May Meeting Notes

May 16, 2010 Northland Anti-War Coalition Meeting Notes

Attendance: Scot, Margie, Ron, Tom, Joel, Steve and Adam

1. Tax Day Protest Report: NAWC's April 15 protest against war spending drew about 120 people. We had a rally at the MN Power Plaza, then marched with our signs through the Tea Party event at Bayfront Park and through Canal Park. It was a very high energy event, and it generated great press coverage. However, we were hoping for more people. About three dozen people also attended out forum that evening at UMD featuring former FBI whistle blower Coleen Rowley.

2. Practicing Justice: Scot reported that CHUM is going to be holding a panel on social justice from a religious perspective on May 20 at 7pm at Duluth's Teatro Zucone.

3. Community & Police: Scot reported that there will be a series of community meetings on the possibility of establishing a community review board over the police in Duluth. The meetings are being organized by the Duluth Task Force for the Improvement of Community Police Accountability. For more info go to www.digiterp.com/DTFICPA.

4. Trainings: There are two activist trainings coming up. One is a 2-day conflict resolution training session that'll take place at the Duluth-Superior Friends Meeting House from June 25-27 (see earlier post). To register, contact Bonnie Ambrosi at 218 728-9942 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting              218 728-9942      end_of_the_skype_highlighting begin_of_the_skype_highlighting              218 728-9942      end_of_the_skype_highlighting begin_of_the_skype_highlighting              218 728-9942      end_of_the_skype_highlighting or grihastashrami{at}gmail{dot}com. There will also be a Training for Change activist leadership event on the weekend of Oct. 17 led by Celia Kutz. Contact Joel Kilgour at jkilgour{at}riseup{dot}net for more details.

5. Fundraising: NAWC will hold a volleyball tournament/fundraising event this summer. Margie will head up a team to develop a more comprehensive plan and present it at the June NAWC meeting for approval.

6. Campus Outreach: NAWC will strive to put together a fall campus campaign that aims to hold a Young Activist Summit, a series of speaking engagements and that culminates in a campus protest. We will apply for grant money to see if we can provide scholarships to some local student activists to work on the project. Joel & Margie will head up a committee to work on this.

-Meeting Chair & Note Taker: Adam

-Next Meeting: Sunday, June 13 at 2pm at the Duluth Unitarian-Universalist Church at 835 College Street.