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
Events in August 2024
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Movie Night: Godzilla (1954) Movie Night: Godzilla (1954)
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August 9, 2024The original Japanese film stands as one of the greatest anti-war and anti-nuclear movies of all time. More info to come.
Movie Night: Godzilla (1954) Movie Night: Godzilla (1954)
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August 9, 2024Our August movie night at the Black Cat House will be the original 1954 version of _Godzilla_. This legendary sci-fi/horror movie debuted arguably the most iconic giant monster of all time, and spawned a massive franchise with dozens of sequels. It was directed by Ishiro Honda, one of Japan's most internationally successful filmmakers. And we will be celebrating the movie's 70th anniversary with this showing!The movie's plot is pretty straightforward. A mutated, prehistoric sea creature is disturbed from its habitat by nuclear weapons tests in the Pacific Ocean and proceeds to destroy Japanese fishing boats and eventually make landfall in Japan itself. Godzilla's rampage in Tokyo is iconic cinema, and an obvious metaphor for the U.S. military's atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in August 1945. What is much less remembered today is that this movie was written and filmed in the aftermath of the notorious "Castle Bravo" incident of 1954. An experimental U.S. H-bomb blew up three times stronger than advertised which, when combined with strong winds over the Pacific that day, spread radioactive fallout over a Japanese fishing boat that was supposed to be in a safe zone. One of their sailors soon died from acute radiation poisoning, and the incident quickly reopened old wounds in Japan dating back to the atomic bombings of 1945.This film should not be confused with the heavily re-edited and Americanized _Godzilla: King of the Monsters_ that was released in 1956, and remained the only version of the movie available to Americans until 2004. That version unfortunately dilutes and dumbs down some of the most important themes of the original Japanese version of the film. And while this movie is but one of many (mostly American) sci-fi movies addressing the social anxiety of suddenly being in an Atomic Age, Godzilla (1954) greatly exceeds all of its peers. There's an emotional weight to Godzilla that the American movies seem to lack, probably because the Japanese actually knew what it was like to be on the receiving end of nuclear horror.Accessibility note: We will be watching the movie with its original Japanese audio and English subtitles. We apologize to anyone who will struggle to "read the movie." Anyone who needs to sit a bit closer to the screen to read the subtitles is welcome to do so.Discussion will follow the movie.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. -
Winslow's Wardrobe Clothing Giveaway Winslow's Wardrobe Clothing Giveaway
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August 17, 2024We will be hosting this community group providing free, gender-affirming clothing. More info to come.