In attendance: Jackson (moderator), Robert, Ty (secretary)
Start time: 7:10 PM

1. Robert’s Fundraising Idea – Robert came by to pitch his idea for a fundraiser a little further. It would involve us setting up a fundraising site on GroupRev, and sending him some interview questions about his activism for a story to accompany with it; we particularly want to focus on him as a disability advocate, environmental activist, and animal rights activist. We’ll try to get some questions drafted by next week’s meeting so we can send them his way in a timely manner, then Ty will draft up the fundraiser promotion and start sharing it on our social media as soon as everyone involved gives it the OK. We also were interested in getting some updates on his training milestones as he works towards the half marathon, in order to periodically update the information available on the fundraiser.

2. Event Review – DSA was at the BCH again for another study group, and Jackson reports that things went fine.

3. Upcoming Events – We have two events coming up: Tilted Scales is a legal collective touring through Lincoln, and we’re hosting their book presentation and community discussion. It’s this Friday, and besides setting up the room and getting a table ready for book display purposes, we’ll probably be fine. The person will need a place to stay for the night, which we can provide. We have $100 in the speaker fund, and we’ll see about buying the book and whatever else is available for sale with it.

We also have a reading group on Saturday. Jackson needs some help working the copier and printing off the reading in question but that’s about it as far as necessary set-up. We worked on that tonight.

Meeting adjourned: 7:53 PM

Tabled items: Interview Questions for Robert, Articles for Discussion, Graphic Designer, Stuff to Buy (canopy, stuff to secure bike rack, labels, 7×7 no-slip outdoor mat for porch, new SSD hard drive for public laptop)

In attendance: Jackson (secretary), Ty (moderator)
Start time: 7:01 PM

1. Event Review – Jackson hosted a DSA discussion group here on Thursday night. It went well.

2. Upcoming Event – Jackson is hosting another DSA discussion here on Wednesday evening. It’s nothing to worry about.

3. Donations – Jackson picked up a 3-ring binder and three books for our library at a yard sale this weekend. Since it cost him less about $1.25 for everything, he doesn’t want to be reimbursed.

4. Book Festival – We were invited to table at a book festival. While it sounds cool enough that we may want to visit it, we’re not entirely sure that we fit in well enough that it would be worth us sitting outside all day in the July heat at a table. Ty politely declined the invitation on our behalf, and we saved the date so we can maybe check it out.

Meeting adjourned: 7:17 PM

Tabled items: Articles for Discussion, Graphic Designer, Stuff to Buy (canopy, stuff to secure bike rack, labels, 7×7 no-slip outdoor mat for porch, new SSD hard drive for public laptop)

In Attendance: Jackson (moderator), Ty (secretary)
Start time: 7:01 PM

1. Event Review – We showed Doctor Who on Friday! It was a modest turnout, with some membership from the local Doctor Who fan club coming out for part of it. It did successfully provoke some discussion, and we might show Doctor Who episodes again if there are more that seem interesting from a social/political standpoint.

2. Upcoming Events – We are hosting the DSA Lincoln Contemporary Issues Reading Group on June 1st. We just need to set the room up, and Jackson has that covered. Wyatt is also going to be speaking about his experiences in Cuba on the 2nd at Meadowlark, and we should help promote that event.

3. Reimbursement – The paper cutter came in, it works for our purposes, and we can take that off the list of things to buy! Jackson would like to be reimbursed $26.24 for it, and that was approved.

4. Messages – Robert, the presenter from the Factory Farming Awareness Coalition, is cool with what we sent him. He says pick a Saturday in fall, and we will propose October 21st at our usual 1 PM time and see if that works for him. Robert also sent another email, wondering if he would be able to use his competing in a half marathon to fundraise for us. We think that’s a generous offer, and will email him back for further details on what he would need from us as he prepares for the half marathon.

