Location:
Conference callRecorder:
ShelaghFacilitator:
AnnAttendance:
Ann G. facilitator, Cole, Marilyn, Duncan, Shelagh, notes, Paul for the codaMinutes:
January 13th: Excellent turn-out: 52 people. Very good participation, good facilitation, people were hungry to talk, Might have been able to go further.
But difficult in the short time remaining- People left with positive feeling.
This meeting indicates a participatory Feb. 13th Strategy Session is called for.
What strategy will make the connections, pull these ideas together?
Not so much indication of next steps, but a great thing to do.
February 13th
Democracy Center 1-5 PM
Panel: moderator: Shelagh
Maryam Shansab - 15 –mins
Afghanistan: What US is doing- How can we change it? ( or something like that)
Q& 10 mins
Chuck Turner = 20 mins
How can the Peace and Justice movements best work in the Obama Era (Cole has a better title)
Q &A 10 mins
Cut Military Budget Fund Communities - workshop 30 or 40 mins
Brief Reports from Campaigns: Ann will moderate
Nuclear Abolition, Israel/Palestine, Afghanistan/Pakistan, Website, Legislative, Majority Agenda Project (take up endorsement at next mtg.)
Refreshments: send message requesting contributions.
Cole will work on a catchy title
NEU Conference: Jan 30 - MIT
Cole will staff UJP table: Phyllis Bennis, Afghan. primer, buttons, new brochures, peace flags,
UFPJ – Future, decision Mon., Feb. 1
2/3 majority vote will decide whether to accept the proposal to continue as a volunteer run coalition--which Cole and others worked on; budget prepared by Terry Rockefeller—or to be a network. Proposal not available at time of meeting. Should both proposals be attached?
UJP agreement in principle to sponsor one bus to NYC for Nuclear Non Proliferation Treaty (NPT) Festivities - Sunday, April 30. Shelagh will bring specifics to next meeting. Cole will set up website, Angela will give paypal info.
We voted to email MAP Event with Bill Fletcher: Feb. 17th, Simmons College,
Next meeting, which will be;
Wednesday February 10th at 9:30 pm by Conference call. 616-347-8100 PIN 159322#
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