[Careforsailor] First Meeting and Update for Sailor's place

Fri Sep 12 01:12:39 PDT 2014

^ Sydney, you're fabulous.

Lee it would be wonderful to have you there :)

I'm free that day! (Unless my schedule changes w/ employment.)

On Thu, Sep 11, 2014 at 3:56 PM, Sydney Neuman <srneuman at gmail.com> wrote:

> I think that would be great. My hope is that this meeting is the start of
> putting together a community of care, and contributions to that can look
> very different. A discussion where we talk about capacity, different
> skills, things we can do, different ways of helping/providing support that
> are within are limits, and all that. Sustainable care systems are based on
> so much more than regular visits, and a lot of the call outs as of late
> have involved very specific forms of labour that understandably don't work
> for everyone. It would be great to brainstorm a broad range, and it sounds
> like you would be a great person to join in that discussion!
>
> -Sydney
>
> On Thu, Sep 11, 2014 at 12:40 PM, lee <contactmedlee at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Hi all,
>>
>> How does it feel for folks if I attend this meeting? I haven't been in a
>> place where I've been able to help all that much, and I'm not sure I will
>> be in a much better place in the coming weeks, though my health stuff is a
>> lot better this week. But based on ongoing capacity stuff for me, I don't
>> know if it makes sense to folks for me to attend, so I thought I'd check in.
>>
>> I feel really grateful for all the work folks are doing, and very curious
>> about how I might help more or how I can support -- for Sailor, and also in
>> terms of other folks and myself dealing with varying ability stuffs and
>> continuing to strategize and keep working towards building/creating
>> adequate support networks.
>>
>> I could do Sunday the 21st at 2pm.
>>
>>
>> sending warmth,
>>
>>
>> lee
>>
>> On Thu, Sep 11, 2014 at 12:17 PM, Sydney Neuman <srneuman at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> So I looked at everyone's availability, then realized that the meeting
>>> time that works for everyone would be THIS Sunday. I know I actually made
>>> the doodle, but I was definitely not thinking and this Sunday doesn't work
>>> for me. I'm babysitting overnight and will be wiped, plus my partner's
>>> thesis defense is the next day and I want to be around to provide support
>>> there. Is this a regular Sunday availability for people, though?
>>>
>>> How about Sunday the 21st at 2pm? Does that work for people?
>>>
>>> As for location, I'm happy to host and provide snacks and tea (nice way
>>> to meet, get to know each other, AND cover all the other stuff, I think),
>>> but my place has a flight of stairs and there are some scented products
>>> around, although we could definitely not use anything scented 24 hours
>>> before and put all scented things under the sink. We also have a cat. We
>>> keep the place pretty clean, so minimal dust and the like. I know that
>>> meeting at someone's house whom you don't know can be uncomfortable for
>>> some, too.
>>>
>>> I do have internet/a laptop that skypes, so Anna can skype in, which I
>>> think would be great. I can also bring my laptop to another location with
>>> wifi if need be.
>>>
>>> Does that sounds like an option that might be appealing?  If so, any
>>> further requests for accessibility info etc.? If not we can totally figure
>>> something else out, I'm sure. For example, I could also look into reserving
>>> a study room at the downtown SFU library which would be wheelchair
>>> accessible, but not necessarily scent reduced. Any other ideas?
>>>
>>> Also, fyi I'm not going to be able to make it to Sailor's until next
>>> weekend. I've been going at least once a week, but this is a particularly
>>> busy stretch so it'll be two weeks between visits.
>>>
>>> -Sydney
>>>
>>> On Wed, Sep 10, 2014 at 3:57 PM, Anna Dayley <annaisdayley at gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hm, I could skype in? Unless that would be too complicated/difficult?
>>>> My schedule is fairly open, since I'm unemployed/looking for work. Though
>>>> that could change soon. Didn't fill out doodle for these reasons! But keep
>>>> me posted on meeting date :) xo
>>>>
>>>> On Wed, Sep 10, 2014 at 1:25 PM, s yeung <artsves at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Hey,
>>>>>
>>>>> I was just wondering how things have been going since Sidney's last
>>>>> email.
>>>>>
>>>>> I am fairly busy with work this week and next so getting to a computer
>>>>> & internet is hard for me (since I don't have internet at my place) so I
>>>>> just wanted to pass this along since I was sending organizing emails the
>>>>> last few weeks.
>>>>>
>>>>> I'll give sailor a call sometime later in the week and so I can
>>>>> reassess my capacity in being in communication with this network/list serve.
>>>>>
>>>>> So far it seems people who have expressed interest or thoughts to care
>>>>> collective is - Sydney, anna and me. If there's anyone else interested,
>>>>> send a response or fill out Sydney's doodle.
>>>>>
>>>>> Have a nice day!
>>>>>
>>>>> Sves
>>>>> On Sep 7, 2014 10:12 AM, "Sydney Neuman" <srneuman at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Hey all!
>>>>>>
>>>>>> First off: I created a doodle for a potential first meeting time for
>>>>>> people who are interested in talking about a care collective/want to have
>>>>>> an informal discussion about what that looks like, whatever. Here's the
>>>>>> link:
>>>>>> http://doodle.com/ayfgrsa8v62cb8py
>>>>>> Please check it out when you get a chance. It's super easy, you don't
>>>>>> need an account, just click on times you think you'll be available and
>>>>>> that's it. If this doesn't work for people or nobody responds, we can try
>>>>>> to figure something else out, but hopefully it does.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Avery (my partner) and I were there yesterday and things are looking
>>>>>> good in the new room! Awesome work on the painting and moving, everyone!
>>>>>> The room looks a million times brighter and awesome. Yesterday we did some
>>>>>> tidying/organizing, moved the desk, cleaned out the desk drawers, moved the
>>>>>> set of drawers Sailor can't use out of the room as well as some empty
>>>>>> suitcases to try to keep "stuff" at a minimum and leave lots of stretching
>>>>>> room. We started installing the lever door knob, which is in the door, but
>>>>>> we're going to come back with a better saw and some other stuff and work on
>>>>>> replacing the inner part of the door frame that's broken so the latch
>>>>>> actually has something to catch on. We also tried to assemble the bookshelf
>>>>>> Sailor's dad brought over, but it's missing some hardware.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> So yeah. I'm going to get on the whole ikea missing hardware thing
>>>>>> (any tips?) and getting the door latch functional, but any
>>>>>> suggestions/tips/help are welcome. We also brought over a couple of shelves
>>>>>> and brackets that could be put up whenever/wherever as soon as furniture
>>>>>> placement is all sorted and Sailor can get a better idea of where they want
>>>>>> them. I left my drill, a screwdriver bit, and a small drill bit, and Sailor
>>>>>> has more screwdriver bits, so feel free to use those as needed. We're
>>>>>> thinking they won't need anchors as long as nothing super, duper heavy goes
>>>>>> on them. Getting one or both of the brackets on a stud wouldn't be the
>>>>>> worst, though.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Hope everyone's having an awesome end of summer! Hurrah!
>>>>>>
>>>>>> -Sydney
>>>>>>
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