Coordinating Council minutes 10.22.12

Coordinating Council minutes 10.22.12

Present: Lindsey, Jacob, Meggen, Tom, Kasha, James, Susan
Facilitator:  Kasha
Notes: Meggen

Agenda Items:
Recap & new discussion about restructuring (or “de-structuring”) OA from current structure.  Would like to have OA-wide meeting about this in the next 6 weeks.  Meggen will send an email to as many regularly involved people as possible to start the conversation online before making big announcement.  Need to put the feelers out about it and figure out a good date/time/place for actual meeting.  Question about whether this idea conflicts with the Visioning results.  We can talk about this with any who are concerned about that possibility.

Donation to Ben Scales and possibility of fundraiser.  Kasha volunteered last week to take point person on fundraiser.  Still no word from the person asking Rosetta.  Suggestion to also ask NVDAT if they’d like to help, since many in that group were involved in the legal cases and have stronger connections with Ben than most of us.  Lindsey will attend their next meeting and ask, report back next week.  We will move immediately on the $350 approved from legal defense fund.

Speaking of which, Mark from finance will be moving out of the country and we need someone to join the Finance group because it can’t just be Lindsey.  Particularly need someone willing to hold onto the funds. 

Move Your Money Day
Flyering at banks on 29th--meet at Pritchard Park @ 3:30.
Event on Saturday Nov 3rd will be at Vance Monument.  Signs, flyers, and at least one table for info.  2:00 PM, followed by GA (at Pritchard) @ 4:00.

National Occupy Update from James.  National movement / coordination is waning.  Maybe we should think about Asheville being on the national map more prominently.  More action, not less.  “Why can’t Asheville be the center of the national movement?”


Announcements:
Friday Oct 26, 7-9:30 PM:  David Swanson (nationally known author, activist, speaker) presenting “Confronting the Military Industrial Complex,” cosponsored by New South Network, Veterans for Peace, Non-Violent Direct Action Training Group of Occupy Asheville, and other groups.  @Battery Park Rooftop at Battery Park Apartments.  Facebook page:  https://www.facebook.com/events/514174755279200