7/22/15 Minutes: Copy Machine, Sama, Fall Calendar

Events in April 2024

General Meeting

General Meeting

Garden Day

Ancestral Culture and Modern Identity (a community discussion featuring Dr. Fredrik Gregorious)

General Meeting

Movie Night: Israelism

General Meeting

General Meeting

May Day

General Meeting

General Meeting

Garden Day

Ancestral Culture and Modern Identity (a community discussion featuring Dr. Fredrik Gregorious)

General Meeting

Movie Night: Israelism

General Meeting

General Meeting

May Day

In attendance: Jackson (secretary), Ty (moderator)
Start time: 7:00 PM

1. Event Review – We showed 416 on Saturday night. Turnout was a bit low, but the discussion was very good.

2. Upcoming Event – Trekkies For Humanism returns this Friday. We’re ready for it. We’ll be sure to plug it on Facebook in the next couple of days.

3. Reimbursement – Jackson bought some new dry-erase markers for the house, as ours were dried out. We reimburse him $3.21 for the expense.

4. Copy Machine – We still need to replace ours. Jackson will see what he can find locally. We’re thinking we have a budget of around $200.

5. Sama – The concert/discussion is coming up fast! Sammi reports he is nearly done with our flier. Jackson will be making the Facebook event at the conclusion of the meeting tonight, and will also be sending Sama another follow-up email.

6. Fall Calendar – Ty still needs some digital files to build the calendar; he’ll need to contact Ashley about that.

Meetings are returning to Monday nights at 7 PM. Open hours will not return for fall.

Will we continue to run Trekkies For Humanism?

September
Thu, Sep 10, 7 PM – LSH meeting
Fri, Sep 11, 7 PM – Movie Night: Anarchism in America
Sat, Sep 19, 1-3 PM – What is Gentrification? discussion
October
Sat, Oct 3, 7 PM – Movie Night: Food, Inc.
Mon, Oct 12, 5 PM? (Federal Building) – Anti-Columbus Day protest
Sat, Oct 17, 1-3 PM – Why protest? (Title TBD) discussion
November
Sun, Nov 8, 5 PM – Movie Night: Reds
Sat, Nov 21, Time TBD – Transgender Day of Remembrance panel discussion (Title TBD)

Discussion tabled for the night. We hope to finish the calendar next week.

Tabled: Fall calendar, Facebook usage?

Meeting adjourned: 8:25 PM

1 General Meeting General Meeting 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm April 1, 2024 These are our weekly general meetings, where we work on keeping the collective open and functioning. This would be the best time to propose events, get involved with the collective, or conduct interviews. 1601 B Street, Lincoln, NE 68502

8 General Meeting General Meeting 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm April 8, 2024 These are our weekly general meetings, where we work on keeping the collective open and functioning. This would be the best time to propose events, get involved with the collective, or conduct interviews. 1601 B Street, Lincoln, NE 68502

13 Garden Day Garden Day 12:00 pm – 2:00 pm April 13, 2024 The Black Cat gardeners are excited to host a chance to work and play in the garden. Whether you want to get your hands dirty, or just enjoy the sights and smells, join us. Projects on the list: plant spring crops (tomato, pepper) harvest wild garlic and dandelion water baby lettuces and radish identify native plants and more! This event is free and open to the public. The Black Cat House is an all-ages, drug and alcohol free space. We are wheelchair accessible. More

14 Ancestral Culture and Modern Identity (a community discussion featuring Dr. Fredrik Gregorious) Ancestral Culture and Modern Identity (a community discussion featuring Dr. Fredrik Gregorious) 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm April 14, 2024 How do our ancestral cultures, and the authoritarian theft and use of them, affect our modern identities? The Black Cat House is pleased to announce a community discussion featuring our special guest Fredrik Gregorius, a Swedish intellectual specializing in comparative religions and ancient Norse culture. Join us for this unique opportunity to ask Fredrik your questions about racism in Europe, the history of symbols like the swastika, modern-day White supremacist organizations, and what we can do to turn back the rising tide of cultural appropriation and hate spreading across the West. What is Racial Odinism? What happened to the ancient belief systems of European cultures like the Norse? Were they racist to begin with, or were they transformed by Nazi Party agendas and modern White nationalist propaganda? Is there still a useful and good pre-Christian European culture buried beneath years of fascist adaptation? Does this culture exist in America, or did it ever? This event is free and open to the public. The Black Cat House welcomes all ages, and is a drug and alcohol-free venue. To help keep everyone safe and healthy, we ask that all guests wear face masks in our space. We are wheelchair accessible. More

15 General Meeting General Meeting 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm April 15, 2024 These are our weekly general meetings, where we work on keeping the collective open and functioning. This would be the best time to propose events, get involved with the collective, or conduct interviews. 1601 B Street, Lincoln, NE 68502

19 Movie Night: Israelism Movie Night: Israelism 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm April 19, 2024 Our April movie at The Black Cat House will be the 2023 documentary _Israelism_. The film's official website offers this excellent summary: "Two young American Jews - Simone Zimmerman and Eitan - are raised to defend the state of Israel at all costs. Eitan joins the Israeli military. Simone supports Israel on ‘the other battlefield:’ America’s college campuses. When they witness Israel's mistreatment of the Palestinian people with their own eyes, they are horrified and heartbroken. They join the movement of young American Jews battling the old guard over Israel’s centrality in American Judaism, and demanding freedom for the Palestinian people. Their stories reveal a generational divide in the American Jewish community as more young Jews question the narratives their synagogues and Hebrew school teachers fed them as children. The film also features voices like Jacqui, a Jewish educator who says 'Judaism is Israel and Israel is Judaism', and former Anti-Defamation League President Abe Foxman, who claims voices like Simone and Eitan’s represent a small minority. Thought leaders like Peter Beinart, Jeremy Ben-Ami, Noura Erakat, Cornel West, and Noam Chomsky also weigh in. Directed by two first-time Jewish filmmakers who share a similar story to the film’s protagonists, Israelism is produced by Peabody-winner and 4-time Emmy-nominee Daniel J. Chalfen (Loudmouth, Boycott), executive produced by two-time Emmy-winner Brian A. Kates (Marvelous Ms. Maisel, Succession) and edited by Emmy-winner Tony Hale (The Story of Plastic), Israelism uniquely explores how Jewish attitudes towards Israel are changing dramatically, with massive consequences for the region and for Judaism itself." Or you can see the official trailer here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bondvm3hvGM We hope you will join us for this timely film, and the discussion that will follow our screening. This event is free and open to the public. The Black Cat House welcomes all ages, and is a drug and alcohol-free venue. To help keep everyone safe and healthy, we ask that all guests wear face masks in our space. We are wheelchair accessible. More

22 General Meeting General Meeting 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm April 22, 2024 These are our weekly general meetings, where we work on keeping the collective open and functioning. This would be the best time to propose events, get involved with the collective, or conduct interviews. 1601 B Street, Lincoln, NE 68502

29 General Meeting General Meeting 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm April 29, 2024 These are our weekly general meetings, where we work on keeping the collective open and functioning. This would be the best time to propose events, get involved with the collective, or conduct interviews. 1601 B Street, Lincoln, NE 68502