Barrington Collective meeting Feb. 2, 8:30, Cloyne Charlie, Thomas, Jonathon, Ani, Jennifer, Steven, Sam, Alexis, John, Clay, Mike
- *INTRO by Thomas
going over group's values, mission, etc. "empowering individuals and groups to do what you want to do" networking people and resources
biweekly meetings, run by consensus, collective, no hierarchy
- *What we did last semester:
NASCO Report-Back Art Show DIY Festival SOJA/Colombia Teach-in
Groups: co-op discussion, Alkaline (art), anarchy discussion, pedal revolution, writer's bloc
Web site -- John and Charlie
- *Things we want to do this semester:
1. DIY Group -- festival in April? Alexis, Stevie, Jonathon
2. Tour of other co-ops/collectives on bikes, cars, etc. Bat Cave, Purple House, Long Haul, Gilman, Worms, Casa Joaquin, Chabot, FISH house, the Realm, community gardens, businesses (Missing Link, Cheeseboard) Alexis, Stevie
3. Westco! conference of western U.S. student co-ops Stevie's got our back... BC workshop? table? more info to come...
4. Documentary about us! help to pass the BC torch, document creation of a collective cameras -- Mark, Zoe?
Stevie, Charlie (on sound) Robotmedia will help with editing, show at Robotmedia?
5. Outreach flyers -- listing calendar of events (our events, events for other collectives) listing groups and when they meet Thomas, John, Stevie
Stevie to show up at other collectives' meetings, say hi, build a relationship
we should visit house councils!
6. Web site John, Charlie Don't have to use yahoogroups has our mailing lists, history, minutes, self-running
comments on design, feedback -- send to John put web site on the flyers
7. Meeting time ::lots of discussion:: same time, every other Sunday, 8:30, the end
8. Groups Ani and her guitar: no skills guitar group or skill sharing group ???
Woman's group? Weapons Safety Training
Clay (clay@mcn.org) -- contact for Anti-Authoritarian Weapons Group (a spinoff of the meditation group), D&D Group
do you plug into existing community groups or start your own? discussion...
Jonathan to get back to us on starting a community garden group
9. Fundraising the eternal question: does taking $ from the system necessarily mean we are a part of that system? the story of the SCOOP
other ways to get $ besides the USCA/University/the enemy: get $ from houses, informal copy services
DIY Fundraising group -- Thomas Ani to look into grants
If you personally want to get U. funds for your group's activity, that's fucking fine, do your own thang
10. Music Group Show in March? benefit? Kyle, Nick
11. Safety Seminar CSO, Self-defense Jen $ from ER Comm Where are Krista, Sigal, and Marisa?
12. Ongoing workshops Stevie
EL FIN