Notetaker: Julie G.
Timekeeper: Stephanie?
Facilitator:?
Vibeswatcher:?
Bottomliner: Megan?
Treasurer: Chandler, {Megan}
Code of Condeuct Bottomliner: Megan
Webmaster: Mike
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
-Megan is meeting with the dean of the library on Monday about coffee in the new coffee shop there.
AGENDA:
I.Justin/AFSCME
II. Mexican Workers Tour
III. Pow Wow
IV. April 4th
I. Justin/AFSCME
-Justin, from AFSCME, spoke to us about KSU's clerical workers' movement to form a union. A mass meeting is coming up, and negotiations will begin in a couple of weeks.
II.Mexican Workers Tour
-Lenore Paladino hasn't gotten back to Mike Pesa yet about whether or not they can still come; Mike talked to Janet from International Students In Education about co-sponsoring. They'll talk about it at their next meeting.
III.Pow-Wow
-The Native American Student Association is planning a Pow-Wow and is looking for co-sponsors. Everybody is interested in co-sponsoring, and we want to either help or pitch in money, but we don't know what they're in the most need of, so Julie Gumerman (me) will investigate and report back next week.
IV.April 4th
--Main agenda item:
-tickets will need to be picked up from Campus Life on the day of the "Zinn gig."
-The benefit is in the process of being planned.
-Julie's doing fliers.
The Agenda for Wednesday 4/3,Thursday 4/4, Friday 4/5:
---Wednesday
--movies from 11-2: "Trading Democracy" and "Life and Debt"
--some ideas of speakers are:
-Nicole Poston, who'd talk about faith and social justice
-Susan from Jobs with Justice--Megan's working on seeing who's speaking
-Somebody from among the Kent State workers--Justin from AFSCME will find somebody
-IWW vs. AFL-CIO
-there's also the notion of doing a New Era or Living Wage workshop, plus the idea of bringing David Rovics in early so he can speak
---Thursday
--rally from 11-2
-Maybe a Taco Bell insurrection
-David Rovics and Howard Zinn thing at 7 in the ballroom.
-Some of the speakers under the "Wednesday" idea will probably carry over.
---Friday
--Benefit party in the evening
Report from Mike about rally:
--commitments on speakers at rally:
-Greg Colridge--American Friends Service Committee
-Tim Newman--Kent Living Wage Coalition
-Rick Hawksley--community development
-Chris Fox--anti-war committee/economic justice
-somebody from SARA
-Dave Fredle from SEED--corporate welfare destroying public lands
--co-sponsors:
Working Groups: advertising and Howard Zinn
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