M मמمᄆ 混合 Mixed Foundation Compact v2.0

Mमמمᄆ混合

Mixed Foundation

Compact v2.0

1.)  Purpose.

1.1)  We establish our Mमמمᄆ混合 Mixed Foundation to globally and Universally advocate the Mixed Race, Mixed Ethnicity, Multi-Racial, Mestizo, Métis, Mestiça, Kleurling, Hapa, and Mixed experience.

2.)  Focus.

2.1)  We fulfil our purpose through the proceeding means:

2.1.1.)  We support counselling and additional services for inter-ethnic families and Mixed individuals.

2.1.2.)  We support academic research that enhances our Mixed experience, and we support the educational development of individuals who support our global Mixed community.

2.1.3.)  We support initiatives that provide the general public with positive awareness regarding our Mixed experience.

2.1.4.)  We support policy advocacy that improves the wellbeing of Mixed individuals.

2.1.5.)  We support cultural expression of our Mixed experience.

3.)  Guiding Principles. 

3.1)  The guiding principles of our Mमמمᄆ混合 Mixed Foundation are:  Compassion, Pluralism, and Prosperity.

4.)  Guiding Documents. 

4.1)  The guiding documents of our Mमמمᄆ混合 Mixed Foundation include:

4.1.1.)  Welt Ethos;

4.1.2.)  Charter For Compassion;

4.1.3.)  United Religions Initiative Charter;

4.1.4.)  Earth Charter;  and,

4.1.5.)  Universal Declaration Of Human Rights.

5.)  Organisational Structure.

5.1)  Our Mमמمᄆ混合 Mixed Foundation includes the proceeding components:

5.1.1.)  Advisory Council;

5.1.2.)  Staff;

5.1.3.)  Partner Organisations;  and,

5.1.4.)  General Membership.

6.)  Advisory Council Structure.

6.1.)  The initial Members of our Advisory Council are the individuals who sign this Compact.

6.2.)  Our Advisory Council determines the process and occasion for selecting additional Members to our Advisory Council.

6.3.)  The term for each Member of our Advisory Council is 2 years.

6.4.)  All decisions of our Advisory Council are made through egalitarian-based consensus.

6.5.)  Every Member of Our Advisory Council has equal standing and a determining influence within the formal decision of our Advisory Council.

6.6.)  Every decision of our Advisory Council is the direct consequence of the involvement and deliberation of our entire Advisory Council.

6.7.)  Our Advisory Council designates a Moderator to facilitate and identify the consensus decisions of our Advisory Council.

6.8.)  The process of deliberation and decision by our Advisory Council is open, and the formal decision of every Member of our Advisory Council on every proposition is made known to our entire Advisory Council.

6.9.)  Our Advisory Council meetings are convened by a designated Host Member who is different from our Moderator.

7.)  Advisory Council Decisions:  Summary.

7.1.)  Any Member of our Advisory Council can introduce a proposition for our Advisory Council to consider.

7.2.)  Any Member of our Staff, Partner Organisations, and/or General Membership can forward a request for a proposition to be considered by our Advisory Council.

7.3.)  Our Advisory Council determines whether to 1.)  delegate the proposition to a Committee or 2.)  decide upon the proposition.

7.4.)  For every proposition to be decided by our Advisory Council, our Advisory Council initiates a formal process of deliberation.

7.5.)  Every proposition to be decided by our Advisory Council is designated as:  1.)  ordinary, 2.)  urgent, or 3.)  emergency.

7.6.)  For every proposition designated as “ordinary,” a specific duration of deliberation is designated;  in the occasion of an “urgent” or “emergency” proposition, the process of deliberation and decision are completed as soon as appropriately possible.

7.7.)  Amidst due deliberation being completed, any Member of our Advisory Council can interject and introduce a motion on the proposition.

7.8.)  With a properly 2^nded motion, our Advisory Council initiates the formal decision process and determines whether there is consensus regarding the motion.

7.9.)  Amidst an absence of full consensus, our Moderator determines whether there is near consensus.

7.10.)  Amidst a near consensus, our Moderator facilitates negotiation to reach proficient consensus.

7.11.)  Amidst a tenuous consensus, our Moderator tables the motion and resumes the deliberation process.

