May Day Meeting Notes, 4/21/2010
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MSC May Day Planning
Meeting notes 4/21/2010
Agenda:
Announcements
May Day Planning Updates
Tasks: Define and Assign
-- Announcements --
1. Sunday April 24, 6pm: Support Food Not Bombs, in front of
Courthouse@200 W Broadway.
Someone representing the Missoula Health Department has offered to
bring police and shut down the serving of free food if the group
doesn’t have a permit at the next meet-up. Join Food Not Bombs in
front of the courthouse.
2. Sunday April 24, 6pm. Two workers from a Nike-contracted factory
in Honduras hosting Lecture/Q&A session in the University Center
Theater
Background information
In January 2009, two factories in Honduras were closed, one which had
been recently unionized. 1,700 workers were let off without receiving
back or severance pay totaling over US$ 2.2 million. Nike has refused
to pay these workers for over a year. Meanwhile, they are left with
scant choices for employment and must find ways to provide food and
medical care for their families.
Nike has broken the UM Code of Conduct by refusing to pay their
workers while also denying them basic human and labor rights. These
actions constitute a violation of the UM conduct code therefore the UM
has an obligation to break their contract with Nike. Students for
Economic and Social Justice, and their nationally affiliated group
USAS, are working with Honduran workers to obtain their legally
mandated back and severance pay. We are involved in a national
campaign to pressure Nike to ‘Just Pay It’ and we are asking
universities across the nation to cut their Nike contracts,
accompanied by a letter outlining the reason for the contract cut.
3. Thursday April 29th, 6pm: Public hearing for tar sands equipment
transport through Montana (and straight up Reserve Street). Meadow
Hill Middle School, South Reserve. Get your comments on record.
Info: http://www.missoulian.com/news/local/article_94f01140-4cf6-11df-aa4e-001cc4c002e0.html
Because Apartment Building-size trucks weighting over 150 tons each
probably won’t damage the environment until they get to their
destination in Canada right?? Or do any damage to tax-payer funded
(some might say socialist) roadways in Montana right??
4. Saturday April 24, 12-4pm. Join Free Cycles for the 13th Annual
Festival of Cycles at Bonner Park (by UM)
*** There will be a May Day work party going on at the Freecycles
event too! Help make signs. Steven and Nick are gathering
materials.***
What: A BIG bicycle extravaganza with events for everyone. Build a
bike, donate a bike, tune up your bike, learn maintenance skills, get
bike parts, create bicycle sculptures, make a bicycle parking rack,
see a range of human powered vehicles, and participate in the kids
corner with bike painting, bike crafts, an obstacle course, and free
helmets. Mechanical support from Willard School Chain Links. Bike
mechanics come down with your tools. Good food, live music and more.
FreeCycles needs your help with the Festival! Bring your bike tools,
or a snack to share or a guitar or your old bikes... give a call at
880-6834 for more info or just come down.
5. Saturday April 24 10am. 1000 New Gardens Dig Day. Meet at Kiwanis
Park. Starting 10 new gardens.
6. June 22. ** Slightly Stupid Concert at Ryan Creek Meadows!!!!***
From the Missoulian: This time, it's no hoax: Slightly Stoopid will
kick off a summer series of concerts at Ryan Creek Meadows east of
Missoula.
The band, which was one of three acts mentioned in an elaborately
orchestrated hoax announcement of a free downtown street concert this
spring, will in fact perform an outdoor concert as part of its "Causin
Vapors ... Legalize It" tour - announced, not coincidentally, on April
20, the unofficial holiday of marijuana legalization advocates.
Tickets to the concert are $27.50 in advance ($33 on the day of the
show), and go on sale April 23 at Rockin Rudy's
-- May Day Planning Updates --
The March:
Everyone should meet at the Jeanette Rankin Peace Center at 9am on May
1st . The fun begins! Workers IN COSTUME will head out on the street
to pass out handbills announcing the Lady Ann Magee II worker
takeover. Smurfitt and his minions (Mike B. and Steven) will head
back to the JRPC at 10:30 to harness up some workers to begin the
march up Higgens with the boat.
EVERYONE WHO WANTS TO TAKE PART IN PULLING THE BOAT IS ASKED TO ATTEND
OUR FINAL MAYDAY MEETING ON WEDNESDAY APRIL 28TH FOR ROLE/TASK
ASSIGNMENT. EVERYONE INTERESTED IN PARTICIPATING IS ALSO ENCOURAGED
TO COME TO THE MEETING, OR JOIN US AT THE JRPC BETWEEN 9:00-9:30 AM
MAY 1ST!
The Boat “Lady Ann Magee II”: The skeleton is built, needs sides and
paint. Dimensions: about 4 ½ feet tall by 12 feet long.
Steven will be working on it TODAY 4/22 3pm (ish) to 6? 7? If you want
to help, send out an email! He’ll let you know when where, etc.
Staging/Music:
“Taj” Jay contacted, waiting for response
“Helen Keller Symphony”can play-Laura organizing
“Javier” (Blues) will play from noon to ? – Laura organizing
“Mageddon” (Metal) available=Mike B. is the contact, Laura needs
contact info!
“River Creak Stream Boys” can’t play, already playing another event
PA Equipment: will rent equipment, (recommended: PA, 3 mikes, board,
speakers- should be able to get everything for >$100 from ESP).
Steven is looking into it.
Music will be intermittent with speakers. Bands should be asked to
play for about 30-45min each, they will have their own amps, etc.
Avoid “dead space”! Keep music, speakers, going…
Everyone with music info, please contact Laura by sending a message to
the MSC listserv! THX
Food:
Seeds/Max (??)
Organizing the Space:
Dusty (representing IWW I think ??) will bring a 4-sided presentation
booth on a bike trailer with audio/video on one side, Kim and Jay will
have info on Cooperatives/Cooperative ownership on another side.
