Jan 27, 2010

Location: 
Conference call
Recorder: 
Shelagh
Facilitator: 
Ann
Attendance: 
Ann G. facilitator, Cole, Marilyn, Duncan, Shelagh, notes, Paul for the coda
Minutes: 

 

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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