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International Monetary Fund/ World Bank Demonstration
report backs
2 rallies--- peace march, anti-capitalism march
--Micayla spoke well at the courthouse rally in Chapel Hill
--talk to Allison if you want to be involved in “Food
Not Bombs”
- serve food donations from Co-ops to homeless dwntwn
every Sat.@ 12pm.
contact: Jon 623-440, Brandon 688-2288, or Zac
308-6451
Spectrum (multi cultural organization turned political)
Meeting 10/2/01 Tues. community forum.
7-9pm Levine Science Research Center Dining Hall
light refres. Discussion of issues concerning campus life
contact hhy2@duke.edu
Duke Student Movement Meeting
Wed October 3, 2001 7 pm Mary Lou Williams Center
Discuss institutional racism, campus atmosphere, Nan’s response
to
demands for equality at Duke, and address questions Nan avoided
U of Chapel Hill Teach-in
10/1/01 7pm (use Robertson Scholar Bus as transportation)
Understanding Terror: What is war? What is Peace?
workshops, teach-in
CITCA WEEKEND/ Fall Retreat
10/6-10/7 El Flan, NC
Gail Ferris Enviromental Alliance
$25 student registration
issues: peace for central America, educating people from the triangle
on the assassination of union workers and training of US paramilitaries
ENVIROMENTAL ALLIANCE
What is Environmental Alliance?
Organization created to raise awareness of environmental
issues on campus,
projects include recycling (on-campus), education of campus
SEEDS, Durham
Southeastern Efforts in Developing Sustainable
Spaces
Gardening plots, experimental learning
Volunteering Ops available Sat. mornings,
composting, planting.
PEACH PROJECT
Educating low income families and elementary school students about
lead
poisoning
Testing and abating homes for lead
Duke Enviromental Task Force
Working on inventory of all recycle bins to report to
Duke Administration
Upcoming events: ECO-CONFERENCE
Oct 19-21st $40/person
email will be circulated
Green Corp meeting
in-charge of cleaning stadium, so that recyclables get
recycled. Free t-shirt!
To get on mailing listà subscribe environmental_a
to majordomo
Contact Jonathan of Duke Enviromental Alliance
Break For Change
Amy
- peer education by facilitators
- each year sponsor 7,8 house courses spring term, 1-1.5
hr/class
-topics included:
AIDS, child advocacy, immigration, domes. Violence,
sweatshops, welfare
-alternative spring break trip
each class goes to a different city around the east coast, meet
org. on
related issues
-currently working to improve organization by building community
between classes; become a bigger voice on campus
_ Q: Would any progressive members like to do any programs
as a group?
- service proj? opt. Have it arranged through Duke Comm.
Service C
o needle exchange?
-discussed Chronicle article on STD rates in Durham
-article suggested Duke students are safe if they remain apart
from
comm.
-SERC Student Employee Relations Coalition
THURSDAY 10/4/01 5:30pm meeting place: TBA
- living wage campaign
-picnic for students and employees in conjuction
w/community service week
-currently finding out info on how ppl are paid,
Duke/Durham relations
-documentary
-MLK Day proj.
-Aramark controversy
-dining services and housekeeping empl. contract
expiring; need support in
negotiations w/Duke Administration.
-What can SERC do to get union workers better
representation?
Contact unions, have meetings through JWJ
-Duke Progressive Alliance
not officially charted as an organization, for time being
operates under Students Against Sweatshops.
- need a budget, funding
- $5,000 Roberson Scholars Grant give $ to programs that incorp.
Duke & UNC
PROPOSAL DUE OCT 7
-Q: Should Duke Progressive Alliance become an organization
or not?
-legitimacy
-update internet website?
-set up mtg to decide on status of group
-liberal newspaper on- campus?
- The Courier, online e-zine Kevin Primus, editor
-sign up for anti-war listserv
-National Day of Action (anti-war) OCTOBER 23
-statewide w/coalition
-campus-wide speakout
-United Students Against Sweatshops S.E. chapter
-looking for university to host conference one weekend, end of
Oct./early Nov
-way to network about social justice, campus employ. Relations
» 30 people from diff. universities around southeast US
we would need help with: hosting, food/board, find places
to
meet
National office w/ coordinated printing programs, agendas,
speakers…
-GROW Training
grassroots organizing weekend sponsored by the United States
Students Association
training: basics for organizing around an issue
3 ISSUES: student-labor, pro-choice, affirmative action
-cost $3,500
-involve UNC?
-if so, draft proposal, due Oct 7
idea: sponsor conference in fall, GROW in spring
-pick a date for GROW training
-thanks to Allison for moderating
-Micayla will moderate next meeting: Sunday 7 pm
-GA down under?
-next meeting will focus on what we want Progressive to be