7.12.)  Amidst a tenuous consensus upon the conclusion of the designated duration of deliberation of an “ordinary” proposition, amidst an “urgent” proposition, and amidst an “emergency” proposition, our Moderator can provide an overture to intercede in the decision process.

7.13.)  With a continuing tenuous consensus, our Moderator can intercede within the decision process of our Advisory Council according to the protocols designated within this compact.                        

8.)  Consensus Proclamations.

8.1)  A motion presented before our Advisory Council for decision is framed within affirmative rhetoric.

8.2)  When making a formal decision regarding a motion on a proposition, a Member of our Advisory can select 1 of 7 proclamation options;  3 options which affirm the motion to increasing degrees, 3 options which negate the motion to increasing degrees, and 1 option that communicates indifference.

8.3)  The proclamation options include the proceeding:

          8.3.1.)  Absolute:  proclaiming strong affirmation to a degree of 10.

          8.3.2.)  Affirmation:  proclaiming moderate affirmation to a degree of 5.

          8.3.3.)  Favourable:  proclaiming slight affirmation to a degree of 1.

          8.3.4.)  Indifference

          8.3.5.)  Unfavourable:  proclaiming slight negation to a degree of 1.

          8.3.6.)  Negation:  proclaiming moderate negation to a degree of 5.

          8.3.7.)  Obstruction:  proclaiming strong negation to a degree of 10.

8.4)  “Absolute” Decision:  A Member of our Advisory Council proclaims vehement favour for the motion (exercising this selection extremely sparingly and only in extremely urgent circumstances).

8.5)  “Affirmation” Decision:  A Member of our Advisory Council proclaims favour for the motion.

8.6)  “Favourable” Decision:  A Member of our Advisory Council proclaims a favourable preference for the motion but abstains from posing significant disruption to a contrary proclamation from other Members of our Advisory Council who proclaim disfavour against the motion.

8.7)  “Indifference” Decision:  A Member of our Advisory Council proclaims equanimity regarding the motion.

8.8)  “Unfavourable” Decision:  A Member of our Advisory Council proclaims a disfavourable preference against the motion but abstains from posing significant disruption to a contrary proclamation from other Members of our Advisory Council who proclaim favour for the motion.

8.9)  “Negation” Decision:  A Member of our Advisory Council proclaims disfavour against the motion, soliciting the motion be rejected.

8.10)  “Obstruction” Decision:  A Member of our Advisory Council proclaims vehement disfavour against the motion (exercising this selection extremely sparingly and only in extremely urgent circumstances).

9.)  Consensus Protocols.

9.1)  All decisions of our Advisory Council are made through a consensus of all Members of our Advisory Council.

9.2)  Our Advisory Council utilises 5 consensus protocols to determine the formal consensus decision of our Advisory Council:

          9.2.1.)  Full

          9.2.2.)  Prophesy

          9.2.3.)  Majority

          9.2.4.)  Ancestry

          9.2.5.)  DJ Remix

9.3)  “Full” Protocol:  Emphasis is placed upon a full consensus, where all Members of our Advisory Council share a favourable or unfavourable proclamation without any contrary proclamation.

         

9.4)  “Prophesy” Protocol:  Consideration is given to the proclamation of the strongest and most enduring voice within the deliberation of the Members of our Advisory Council.

9.5)  “Majority” Protocol:  Consideration is given to the most popular proclamation of the Members of our Advisory Council.

9.6)  “Ancestry” Protocol:  Consideration is given to the proclamation that is suggested through the historic customs and traditions of our Mमמمᄆ混合 Mixed Foundation;  and,

         

9.7)  “DJ Remix” Protocol:  Amidst the absence of a full consensus, alternating consideration is given to each of the previous 3 protocols to ensure that an appropriate balance of all 3 protocols are utilised in determining the formal decisions of our Advisory Council.

10.)  Propositions.

10.1)  Any Member of our Advisory Council can introduce a proposition to our Advisory Council for formal decision.

10.2)  Any Member of our Staff, Partner Organisations, and/or General Membership can forward a proposition request to any Member of our Advisory Council for formal decision by our Advisory Council.

10.3)  Our Advisory Council designates each proposition as either:  1.)  a proposition to be delegated to a Committee for formal decision and/or action, or 2.)  a proposition to be deliberated and formally decided by our Advisory Council.

