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2021-07-15 Meeting

Elderberries 2021-07-15 Meeting

At: Smitty's, Cathedral Lane / Spring Garden Rd

Present: Dan (notes), Barend, Lynn, Anita, Kevin

Regrets: Pauline

Youth & Elders Storytelling Salon

The Salon will be on August 15, 4-6pm in a tent on the Wanderer's Grounds. Plz note that we should be away from loud music.

We will have both youth and elders telling stories.

Dan has been working with Sara and Courtney Connor (she/her) of MacPhee Center which has a strong Q youth support function.

Sara has reported back that the youth - I think they use the term GSA - have concerns about safety.

What we'll do: we'll ask Sara & Courtney to ask the youth, what it would take to make you feel safe at this event? If you can name it, we will do it if we can. E.g. “active listener” present.

March

Pride is holding a real March March this year = not a parade.  We will participate in this March rather than running our own.

Other

Finances: we have $1413.10 in the bank.

Donation: we will donate $200 to some organization. We can give them cash or a cheque.

We'll ask the members to vote on which organization gets a donation (without telling them the amount.) Candidate organizations:

DAN will ask Stephanie if there’s any worthy trans organization.

LYNN will write a call for a women’s Zoom coordinator and DAN will set up the mailing list so she can send it out.

Topics for Salons: it would be great to get speakers.

DAN will send the list of topics to the Board.

Musquodoboit Pride: Augst 28. 29 - we could take people out. Maybe we can do a van or car pool or something.

We would all like to go back to Northwood in the fall.

BAREND  will contact Allison about:

Meeting was adjourned when our waiter kicked us out at closing time.