5. Speaker’s Fund in Treasury – We had previously reserved $100 in the speaker’s fund for Crimethinc, but we no longer need to do so as they are no longer able to come. Until we can confirm that Tilted Scales may come through, we have no reason to keep a hold on those funds, so the hold on using that $100 will be lifted.

6. June Events – We took the last part of the meeting to add the June events to the website and Facebook.

Meeting adjourned: 7:35 PM

Tabled items: Articles for Discussion, Graphic Designer, Stuff to Buy (canopy, stuff to secure bike rack, labels, 7×7 no-slip outdoor mat for porch, new SSD hard drive for public laptop)

In Attendance: Jackson (secretary), Ty (moderator), Wyatt
Start time: 7:02 PM

1. Event Reviews – We showed Harlan County, USA on Friday night. We enjoyed the movie. We also had our first Little Red Singalong on Saturday. We had fun, but we wish we’d had a bigger turnout. Ty suggests possibly scheduling the next one if possible with a confirmed day and time that a local musician would commit to, and maybe use that for promotion. (Singing along with YouTube videos wasn’t ideal.)

2. Upcoming Event – We’re showing Dr. Who on Friday. We’re ready for it.

3. Summer Calendars – Our summer calendars are printed. Jackson picked them up, and asks to be reimbursed $19.73. We’re all cool with that. We also started to discuss our distro plans. Jackson notes that he’s ordered a paper cutter, and tracking indicates it will probably arrive in a day or two; we’ll wait for that to arrive to make cutting our handbills apart easier.

4. Messages – We got two messages. We’ve been emailed from a contact that we initially met at Earth Day who is interested in giving a talk on industrial agriculture and environmental racism. We’re very interested, but think we’ll be a better fit in the fall. Ty will respond to the message.

We also got messaged on Facebook about a speakers’ tour by the Tilted Scales Collective, who do radical legal support. They may be passing through here on or near June 16th, and we’re very interested in hosting one of their talks if they can make it. Jackson responded to the message, and we’ll be waiting on further information as this develops.

Meeting adjourned: 8:01 PM

Tabled items: Articles for Discussion, Graphic Designer, Stuff to Buy (canopy, stuff to secure bike rack, paper cutter, labels, 7×7 no-slip outdoor mat for porch, new SSD hard drive for public laptop)

In attendance: Jackson (moderator), Ty (secretary), Wyatt
Start time: 7:03 PM

1. Event Review – The clothing swap was this Sunday. We even extended it to today, and we still have many clothes left over. We will post tomorrow and say that people can still stop by before Friday by appointment, but on Friday we will pack the clothing up. We will likely put out the clothes again for the fall calendar, to see if the trans kids at the university would like to partake in them.

2. Upcoming Events – A movie night will be Friday, which should be simple. Just setting up the room for that, and James already brought the DVD over for the showing.

The other event is the Little Red Singalong. We’re going to compile a few lyricbooks for a few songs. Whether we sing all of them is one thing, as we’ll leave it up to the group that shows which songs we’ll sing. We’ll also ask the group whether they have other suggestions for songs they would like to learn and/or teach people. Ty will get those lyricbooks together; we’ll print about 20 to 25.

“The Internationale” original and Billy Bragg
“Solidarity Forever”
“Bella Ciao”
“You Ain’t Done Nothing if You Ain’t Been Called a Red”
“The Day the Nazi Died”
“Bread and Roses”
“Dump The Bosses Off Your Back”
“Song of the Lower Classes”
“Worker’s Song” by Dropkick Murphys
“The Preacher and the Slave”
“Love Me, I’m A Liberal” original and a modern take

3. Treasury – Jackson has a treasury update he is about ready to post. The general treasury is looking to be about $405. Jackson is also considering going for that paper cutter.

4. Calendar – We still like the sound of the summer calendar a week later! Ty’s getting them printed and we’ll talk about distributing them next week.

