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= Minutes for 2 April 2013 =

= Details =
Location: Community Church <br/>
Time: 7pm <br/>
Note taker: Steve

= Summary =

* $150 to Linda for S17-related legal expenses
* SAA Tax day action to use outstanding funds from an earlier DA proposal
* Proposals over $500 are subject to a one-GA settling period
* We'll dedicate the next GA to a discussion about post-dewey coalition building

= Minutes =

== NYC Trial Expenses ==

Linda requests $150, for expenses relating to her trial in NYC (the
trial is following an S17 arrest). The proceedings might last for as
long as three days. Passed in the consent bucket.

== SAA Tax Day Action Proposal ==

Brought by Joan and Linda. At last Sunday's strategic action assembly
(SAA), a group of people were making plans for a tax day
action. They'd like some money for signs, props, and other materials.
The budget would be $50 for paper and signs, and some amount of pig
noses. Probably no more than $200 total. However, SAA hasn't nailed
down all of the specifics.

There a Direct Action proposal with money left in its budget. SAA can
$200 use this for Tax day direct action. Since the funds were already
set aside for direct action, there's no need to pass a proposal.

== Proposal Reconsideration Proposal ==

Brought by Steve. This would give GA the chance to change its mind
about funding proposals. Any time we pass a proposal over $500, it
would be subject to a one-GA settling period. Anyone could ask to have
it reconsidered at the following GA.

Steve passes out copies of the proposal for people to read.

Dana. The proposal does not allocate resources to someone who is not
here. It offers a way for people to address what they perceive as
inequities.

Linda. We only have GAs 2x month, and that might not be
enough. Presumably there would be lead time in planning, and then
there would be a two-week delay.

Dana. I thought about that too. Part of the point of being a political
group is having the ability to respond quickly.

Linda. The most contentious proposals that we've passed were announced
at prior GAs. They weren't passed the night they were first
discussed. We've never had a culture of setting agendas in
advance. I'd like to see prior notice become the rule.

Steve. This proposal is an admission of our failure to establish
agendas in advance. For many proposals, we didn't succeed in getting
the word out in advance. This is an attempt to compensate; maybe we
can provide equitable compromises after the fact.

Joe. My understanding is that this would be the same thing as making
prior notice the rule. There was a second discussion of the S17
proposal, but it was presented as a consession that people had to
make. If we made this a part of the rule, folks may be more accepting
(of the S17 proposal). We already have money set aside for direct
actions. That could that be our emergency fund.

Allan. I haven't been here for two months. Don't badmouth money.

Rich. I'm concerned about individuals coming in with a large group of
people, with the intent of bankrupting the organization. If there's
$1200 or so set aside for direct action, that's enough. If you need
more than $1200, then you need to come beforehand. If the world is
about to end and we need a $1600 nuclear umbrella, then we maybe can
make an exception.

Linda. I'd like to ask for an amendment. We've released unspent
proposal money in the past. I'd like to ask that the DA money be
reaffirmed, and not released.

Amendment: We will maintain the previously allocated direct action
funds, to be used for direct action, without the one-GA settling
period.

Allan. What about $100 instead of $500. I don't want us to blow all
the money. I don't want us to disappear.

Carolyn. Tonight, we had an example where we needed to allocate more
than $100 for a short-term need.

Proposal passes, with amendement.

== Media Computer Discussion ==

We had a discussion about equipment. Specifically, the media computer
that was taken from E5. We've asked that the computer be returned,
but that request was never answered.

== Activist Collaboration and Coalition Building ==

Dana. Post Dewey Square, many of the local activist groups have "gone
back into their own caves". Because of Occupy, all of these groups
came into the same space, and found themselves working together. Could
we do a socializing event to bring some of these relationships back
together?

Do it over pizza. See what different groups in the area are doing. See
if there are things we can work on together.

People might say "Oh I hate those ..." and not want to work with
them. But we may find that some organizations are interested in
working together. We'd have to do outreach. My goal is to find ways
where we can work together, without going back to splinter groups.

Rich. I'd like this to be the subject of the next GA.

Linda. I love this idea. I'd love to see us reach out by going out and
meeting people. Invite them to our events, or go to their
meetings. Test the feasability of working together.

Dana. Network, talk to people, get together.

Carolyn. My immediate reaction, besides movement building in general,
is that some groups seem like competitors. Some groups may want their
brands to lead. Lots of groups working on labor that would make sense
to connect to.

Linda. This is a brand new idea for all of us. What about starting by
doing an inventory of who we know, and organizations we know of. Map
it out on big pieces of paper and see what speaks to us. It's
exciting to think about coalition building.

Dana. I'm on celly list for CLVU. Some groups might want to share
notification systems.

Rich. We're not doing outreach yet, and not inviting people yet. We're
going to explore our movement, and our linkage to other movements.

Joe. I like the idea of build a chart, and mapping out progressive
Boston. Think of St. Patricks day. We end up being in the same parade,
but without planning anything. This might give us the opportunity to
plan together.

Dana. Occupy Boston wouldn't be the umbrella. We'd talk to different
organizations and find out what they see the future looking like.

== Storage Space Cleanup ==

Dana. What's left in the storage space?

Joe. 12 plastic buckets of cement. They're weights for holding flags and banners.

Dana. If that's all, could we clear out the space and terminate our lease?

Joe. I didn't bother putting the lock on the storage unit. Seemed
silly to lock up plastic buckets of cement.

Let's list the buckets in the free section of Craigslist. Maybe
someone has a use for them.

What about the food tent and the sink?

The sink is in the basement of the logistics house.

The food tent was given away. John Dywer, Jay Kelly, and one other
fellow took it to Long island and gave it to Occupy Sandy.

== Announcements ==

Carolyn. March 5pm on Thursday. There's a march for Hotel and
restaurant workers, from Cambridge city hall to Meridien hotel. See
jobs with justice website for current status of worker negotiations
and the march.

SAA. At the last meeting, SAA decided that May 5th would be the last
indoor SAA; afterwards, they'll be held outside.

FAWG. We've been publishing financial statements on the wiki. We've
published most of the records through the end of Feb 2013, including
transaction-level detail. See [[Financial Accountability]].

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