Meeting minutes for May 2017

Meeting minutes for Wednesday, 17 May 2017
In attendance: Jeff, Gina, Tilo, Marsha

Welcome and Introductions



Reports

• Treasurer's report [Tilo]: Marsha made a motion for Tilo and Barb to open an account for this group at Citadel FCU with our new EIN. Gina seconded the motion. The motion was unanimously approved.
• Outreach and fundraising
• Because the Ten Thousand Villages store in Exton has closed, Marsha will contact the store in Media to inquire about holding our annual Write for Rights Event / Community Shopping Event at that location.
• Marsha is looking into getting Amnesty International t-shirts for our group.
• Activism [Jeff]: Discussion of Saul Alinsky's idea that effectiveness increases when politicians are afraid.

Updates and Actions

• Case file: Mohammed Sadiq Kabudband has been freed after a decade of imprisonment in Iran!
• An AI Group 342 action again AI? [Jeff]: Proposal to contact AIUSA main office more directly/forcefully about their refusal to help us invite local AIUSA members to attend Group 342 meetings.

Presentation

5-Minute University: Jeff will remind Struan to do this in June


Old Business

• Correspondence with Nick at the AIUSA office [Marsha]: Let's reach out to him with our concerns in the future.
• Proposal for a new approach to tabling [Jeff]
• Marsha will check with everyone about Good Neighbor Day
• Marsha will reach out to manager of Malvern Harvest Oktoberfest and Eagleview Farmers' Market
• Tickling Giants [Marsha and Jeff]: This film sounds great, but hosting a screening event is not something our group will pursue at this time.