Branch meetings have been changed to the last Monday of each month, around 7 pm. If you would like to attend, but can't make the date, please let us know. If enough people prefer another date, we will, of course, switch! (You don't have to be a member to attend these meetings and events and find out more about WILPF.)
BRANCH MEETING SCHEDULE
At the home of Esther Franklin: 3980 McKinley Blvd. (near 39th Street - before 39th street when coming from Alhambra and heading east)
All WILPF members and friends welcome.
Agenda will include updates on National WILPF, on the Cost of War Art Project / War Dollars Home effort, and on the Restore Co-op Democracy Project (who would have thought that we’d be picketing the Sacramento Natural Foods Co-op!!).
Please feel free to bring a snack to share. Questions, please call Ellen Schwartz, cell phone, 916-835-4330.
Monday, May 23, 7:15 PM. Sacramento WILPF branch meeting, at the home of Esther Franklin, 3980 McKinley Blvd, Sacramento, CA 95819-2044
It promises to be fun, inspiring and full of info. (Please bring a little something, for treats if you can.)
Monday, April 25, 7:15 PM. Sacramento WILPF branch meeting, at the home of Esther Franklin, 3980 McKinley Blvd, Sacramento, CA 95819-2044
It promises to be fun, inspiring and full of info. (Please bring a little something, for treats if you can.)
Proposed Agenda -
Mtg. Facilitators: Sabreena and Darien
7:15-7:25 p.m.
(10 min.) Grab Treats and Settle In
7:25
Gather, look over agenda
START AT 7:30
7:30-7:45 Preliminaries
(5 min.) Quick Introductions and Icebreaker question (Everyone): Come Prepared!
Each person will say a statement that they agree with. Everyone will then sign whether they agree with (open hand), disagree with (closed fist), or are neutral to(hand flat, parallel to the ground) the statement made by the speaker. This will be repeated until everyone present has given a statement and received responses.
(9 min.) Agenda review - time is tight, stay on topic, beware of tangents! Evaluation Box: Ask for - Recorder & Timer (explain timer card procedure and goals of notes)
(1 min) Identify next Mtg. Facilitators?? location?? FOR NEXT TWO MEETINGS
May 23 - Esther's???
June 27
7:45- 8:15 Old Business - Past and Ongoing - REPORTS AND UPDATES -strategic questions - purpose, allies, audience, long-term
(5 min.) "bold activities" - thanks, Laurie, for Roger Dickenson letter (C. Chavez & other)
(10 min.) Address Japanese American Citizens League Concerns - Ellen and Don: status of group letter; other actions
(5 min.) Report and Evaluation of Tax Day Acttions - Don, Darien
(10 min) Cost of War Art project
Activities update (5 min.)
New projects, questions, discussions (5 min.)
8:15-8:30
Break: "Loving and Lively"
Hearing with heart, developing our summarizing skills. Partners share first memories of hearing about Israel, about Palestine. Memories include feelings, thoughts, actions/behaviors that came out of these. Each partner listens to the other for 3 minutes, for a total of six minutes. Partners then take one minute to summarize to the group what s/he remembers of other. Other partner has max. 1/2 min. to add anything they consider vital that their partner left out.
8:30 - 8:40
Continue Old Bus.
(5 min.) Cost of War Art Project- Budget proposal
(5 min.) Non-branch activities of interest
April 9 March Report
Earth Day - Planning for next, under new business
8:40-9:20 NEW BUSINESS: UPCOMING ACTIVITIES AND INVOLVEMENTS - DISCUSSION AND PLANNING
(10 min.) Jane Addams Children’s Book Award Books -- Rocklin Library, update. (Kate)
(5 min) May Talk Ellen & __? Centennial of Women’s Right to Vote, Move to Amend
(5 min.) Kristen Gwynn book tour
(5 min.) Nat'l & Int'l WILPF
Board (Co-Prez/Prez elect).
WILPF Triennial National Congress -- Everyone can attend!
Presentation on WILPF national Issue Committees and what they’re doing (Ellen -- present written summary
(5 min.) next steps and our role in nat'l work AND brainstorm and discussion, branch involvement with national work
(10 min.) Updates to branch website - policy? help? intention? mtg. minutes? other?
9:20-9:35 BRAND NEW BUSINESS
(10 min.) Working between meetings -
- in Subcommittees, phone calls, email: Who to email/call for what project/issue? Discussion
(5 min.) Brainstorm and discuss - events plans for future
9:35-9:45 Announcements for May events
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