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Progressive Meeting Minutes- February 9th, 2002
which lasted one hour, :) thanks to time limits
GROW training is march 1-3,
registration online now...http://www.duke.edu/web/dpa/GROW
"to build our organizations around the principles of Direct
Action
Organizing to ensure long term change. Through an interactive,
hands-on
environment, GROW is designed to help you:
* Overcome lack of participation on campus
* Develop strategies to win specific issues campaigns
* Gain hands-on organizing experience
* Build more effective coalitions
* Increase the membership, reputation, funding, and influence
of your
organization. "
April 4 national student day of action
2 suggestions:
-Jin Sook Lee, exec director of Asian Pacific American Labor Alliance
(APALA) as main speaker (to be organized and payed for by ASA),
she wants
to give a grant to a student labor organizer
-ideas for action: mt.Olive or ASFME local negotiations ( to depend
on
union's needs)
to be discussed next meeting
BJ&B
-Feb.12 WRC investigation
-fired workers are reinstated, need Solidarity Letters contact
Jfh4@duke.edu for address of BJ&B factory in the D.R.
Partnerships within Progressive
-partnership b/t prog folks to recruit, maintain people involved
Those at the meeting recieved partners
other things proposed: Action Network list?
longterm and shorterm New people Committee? Pav5@duke.edu
Feb.20-national day of solidarity with south-eastern students
luncheon, actions, blue triangles with names of detainees to be
passed out
to students and worn in solidarity
fishbowl with groups, vigil on chapel quad
Tabling for blue triangles-6 hours....each group does one hour
for more info email: Jnj@duke.edu
Prog. DSG endorsements
-all candidates interested will come to a meeting (meeting only
to hear and
decide candidates)
date/time: TBA
Charter/recharters
-Renewal for SAS-Natalie
-Charter for SERC- Jessica
-Prog-Chris Paul?
DUE WED, FEB.20 by 5 pm
Disorientation guide
all interested in helping contact Natalie NL12@duke.edu
Workers Rights Board
Jobs with Justice : Feb.12-press conference happened...Jonathan
representing students on board
NEXT MEETING FEB.24: 7 pm Carr 114
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