10.4)  A Member of our Advisory Council who receives a proposition request from a General Member of our Mमמمᄆ混合 Mixed Foundation can directly forward that proposition request to the Chairperson of a Committee established by our Advisory Council.

10.5)  A Chairperson of a Committee who receives a proposition request from a Member of our Advisory Council can forward that proposition request to the Moderator of our Advisory Council either:  1.)  to be presented before our Advisory Council as a proposition, 2.)  to be reassigned to another Committee Chairperson, 3.)  to be tabled, or 4.)  to be declined.

10.6)  Propositions delegated to a Committee are decided, and/or acted upon, by that Committee in the manner determined by the Chairperson(s) of that Committee.

10.7)  A proposition designated for deliberation by our Advisory Council is designated as either:  1.)  ordinary, 2.)  urgent, or 3.)  emergency.

10.8)  Our Advisory Council further designates “ordinary” propositions as either:  1.)  a proposition to be formally decided immediately;  or 2.)  a proposition to be deliberated by our Advisory Council for a designated duration before the formal decision process is initiated.

11.)  Deliberation.

11.1)  Our Advisory Council simultaneously maintains multiple methods of communication to facilitate the deliberation of propositions presented to our Advisory Council, including: conference calling, electronic mail, online forum, in-person meetings, and additionally.

11.2)  A designated Host Member(s) of our Advisory Council facilitates the deliberation of propositions through these multiple methods of communication.

11.3)  The designated Host Member of our Advisory Council specifies the protocols for deliberation of a proposition by our Advisory Council.

11.4)  Our Advisory Council designates the specific duration of deliberation of an “ordinary” proposition before the process of a formal decision for that proposition is initiated.

12.)  Decisions.

12.1)  When a motion regarding a proposition is 2^nded after due deliberation, and/or when the designated duration of deliberation for a proposition is reached, our Moderator initiates the formal decision process for our Advisory Council to proclaim a formal decision regarding that motion on the proposition.

12.2)  Our Moderator determines whether the decision process on the motion of a proposition is convened through any of the multiple methods of communication or exclusively through a formal in-person meeting of our Advisory Council.

12.3)  At an appropriate stage within the deliberation process, and after a motion is made or 2^nded, our Moderator can solicit polling motions amongst our Advisory Council, and present these polling motions to our Advisory Council to determine the immediate sentiment of our Advisory Council regarding the proposition being deliberated.

12.4)  To formally initiate the decision process, our Moderator solicits our Advisory Council for a formal motion on the proposition being deliberated, to be made by a Member of our Advisory Council.

12.5)  Any Member of our Advisory Council can make a motion on a proposition being deliberated.

12.6)  Any Member of our Advisory Council, during the process of deliberation of a proposition, can interject within that deliberation and present a motion on the proposition being deliberated.

12.7)  A motion must be articulated with affirmative rhetoric.

12.8)  Our Moderator evaluates every motion to discern whether the motion is presented appropriately.

12.9)  When our Moderator determines a motion to be inappropriate, the preceding deliberation process or decision process resumes.

12.10)  When our Moderator determines a motion to be appropriate, our Moderator pauses the deliberation to determine whether there is a supporting 2^nd to the motion on the proposition.

12.11)  Amidst the absence of a 2^nd to a motion, our Moderator decides to either:  1.)  continue the deliberation of the proposition;  2.)  repeat the solicitation for an appropriate motion;  or, 3.)  table the deliberation of the proposition.

12.12)  Amidst the absence of another motion, our Moderator decides to either:  1.)  continue the deliberation of the proposition, or 2.)  table the deliberation of the proposition.

12.13)  When a motion receives a supporting 2^nd, our Moderator presents the motion on the proposition to our Advisory Council for a responsive proclamation regarding the motion on the proposition.

12.14)  When presented with a 2^nded motion on a proposition, every Member of our Advisory Council selects 1 of the 7 designated proclamation options to render a decision regarding that motion.

12.15)  When a motion receives an “Absolute” or “Affirmation” proclamation without any “Negation” or “Obstruction” proclamation, the motion is passed.

12.16)  When a motion receives a “Negation” or “Obstruction” proclamation without any “Absolute” or “Affirmation” proclamation, the motion is rejected.

