[FlyingBrickAnnouncements] General Meeting notes 11/03

[Ramey Connelly]

Hey all!

Sorry it took me so long to get these notes out; I forgot to do it  
before going to the Wayside Center this weekend. Anyways, here ya go!  
I've put upcoming events in bold so you can simply scan the notes if  
you are in a rush.

Thanks!
Ramey


General Meeting 11/03

Attended by: Salem, Malory, Jesse, Nathan, Ramey, Matt W, and Brianna

Facilitator: Nathan
Notes: Ramey

Agenda items: Buy Nothing Day / Black Friday (November 26th)
			   Organizing Zines
			   Defenders Ad
			   IWW Event (November 21st)
			   Slingshot Organizers
			   Reimbursement to Nathan for books purchased
			   Procedure committee
			   Book event
			   "Regular" stuff
			   Facilitation/Consensus workshop
			   Report back - Mumia event

Nathan gave a brief introduction on consensus and facilitation.

1. Buy Nothing Day
      Malory brought up the fact that Black Friday (the day after  
Thanksgiving on which people go into a consumer frenzy) is coming up -  
therefore, so is Buy Nothing Day. Several ideas were talked about for  
a related event. The final event that was voted and decided on is a  
movie screening of the film Affluenza on Monday November 22nd at 7pm.  
This movie screening will also include a potluck. Malory is  
bottomlining. At the event, after the movie, there will be a  
discussion about the possibility of a Buy Nothing Day action on that  
following Friday.

2. Organizing Zines
      Salem proposed a zine organizing event. It was voted on and  
decided that there will be a Zine Organizing Brunch potluck on  
Saturday the 13th at 10 am. Salem is bottomlining.

3. Defenders Ad
      It was discussed and passed with full consensus that the Flying  
Brick will have an ad in the next issue of the Defenders periodical.  
It was also decided that the money ($25) will be paid for out of the  
Flying Brick fund. Nathan is in charge of placing the ad order.


4. IWW Event (November 21st)
      It was discussed and agreed on to host an informational sharing  
event by the IWW at the Flying Brick, for the CIW's picketing of  
Trader Joe's. The solidarity info-sharing event at the Brick will be  
on November 21st at 7pm.

5. Slingshot Organizers
      It was decided that for the 2011 Slingshot Organizers, we will  
order 20 large ones and 20 small ones. These will sell for $10 and $5  
respectively. Nathan will bottomline ordering and selling them,  
although all volunteers are encouraged to spread the word.

6. Reimbursement to Nathan for books purchased
      Nathan recently purchased the following books for the library at  
the Wooden Shoe Infoshop in Philadelphia:

     			Is Bill Cosby Right? Or has the black middle class lost its  
mind?
			Hear Us Out!
			Fire to the Prisons Issue #9

      It was discussed and decided that half of the purchase price  
will be reimbursed to him from the Flying Brick fund (he spent $14
      so will be paid back $7).

7. Procedure committee
       We discussed the possibility of starting a committee whose  
purpose would be to create a set structure for meetings and decision  
procedures, as well as the proper transfer of duties (in the event  
someone must drop their duties).

      Nathan put forth a formal proposal for this structure committee,  
with at least 2 people bottomlining, but where anybody would be  
welcome to be a part of it. Nathan, Ramey, and Malory volunteered to  
bottomline this committee. There was no objection to the original  
proposal, nor any objections to those people who volunteered to  
bottomline. The decision to create this committee passed with full  
consensus.

8. Book event
      Nathan relayed a message from Kontra, who had been contacted  
about a possible event. The event is for a book called Defying the  
Tomb, which is written by Virginia prison organizers. The possibility  
of the event was okay-ed, with further information (date, time, etc)  
to be decided on in the future.

9. "Regular" stuff
      Brianna and Jesse will bottomline setting up the next General  
Meeting.
      Malory and Brianna will bottomline coordinating the Volunteer  
Schedule for next month

10. Facilitation/Consensus workshop
        The idea of a facilitation/consensus/volunteer training  
workshop was discussed, but put on the back burner for further  
discussion in the future. It was decided that official procedures  
should be set up first (by the procedure committee mentioned above),  
and that the event should be organized over the winter "slow time" to  
be put on in the spring.

11. Report back - Mumia event
        Salem reported back that while the event went well, it seemed  
rushed and ended abruptly, with no time for discussion or for people  
to browse the library. However, the good things were that people  
seemed to enjoy the movie, and there were several newcomers to the  
Brick in attendance. It was discussed that it would be nice to work on  
making events more interactive, even if it's a movie screening.

12. Volunteer Recommendations (book shelf)
        Nathan proposed more regular upkeep of "Volunteer  
Recommendations" shelf. It was decided that the books on this shelf  
should be changed out at the end of each meeting, & the books should  
be more or less reflective of upcoming events.


Other upcoming events:

Potluck and Film Screening at Malory and Nic's house, either the 20th  
or the 21st. Malory will let people know when the date is finalized.

Flying Brick benefit show on December 4th at Balliceaux!





















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