Ideas for Fall: Collaborate with DSA on “popcorn politics” movie night? (They Live, RoboCop); “10 things every white teacher should know when talking about race” but Jackson feels the points made were general enough that they could apply to anyone. (https://thecornerstoneforteachers.com/truth-for-teachers-podcast/10-things-every-white-teacher-know-talking-race/)

Meeting adjourned: 8:11 PM

Tabled items: Articles for Discussion, Graphic Designer, Stuff to Buy (canopy, stuff to secure bike rack, paper cutter, labels, 7×7 no-slip outdoor mat for porch, new SSD hard drive for public laptop)

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

1. Event Reviews – Jackson hosted a DSA Study group here a couple of weeks ago. It went well, and we’re planning to host their next one on May 25th also. We also wound up hosting a May Day get-together on April 30th, since the weather was too nasty to be outside that day. We had a good turnout, and hopefully we made good connections to build toward next year’s May Day. We also tabled last Saturday at the Residents Together resource fair at F St. Rec Center. We passed out some buttons and zines, got some generous donations, and hopefully made some old and new contacts there.

2. Upcoming Event – Our Trans clothing swap is this weekend! We need to get our donations out of the basement in the next few days; this will also be a good opportunity to judge which of our non-clothing donations will be most Craigslist-worthy (as we substitute this for our annual yard sale fundraiser).

3. Summer Calendar –

June:
Saturday, June 17th, 1-3 PM – Reading Group: “How Free is Higher Education?” by Howard Zinn
Friday, June 30th, 7-10 PM – Movie Night: Paris is Burning (a documentary about drag balls in Harlem)

July:
Saturday, July 1st, 1-3 PM – Racism, Capitalism, and the American “Revolution” (a community discussion)
Friday, July 21st, 7-10 PM – Movie Night: The Great Dictator (Charlie Chaplin’s famous spoof on Hitler and fascism)

August:
Saturday, August 5th, 1-3 PM – What is Anarchism? (a community discussion)
Friday, August 11th, 7-10 PM – Fukushima Uncensored (a documentary about the 2011 nuclear disaster in Japan)
Monday, August 21st, 7 PM – Queer Folk-Punk from Wisconsin! Sama and Bloth Summer Tour

Ideas for Fall: Collaborate with DSA on “popcorn politics” movie night? (They Live, RoboCop); “10 things every white teacher should know when talking about race” but he feels the points made were general enough that they could apply to anyone. (https://thecornerstoneforteachers.com/truth-for-teachers-podcast/10-things-every-white-teacher-know-talking-race/)

Meeting adjourned: 8:25 PM

Tabled items: Articles for Discussion, Graphic Designer, Stuff to Buy (canopy, stuff to secure bike rack, paper cutter, labels, 7×7 no-slip outdoor mat for porch, new SSD hard drive for public laptop)

In Attendance: Jackson (moderator), Ty (secretary)
Start time: 7:06 PM

1. Event Reviews – Trekkies For Justice was a bust. We fell short on promoting it, and that could’ve been the cause. We’re probably taking the summer off as far as Trekkies goes. We also tabled at Lincoln Earth Day. We don’t go with the objective to make money, but we did break even on the table. Introduced ourselves to a lot of people, a lot of people remembered us – it went pretty well!

2. Upcoming Event – We’re hosting DSA’s study group on Wednesday. We just need to straighten up the room.

3. Tabling Opportunity – We have been invited to table at a neighborhood resource fair, on May 6th from 10 am to 2 pm at the F Street Rec Center. Jackson will be available to table, and Ty thinks he will be available, so we’ll go for it.

4. May Day – The May Day committee met yesterday. There’s a pretty good chance that it might rain, so we’ll need to make sure that the room is set up nicely on Sunday for if the May Day picnic gets moved to the House. The official call will be at 8 pm on Saturday night. We’ve also committed to bringing lemonade, and maybe some other things as the need pops up.

