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DLOC Meeting
Tuesday, June 23, 2009 - MWRO Offices
- Agenda
- Introductions
- Committee Reports
- Kick off recap
- DLOC meeting schedule
- July NPC weekend
- national organizations / USSF convention site
- Attendees
- 25 persons signed in
- Introductions
- each person stated their name and organization
- Committee Reports
- International Committee (Rocio Valerio)
- letters of invitation are being sent out
- consulates are being contacted
- looking for procedures for passports / visas
- suggestion of having a border / Canada event for folks with restricted travel
- next conference call June 29, 3p.m.
- International Committee (Rocio Valerio)
- Logistics Committee (Diane Feeley)
- housing being organized over the summer
- hotels, motels, dorms and youth camp location being secured
- Marriott contract to be finalized mid-July ~250 rooms
- logistics staffer needed ASAP
- next meeting June 30, 6p.m. Cafe con Leche
- housing being organized over the summer
- Logistics Committee (Diane Feeley)
- Religion Committee (Lynda Smith)
- working to extend / diversify group
- Rev. Charles Williams, King Solomon Baptist Church joined
- next meeting July 8, 4:30p.m. Unitarian Church on Cass
- Religion Committee (Lynda Smith)
- Culture Committee (Oya Amakisi)
- Oya & Will Copeland co-chairs, in contact w/Will via phone, skype, email
- meeting with artists strengthening the need to present social justice vision thru art, not just entertaining but learning also
- working on vision / mission statement
- outreach thru events at galleries, jazz clubs, etc.
- want to be as inclusive / diverse as possible
- suggestions of international artists, Detroit jazz
- next meeting July 9, 6:30p.m. 1440 Collective (1440 Gratiot)
- Culture Committee (Oya Amakisi)
- Disability Committee (Quintin Williams)
- committee off to a slow start
- working on vision of what they will bring to forum
- suggestions of organizations (Tomeka, AMC)
- next meeting July 8, ~2p.m. MWRO offices
- Disability Committee (Quintin Williams)
- Communications Committee (Bill Bryce)
- job description of communication coordinator complete
- met with Sandra Williams with appeal to unions
- press release for kick off was sent out, no follow up was done
- national committee conference call June 26, 6p.m.
- next meeting notice to be sent via email
- Communications Committee (Bill Bryce)
- Senior Citizen Committee (Marion Krammer)
- meeting July 29, 1p.m. MWRO offices
- Senior Citizen Committee (Marion Krammer)
- Outreach Committee (Priscilla Dziubek)
- completed postcard, powerpoint, new member orientation
- coordinated kickoff event
- working on FAQ sheet and organization outreach database
- suggestions of caravan project outreach
- next meeting June 30, 6p.m. Planned Parenthood offices
- Outreach Committee (Priscilla Dziubek)
- Technology Committee (Lou Novak)
- national committee has put up website
- Technology Committee (Lou Novak)
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- www.ussf2010.org
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- CiviCRM loaded on the site
- provided tech support for kickoff event
- next meeting
- Youth Committee (Harlan Bivens)
- looking for place to meet
- June 24 meeting cancelled
- objective - support youth, driven by youth, develop youth focus
- suggestion of Hush House for meeting space
- next meeting July 1, 7:30p.m. Hush House
- Youth Committee (Harlan Bivens)
- DLOC Meeting time/dates
- current schedule all face to face meetings coincide with baseball games which results in access / parking problem
- suggestions - to have written committee reports to save meeting time, meet less often, have orientation sessions thruout meeting, committees send only reps not multiple members
- anchors are working on committee structures, improvements soon
- motion to suspend conference calls - accepted
- motion to move face to face meeting schedule one week - accepted
- motion to cancel June 30 DLOC meeting - accepted
- next meeting Tuesday, July 14, 2009 5:30 p.m. at MWRO offices
- Kickoff Re-cap
(brief due to meeting length)
- great event
- some press, MI Chronicle online, Channel 2 10p.m. news
- 80 persons signed in
- $105.32 in donations
- any other comments / suggestions please send to Outreach committee
- July NPC weekend
- National Planning Committee in town for Allied Media Conference and planning meetings July 16-19 and 19-22
- need to RSVP to Rocio Valerio if you are planning to attend
- National organizations / USSF convention site
- please everyone be aware of national groups holding conventions / meetings in June 2010 - invite them to come to USSF
- forward group contacts to Maureen Taylor or Outreach Committee
- Anchor Updates
- sent job descriptions to coordinating team for review
- working on structure for committees
- Announcements
- Bday celebration for Grace Boggs - July 19 7p.m. Central United Methodist Church 23 E Adams
- Cuban festival July 10 7-10p.m. COMPAS Center of Music and Performing Arts 8701 W Vernor