2019-04-23 Meeting

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< We don't really have a crisis on our hands.
< Paula: I have discussion of your
< * Main topic: Archives Project. Getting involved.

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> At Dan's Place.
> Present: Anita, Dan (chair & notes), Barend, Lynn, Mike, Paula, Pauline.
> One of the advantages of regular meetings, is that we meet when we don't really have a crisis on our hands, so we can think about long term plans and noncritical issues.
> The main topic of this meeting will be the Archives Project. But first we'll get through some lesser stuff.
> ===Last Salon===
> * we don't even have contact info for the presenter.

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< * DAN will talk to Dr Jacquie Gahagan about what prideHealth does

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> ===Next Month's Board Meeting Topic===
> Members' observations about how our meetings run. Preview:

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< * We are on unceeded Mi'kmag territory

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> * We are on unceded Mi'kmag territory

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< * There is no talking over the speaker, whoever's speaking

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> * There is no talking over the whoever's speaking

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< * Review upcoming months.
< MAY MEETING: Was there an influential mother figure in your life other than your birth mother?
< TUMA -- invite in on July 22nd.
< DAN will send around the list of HistoryPeople
< AUGUST event: BBQ
< ANITA will book the space. Aug 11, rain date Aug 18.
< DAN will give Jacqi Duma's email to Lynn.
< * I will ask you to do a game with the Possible Upcoming Events list
< * Main topic: Archives Project. Getting involved.

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> DAN will send around the link to the members' observations that Pauline collected for contemplation.
> ===Future Salon Topics===
> May: Possible topic: Was there an influential mother figure in your life other than your birth mother?
> June: Raymond Taavel Park Picnic. Weather location: The Resolutes Club.
> July: Pride Salon II
> * Do this instead of the July Second Sunday event
> * We have $900 funding from Pride
> * We have a venue, the UU Church, 22nd July, 3 - 7pm, 2 days after the Pride Parade
> * We need volunteers and Elders
> * DAN will invite Tuma Young
> * DAN will send around the list of HistoryPeople for possible ideas of elders to tell stories
> August 11 event: BBQ
> * ANITA will book the space. Rain date Aug 18.
> September: Two Authors Read and / or Discuss
> * LYNN will contact Jackie Dumas, Ann Bishop
> * DAN will give Jacqi Duma's email to Lynn.
> ===Other Business===
> * Game: Dan will email a game with the Possible Upcoming Events list
> * '''there was some other stuff but I didn't write it down, please tell me'''
> ===Main topic: Archives Project===
> The Elderberries wrote a letter of support for the project which then got funded, so we really have to do some support. Specifically, participate in the Community Advisory Committee (CAC). But:
> Atlantic History & Archive Network (AHAN) has been around for 30 years doing very similar work and has about 10 people ready to go as a CAC.
> We will invite all of the Elderberries to:
> * become members of the CAC if they're interested in this work,
> * volunteer in other ways,
> * offer archival materials, and
> * put us in contact with other folk, older folk, who might have materials.

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< In Email:
< * Barend has created a "How To Run An Event" document, here: Event Procedures
< * Youth Project: Next Step: "How can we help?"
< * Rebooting our GSA program
< * Do we need, can we do, a committee for Health issues for interacting with Pride Health?
< * Ditto for Housing?
< * Asking NSRAP for $100/mo for victuals. DAN & ALLISON to develop a proposal, e.g. "Building Attendance" "Capacity Building" (See Lynn's response to this, below)
< * Supplies replenishment

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> The meeting was adjourned at 8:00pm

At Dan's Place.

Present: Anita, Dan (chair & notes), Barend, Lynn, Mike, Paula, Pauline.

One of the advantages of regular meetings, is that we meet when we don't really have a crisis on our hands, so we can think about long term plans and noncritical issues.

The main topic of this meeting will be the Archives Project. But first we'll get through some lesser stuff.

Last Salon

Next Month's Board Meeting Topic

Members' observations about how our meetings run. Preview:

At the beginning of each meeting

DAN will send around the link to the members' observations that Pauline collected for contemplation.

Future Salon Topics

May: Possible topic: Was there an influential mother figure in your life other than your birth mother?

June: Raymond Taavel Park Picnic. Weather location: The Resolutes Club.

July: Pride Salon II

August 11 event: BBQ

September: Two Authors Read and / or Discuss

Other Business

Main topic: Archives Project

The Elderberries wrote a letter of support for the project which then got funded, so we really have to do some support. Specifically, participate in the Community Advisory Committee (CAC). But:

Atlantic History & Archive Network (AHAN) has been around for 30 years doing very similar work and has about 10 people ready to go as a CAC.

We will invite all of the Elderberries to:

The meeting was adjourned at 8:00pm