[Flyingbrickvolunteers] Minutes from Last Meeting

[Hermelinda Cortes]

Hey Folks,

Below are the minutes from the meeting this past Tuesday.
A few emails have already gone out about follow-up meetings.
As always if you have any questions let me know and keep your eyes open for
more info.

<3 Hermelinda

Tuesday, February 2, 2010

Nathan: Woo, no scabies!

Go Round: Alison, Nathan, Dave, Erica, Kim, Chelsea, Salem, Sarah, Jasper,
Matt,  Kendel, Claire, Hermelinda, Sara (2), Ali

Debriefing of Last Meeting
            Vision for the space
            What we want/don’t want
            Hub/Sobriety/Safer Space


Tell folks what we are gonna talk about this time
            Where to plug people into
            Lots or a little time

Go Round: Experience/Skills/Ways You’d Like to Participate

Nathan:  Moving In. (1). Film Screenings.
Dave:  (1), Events
Erica:  Writing, Promotion
Kim:  Open Hours cool with space not based on consumption, reading
groups/events
Sara (2):  (1), Interested in learning about fundraising
Ali:  Workshops (wants to learn), organizing, filing, cleaning
Chelsea:  Open Hours, Events, lots of time
Salem:  Experience in events, lots of time, open hours
Sarah:  Open schedule, open hours, fundraising
Jasper:  Open Hours, organizing books, promotion/flyers
Matt:  Open Hours, Organizing/Filing, Newsletter
Kendel:  Thinking of new ways to promote space, workshops, open hours,
helping those who are overwhelmed
Claire:  Grunt work, events/workshops, approachableness
Hermelinda:  Connect the dots
Alison:  Plugging people in, passing it off into good hands, history zine

Avoiding micromanagement, volunteer shifts, phone tree, empowerment

Break Out
Working Groups:

(1) Open Hours/Organizing Zines & Books
Orientation for checking out/checking in,

(2) Fundraising

Slingshot
Benefit Dinners
Benefit Shows (Acoustic)
Poetry Readings (Salem)
Potlucks
Lamplighter Airpot/Coffee  sliding scale donations (Kendel)
Nude Calendar
$1 Book Sale
Give a Book/Take a Book
Pie Date
Local Spaces-Contributions, Benefit Shows, Flyers

Point Person:  Sara (2) veggiesdontexist at hotmail.com, 804-247-3887

 (3) Events/Workshops

 Alison:  Approval Process from Bryan McKenzie Infoshop:  PDF
Setting up process for approving stuff and avoiding hierarchy
Mission Statement/Decision making process
Point People

Workshop Popcorn
Consent
DIY
Facilitation/Consensus
Garden
Creative Writing:  Feminist Poetry Workshop
White Privilege
Sponsored Workshops at other collective spaces (ie: the Wingnut)

Point Person:  Kendel wynneka at vcu.edu, 804-240-6361

(4) Promotion

3 sizes of flyers, new flyer designs wanted, sandwich board, tabling, high
school targets, myspace/facebook, word of mouth

Point Person:  Jasper mcjasperart at gmail.com,  (703)509-1417


(5) Newsletter/Long Term Planning

Consensus Overview
Decision making in working groups
Keeping working groups connected
Monthly/Semi-Monthly Volunteer Hangouts/Meetings
Mission Statement
1-minute spiel,

non-profit status
we already researched
bureaucracy bullshit
non profit industrial complex-the revolution will not be funded

MARCH
Film wind that shakes the barley…st. patrick’s days
national eating disorder awareness week…last week of February
black history month---alternative

Point Person:  Claire clairemschoen at gmail.com, 703-217-3275

Coordination rest of this week due Saturday
Mtgs next week…send out by Sunday

Listserv will be set up this week. Keep your eyes peeled.

-- 
Hermelinda Cortes
Richmond, VA
804-386-7798
hermelindacortes at gmail.com
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