In attendance: Andy, Jackson (secretary), Salem

Start time: 7:10 PM

1. Event Reviews – We had two events this past weekend. We had our movie night for Transexual Menace on Friday night. We had a good discussion, and met some new friends and old friends that we hadn’t seen in a long time. We also had our “Now What?” discussion on Saturday afternoon, which was organized on a couple of days’ notice last week, to give our community space to come in and process the return of Trump after our recent elections. We drew several new people in for that discussion, and we went on strong for 3 1/2 hours!

2. Upcoming Event – We’re bringing back our workshop on “Talking to Your Racist Uncle” in time for the holidays. We think it will resonate with our community especially given the aftermath of our recent election. Jackson will get online advertising going for it, as we have materials from doing it last year which should be easily repurposed.

3. Winter Calendar

December
Saturday, December 7th, 1-3 PM: Being Prepared for Trump (a reading discussion)
Saturday, December 14th, 1-3 PM: Winslow’s Wardrobe
Friday, Date TBA, 7-10 PM: Star Trek: Deep Space Nine: Past Tense [Part I and II]

January
Friday, Date TBA, 7-10 PM: A documentary about the Zapatistas
Saturday, January 31st, 10 AM-Noon: Walk For Life Counter-Protest (@ the State Capitol)

February Movie Ideas: Rebel Ridge (if still available), Free Angela! documentary, something else to commemorate Black History Month

Odds and Ends:
Something critical of Valentine’s Day in February (Salem)
LGBTQ Outlook (Matt; seek collaboration with OutNebraska?)
Intro to Mutual Aid (Matt)
Something to encourage new activists: How to Get Involved / “Activism Fair” (Jackson)
Salem might be able to get us a digital discussion/presentation from a semi-famous hacktivist
Andy likes the work of psychologist Jeremy E. Sherman

Meeting adjourned: 8:20 PM

No attendance for the weekly meeting today.

In attendance: Jackson (secretary), Salem

Start time: 7:05 PM

1. Event Reviews – We’ve had two events since our last formal meeting. We had our They Live movie night about a week and a half ago. Jackson says that the turnout was low, but the folks there had a good time. We also had our latest edition of “Can We Vote Our Way Out of This Mess?” this past Saturday. We had an interesting mix of people, and Salem thinks the discussion was civil and informative.

2. Winter Calendar – Winslow’s Wardrobe has asked about doing their distro here on December 14th. Jackson will reach out to them to confirm that date, as it seems to work for us. Jackson remembered that we had a post-election discussion here in 2016 after Trump won. If Trump wins again, we may need to revisit that. Salem had some thoughts about doing something critical of Valentine’s Day.

Notes from Previous Discussions:

LGBTQ Outlook?
Mutual Aid 101?

December
Winslow’s Wardrobe
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine: Past Tense [Part I and II]

January
Movie about Zapatistas?
Walk For Life Counter-Protest – January 31st

February
Movie Ideas: Rebel Ridge (if still available), Free Angela! documentary

Meeting adjourned: 7:45 PM

No meeting today, just open hours.

There was not enough attendance to hold a meeting today.

We didn’t have enough people present to have a meeting tonight.

In attendance: Jackson (secretary), Matt, Salem

Start time: 7:20 PM

1. Event Review – We had our garden open house yesterday as part of Lincoln TRUE. It was a long afternoon on a hot day, but we got to meet several other people that are doing similar things with their yards and/or looking for inspiration in our yard for things they might also try. It was a good opportunity for cross-pollination, and there may have been a couple of folks that we may see again down the line at other Black Cat events.

2. Winter Calendar – Jackson thinks a January movie night about the Zapatistas (anniversary of their first uprising is Jan 1st) would be good, but most films are from 1990s and may be somewhat outdated

Matt found La Montaña online – a 2023 documentary about a Zapatista delegation traveling to Europe; very interesting, but might be very hard to track down

From previous meetings:
LGBTQ Outlook?
Mutual Aid 101?

December
Winslow’s Wardrobe
(Star Trek: Deep Space Nine: Past Tense [Part I and II])

January
Movie about Zapatistas?
Walk For Life Counter-Protest – January 31st

February
Movie Ideas: Rebel Ridge (if still available), Free Angela! documentary

Meeting adjourned: 7:55 PM

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

1. Upcoming Event – Our garden tour with Lincoln TRUE is this Sunday. Jackson still needs to put something up online for us to advertise it directly, although we’re already on their other promotional materials. Jackson also has a bit of tidying to do on the porch and in the yard before that happens, but Wyatt will be helping him with that. Ty has said on the Discord that he still plans to be here on Sunday to help Jackson.

2. Promoting October Events – We’re also due to start advertising our October events. The good news is that our next two events, the Columbus Day Protest and They Live movie night, are ones we’ve done before so we can dig up our advertising blurbs from last time and shouldn’t have too much work retooling them for reuse in 2024.

3. Winter Calendar – Matt had a couple of event ideas: LGBTQ Outlook? Discussion Mutual Aid 101? [Whoever wins the election, this country is sick and many are abandoned by civil society] And as discussed last week:
December Winslow’s Wardrobe (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine: Past Tense [Part I and II]) January Walk For Life Counter-Protest – January 31st
February Movie Ideas: Rebel Ridge (if still available), Free Angela! documentary

Meeting adjourned: 7:45 PM

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

1. Events Review – We had two events in the last week. We welcomed the Beehive Collective to UNL campus on Wednesday afternoon. Jackson gave their speaker the money we promised them. Jackson estimates that there about 100 different people came and saw at least part of the presenation. We also received the Bees’ new-ish children’s book adaptation of “The True Cost of Coal.” We also had our movie night for The Breadwinner on Friday night. We had a nice turnout for that film, and a spirited (if not very focused) discussion afterwards.

2. Winter Calendar –
December
Winslow’s Wardrobe
(Star Trek: Deep Space Nine: Past Tense [Part I and II])

January
Walk For Life Counter-Protest – January 31st

February Movie Ideas: Rebel Ridge (if still available), Free Angela! documentary

Meeting adjourned: 8:00 PM

In attendance: Jackson (secretary), Lauren, Matt, Salem, Sierra
Start time: 7:05 PM

1. Upcoming Events – The Bees are coming to UNL this Wednesday! We’re going to contribute $250 towards their visit. We’re also showing The Breadwinner on Friday night. It’s a busy week for us, but we’re ready!

2. Fall Calendars – Jackson got UNL City Campus done this afternoon, but we’re still needing to hit all of our other spots besides the Unitarian Church and Meadowlark. We’ve got some volunteers here that will help ASAP. Jackson will be reimbursed $36.35 for getting those printed for us.

3. Web Reimbursement – Our website’s hosting has been renewed for another three years. Jackson will be reimbursed $539.64 for getting that paid off.

Meeting adjourned: 8:08 PM