In Attendance: Jackson, Marc (secretary), Ty (moderator)
Meeting Start: 7:07 PM
Event Review
– The Social Justice in Christianity panel went really well. Marc is writing up thank-you cards to the panelists and moderator, and they should be sent out by tomorrow.
– A preliminary screening of the panel recording also turned out good, according to Ty. Ty said that it should be fairly straightforward to edit and upload to YouTube, though he doesn’t have an exact timeline when that will happen. Ty hopes to have the video finished this week.
– Jackson plans on sharing the recording with left-leaning churches once it’s uploaded.
Upcoming Event: Counter Protest at the Walk for Life
– The counter protest will happen at the end of January. The event has been posted, but it could use a cover photo. Ty will find an appropriate photo from our archives and/or from a friend.
– Marc can help host a virtual planning meeting. Interested attendees will be told to express interest in taking part in this planning discussion by reaching out to the BCH Facebook page privately, to help avoid the chat becoming overrun by bad actors.
Upcoming Event: Black Musicians and Liberation
– Jackson is writing up an email to a potential panelist. One of the folks who worked on planning the event last year has also spoken with them. We may need to find a moderator, as the person we originally had in-mind to be a mod is on the fence about doing so.
– We’ll need a separate event poster, similar to last year. Marc will take point on designing and printing it. We also need to clarify whether the event will be co-sponsored by the Institute for Ethnic Studies again.
– We would also like to explore working with another international panelist.
Library Donations
– Jackson donated a ton of books to the library. Many of these titles were published fairly recently as well.
Spring Calendar
– COVID is still raging on, so we’ll continue to consider and prioritize safety while planning events.
– Ty pointed out that we may be able to hold in-person events outdoors, in addition to online events, particularly as March/April roll around.
– We’ll definitely do a garden day in March or April, weather permitting.
– Ty and Marc will be unavailable to plan during the 2nd half of April.
– Our online panels have been pretty successful so far and drummed up community interest from outside our usual attendees. Marc proposed trying to do at least 1 online panel per season.
– Potential Topics:
Social Justice and religion beyond Christianity: We have some ideas of who/where we could ask for potential panelists, e.g. the Unitarian Church, South Street Temple, and a few individuals in mind. We would like a more diverse representation of religious belief, including pre-colonial European, Native American religion, etc. Depending on who participates, this event could be tied into ecology or Earth Day.
– Yard Sale: We plan on having our yearly yard sale fundraiser. We may shoot for mid-May for this event. Our tentative dates are May 20th and 21st.
– Reading Discussion during the first week of May. May Day would be an easy topic to read about and find an appropriate reading for.
Meeting Adjourned: 8:14 PM