MII Meeting Minutes August 10th 2010
Submitted by rick on 14 December 2010 - 8:38pm
Agenda
New Business/Events:
Isreal / Palestine Co-op under fire.
Discussion of films MII might present on Issue:
-Johannesburg (title?) What's the word?
-Occupation 101
-Israeli lobbying/media film?
-The Wall
House Maintainance:
Electrical -sub-panel purchase stalled. Questions were raised about need for panel upstairs and whether to wire in exising panel
Rick will try to connect existing wiring over next two weeks.
TCTV Update -Brinden heard Media Island TCTV membership was expired. (Sandia Slaby is our liason)
Rick is fairly sure it was paid at time of Dish Network and Democracy Now! payments
Jean Cade Welcome
Jean Cade (The person who donated his house to MII in 1997) has returned to Oly after 4 years in Costa Rica and 10 years in Spokane.
He will be staying for a while at the house upstairs as he settles back in to Olympia and can fill some of the caretaker role during this time.
He is also interested in a range of issues.
Caretaker/s
Discussion was about process and whether to advertise further for candidates
-Some level of committment required 6 months or a year,
-Accepting limits on time of 1 year as a rotating activist in residence (with board option of extension)
-Spokes council helps line up and assess candidates and criterion, but board retains decision
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Really Free Market Saturday @ Woodruff PK 11 - 4 Sunday @ Bigelow Pk. 11 - 4
Police Chief position opening up Steve Hall will have open meeting Wednesday 11th 6:00pm
Citizens Campaign for Public Power in Olympia (Pacific County citizens passed utility purchase will occur in 3 years w/o contest).
IBEW may be interested (PSE not friendly to local linemen)
Arson against new City hall -this will cost taxpayers and delay opening 5 months.
Stitch and Bitch Augst 25 @ MII 6:00 - 8:00pm
Buffalo Field Campaign coming to Traditipons in September
Sweat Free campaign meeting in Olympia Nov 5th to 7th Housing will needed for 570-0848 (Bob Ziegler)
PMR Trial tomorrow! Carpools are happening (Berd organizing) trial may go on for days, Daniel Ellsberg will be at trial Thurday
Tuesday Aug 24th 6:00 Field trip to Film Society: Countdown To Zero This will be instead of MII Mtg.
