[FlyingBrickAnnouncements] Flying Brick Meeting Notes 9/5/11 and IMPORTANT info on listserv security

[Nathan Stickel]

thanks Kris! if that film works out, we should go for it, but i'm also
digging the multimedia idea too....

On Sun, Sep 18, 2011 at 11:15 PM, Kris Woetzel <woetzelk at gmail.com> wrote:

> I know of a very rough documentary of Food Not Bombs that I checked out of
> the infoshop, Civic Media Center, in Gainesville, FL. I'm friends with one
> of the coordinators there that might be okay with loaning it to us through
> mail. I could do it on my account.
>
> Also, as far as tabling goes. Gainesville does an event at the beginning of
> Spring and Fall Semesters with the University of Florida called Radical
> Rush, which is "an organizational fair for progressive and radical
> activist groups of Gainesville to recruit new members and publicize their
> work to students at UF and Santa Fe."
> Here's the link to the event, which was this past week:
>
> http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=286445734705448
>
> Kris
>
> On Tue, Sep 13, 2011 at 4:18 PM, Nathan Stickel <
> incoherentnickle at gmail.com> wrote:
>
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>>
>> o i may have written it wrong....does anyone remember?
>>
>> On Mon, Sep 12, 2011 at 7:25 PM, AE <tilwearefree at riseup.net> wrote:
>>
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>>> Hey, Just wanted to make sure the "extra" funds per month was right in
>>> the
>>> notes. I wrote down that we'd have $100 a month, including the "friends
>>> of
>>> program" that we're starting out with PM that would be $60 extra? Just
>>> wanted to make sure things were clear and I wasn't just hearing things :)
>>>
>>> On Mon, September 12, 2011 4:16 pm, Nathan Stickel wrote:
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>>> >
>>> > Hey y'all, my notetaking sucks, I'm really sorry. If I missed anything,
>>> > please add it. Thanks to Ellen for finishing for me when I had to leave
>>> > early.
>>> >
>>> > THE INFO ABOUT SECURITY WILL BE AT THE BOTTOM OF THE NOTES.
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > Flying Brick Meeting, Monday, Sept. 5th, 2011
>>> >
>>> > Attendance: Jeremy, Robert, Greg, Antony, Scarlett, Ramey, Nathan,
>>> > Christie,
>>> > Ellen, Megan
>>> >
>>> > Facilitator: Christie
>>> > Notes: Nathan, Ellen
>>> >
>>> > Agenda:
>>> >
>>> > - Food Not Bombs Fundraiser for the Fall (Nathan, Jeremy, Ellen)
>>> > - Stickers (update, Nathan)
>>> > - Outreach!
>>> > - Funds (reportback)
>>> > - Forming Collective (update, Nathan)
>>> > - The List (Ramey)
>>> > - Flash Zine Event (Megan)
>>> > - *Meeting/Listserv Security (Megan, Nathan)
>>> > *- Friends of Programs (Ellen)
>>> > - Book Drive (Robert)
>>> > - Film Screening Series (Christie)
>>> > - Field Trip (Greg, Nathan)
>>> > - Marx Class (Nathan)
>>> > - Event Report Back on "Work" event
>>> >
>>> > *Food Not Bombs Fundraiser*
>>> >
>>> > Ellen, Nathan, and Christie will bottomline a documentary screening
>>> that
>>> > focuses on Food Not Bombs.
>>> > If no documentary exists, we will work on a multimedia presentation
>>> that
>>> > would tell the history of Food Not Bombs internationally,
>>> > and locally here in Richmond. This would double as a fundraiser and to
>>> > garner new interest in Food Not Bombs in the city.
>>> >
>>> > *Flying Brick Stickers* (update, Nathan)
>>> >
>>> > Stickers come from Jakprint, $120 for 1,000 vinyl stickers. This amount
>>> > was
>>> > approved at a meeting a few months back.
>>> > Most folks did not like the idea to just use the old flier and cut it
>>> in
>>> > half, so *Megan and Ellen volunteered to design a few images*
>>> > to be approved by the group next meeting, Thursday the 22nd at 6:30.
>>> >
>>> > Robert has been trying to contact Tim Lamb about printing t-shirts,
>>> since
>>> > Nathan has almost found a decent priced shirt package.
>>> > Tim lives in DC, so it has been hard, and since we have a template for
>>> the
>>> > screen already, so Robert says we could do it ourselves.
>>> >
>>> > *Outreach *(Nathan)
>>> >
>>> > Now that VCU is back in session, Nathan wants to start a push for
>>> > outreach.
>>> > Some people suggested tabling at events for often, and
>>> > Zinefest will be one that we do every year, as well as upcoming student
>>> > events to be looked out for. *If anyone hears of appropriate tabling
>>> > events,
>>> > please contact us!
>>> >
>>> > Budget and New Books Programs
>>> >
>>> > *The current Library balance is $506. Ellen tallied up the expenses on
>>> a
>>> > sheet that will be kept in the meeting notes folder, behind the PC.
>>> > Nathan keeps the money. Megan was reimbursed $16 for the book they
>>> bought
>>> > at
