20 September 2017

Meeting minutes for September 2017



Meeting minutes for Wednesday, 20 September 2017
In attendance: Jeff, Barbara, Bob, Tilo, Ayisha, Leo, Marsha



Welcome and Introductions


Welcome newcomers Ayisha and Leo.


Reports

Coordinator's report [Jeff]: "Yay Us!"

Treasurer's report [Tilo]

Social media director's report [Barbara]


Announcements

Malvern Harvest Oktoberfest was a success! Met lots of people, many signed up for e-mail. Thank-you card to the event director, Lisa, thanking her for giving us free booth space.


Actions
  • "The Malvern Three" [Marsha]
  • Death penalty in Iran [Brendan]

Updates
  • Russian human rights defender Valentina Cheravatenko [Barbara]
  • "I Want Those Addresses" [Jeff]
  • Free the Berks kids [Jeff]

Old Business

New location for our Write for Rights event [Barbara]
  • Ayisha suggested a movie fundraiser (via Gathr) in King of Prussia
  • Marsha suggested Barnes & Noble in Exton, will send into to Barbara

Five-Minute University

Bob: "Tech Tools for Activism, or How to be a Snowden" (information from network23.org/ttfa)
  • e-mail (privacy, encryption, anonymity)
  • safe/anonymous blogging and microblogging (e.g., Twitter)
  • browsing the Internet safely (e.g., don't expose IP address, use TOR network)
  • mobile phone security important but not covered in this presentation

New Business
  • Could we get a table at the Pennsylvania Conference for Women in October?
  • Should we change our meeting date to something other than the third Wednesday of the month?
  • Marsha will mock up t-shirt designs and send them to the group
  • Next month Ayisha will give a five-minute university on marketing and getting e-mail addresses.

Upcoming Events
Next meeting: Wednesday, 25 October 2017, 7:30 p.m., Wegman's Cafe in Malvern

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