meeting minutes 4/3/08

*Titus – Photos have been taken
*Talk to Will if you want to run with The Birthday Party for student senate.
–next ticket meeting – Thursday at 6 in Bentley, meet in lobby
*national convention is probably going to be in Athens this summer. Approximately early / mid july.
–look for survey on listserv to vote on either Athens, Asheville nc, or dc as the location.
–camping space, churches, houses needed
–talk to olivia
*Flyering from now until next meeting for recruitment. We’re going to have a march/dance party after next meeting (like Funk the War). Look for facebook event. Making DIY drums Sunday. Look for email about it.
*Working on pamphlet Sunday also, 4pm at will’s. look for email about it.
*Political science debate wants a third party. Anyone from sds want to debate? Derek will email listserv with more info.
*Ohio.edu/sustainability for earth week info. – april 22
*Camping trips? Sober, talk about issues in-depth, teach-ins, etc. this quarter
*free store – last half of the quarter at west portico. Bring shit you don’t want, take shit you do want.
*RIAA victims benefit show – Fantozzi – kids have been forced to drop out of school because they got sued for downloading music. The benefit would be about week 8, would have free music and cds and take donations. Know anyone who dropped out? Tell fantozzi. Know a really good band who would play? Tell fantozzi. There is a myspace: myspace.com/bestofathens08. would be held either outside or at the blue gator.
*trustees vs students soccer game. It’s not real. But will be real fun. Want to play? Will is going to email with more info. Will be probably be when it’s warmer.
*society for sovreign individuals – movie Sunday – American fascism theme – 6pm in Bentley 110
*anti-war demonstration in kent, may 4.

v-day meeting minutes

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

-OSU free the planet had a sit-in in their president’s office earlier this week to put pressure on him to stop buying paper from office max who is cutting down trees in canada that shouldn’t be cut down. they are in the process of cutting their contract with office max and seeking alternatives. they’re also telling them to stop cutting that shit down.

 

OU currently buys from office max but is trying to change our default supply to post-consumer paper. see responsiblepurchasing.org for more info or email sonia marcus (marcuss@ohio.edu).

 

-monarchist party next thursday at will’s

 

AGENDA:

-recruitment: pamphlet with drawings, what we have done, what we want to do, etc. Sunday at 6 for noodles at will’s to create.

–fliers to put up

–ran recruitment: street theater, other ideas??

-free store for spring. bring shit you don’t want and take what you do want.

-where the hell is everyone? come to meetings! goddamn!

-next quarter: move meetings back to 9? meetings on monday?

-find out when your exams start so that we can plan if/when we are doing the die-in on march 17th (or friday before!) for the 5th anniversary of the war.

–other ideas for day of action: dance party, write to your congressman, what else?

-titus: photos have been taken. that’s pretty much it so far. 

-spring qtr: put swings up on college green! we’ll make them ourselves!

Who’s excited about Wednesday? I am!

Hey guys…

 So, I wrote an e-mail to the Post that will hopefully get the message out about us joining the Union picketers this Wednesday the 19th at 1:00 p.m. at the gates to college green (and yes, that was a little advertisment in there just in case you forgot what time and where it was.) I didn’t want it to be too long…in hopes of it actually getting published. So there’s a lot of little points missing…but I think I got the point across….

 So……here it is!

To Whom It May Concern,

As you know, recently 24 of the hardest working employees of the university have been laid off due to “budget relocation”. The custodial staff here at Ohio University is some of the most dedicated truly inspiring personnel on campus. They are the men and womyn that students come into contact each day, they are the men and womyn who work behind the scenes while students are sleeping, and they are the men and womyn that have the thankless job of keeping this university running. Members of the administration said the lay-offs occurred due to “a budget reallocation” which included the hiring of several administrative positions whose salaries could support multiple members of the custodial staff. It is probable that members of the administration could provide many more bogus excuses for laying-off valued employees of this university. Whatever rationalizations are given, the point is these men and womyn need these jobs and should be reemployed as soon as possible.

Currently, four members of the union for the custodial staff are picketing at various locations handing out informational flyers, so that students might better understand the situation. Students for a Democratic Society fully support the efforts of these men and womyn in their attempts to be heard by the administration and help the “laid-off” workers regain employment. Unfortunately, the contract that the custodial staff recently signed states that they may have no more than three or four members picketing at each location. How can their dire message for reemployment be heard with so few voices? We urge all students to step up and show your support for this hard-working and dedicated group on Wednesday, September 19th when Students for a Democratic Society will be joining the picketers at 1:00 p.m. at the Gates to College Green.

Thank you,

Amanda Catron

Sophmore

Students for a Democratic Society

So…yeah. And sorry, I HAD to throw the word “bogus” in there somewhere.

See you guys Wednesday and/or Thursday!

Thanks,

Amanda C