Hello Friends, <br><br>I just wanted to respond to the "themed" movie events. First I'd like to say that I dig the idea of screening films that are about books that we carry in the library. Movie screenings are always a fun way to get people out to the library and doing so while promoting the books that are actually there seems like a smart idea. <br>
<br>That being said, I have some concerns regarding the "themed" aspect of it. When I read the examples I couldn't help but wonder, "who will be making this 'Latin American' food?" "What will the crowd look like at these events?" I can only speak for myself when I say that I'm slightly uncomfortable with the idea of having a "latin american" themed event in a space that is typically frequented by a mostly white group of folks. I would say that the same goes for an "Iranian" themed potluck. We should be aware of who is actually organizing these events. <br>
<br>Obviously, I wasn't at this meeting and perhaps I may lack a little context. I'm open to meeting with folks to talk about this further. In no way am I trying to single out anyone. It seems like the creative juices were definitely flowing at this meeting and I don't want anyone to feel like I am trying to attack that. <br>
<br>Always with love, <br><br>Salem<br><div><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Sat, Jun 18, 2011 at 11:11 AM, Ramey Connelly <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:rameysaurus@gmail.com">rameysaurus@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
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General Volunteers Meeting Notes 06/16/2011<br>
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Attendees: Christie, Brantley, T, Ramey<br>
Facilitator: Christie<br>
Notes: Ramey<br>
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Agenda items:<br>
Talking points for Alison re: interview<br>
Reorganizing<br>
Next month's Open Hours<br>
Events<br>
Community Organizing forum/conference meeting<br>
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1) Talking points for Alison re: interview<br>
Brief history of the library (can refer them to "A Brief History of TFBL Pamphlet")<br>
Open Hours<br>
Address<br>
website - wordpress & librarything. If there's time/space, the RVA Radicalendar could be mentioned<br>
All volunteer<br>
While a radical space, TFB is not strictly anarchist or politically-oriented. Everybody is welcome to organize in the space. Books are centered on social issues with a focus of harder-to-find stuff.<br>
Not just books; also an extensive zine collection, videos, fliers, and periodicals<br>
All ages safe space - all events, including open hours and meetings, are sober<br>
Regarding photos: best to keep it to photos of the books themselves; Beehive Collective has given permission to use photos from their event, but try not to use photos of people who have not given their explicit consent<br>
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2) Reorganizing - Ideas for new sections/rearranged sections are in the red notebook. People can move books, alphabetize, or make notes. Spot is help in red notebook with a notecard. Ramey will be at Open Hours on Monday reorganizing if others would like to join and help.<br>
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3) Open Hours for July will be bottomlined by Brantley & should be posted soon<br>
There is still one more slot open for June 30th; Christie will send out notice. Almost all shifts in June are still in need of a secondary person.<br>
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4) We want to do a series of film screenings & potlucks, with each film based on a book we have in the library, and with the potluck having a theme related to the book/film. (As per example, screening Persepolis with Iranian foods, or screening Che with a variety of foods from Latin America, etc)<br>
Proposed doing one screening per month on a Friday evening<br>
Christie will bottomline first event & will send out a separate email regarding feedback for possible dates & films<br>
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5) A community organizing training conference/forum is in the very basic works right now. The next meeting is on Tuesday June 21st at 5PM with the location TBA. Please contact Ramey at <a href="tel:804-519-8724" value="+18045198724" target="_blank">804-519-8724</a> if you are interested or would like more details.<br>
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