12.17)  When our Moderator observes both proclamations affirming a motion and proclamations negating a motion, our Moderator determines whether the majority of proclamations either affirm or negate the motion, and the opposing sentiment is referred to as the “contrary” proclamation.

12.18)  When a motion has a contrary “Negation” proclamation without any “Obstruction” proclamation, or a contrary “Affirmation” proclamation without any contrary “Absolute” proclamation, our Moderator determines whether the contrary “Negation” proclamation or the contrary “Affirmation” proclamation is slight or substantial in number.

12.19)  When the contrary proclamation is deemed slight, our Moderator approaches those Member(s) of our Advisory Council who provide the contrary proclamation, and:  1.)  determines the reasoning prompting the contrary proclamation;  2.)  initiates further, focused deliberation by our Advisory Council regarding the motion on the proposition;  3.)  solicits whether the Member(s) of our Advisory Council providing the contrary proclamation are willing to adjust the contrary proclamation to a coinciding “Unfavourable” proclamation or a coinciding “Favourable” proclamation.

12.20)  When all contrary proclamations are respectively adjusted to a coinciding “Unfavourable” proclamation or coinciding “Favourable” proclamation, the motion is respectively passed or rejected accordingly.

12.21)  Without such an adjustment of contrary proclamation, our Moderator determines whether the Member(s) providing the contrary proclamation are amenable with offering an amended motion that those Member(s) find sufficient to appropriately adjust the contrary proclamation(s) to a coinciding “Unfavourable” or coinciding “Favourable” proclamation.

12.22)  When an amended motion is offered and our Moderator discerns it to be appropriate, the amended motion is formally presented to our Advisory Council for decision, and the decision process continues from that point.

12.23)  When our Moderator discerns that an amended motion is increasingly contentious than the original motion or that the amended motion abstains from providing sufficient resolve, our Moderator reverts to the original motion, designates that motion as having contrary proclamation that is substantial, and resumes the decision process.

12.24)  When there is an absence of an appropriate amended motion, our Moderator designates the original motion as having contrary proclamation that is substantial and resumes the decision process.

12.25)  When a motion receives a contrary proclamation that is determined to be substantial, our Moderator can either:  1.)  table the motion and resume the process of deliberation of the proposition;  2.)  proclaim the intent to intercede;  or, 3.)  table the motion and table the deliberation of the proposition.

13.)  Intercession.

13.1)  When our Advisory Council finds difficulty in providing a consensus decision, without contrary proclamation, on a motion on an ordinary proposition that requires immediate decision or that reaches its designated duration of deliberation, or on a motion on an “urgent” proposition or “emergency” proposition, or when an ordinary proposition reaches its designated duration of deliberation without an appropriate motion being made on that ordinary proposition, then our Moderator can proclaim the intent to intercede within the decision process to make a formal decision on the motion or regarding the proposition.

13.2)  During the process of deliberation of a proposition, and within the process of decision on a motion on a proposition, our Moderator can provide the indication of the intent to intercede within the decision process;  and within such instances, our Moderator can indicate the actual decision that our Moderator intends to render regarding the motion or proposition and/or the specific criteria that our Moderator considers to be the most relevant in deliberating or deciding upon a motion or a proposition.

13.3)  After proclaiming the intent to intercede in a decision or deliberation, our Moderator can again present the same motion or proposition to our Advisory Council to determine whether our Advisory Council can make a decision without contrary proclamation.

13.4)  When interceding within a decision, our Moderator considers:  the 5 consensus protocols:  Full, Prophesy, Majority, Ancestry, and DJ Remix;  and within the DJ Remix protocol, our Moderator considers, amidst additional factors:  1.)  previous decision of our Advisory Council, and 2.)  previous decisions of individual Members of our Advisory Council previously making either any “Affirmation,” “Negation,” “Absolute,” or “Obstruction,” as well as 3.)  the merits of all the proclamations regarding the motion or proposition.

13.5)  When a proposition is without the requirement of an immediate decision, and a motion on that proposition receives a contrary “Obstruction” proclamation or contrary “Absolute” proclamation, there is an absence of any intercession by our Moderator, and the decision process of the motion resumes.

