[Wamvan] Meeting tomorrow

[Natalie Hill]

Hi everyone,

I wanted to start a new thread, since our back and forth emails tend to
turn into epic exchanges!

I originally volunteered to facilitate the meeting that Lindsay, Meenakshi
and I scheduled for Feb. 28 (which we all later cancelled).  So I am happy
to facilitate tomorrow.

Proposed Agenda:

Rounds (let's keep it tight)
Values
Recognition of unceded coast salish territories
- 10 minutes total

Conference items:

1) Registration
- who has registered, what their needs/interests are, securing goals for
registration (Joanna?) (5 mins)
5 mins total

2) Food
- donations we have secured, places we are still waiting to hear from,
places still to approach (5 mins)
- budgeting out how we should spend the money we raised from the fundraiser
(the amount that's going to food) (10 mins)
- deciding what to order from Bonchaz Cafe with our $100 coupon (menu:
http://www.facebook.com/bonchaz?v=app_190322544333196) (10 mins)
25 mins total

3) Format/People
- confirm the structure of the day (panels, time frames, etc.) 10 mins
- confirm the people who have RSVPed as speakers thus far/who we have
approached/status of invitations 15 mins
- brainstorm other people we can ask 20 mins*
*PLEASE COME WITH IDEAS! :)
45 minutes total

4) miscellaneous conference items (10 mins)
10 mins total

4) Updates on other items
- SFPIRG grant opportunities (Meenakshi?) 5 mins
- possible collaborations with Girl Gang (Natalie) 5 mins
- anything else?
10-15 mins

That brings us to 1 hr 50 mins.  Just enough time to set roles for the next
meeting and check out.

Please feel free to propose changes to this/add other items (we'll figure
out a way to make it work time wise).

See you all at Farida's, 6PM sharp tomorrow!

Nat

PS - SFPIRG grant stuff, as previously circulated by Meenakshi:



LINK:
http://sfpirg.ca/index.cgi?d&g=%2Fpirg%2Fdonations.html

Grants

SFPIRG's Grants Committee (formerly the Donations Committee) accepts
applications for grants from student and community organizations all
year. Disbursements to successful applicants are made once at the end
of each semester (except for the Usamah Ansari Award), with the
following submission deadlines:
FALL DEADLINE                    October 31

SPRING DEADLINE                 February 28

USAMAH ANSARI AWARD     April 6

SUMMER DEADLINE              June 30

The Grants Committee is composed of SFPIRG board & staff members. We
operate on consensus and non-hierarchical principles in
decision-making. Applications must be related to a social or
environmental justice project/campaign. Grant requests are strictly
monetary, and can be applied retroactively (for example, if you missed
the Spring deadline and your event was in May, you can submit an
application for the Summer deadline).*

General Criteria

Funding is Available:
to SFU students and student groups
to community groups with an annual budget of less than $200,000
for projects that have a commitment to social and environmental justice
Priority is Given to:

groups and projects in the Lower Mainland
groups working within their own communities
groups working on the following issues: indigenous sovereignty; gender
queer, trans- & two-spirit issues; disability justice (esp. invisible
disabilities); anti-gentrification and affordable housing; food
sovereignty; prison industrial complex & police brutality; migrant
justice; climate justice; sex worker support / rights
groups that demonstrate accessibility and long term vision
Funding is Not Allocated to:
student or work exchanges
groups fundraising to donate to other groups or causes (we prefer to
donate directly)

Specific Funding Criteria

Large Grants {$500-$1000}
Groups applying for large donations must have a bank account in the
organization's name. Group must have previous experience organizing
events or campaigns.

Small Grants {up to $500}
This fund is available to groups with little organizing experience as
well as established groups. Can be used for small campaigns, one time
events, art projects, publications and other forms of social justice
organizing.

Conferences & Workshops Fund {$100}
Funding available for SFU students attending social and environmental
justice conferences and/or workshops.

Usamah Ansari Creative Justice Award {$500}
In memory of SFPIRG volunteer Usamah Ansari, this annual award
supports creative social justice work including art, poetry, music and
writing. Individuals or groups can apply. Priority given to
communities of colour, refugees and youth. Application deadline is
April 6th, the anniversary of Usamah's birthday.

Application Form
Please download and fill out the Donations Application Form [pdf].
Conferences & Workshops Application form. [pdf].
Don't have Adobe Acrobat? Download it!

How to Submit:
email: admin at sfpirg.ca
fax: 778-782-5338
mail: SFPIRG Donations Committee, TC 326, SFU, Burnaby, BC, Coast
Salish Territories, V5A 1S6
If funding is allocated, a cheque will be mailed to you in 4 - 6
weeks. We also ask successful applicants to acknowledge SFPIRG as a
supporter in their public/promotional materials. If you are producing
a report/publication/video etc. with this funding we would appreciate
a copy for our resource library.
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