In attendance: Arya, Jackson (secretary), Jess, Payne, Salem, Simon
Start time: 7:10 PM
- Event Review – We had our Malcolm X reading discussion on Saturday afternoon. We had a nice turnout and a very spirited discussion that ran almost three hours. We saw a lot of contemporary tangents in that 60-year old reading.
- Upcoming Event – Our Pride movie night is this Friday. We’re ready for it and excited to see it again.
- Disability Pride – Payne wondered if we were set up to table at Disability Pride yet. Jackson sent them a message on Facebook, and he sent them an email. We’ll hopefully get that sorted out.
- Fall Calendar
Left over from last week but not discussed tonight:
Civil Rights discussion (Payne, et al)
Columbus Day protest (Jackson)
t-shirt screenprinting workshop (Jackson)
One event (mostly) finalized:
Friday, September 5th, 7 PM (until?): Self-Defense Within Oppressive Systems (co-hosted by READ Network)
Arya also pitched a Star Trek night: “Bar Association” (DS9) [and Jackson loves himself an excuse to run Star Trek…]
MLK Reading Discussion on non-violence (Payne)
Trans Day of Remembrance is coming up in November; there was some talk of a traditional vigil, though it may be redundant with OutNebraska and UNL often organizing them. Arya suggested a reading discussion about achievements from trans activists; it was a somewhat intriguing concept to re-imagine the day, but we don’t immediately have an appropriate reading for the event.
Jackson reports that we’ve been offered a couple of workshops from our professor friends. One is on the benefits of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) and the other is about solidarity between Black Americans and Asian Americans.
Habla Now documentary (Payne)
Song For Cesar documentary (Payne)
Lost in America movie (Payne)
Lead Me Home short documentary about homelessness (Payne)
Mankiller documentary for November (Payne)
Meeting adjourned: 8:25 PM