6-23-09 LOC meeting at MWRO Offices

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.

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

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

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)

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

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

Senior Citizen Committee (Marion Krammer)

• meeting July 29, 1p.m. MWRO offices

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

Technology Committee (Lou Novak)

• national committee has put up website

www.ussf2010.org

• 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

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