Aug 1, 2012
Volunteer Meeting TFBL

Attendees:
Jordan, Mara, Robin, Katie, Ellen, Nathan, Shane, Robert

Agenda:
-	Stickers, business cards, ink
-	Anniversary letter to defenders
-	Endorsing the call for the VPA
-	Wayside Cup
-	Changing meeting times
-	Jonny Z Fest
-	Report back from GCCR community meeting
-	Solidarity for NW (A)
-	Work day
-	Philly Fem Zine Fest
-	PoC Zine Project
-	Upcoming Events
-	Computer
-	Responsibilities & tasks

Stickers, business cards, ink:
-	Stickers
o	Nathan has final draft
o	1000 stickers are $200
o	Ellen will buy and be reimbursed
-	Ink
o	Nathan will buy before Work Day (see Upcoming Events)
-	Business cards
o	Cards themselves are free
o	$12 shipping
o	250 count
o	Would we want to find cheap version instead of free version?

Letter to Defenders
-	Nathan will draft letter and leave it in the Library to be personally signed by volunteers and others

Endorsing the VPA Call
-	Katie and Jordan will write blog post
-	Nathan brings up concerns of filling role of TFBL presence in the VPA organizing, folks interested in being involved in the VPA should get in touch with him, as he plans to be involved (this involves as much as going to meetings, discussing logistics, and similar activities; however, being a part of the VPA can mean just going to the event in January)

Canvassing at VCU
-	Goal: spread awareness about space to students
-	Would it be possible to go through SDS and table in Compass/elsewhere on campus?
-	Jordan, Mara, and Shane will bottom-line this project

Wayside Cup
-	Do we want to form a Wayside Cup team?
-	This is a several month project
-	Mara will send e-mail about this call-out, looking for interested folks, by Sunday

Meeting Times
-	Volunteer meetings at troublesome time
-	Meetings will be moved to every other Wednesday at 6:30pm for the time being

Jonny Z Fest
-	Tabling at Jonny Z is full!
-	Mara will contact the Jonny Z fest explaining our interest, and ask if it is possible for us to have even a small presence (sharing tables, etc.)

Report back From GCCR Community Meeting
-	Cameron and Eric have expressed interest in holding report back style discussion about meeting at GCCR
-	Event should happen after Girls Rock!
-	Ellen will handle scheduling of this event

Solidarity for NW (A)
-	There are materials online we can print and have in the library for support
-	We can make a blog post
-	Ellen will contact and ask if they need anything, and we can go from there

Work Day
-	We need materials (screen print patches) for tabling!
-	Folks can come and use space for work-oriented atmosphere
-	Ellen plans to open space this coming Tuesday (August 7th) from 10am to 6pm
-	Folks without work to do are encouraged to come help others with theirs!

Feminist Zine Fest
-	Event is August 26
-	Could folks represent the library?
-	Could we try to table?
-	Ellen is going!

PoC Zine Project
-	Space for zines focused on problems of PoCs
-	Jordan interested in going

Upcoming events!

At the Flying Brick
-	Core Collective Meeting: August 6th @ 12:30pm
-	InQueeries Interest Meeting: Thursday August 9th @ 7pm
-	R.E.A.D. Interest Meeting: August 14th @ 7pm
-	Letter Writing for Prisoners (Anarchist Black Cross): August 16th during open hours
-	Open House Potluck: August 24th

In the community:
-	13ainbridge: Zine Reading Night: August 4th @ 7pm

Computer
-	Katie has computer for the library & will bring it by in the next week, set it up, clean it up, etc.

Fundraising
-	Ellen will begin formation of work group. Contact if interested
-	Robin, Mara, and Jordan are interested
-	Get creative!