>>> > Red Emma's in Baltimore.
>>> >
>>> > Ramey and Ellen bottomlined and completed the task of subscribing to
>>> our
>>> > first "friends of" program to PM Press. This will be $40 a month,
>>> > to be revisited every 3 months. Others to be subscribed to later will
>>> be
>>> > AK
>>> > Press, Microcosm, and others. With PM we receive ANYTHING they
>>> > release in those months. Jeremy highly recommended this program, as the
>>> > Wingnut uses it for their lending library and they feel that they get
>>> > their money's worth.
>>> >
>>> > The group also voted that we would allot $20 a month for unforeseen
>>> > expenses, like fliers, stamps, special book offers, etc.
>>> >
>>> > *Book Drive *(Robert)
>>> >
>>> > Robert suggested we do a book drive to raise money. *The group approved
>>> > the
>>> > drive will start immediately, and we are asking for books to be donated
>>> > during open hours,
>>> > and the day before the Book Sale on October 1st. It will go from 8am
>>> until
>>> > 2pm*. All leftover books will go to the Really Really Free Market.
>>> >
>>> > *Film Series *(Christie)
>>> > *
>>> > *Christie thinks it is time for another film screening to highlight
>>> books
>>> > we
>>> > have here in the library. The group decided *One Flew Over The Cuckoo's
>>> > Nest
>>> > will screen on
>>> > Friday, Sept. 30th at 7pm. This will also be a potluck!
>>> >
>>> > Field Trip to DC* (Greg, Nathan)
>>> >
>>> > The Field Trip to DC has to be rescheduled because of the hurricane.
>>> Greg
>>> > and Nathan are working on a date in October.
>>> >
>>> > *Marx Free Class* (Nathan)
>>> >
>>> > Kenny and Eleanor of the IWW want to use the Flying Brick to hold a
>>> free
>>> > class on Marx's "Das Kapital", using David Harvey's free, online, 13
>>> class
>>> > series.
>>> > The group approved, and the class will be meeting *Tuesday Nights at
>>> 5:30,
>>> > starting on the 19th.* Anyone is welcome to attend, but they would
>>> really
>>> > like
>>> > for people to attend as much of the entire series as possible, so that
>>> > they
>>> > can build on ideas and discussions from each previous session.
>>> >
>>> > *Event Reportback: WORK* (Nathan, Robert, Ellen, Antony)
>>> >
>>> > Everyone seemed to enjoy the event, and the ongoing discussions that it
>>> > inspired afterwards. The CWC folks were very friendly, and the library
>>> > bought their new book
>>> > for $7. It was checked out the same night and will be available again
>>> > soon.
>>> > They gave us a "Support Eric McDavid and Marie Mason: Anarchist
>>> Political
>>> > Prisoners"
>>> > poster that still needs to be put up in the library. The CWC folks
>>> really
>>> > seemed to enjoy Richmond, and were glad to see so much interest in
>>> > anarchism
>>> > here.
>>> > There were many new faces at the event as well, which is very exciting!
>>> >
>>> > *Meeting and Listserv Security* (Nathan, Megan)
>>> >
>>> > Our meeting notes can be googled! Megan discovered this by accident,
>>> and
>>> > it
>>> > looks as if anyone can view the notes that finds them. Nathan looked
>>> into
>>> > changing settings
>>> > but so far has not found a way to change the privacy. As we are not a
>>> > group
>>> > that does illegal activities, the group did not seem to feel this
>>> should
>>> > be
>>> > a major cause
>>> > for concern, HOWEVER, it was decided that we should warn people and
>>> take
>>> > precautions anyway. *If you do not want to be easily associated with
>>> this
>>> > space, use a
>>> > fake name on the listserv and you can request a fake initial to be used
>>> in
>>> > meeting notes. However, we should also remind you that anyone can
>>> > subscribe
>>> > to
>>> > this listerv, and therefore see anything you say, linked to your email.
>>> > This
>>> > is not hard to trace back to an IP address, so you should still assume
>>> > that
>>> > people
>>> > you don't know can see what you are saying.*
>>> >
>>> > *
>>> > The folks from Seattle that spoke on the 7th also sent a friend of
>>> theirs
>>> > who is on a booktour our way. Ellen volunteered to take this event on,
>>> and
>>> > the event will be
>>> > at 7pm on Sept. 20th. It will be about the author's time in the
>>> Balkans,
>>> > as
>>> > an anarchist, and all the friends he made and the repression they have
>>> > experienced.
>>> > View the book synopsis here:
>>> > http://akpress.org/2009/items/suffledhowitgushakpress
>>> > *
>>> > --
>>> > Always with Solidarity
>>> >
>>> > Nathan
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>>>
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>>
>>
>> --
>> Always with Solidarity
>>
>> Nathan
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Always with Solidarity

Nathan
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