In Attendance: Jackson, Rae, Ty, Marc (secretary), Arya, Binah
Meeting Start: 7:15 PM
Upcoming Events
- Movie Night: Snowpiercer – Jackson will purchase the DVD for this.
- Black Musicians & Liberation – The event will not be a panel this year, since potential panelists weren’t able to participate. That said, we are thinking of changing the format to a 1-on-1 conversation about “new school vs. old school.” The event would be hosted a week from Thursday from 7:00 PM to 8 PM. Jackson will be in contact with the potential scholars to see if this still works. Marc will be able to make the flyer fairly quickly.
Earth Day Booth
- The activity board for identifying greenwashing is just about complete. The stickers are done, along with wildflower-themed buttons.
- Ty worked on printing zines to hand out at the event tonight. We got several put together.
- The event will be at Innovation Campus on Saturday, April 15. Setup starts at 9 AM, the event goes from 10 AM to 2 PM.
- We also printed out the labels for the backs of buttons to hand out at the event.
Website Updates
- We’re still making progress with site content.
- Marc will make the new layout live on Wednesday night, with some links either hidden or set to go to a “work in progress” type page. Given our timeline, we’re on track; the site content should be complete before Pride.
- Marc also thinks it’d be cool to see about borrowing a drone camera to take some sky photos of the Black Cat House. Binah offered to speak to someone about potentially using a drone to accomplish this.
Summer Calendar Brainstorming
- Movie: Triangle of Sadness; recent fictional film. Rae suggested this but wanted to see if it would be a good movie for a discussion after viewing it.
- Hail Satan Documentary, discusses the temple of Satan and religious freedom in the US.
- Board Game ideas: Atiwa, about bats and pollinators and ecological concerns; Trains, a deck-building game where as you create skyscrapers or trains, your deck gets filled with waste that must eventually be dealt with
- Ancient Labor Organizing: Thinking of doing this as either a presentation or community reading discussion. Basically showcasing examples of labor organizing before the industrial revolution, across multiple cultures around the world.
- 10th Anniversary Celebration: Party with a game-like activity, e.g. bingo (with lefty-oriented questions) or scavenger hunt. Could also be a re-watch of “Sorry to Bother You,” with the ad saying something like “Sorry to Bother You, but we’ve been here for 10 years” or something lol
- Anti-Amazon discussion – why Amazon is SO bad, and alternatives to use/why to use those alternatives
- Conflict transformation – using conflict as a way to change the way we behave/think about things/our relationships, etc. Could be a good workshop
- Boothing at Pride
- A discussion with an update to the state of trans rights in Nebraska, depending on how things go at the legislature. Perhaps focusing on how to tangibly support the trans community, rather than strictly legislative action.
Meeting Adjourned: 8:36 PM