Action groups

Mickos ideas
An action group is a group of like-minded clowns forming a group to take action, to increase Love Flow, help other clowns, make our world better, solve a problem, etc.

-There is no one type of action group, Some groups focus on local issues or activities in the neighborhood or village, some groups focus on political issues, some groups do volunteer work at senior centers, nursing homes, animal shelters, and some groups create their own type of groups such as shovelling snow for clowns who are snow-shovelling-challenged. The group could meet in person or online.See the list suggested by QuantumLove (Lynne McTaggart), as well as a list Micko gleaned from the Internet. 

-Feel free to create your own type of action group.

-The group gets together to talk about the group’s purpose, goals, and how the group wants to proceed.
-Collaboration; everyone encouraged to participate. More confident clowns should encourage and facilitate all clowns, even less confident clowns, to participate.
-Delegation of tasks, ideally using the strengths of all clowns.
-Effective communication: open expression of ideas and ability to listen.
-One goal should be increased Love Flow of each group member as well as the group itself and of course, for those clowns who are being helped.

QuantumLove’s (Lynne Mctaggart’s suggestions: 

List of activities Micko gleaned from Internet:

Benefits of collaborative action.

-feelings of helping, making the world better, adding Love Flow to World Love Flow.

-camaraderie.

Examples of action groups in action.

Headings of table?
-general definition, description
-QuantumLove, -list internet
-young clowns
-examples life
-benefits
-intervention cycle

Helping young clowns and teen clowns create and implement their own Action group:
-Parents, teachers, or other adult clowns facilitate
-Scaffolding: help as needed, but foster independence

-loosly based on a type of research call Action research.

Intervention cycle
-Establish purpose and goals, how to proceed, and how to measure outcomes
-Act
-Monitor outcomes
-Emphasize all positive outcomes, for individuals, group, and group actions
-Decide to revise methods (or goals) or continue as is
-Continue cycle.