Commons WG 1/10

Attendees

Jenny, Darin, Joe, Sarah P, Niki, Don, Brixby, David K, Elisa, Stephen, Naomi, Cere, Sue, David

Notes

Elisa: Discussion about Mardi Gras event, might want to look into alcohol insurance - Jenny/Jake bottomlining
Brixby: Filmscreening, fundraiser for a reproductive health workshop- 'From Danger to Dignity' on February 1st - Sarah P bottomlining
Jote: Ecstatic Dance / clowning / dance event, every Sunday 2-5:30. Charging for the event, recruiting volunteers, possibly applying to become a member collective. Scholarships / artist residencies. Starting the first week of April. Offers to help with beautifying the ballroom. Need sound, willing to help us out - Sarah/Don/Cere bottomlining
David: Birthday party on the 20th for $3K, wants to go til midnight, loud music til 11.
Sarah: Yoga classes - dedicate a certain # of hours per month
Darin: Food Not Bombs benefit on February 22nd - 4 confirms, 3 maybes - Jenny/Darin bottomlining
Don: Backspace proposal to steward the eyeball room (scheduling treatments etc) and the upstairs den (?), renovating the den, clinic days - not applying as a collective - funds would go to Omni
- Lock may need to be changed, definitely needs to be locked
- Would take responsibility for putting things on the calendar, creating invoices, etc;
- Setting intention of the room as a healing space, open to scheduled things such as mediation sessions
- Upcoming Tuesday workday
- Water damage up there, roof needs to be repaired

ANNAH ANTI-PALINDROME + DOLL PARTS + LE HOMO - Jenny will follow up about sound restrictions and what they're able to pay
Kommunity FK - $13 admission, approved pending us working out the door split (min 30%) - Don to follow up with David re: permits
Make sure someone follows up with 350.org
David follow up with Habitat for Humanity
Film screening of "After Tiller" and dinner: Brixby - Sarah P. - Niki to email to resched for Jan 31
Board meeting - Jenny to ping Harjit again
Reading group meetings - Niki
EBOC retreat - Jenny will follow up
Anti Repression Committee benefit - David and Ian to follow up and ensure it's on the calendar
DAWI Worker Cooperative retreat - Niki to follow up with Michaela (mholmes@institute.usworker.coop)
We Go Boom - Niki to follow up with Sonia
Sacred Harp singing - Cere to follow up with Shani (shaniaviram@gmail.com)
Capoeira graduation - Cere to follow up with Marcelo