In attendance: Alex, Jackson (secretary), Matt, Rae, Ty
Start time: 7:10 PM

1. Event Review – We hosted Rae’s workshop on conflict transformation on Tuesday night. We had a great turnout, and our guests seemed highly engaged with the material. We think it was an endorsement of both the subject matter and the interactive workshop format. There was enthusiasm for more of these workshops, but we’re not sure if and when we’ll be able to follow up with Rae leaving Lincoln soon.
2. Library Donation – Rae brought us a book about climate change myths. We’ll add it to our library.
3. August Events – Marc has submitted a draft for our discussion on conspiracy theories. We like it. Rae will try to get us a draft for Hail Satan in the next few days.
4. Fall Calendar:

We’re enthusiastic about an open discussion on healthcare, as everyone seems to have a horror story… de facto support group?

We’re also wanting to do a climate change event, but we need to continue to workshop how we want to brand/emphasize that event. Extreme weather? Or the proposed fast fashion and/or Amazon and/or planned obsolescence as capitalism driving climate change? Ty: “Better Stuff. Slower” Salem has submitted a couple of articles about fast fashion onto our Discord.

We are strongly leaning towards doing The Young Karl Marx as a fall movie, and we also discussed the possibility of doing Coco for Dia de los Muertos.

Briefly: We will need to further discuss doing another Columbus Day protest, and Salem strongly wants to do a neighborhood clean-up as was discussed last week.

Meeting adjourned: 8:40 PM

In attendance: Jackson (secretary), Jeff, Salem, Ty
Start time: 7:10 PM

1. Upcoming Event – We’re hosting a workshop here tomorrow night. Rae’s friend is in town now, and they will be ready to go tomorrow night!
2. Midwest Queer & Trans Zine Fest – We received some fliers for an upcoming zine fest in Minneapolis in October. We’ll help spread the word!
3. August Events – We still need to post them online ASAP!
4. Fall Calendar Brainstorming – Salem still wants to do a neighborhood clean-up. Should we do an event on climate change? Reading discussion on climate impact of fast fashion? Salem might be able to find an article… A defense of Marx? “Was Marx Right?” community discussion? A screening of the Young Karl Marx? Maybe an open discussion on health care?

Meeting adjourned: 8:30 PM

In attendance: Jackson (secretary), Rae, Ty
Start time: 7:05 PM

1. July Event – Our workshop is a week from tomorrow. Rae reports that she and her friend are ready for the event. Jackson added some suggested language to the comments section of the Facebook that our attendees may benefit from bringing a notebook to the event. We’re not sure what to expect for the event turnout, but there are pros and cons to both a smaller group and a bigger one.
2. August Events – We need to get cracking on drafting our advertisements for the right-wing cults discussion and the Hail Satan documentary. Ty will try to draft a description for the discussion, and Rae will work on the draft for the documentary. Jackson will start shopping around for a DVD copy of Hail Satan.
3. Button Parts – We need more. Jackson will be ordering more for us soon. It may be a good idea to buy some extra mylar tops for the buttons with the next batch, because we have a tendency of running out of those before the metal bottom bits.
4. Space Accessibility/Concerns – We need to do a little bit of cleaning and moving before our next public event next week. The library cart in particular will need to be moved a bit back in case we need to get a wheelchair into the space. We also discussed possibilities for getting some blackout curtains installed.

Meeting adjourned: 8:10 PM

In attendance: Jackson (secretary), Marc, Rae, Salem
Start time: 7:20 PM

1. Event Review – We were small on turnout, but had a really good discussion with some very engaged visitors. The article was a bit thinner on content than most of our previous readings, but it was still adequate to get the discussion started.
2. Newsletter – Marc is making progress on getting our newsletter back online. He reports that RiseUp isn’t the most powerful or user-friendly, but he’s getting stuff done. He may even have something distributed this week!
3. Next week’s meeting canceled – Jackson will be out of state, and several of our other people will be unavailable next week. We have decided to cancel the July 3rd meeting.
4. Reimbursements – We had to catch up on some old financial business. Ty will be reimbursed $8.57 for some printing related to our Earth Day tabling back in April. Ty is also reimbursed $147 for picking up pizza and cupcakes for our 10th anniversary party on June 1st. Finally, Ty will also be reimbursed $83.87 for picking up a bunch of printing related to our booth at Star City Pride.