5. Next Week – May Day is next week! Since there is a strong possibility we are going to Omaha to participate in the May Day rally there, we will cancel our weekly meeting.

6. Summer Calendar –

June:
Possibly an article discussion, though it could be swapped for the discussion in August. Jackson mentioned “10 things every white teacher should know when talking about race” but he feels the points made were general enough that they could apply to anyone. (https://thecornerstoneforteachers.com/truth-for-teachers-podcast/10-things-every-white-teacher-know-talking-race/)
Late June – Something for queer pride to commemorate anniversary of Stonewall riots. “Before Stonewall” is an option.

July:
Ty mentioned “They Live” as a possible movie night. Jackson brought up that someone at DSA was also interested in showing similar films, and we will ask if they would like to potentially collaborate on an event.
Saturday, July 1st, 1-3 PM?: Discussion (maybe a panel) on capitalism’s and white supremacy’s influence on the founding of the United States.

August:
Early August – Remembrance of the atomic bombings of Japan. Suggestions to tie to Fukushima nuclear disaster. “Fukushima Uncensored” was available in full online. Jackson also brought up “White Light/Black Rain: The Destruction of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.” Still considering “In This Corner of the World” and “Yunagi City, Sakura Country.”
What is Anarchism?
Monday, August 21st, 7 PM – Sama’s concert

Possible Conflicts:

Friday, June 7th (Ty’s having surgery, and will be on the mend for 2 weeks); Sunday, June 11th (Pride March); Star City Pride (a Friday/Saturday in July? Maybe 8th/9th?); June 3rd and 24th are days Jackson will be likely at work.

Discussion is tabled to next week.

Meeting adjourned: 8:21 PM

Tabled items: Articles for Discussion, Graphic Designer, Stuff to Buy (canopy, stuff to secure bike rack, paper cutter, labels, 7×7 no-slip outdoor mat for porch, new SSD hard drive for public laptop), Summer Calendar

In Attendance: Jackson (moderator), James, Ty (secretary), Wyatt
Start time: 7:01 PM

1. Upcoming Events – There’s a Star Trek showing of Friday! That’ll be easy to set up. Then we are tabling at the Lincoln Earth Day event with Joe, and he’ll most likely give us a ride to the event. We’ll have some buttons and zines available for distribution, as well as three folding chairs.

2. May Day – There has been efforts to make an event happen for May Day. It’s still a work-in-progress, but there’s going to be another event at the Commons this Tuesday at 7 pm to talk about it further. Jackson is planning to attend, and James is going to try to attend as well.

3. Summer Calendar – Jackson proposes one open discussion and one film screening per month, plus one reading discussion to make a total of 8 events for the calendar, including the concert.

June:
Late June – Something for queer pride to commemorate anniversary of Stonewall riots. “Before Stonewall” is an option.

July:
Saturday, July 1st, 1-3 PM?: Discussion (maybe a panel) on white supremacy’s influence on the founding of the United States.

August:
Early August – Remembrance of the atomic bombings of Japan. Suggestions to tie to Fukushima nuclear disaster. “Fukushima Uncensored” was available in full online. Jackson also brought up “White Light/Black Rain: The Destruction of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.” Still considering “In This Corner of the World” and “Yunagi City, Sakura Country.”
Monday, August 21st, 7 PM – Sama’s concert

Unscheduled:
What is Anarchism? Open discussion

Possible Conflicts:

Friday, June 7th (Ty’s having surgery, and will be on the mend for 2 weeks); Sunday, June 11th (Pride March); Star City Pride (a Friday/Saturday in July? Maybe 8th/9th?) — Jackson will also likely have work on one or two Saturdays in June… he’ll get back with dates next week (for real this time!).

Discussion is tabled to next week.

