[matilda] re: minutes /c90/ ticketing and fixed event prices

Mon Sep 26 22:56:56 BST 2005

I'm kind of concerned about this no ticketing thing, as I presume 
it's come up in relation to c90...

the c90 gig was already approved, and they've already gone ahead 
with this stuff, so we're basically going to shaft them a bit if we 
say the tickets they've printed up can't be used.

The idea of interfering with setting a fixed charge is also unfair 
to them. They're putting up a lot of money and we're telling them 
that they aren't gauranteed an income on the door to cover their 
(for this gig, VERY high) costs. That doesn't seem fair, and would 
discourage me personally from putting on an event. I wouldn't want 
to exclude people, but just letting some people in free/on donation 
is unsustainable for MATILDA and for promoters, once word got 
around that's how we were doing it. Drawing the line between who 
can't pay would also be tricky and cause resentment on the part of 
people who paid more. I think a discount for unemployed is as fair 
as we can be whilst still being financially sustainable.

Basically, I feel that if we're going to be screwing people around 
like this - at short notice after we've let them put in the work 
for an event - they won't want to put events on here. And who could 
blame them?

On Mon, 26 Sep 2005 14:22:45 -0700 dougald hine 
<writetodougald at gmail.com> wrote:
>Minutes from MATILDA Monday meeting - 7pm 26th September
>
>(please add anything I've missed out...)
>
>
>1 - PROPOSAL - T to set up workshop to provide technical support 
>for
>building, including dealing with electrics and day-to-day 
>maintenance.
>
>He's already done work on the building in the past & is keen to 
>take
>this on, in return for being able to use workshop for his own 
>stuff.
>He drew attention to the dangerous state of the building - and
>proposes to work with Building Collective to bring it up to 
>standard
>of fit for 'reasonable use' - estimates this can be done in two to
>three weeks. This includes getting fire alarm system working 
>again.
>
>
>2 - PROPOSAL  - craft & knitting group to meet Sun 23rd Oct 7-9pm
>
>
>3 - Gig collective want space for storage & to use for meetings,
>preparing publicity materials, etc (possibly 2 seperate spaces? 
>one
>that can be locked for storage, a larger one for mtgs etc?)
>
>PROPOSAL - gig collective to identify a space in the building and
>bring this to next week's monday meeting
>
>
>4 - Finances
>
>- J, M & J dealing with setting up bank acct - application should 
>be
>in by the end of this week
>
>- query about who's acting as treasurer? M is currently dealing 
>with
>bills, signatories to bank acct could be treasurers - it was 
>agreed to
>review this in a few wks time
>
>
>5 - Matters arising - didn't seem to be any...
>
>
>6 - Matilda rules - is the list on the wiki complete?
>
>- this was deferred as whoever put it on the agenda wasn't here...
>
>QUESTION - has anything happened about a Seeds for Change 
>facilitation
>skills workshop?
>
>
>7 - Report back from last Wednesday's meeting
>
>- S said we need to decide on whether we allow people to make 
>money
>
>- Someone asked what the outcome of the Wednesday meeting process 
>is
>going to be?
>
>NEXT WEDNESDAY MEETING - set for 5th October (a week on Weds) at 7 

>for
>7.30pm - to discuss PGA hallmarks
>
>REQUEST for facilitators for 5th October
>
>
>8 - PROPOSAL - that a Workshop page is set up on the wiki and 
>people
>put dates for workshops, etc on it. And that a date is set when 
>the
>contents of this will be transformed into a leaflet with events 
>for
>?next 3 months?.
>
>9 - Club nights
>
>PROPOSAL - that any proposal for a club night has to be made by 
>those
>who want to organise it in person at a Monday meeting
>
>- concerns were raised about the legal consequences of charging 
>money
>- all events must be on a "donation only" basis, tickets can't be 
>sold
>in advance - also people would object to a fixed charge on 
>principle
>as noone should be excluded
>
>- possibility of a MATILDA benefit night elsewhere? D to look into
>
>- C90 party on 8th October will only use 1 room
>
>- PARTIES COLLECTIVE NEED TO MEET AND STRENGTHEN BLUEPRINT
>
>- "P's working weekend" - discuss on the list what needs doing
>
>
>10 - PROPOSAL - UK Indymedia film festival with party on night of 
>26/11
>
>
>11 - benefit gig in October - there was a proposal for a hunt sabs
>party on 22/10 and another event on 29/10 - could they be combined 

>on
>29/10? - to be discussed and brought back to next Monday's meeting
>
>
>12 - PROPOSAL - people to work on MATILDA website in hacklab this 
>Thursday night
>
>
>13 - Other stuff
>
>- Sat 8th October - Art 05 submissions afternoon - 1-4pm
>
>- R's birthday next week, so party with party games after Monday 
>meeting!
>
>- Request for blankets
>
>- Who's going to cook this Thursday?
>
>- P was volunteered in his absence to facilitate next meeting - or 

>R,
>if P doesn't want to
>
>
>--
>Dougald Hine
>46 Alderson Road, Sheffield S2 4UD
>(+44)(0)7810 650213
>
>www.dougald.co.uk
>
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