Fwd: NOTES 2/12 mtg; next mtg 2/23 @6

[Jibran Mushtaq]

Below are meeting notes from the PPT meeting. The next PPT meeting will be Thursday Feb. 23 @6pm, Oakland TBA.

The next EJC meeting will be Feb. 26 at 4pm at the Thomas Merton Center.

 

2/12/12 PPT meeting notes

In attendance: 17; Facilitator: Alicia; Notes: Lady

 1. Working Groups

a. Re-visiting the role of a PPT working group (What is a WG? What kind of volunteers are needed?)

---concern raised about WG invites being sent to non-PPT members ("member" means people who attend general meetings and generally participate in the group).

---at the Outreach/Action WG meeting, there was frustration displayed by some people that the WG could not make decisions for PPT. while the propaganda WG does have a mandate from PPT to produce certain things as they see fit (such as the website and facebook content), WG's need to make proposals to the PPT membership so decisions can be made (i.e. actions).

---PROPOSAL: each WG in PPT manages their volunteer list to reflect PPT member volunteers only, and the members at large be conscious of what emails they are forwarding to non-PPT members. (1 abstention, PROPOSAL PASSES)

--- concern raised about Occupy meetings regarding transit issues and the need to coordinate efforts and work together. there is an issue that people have and they do not want it swept under the rug. dissenting opinion by Occupy member that there is no issue.

b. Reportback from the Community Outreach/Actions WG

Demonstration on 2/29 at PAT public hearing

---wiki page is set up, we have a 1:00-1:15 time slot, there is built in publicity.

---thoughts about "mic check": we didn't want to disrupt community memebrs time so we are going to do a mic check during our time slots. planning to notify PAT ahead of time so they aren't taken off guard.

---discussion about content for mic check: make it a state issue, governor cutting transit b/c he's in bed with the 1%, marcellus shale needs taxed (opposition raised regarding mentioning this).

---PROPOSAL:call for action at noon on 2/29 followed by a mic check. the general message of the whole action be about the governor cutting transit b/c he doesn't want to tax the corporations, and specifics can be worked out at the Outreach/Action WG. the press release is done by the Propaganda WG. (1 abstention, PROPOSAL PASSES)

Leafletting 2/14, 2/24 & 2/28

---have sign up sheets available to add interested people to the PPT anouncement list.

---2/14; ATU and Paul will print 3,000 pink flyers. 2 groups will be responsible for meeting from 3:30-5:30, one in Oakland and one downtown.

---2/24 and 2/28; Alicia & Marina will reformat the "postcard" to address font size, etc.

VOTE TAKEN on above leafletting plans of action. (1 objection, PASSES)

Community Meetings in March

---a lot of location ideas read by Carolyn. suggestion made to prioritize communities where service will be completely cut.

 

c. Reportback from the Propaganda WG

Postcard (already discussed above in leafletting)

Newspaper

we want to print another newspaper, details & deadlines discussed. straw poll taken, everyone present thinks we should publish another newspaper. the Propaganda WG will come up with a timeline and cost analysis for the next meeting.

Buttons

---Bob will make "I <3 (picture of bus)" for the 2/14 event for all participants. Unite Here is  making a pro-transit button.

---Marina volunteers to produce a mandated slogan

---Mike will approach Port Authority to pay for it (no promises).

---Lady will collect slogan ideas and circulate a poll to the membershi for voting. send all slogan ideas to la...@hushmail.com

 ---produce at least one button by 2/29

VOTE TAKEN on the above PPT botton details. (PASSES unanimously)

Website, FB, Twitter

 ---the task of updating the website has begun. FB and Twitter are also being worked on. Any suggestions should be emailed to the Propaganda WG.

 

2. Any events not already covered

---Occupy Wall Street is coming on 2/14

---Mike gave us a total donation of $1,083 ($10 was used to purchase a cashier's check) from individual ATU members!!!

he asks for an itemized list of how the $ was spent. the Coordinating Committee can take care of this.

---a phone, etc. database is needed. Bob will take personal info compiled by ATU (via Mike) postcards and log it into a spreadsheet or database.

3. Next meeting

Thursday Feb. 23 @6pm, Oakland TBA

---some discussion had about what meeting days work best for folks. Lady will send a poll to all members to help ensure everyone's preferences are being heard.