Meeting adjourned: 8:35 PM

In attendance: Jackson (secretary), Rae
Start time: 7:20 PM

1. Upcoming Event – We have a reading discussion on Saturday. We should have enough readings for the event, if we can find them. Rae says she can get more copies for us if we let her know by Thursday. Jackson will be straightening up the room over the next few days.
2. July Event – We took some time to preview a draft for our July event. Jackson thinks it looks good, aside from a few minor grammatical issues. Rae is still waiting on her collaborator to fill in a few biographical details. It should be online soon.
3. Pride Event – Some local folks are doing an alternate Pride event this Saturday afternoon, and it’s even right after our trans safety discussion. We probably don’t have enough materials to do a formal table, nor do we likely have time or energy to prepare them in time for Saturday. But it will probably be a good community event, and we should probably make an appearance there.

Meeting adjourned: 8:10 PM

In Attendance: Marc (sec), Ty, Salem, Jackson, Rae, Jacob
Meeting Start: 7:00 PM (!)

Event Review

• Our booth at Star City Pride was pretty darn successful! We ran out of the vast majority of things we had (buttons, stickers, and zines). Thank you to everyone who helped prepare and staff the event!
• We got tons of emails for our newsletter, which we hope to debut soon.
• Rae pointed out that the “BASH BACK” stickers seemed to inspire some folks into action (i.e. use them to cover up hateful messaging), which was cool to see.
• The Pride planning committee will likely send out surveys asking for feedback; Marc will forward any links to the BCH Discord.
• Marc said that having a more substantial break would have been helpful.
• Rae said that it would be helpful to have more staff willing to be at the booth to swap out, and fewer people at the booth at once (since sometimes all BCH volunteers were there at the same time). It would have also been helpful to known exactly what time people would be available to staff, rather than providing vague times.
• We also didn’t have the clearest understanding of how vendor staffing worked at the event; Marc was worried about not being able to get back into the festival if he left and needed to come back.
• The Compost the Rich stickers were a HUGE hit; Marc suggested reordering more of these for future events.
• If we do buttons again, Marc suggested not making quite as many, since there’s just one button press between us, and they’re tedious and time-consuming to make.

Upcoming Events

• Ty will write up the description for the Creating Trans Safety event ASAP. Jackson will post it after it’s reviewed.
• For the upcoming workshop on transforming conflict, we’ll need to meet at least 2 Mondays before the day itself, as it will be on a Tuesday, to discuss any needs for the event.
• Rae has the event description for the workshop written up; she will share the description and others will provide feedback for what’s written.

Reimbursement and Supplies

• We need more supplies for the button maker, since we’re out of the clear plastic covers and running low on other pieces. Jackson will research and confirm the cost.
• Ty bought the table for Pride; it’s a nice 6′ folding table and was $75.05 total.
• Rae bought bottled water for volunteers at Pride – $6.99
• Ty paid $10.00 for volunteer passes at Pride, and Salem paid $5.00 for their pass as well.
• These costs and others in previous meeting minutes need to be reimbursed still.

Newsletter Updates

• Our RiseUp account and listserv is good to go and as mentioned, we have plenty of contacts to add to it. Marc will take point on this. Emails will be sent out using our contact @ email address.
• Rae suggested having a featured book section of the monthly event newsletter as a way to highlight the contents of our library and encourage people to use it. It could also have a blurb that more explicitly advertises the library. Folks were very fond of this idea.
• Rae also likes the idea of changing up “featured” content in the newsletter so that we can express ourselves more, such as by having a photo related to BCH in some way. (Like something cool in the garden, things like that.)

Accessibility of the House

• The ramp and porch are currently cluttered, and paths are not wide enough to accommodate wheelchairs/might be difficult for people using other mobility aids to navigate.
• The interior of the house is also quite cluttered (with lots of yard sale leftovers).
• For the porch, we currently have a couch on it that needs to be discarded, as it’s taking up too much space. We discussed using folding furniture for greater accessibility – so we can still enjoy outdoor meetings/events, but can remove the chairs easily so people can access the front door.
• We discussed keeping an eye out for yard sales and used furniture for this express purpose.
• Rae suggested making a list of what needs to happen to improve the house’s accessibility, and when we’d like to accomplish that. Others supported this idea.
• Rae also suggested changing the most pertinent accessibility needs (namely the ramp/living room) before the upcoming workshop in July.
• We plan to talk about accessibility on an ongoing basis, and have it as a running meeting topic.

Meeting Adjourned: 8:30 PM (!)

In attendance: Jackson, Salem, Ty, Marc (secretary)
Meeting Start: 7:05 PM

Event Review: 10th Anniversary Celebration

• Our 10th anniversary celebration was 6/1. We had a good turnout, Sorry to Bother You generated some good discussions, and the food was well-received. We went with getting pizza from Mellow Mushroom and cupcakes from Butterfly Bakery, since they both have good vegan and gluten-free options.
• Pizza was $72, and cupcakes were $75; Ty paid for these. He would like reimbursement for these, but we will decide on that.

