10/9/2007 Minutes Die-In -KLS, VP, and WS were only ones at meeting Monday, so no die-in Tuesday -Die-In is NOT a massacre in the student center -Started with AIDS movement- history lessons with WS -“Turtles can fly” is a sad movie -CL says people may not hear captions, so we should print it out and put it on shirts/chests -SK suggests hanging signs, but we may have trouble with fire codes -JC suggests having it on rulers/sticks to hold up -KS suggests that we hold tombstones, not set them up on floor -Will try same time again next Tuesday, meeting again Monday. Be there or it doesn’t happen. -People to flyer: JVB, JC, VE, SK -People to die: CL, KLS, MP (maybe), KN, Gabriela, VP, NLP, October 27 -we can have banners -Car assignments: KLS- WS, MH JVB- KS, SB, CL VP- KN, KP SK (staying overnight)- JB- LG NC (staying overnight)- -KLS motions we endorse demo -Motion passes WRC Shit -WS went to Devil’s Den committee meeting, confirmed date is Nov. 1 -CL will MC, can embellish -JVB suggests we discuss details of fashion show next meeting -WS will arrange sound check this time -CK will be coming, we can try to get department endorsements -VP motions we ask for $3300 in contingency funding -Motion passes -WS wants freedom in titling event, nobody objects -AFL-CIO to do intro? WS waiting to -JVB and SB will go to AFL-CIO office and try to get WRC support and ask for intro for CK -Local Radio to interview, NPR maybe, 1080 maybe, SK has brother at western who works for radio, maybe want to do more commercial events, LG has outside radio contacts too -MTR will design poster with info from WS Danbury 11 Stateme nt -WS received statement again, we may want to endorse after all -statement rather neutral, not specific to any one group/ideology -statement supports national day of action for this Friday, with press conference and mass demo on Monday at 8am, speakout at Trinity, and new trial for Danbury 11 -JVB motions we support -Motion passes Cliff Shit -MTR confirmed 15th of November -Wants to talk about healthcare -Will make posters and book room Events coming up -BOT November 1st, same day as fashion show -Open House Nov 3rd, prospective students! -No War/No Warming, Oct 19-22nd, DC, specifically non-violent, may conflict with IMF/World Bank- will media mix up the two? Mind the potential backlash -Contact NC, KN, or KP if you want to go to IMF shit -octoberrebellion.org -Hip Hop Fest/SF8 (8 former black panthers arrested on trumped up charges), Friday, black panther will be speaking, Legacy of Torture will be screening, will be at Capitol Community College (old G Fox building) at 1pm -Call Matt for details -Pride Masquerade Ball, we will switch meeting rooms to 1849 room on that day for dressing room -Next Wednesday -Ally week is next week, WS can resend events, but lots of shit is going on that should be awesome -CL has a b-day party on 19th, be there or be sober -MTR has Halloween party on 28th, costumes fo sho Veteran meeting -This Friday, all day forum, WS is way cooler than everyone and is taking notes -NPR will be there