[mgj-discuss] next mtg date

[Gwendolyn Bradley]

Hendrik, great notes--but I think the next meeting date is Feb 19 (not 29)


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From: Hendrik <hvoss at soaw.org>
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Subject: [mgj-discuss] 05/02 Mtg. Notes

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Notes from the MGJ General Meeting, Wednesday, February 5, 2003


Attendance: 75% male, 75% Caucasian

Next Meeting - Wednesday, February 29 - 7:30-9pm (please email
mrickling at hotmail.com if you would like to facilitate the meeting)

Agenda

1) CAFTA
2) April Mobilization update
3) Jobs with Justice
4) April Mobilization Posters
5) Latin Jazz Ally
6) Anti-War Rally in NYC
7) Arts Workshop
8) FTAA workshop


1) Melinda talked about the U.S.-Central American Free Trade Agreement
(CAFTA), gave background information about the way the negotiations work
and talked about the resistance that is forming against it. For more
information
check:
http://www.cispes.org/english/Campaign_Against_CAFTA_FTAA/Campaign_Updates_and_Analysis.htm

2) Neil attended the March/Rally committee meeting and Seth joined the
last Coordinating Committee conference call.  David read some information
that Seth emailed him.  The final march route will go from Columbia
Heights/Mt. Pleasant (Two ideas for the starting location: North side of
Mt. Pleasant street [block off street to traffic] and Malcolm X Park.  Mt.
Pleasant Street would be more visible than Malcolm X Park, but could also
be an inconvenience to people in that neighborhood and significantly
harder to get a permit.  The march/rally committee decided to continue
considering both possibilities, but will put off the decision until we
form a roundtable with local immigrant rights groups, Project South, and
Neighbors Consejo to discuss the events and have those groups be a part of
that decision, as well as how the rally should be structured.), down 16th
St to New York Ave, stop at the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB),
then a stop at Occidental Petroleum Corp Headquarters, then the US Trade
Rep's office, and finally the World Bank/IMF.  We will have short
mini-rallies at these four sites (a flat-bed truck will be a rolling
stage) - no longer than 15 minutes each. We also talked about the
logistical concerns about the stops along the march route, messaging local
angles.
More info about the April mobilization at: www.lasolidarity.org

3) We consensed on renewing our organizational membership with Jobs with
Justice DC.  MGJ will submit a request for support for the April
Mobilization to JwJ (Mark, Raul and Hendrik will be working on the
application and talking points to spell out the connection to DC issues)

4) MGJ will order 500 Beehive Collective April Mobilization Posters
http://lists.mutualaid.org/pipermail/mgj-discuss/2003-February/001656.html
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Copies of the PUSH BACK poster
http://www.lasolidarity.org/organize.html#poster
will also soon be available.

5) Gwen talked with the owners of the Latin Jazz Ally about the
possibility of a fundraiser for the April Mobilization and they are up for
it.  A sub-group formed and will send out more info soon.

6) The Mobilization for Global Justice consensed on endorsing the February
15 rally and march against the war in NYC (www.unitedforpeace.org)

7) Arts Workshop, February 22, 1-5pm
we need to produce a whole new set of puppets, banners, flags, images of
all sorts - we need everyone please rsvp to nbloch at igc.org

8) FTAA Workshop, March 1, noon-6pm
background, campaign & workshop details at
www.faireconomy.org/econ/workshops

Next Meeting - Wednesday, February 29 - 7:30-9pm (please email
mrickling at hotmail.com if you would like to facilitate the meeting)



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