Meeting adjourned: 8:21 PM

Tabled items: Articles for Discussion, Graphic Designer, Stuff to Buy (canopy, stuff to secure bike rack, paper cutter, labels, 7×7 no-slip outdoor mat for porch, new SSD hard drive for public laptop), Summer Calendar

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

1. Event Review – We had our discussion, “How the Democrats Are Fracking the Left” on Saturday. It went really well. We should do this topic again.

2. Earth Day – Ty says we’re expecting an email from the Lincoln Earth Day organizers very soon with details about this year’s event. We’ve chosen some zines to take along, but we won’t be printing any more this year. Joe of the SWP has asked us if we could share a table, and has offered to pay half of our entry fee in exchange. We are ok with this, and Jackson will talk to Joe.

3. Yard Sale/Fundraiser – We spent some time and discussed our fundraising options for the year. We have decided that having a yard sale at our house is not an option this year, and we’ve also dismissed the possibilities of having a full-scale yard sale at an alternate location. We will explore selling our high-end donations online (e.g.: craigslist, Facebook marketplace), and possibly send some mid-level stuff to our families’ yard sales if those happen later in the summer.

4. Summer Calendar – Sama has asked us if we’d like to host a concert for her on August 21st. We will!

Ju Ping has recommended either In This Corner of the World or Yunagi City, Sakura Country in remembrance of the atomic bombings of Japan.

Jackson proposes one open discussion and one screening per month, plus one reading discussion to make a total of 7 events for the calendar.

June – Something for Queer Pride (anniversary of Stonewall Riots)
Early August – A film to commemorate the atomic bombings of Japan
Monday, August 21st, 7 PM – Sama’s concert

No Dates and Possible Conflicts:

Friday, June 7th (Ty’s having surgery, and will be on the mend for 2 weeks); Sunday, June 11th (Pride March); Star City Pride (a Friday/Saturday in July? Maybe 8th/9th?) — Jackson will also likely have work on one or two Saturdays in June… he’ll get back with dates next week.

Discussion is tabled to next week.

5. DSA Education Group – Some of the young DSA members who attended our discussion on Saturday are organizing a leftist education group. Jackson would like to offer them the use of our space for this event, and Ty has no objections.

Meeting adjourned: 8:20 PM

Tabled items: Articles for Discussion, Graphic Designer, Stuff to Buy (canopy, stuff to secure bike rack, paper cutter, labels, 7×7 no-slip outdoor mat for porch, new SSD hard drive for public laptop), Summer Calendar

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

1. Event Review – The Coming Repression and Standing Up Against Street Harassment were events we had last week. They were great events, but we wish they had better turnouts. Still had good discussions with the ~8 people that were at each event.

2. Upcoming Event – How The Democrats are Fracking the Left is coming up on Saturday. We talked about structuring the event and moderating strategies, and points that we want to discuss. We wanted to focus on real-world examples, and what to do about that Democrat co-opting movements.

3. Meadowlark Cuba Event – Joe sent us a flier for the Meadowlark panel of people who will be going to Cuba over May Day. He asked us to post it onto our Facebook page, which we’re cool with doing.

4. Book Reimbursement – Jackson bought a book, “Is Socialist Revolution in the U.S. Possible?” He’d like to donate it to the library. It cost $5, and we approve reimbursing him for it.

5. Donation – Jackson proposes donating to the Omaha GDC for legal expenses for the protesters arrested on March 25th. We going to donate $50 to them.

6. Earth Day – Jackson used the wrong email to register for Lincoln Earth Day. Ty will get in touch with them to get that registration updated.

7. Yard Sale – Due to the major construction happening on 16th street, we will likely not have any traffic hitting up our yard sale. We have determined that the sale itself will be postponed until construction gets to a point where traffic is allowed through again. Jackson proposes moving some higher end items on Craigslist, to bolster the treasury in the meantime. Further discussion on the item will be tabled. Soliciting for clothing donations for the Trans Clothing Swap, as well as the swap itself, will go on as scheduled.

Meeting adjourned: 8:39 PM

Tabled: Yard Sale