13.6)  When an ordinary, urgent, or emergency proposition requires immediate decision and there is a contrary “Obstruction” proclamation or contrary “Absolute” proclamation to a motion on that proposition, our Moderator must consider this contrary “Obstruction” proclamation or contrary “Absolute” proclamation carefully (including diligently pursuing reconciliation);  and after such, our Moderator may intercede to provide a decision.

14.)  Moderator.

14.1)  Our Advisory Council selects a Member of our Advisory Council to be the Moderator of our Advisory Council.

14.2)  The 1^st Moderator of our Advisory Council is ________________.

14.3)  Our Moderator serves for a renewable term of 1 year, beginning on the 1^st day of the fiscal calendar of our Mमמمᄆ混合 Mixed Foundation.

14.4)  Motions and Propositions to appoint or remove a Moderator are moderating by the designated Host Member of our Advisory Council.

15.)  Meetings

15.1)  The fiscal year for our Mमמمᄆ混合 Mixed Foundation begins on 1.1, according to the Parliament-based InterFaith calendar;  11 September, within the Christian Gregorian calendar;  4 Izzat, within the Baha’i calendar;  generally during the month of Bhadon, within the Sikh Nanakshahi calendar;  generally during the month of Shahrewar, within the Zarathustrian Bastani Reckoning calendar;  generally during the month of Ch’en, within the Mayan Ha’ab calendar;  generally during the month of Ellul/Tishrei, within the Jewish Hebrew calendar;  generally during the month of Bhardarvo/Aso, within the Hindu Vikram Samvat, Jain Vir Samvat, and Buddhist calendars, respectively;  generally during the month of Bayue/Jiyue, within the Chinese traditional calendar;  and, variably, within the Islamic Hijjra calendar.

15.2)  Our Advisory Council meets continuously through multiple methods of communication, including:  conference calling, electronic mail, online forum, in-person meetings, and additionally.

15.3)  A Member of our Advisory Council, other than our Moderator, is designated as the Host Member and facilitates the communication of the Members of our Advisory Council.

15.4)  Our Advisory Council meets quarterly, on the 1^st Tuesday, at 15:00h, after the most recent Solstice/Equinox.

15.5)  Our Mमמمᄆ混合 Mixed Foundation convenes an annual meeting, on the 1^st Tuesday, at 15:00h, after 1.1.

15.6)  Our Advisory Council meets additionally as deemed appropriate by either our Host Member, our Member, or our Advisory Council.

15.7)  Our Host Member is responsible for providing due notice to all Members of our Advisory Council regarding additional meetings scheduled for our Advisory Council.

15.8)  1 Member of our Advisory Council constitutes a sufficient quorum for meetings of our Advisory Council.

15.9)  The general structure of the formal meetings of our Advisory Council include the proceeding components:

          Call to Order

          Blessing

          Statement Of Mमמمᄆ混合 Mixed Foundation Purpose

          Attendance Taken

          Statement Of Meeting Agenda

Minutes/Summary Of Preceding Deliberation Of Advisory Council

          Urgent, Emergency Propositions

          Old Business

          New Business (Proposed Since Previous Meeting)

          Announcements For Period Until Next Meeting and Further

          Benevolent News

          Close To Meeting

16.)  Staff

16.1)  Our Advisory Council establishes a working staff, and coinciding parameters, for our

Mमמمᄆ混合 Mixed Foundation.

16.2)  The Staff of our Mमמمᄆ混合 Mixed Foundation answers to a Member of our Advisory Council different from our Moderator and different from our Host Member.

17.)  Partner Organisations

17.1)  Our Mमמمᄆ混合 Mixed Foundation establishes official partnerships with additional organisations who advocate the Mixed experience.

18.)  General Membership

18.1)  Our Mमמمᄆ混合 Mixed Foundation maintains a general membership of individual activists who are interested in supporting and/or conducting the work of our Mमמمᄆ混合 Mixed Foundation.

         

19.)  Committees

19.1)  Our Advisory Council establishes specific committees to conduct designated work that supports our Mमמمᄆ混合 Mixed Foundation.

19.2)  When establishing a Committee, our Advisory Council select from our General Membership a Chairperson for that Committee.

19.3)  The Chairpersons for all Committees answer to a Member of our Advisory Council, different from our Moderator and different from our Host Member.

19.4) Committees primarily consist of General Members.