Upcoming Event: Transport Reading Discussion

• This reading discussion will be on June 24th. We have the articles printed out and ready to go already.
• Marc and Ty will write up the description together, and Jackson will post it soon.

Pride Boothing

• We discussed staffing plans for Pride and have good coverage for staffing the booth and switching out for breaks. Salem also indicated being available to help set up on Friday.
• Check-in on Friday is at noon, and Saturday check-in is at 10 AM. There is also overnight security at the venue.
• Ty picked up the prints of button designs and zines. The total cost was $83.87, which Ty would like to be reimbursed for. Same as above, we’ll wait for a future meeting when more members are present.
• Ty and Marc have been busy folding and stapling those zines and making buttons. They’re turning out nicely.
• We’ll need to get a six-foot table in time for Pride. Ty has researched ones, and found potential folding tables that would work well. They are either $60 or $70, depending on the color (“almond” or black, respectively). Marc suggested getting the black one, since it wouldn’t show stains as easily as the off-white one. Ty has offered to pick it up this week.
• There will be a mandatory meeting for vendors on Wednesday at 5 PM. Marc will attend this and convey information.
• The items we still need for boothing are: zine stands, summer calendar handbills, and prints of the button sticker labels
• We will also need to order more button-pressing supplies in the future, since we’ve been pressing a lot of buttons lately.

Meeting Adjourned: 8:15 PM

In attendance: Jackson (secretary), Salem
Start time: 7:10 PM

1. Event Review – Our yard sale fundraiser was last weekend. Jackson reports that we currently have $1116.59, with a handful of IOUs left to collect and a few items that he will be listing online. Jackson thinks that our crowd was smaller than in the last couple of years, possibly because of our late scheduling putting this sale on Memorial Day weekend. It would be more ideal to do this earlier next year.
2. Upcoming Event – Our 10th Anniversary celebration is this Thursday night! The event is now up online. We have advertised pizza, but this may be somewhat complicated as some of our friends (including Salem) are vegan. We will have to settle some of these details on the Discord chat. Jackson will have the room cleaned up of yard sale leftovers by Thursday.
3. Summer calendar distro – Progress on this is unclear as none of the people who volunteered to distribute last week are here tonight to report back. TABLED.
4. Tabling at Star City Pride/Reimbursement – Ty and Marc continue to take the lead on organizing our upcoming tabling at Star City Pride. We’re still trying to work out some of the specifics as far as who will staff the table and when. Salem may be available to help Ty set up on Friday, since he still needs a second set of hands and Marc has a work conflict. We will also be printing some stickers, and have “pre-imbursed” Marc $152.19 to get those printed in time for Pride.

Meeting adjourned: 7:35 PM

Tabled: summer calendar distro

In attendance: Arya, Jackson, Marc, Rae, Ty (secretary)
Meeting Start: 7:12 PM

Yard Sale: Our yard sale is coming up this Friday and Saturday! We’ll be doing some pricing after the meeting adjourns today. Jackson will make yard sale signs. Jackson will also be out and setting things up on Friday + Saturday really early, at 6 AM, and would appreciate some assistance in set-up and tear-down on both Friday and Saturday. Rae and Arya think they may be able to come over early to help set up.

Calendars: Summer Calendar has been printed, and we split up the handbills and full-size calendars for distro purposes. We also had an extra stock printed for distro at Pride. We’re reimbursing Jackson $30.83 for paying for the calendar prints.

Pride Planning: Marc went over the designs he has for pride buttons, and we’re thinking to make 100 of pronoun buttons and 500 total of the historical buttons. He also showed a design he made that would make for a good sticker if we wanted to get those printed. Ty bought tablecloths for this and future tabling events, as a donation to the House. He also needs to get zines printed, as he wasn’t able to since the House is very full of yard sale donations.

Work time for yard sale pricing!

Meeting adjourned: 7:57 PM

In attendance: Jackson (secretary), Marc, Ty
Start time: 7:15 PM

1. Summer Calendar – Our summer calendar is ready and going to the printer this week! Jackson will pick them up. We will be printing a lot more handbills than usual between our yard sale and tabling at Star City Pride.
2. Yard Sale Prep – We spent the remainder of the meeting preparing for the yard sale but pricing and sorting a few of our early donations already on hand.

Meeting adjourned: 8:30 PM