[Radmedia] Meeting minutes 28 May 2011 and cleanup request

[isaac oommen]

*In attendence: Isaac, Nicholas, Harjap, Juniper, Dawn, Frank via phone for
the first 15 mins of the meeting (had connection trouble)*


Frank: I can bottom-line a film screening and party the night before the
conference. I can also do a workshop on radical video making. It makes sense
for our event to eb a week after the Victoria Anarchist Bookfair.


ABSTRACT

Nic: We can get VIVO if we can get some money back to them.
Dawn: We are just a few months away so need to take some big steps quickly.
We can model it somewhat on the AMC.


WHO (TO BRING IN)

N: I have more time in June for this. Ali Lohan from the Carnegie outreach
would be great. Amy from VIVO can bring in people around art institiutes
that want to fight gentrification as artists. These are media institutions.
Isaac: I can dedicate time to this no problem. Only for July I'm on holiday.
Harjap: I'll have more time in July to help. I'll try to bring in Naava and
folks that left MDD.

ACTION: We all brainstorm some names for next meeting.

Juniper: There are people in Victoria that would be interested. I don't know
how much organizing I can do but I can do outreach.
D: I'll be out till July. But we can meet before June 6 maybe? Frank is
taking the summer off but might have a bit of time for this.
H: My personal frustration with MDD is their bad framing and lack of
prioritization.. The definition of media is lacking also.
N: Is this a platform to find out about other media projects or a
conference?
D: Both would be good. I'd liek to bring in people who aren't already
organizing.
J: Cracks in the Concrete was good. Victoria-Vancouver bridging would be
good.
H: CiC is also about bringing people into politics.
D: AMC recognized that they should provide a space and not be
super-structured. So bookfair style is good.
J: Indigenous peoples' media should be involved.
I: ACTION I'll talk to Redwire.


WHEN

D: Is two days too much?
N: Depends on how much we want to do.

CONSENSED: A weekend conference works.

D: We shoud try and get students in.
H: Earth Day stuff might pull peolpe away. Why make it Sunday-Sat? Wouldn't
a week be too long for Victoria bookfair people to wait?
N: Weekdays would be too hard to work through.
H: It might be easier for bookfair people to be on the same weekend as
Victoria.
D: Frank says bookfair people have no problem with a week in between. The
Maritime Labour Centre price made us think of Sunday.

ACTION: Nic to look at trying to get a discount using VDLC member price.

H: Sat night events would be easier for people than Sun night.
J: CiC saw that people wanted a plenary at the end. Discussion at the end
would be good.
D: It's a lot to pack into one day.So Fri party plus Sat all day plus
keynote. Maybe brunch on Sun. We need to go beyond bookfair.
H: Two days means less chance of overwhelming.
D: Two days allows for socializing.
N: Having it on Sat allows us to bring together organizations.
D; Shall I book the MLC? Good space with breakaway rooms.
H: Tabling can be done in lobby. What about food arrangements?
N: VIVO can work for the Fri as long as some money is recovered. But space
is tighter.
H: Other option is high school gym. Maybe for $65 per hour. Other option is
also multiple venues. But MLC seems best.
D: I'd like to keep it compact for this first year. Maybe VIVO for the Fri?
J: I'll outreach to the Black Dog collective.

CONSENSED: Book MLC.

N: I'll ask TSSU about discount booking.
H: MLC is okay with changing the terms of the booking later.
D: I'll also ask about food and serving. The Silver Crow peeps would be good
maybe.
I: We can even serve lunch outside if they don't allow inside.
N: Sat brunch is not a huge issue.


TALKING TO PEOPLE IE WHAT

N: In terms of people it would be good to have folks from Cascadia down to
San Fran.
D: I'd liek two callouts - to table and workshop.
H: Student outreach should be done sooner
D: Major outreach should be in July. By then we should have a skeleton plan.
N: What is the scale of the budget?
D: VMC can put in about $2000, if we consense to it.
H: Not bad to ask for money from orgs.
N: TSSU can give less than $300 without clearing.
D: We'll try tog et the PIRGs.
H: But also get the Prince George PIRG and VIPIRG.
D: It would be nice to have scholarships available also.
N: If we bring in academics, their institutions will pay for it.
D: Acedemics are welcome but not the priority.
H: Let's lean away from their involvement in the actual planning.
N: We can look at technology and communications people from universities.
J: Maybe get hackers involved.


TITLE

H: We need to decide soon.

CONSENSED: Brainstorm names by next meeting.

D: ACTION I'll write up drafts for tablers. We also need a mission
statement.
H: Let's make sure we have a level of agreement on three things -
1. The anti-list (colonialist, capitalist, authoritarian)
2. Diverse representation
3. A radical alternative alternative to what exists
J: Building strategies is important.
H: Also quick note on funding policy - city, foundation funding is bad.
Let's not have any level of govt. or corp.-linked funding.

CONSENSED


NEXT MEETING

D: Let's try to invite 1 or 2 folks each to the meeting.
H: Calaamites are on-board to help. We can also help with outreach.
D: I'll be booking on Monday (NOTE: need to revist since the MLC costs more
than we thought). Think of a dream keynote speaker.
I: Will clean up the email list.
D: I think we'll ahve a lot of responses to the callout.
J: Our workshops can share time, be panels.
D: AMC does really good youth organizing workshops. Maybe Thistle folks can
organize this. Let's try and target 1/2 the workshops ahead of time and then
do a callout for the other 1/2. ACTION: Will have draft callouts by next
week.We can also have a discussion about paying people for organizing as
well.
N: ACTION: Will think of who can fundraise for this.
D: Maybe do that list in July. By then we'll have a skeleton and dream
budget. We should be able to do it for less than 10k.Whatever we get at the
door will maybe cover the next year.
H: Get PGPIRG contacts via Gord Hill or 12th and Clark folks.
D: Maybe we can have endorsed groups mentioend towards the end.

The next meeting is on Saturday June 4 at Nick's house 10am. Email Nick or
Isaac for the address off-list.
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