the decision making process clear to everyone! What's key here is to separate big picture or fundamental issues where everyone needs to be consulted and votes on decisions from smaller ones, where a set group can make decisions after consulting a set group of people and then informing others.


Overall, this model prevents the need for consultation from everyone throughout the whole process which drags a decision on. *Note this model is suggested for groups under 50 people.*

The above DARCI model has been modified by the HUB for activist purposes.

Decision Makers and  Accountable 

Those at the ‘core’ or at the heart of a working group.

  • Decision makers help finalize discussion to confirm the group's decision.
  • Accountable folks are “bottom liners” for specific projects in this model. Bottom liners keep track of what tasks need to be completed, next steps to move the project along, and who is responsible for what. In organizing there can be more than one, but not so many that no one ultimately feels responsible.
  • Decision makers and accountable members may be the same person depending on the size of your group and how you’re using the model. If there is not a core team outside of individual working groups, or there is not a clearly identified decision maker, you can probably combine these columns.

In activist and organizing circles, we could probably eliminate the ‘responsible’ category to simplify.

Consulted 

Directly affected and/or knowledge keepers who can provide input on the decision to be made

Informed

Not involved in the decision making but are informed on what the group came to.

Other things to consider:

  • Post a chart of all DARCI assignments in the team workspace (electronic or physical) helps keep everyone sharp on their accountabilities.
  • This system does not imply hierarchy. These roles can rotate in a flattened organization. 


Example DARCI (after roles selected upon group discussion):


Decision makers Accountable Consulted Informed
Stop the pipeline campaign Rachel Raphael 

Ron

River

Rotary club


Decision making can follow various forms of pure or modified consensus. See our other pages related to decision making:




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