Tables: NRRT, SSEEJ, Josh Slotnick??
Kim, Katie, and Laura will work together to create a schedule for the
day, Kim will coordinate speakers, Laura will coordinate music, Katie
will coordinate field games. Kim and Katie will be at the park on May
Day while the march is happening, to help with tabling, bands,
speakers, etc.
Speakers:
1. Mark Anderlich. Mainstream labor, labor in Montana. He was
supportive of ideas like “take the keys” severance package terms and
standing up together to ensure union labor for all rehires when the
Smurfitt plant reopens.
2. Smurfitt workers. Mark and/or Roy Houseman may know of Smurfitt
workers willing to tell their stories.
3. Erin, Former Macy’s worker, wants to tell her story.
4. Michel??? Haymarket/May Day history?
5. SSEEJ Skit
6. NRRT
Everyone who want s to speak please contact me (Kim)
kimi...@yahoo.com with details! THX
-- MAY DAY 2010 Schedule --
8 am. Farmers Market begins.
9 am. Workers meet behind JRPC (permission pending……) to stash the
majestic Lady Ann Magee II, don costumes, and obtain a stack of
handbills.
9:30 am. All workers head out to the streets to distribute handbills
announcing the passage of Sir Smurfitt in the fabulous Lady Ann
Magee. Workers unite!
10:30/11 am. Sir Michael Smurfitt and his minions & wage slaves head
back to JRPC to prep the boat and begin the march (Jay, Mike B.,
Steven, and Workers to be determined at final meeting next week).
11:30 am. Sir Michael Smurfitt points the dazzling Lady Ann Magee up
the Straight of Higgens for all us lowly workers to admire, relieving
the drudgery of our daily lives with his sparkling display of wealth
and privilege! (Route: from the JRPC up Higgins to the XXs)
11:30 to 12: All workers join the March to XXs!
12:00 NOON!!! Takeover at the XXs! May Day May Day! Workers in
Crisis Unite! Help right the ship!
12:30 pm. March the now WORKER-OWNED Lady Ann Magee back down
Higgens, through Caras Park, to Kiwanis Park for the WORKERS’ PICNIC
and CELEBRATION.
12:00 Music set-up begins at Kiwanis Park (while the takeover occurs)
1:00 pm. Lady Ann Magee arrives at Kiwanis, celebration and picnic
kicks off.
1:00-4(?)pm. Music speakers, games, picnic at the park (schedule to
be announced…)
-- Assigned Tasks --
Brent: Reserve Kiwanis park
Jay and Katie: Press Release, for Saturday 24th
Kevin: Poster and handbills. Poster announcing takeover done by
Saturday 24th, handbills draft for meeting next week
Steven: Call about sound equipment rental, coordinate volunteers and
finish boat, gather materials for work day sign making at Bonner Park
Saturday (with Nick)
Nick: Script for takeover, help gather materials for work day at
FreeCycles event
Max: Transportation of food & sound equipment to Kiwanis
Katie: Park logistics, Field Day
Kim: Park Logistics, Speakers/presenters
Laura: Coordinate music/bands
Everyone (!): Handbill distribution. Meet on May Day at JRPC, 9 am to
get fliers (or find a fellow worker who was there on the street later
and offer to help with his/hers!)
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Meeting notes 4/21/2010
Agenda:
Announcements
May Day Planning Updates
Tasks: Define and Assign
-- Announcements --
1. Sunday April 24, 6pm: Support Food Not Bombs, in front of
Courthouse@200 W Broadway.
Someone representing the Missoula Health Department has offered to
bring police and shut down the serving of free food if the group
doesn’t have a permit at the next meet-up. Join Food Not Bombs in
front of the courthouse.
2. Sunday April 24, 6pm. Two workers from a Nike-contracted factory
in Honduras hosting Lecture/Q&A session in the University Center
Theater
Background information
In January 2009, two factories in Honduras were closed, one which had
been recently unionized. 1,700 workers were let off without receiving
back or severance pay totaling over US$ 2.2 million. Nike has refused
to pay these workers for over a year. Meanwhile, they are left with
scant choices for employment and must find ways to provide food and
medical care for their families.
Nike has broken the UM Code of Conduct by refusing to pay their
workers while also denying them basic human and labor rights. These
actions constitute a violation of the UM conduct code therefore the UM
has an obligation to break their contract with Nike. Students for
Economic and Social Justice, and their nationally affiliated group
USAS, are working with Honduran workers to obtain their legally
mandated back and severance pay. We are involved in a national
campaign to pressure Nike to ‘Just Pay It’ and we are asking
universities across the nation to cut their Nike contracts,
accompanied by a letter outlining the reason for the contract cut.
3. Thursday April 29th, 6pm: Public hearing for tar sands equipment
transport through Montana (and straight up Reserve Street). Meadow
Hill Middle School, South Reserve. Get your comments on record.
Info: http://www.missoulian.com/news/local/article_94f01140-4cf6-11df-aa4e-001cc4c002e0.html
Because Apartment Building-size trucks weighting over 150 tons each
probably won’t damage the environment until they get to their
destination in Canada right?? Or do any damage to tax-payer funded
(some might say socialist) roadways in Montana right??
4. Saturday April 24, 12-4pm. Join Free Cycles for the 13th Annual
Festival of Cycles at Bonner Park (by UM)
*** There will be a May Day work party going on at the Freecycles
event too! Help make signs. Steven and Nick are gathering
materials.***
What: A BIG bicycle extravaganza with events for everyone. Build a
bike, donate a bike, tune up your bike, learn maintenance skills, get
bike parts, create bicycle sculptures, make a bicycle parking rack,
see a range of human powered vehicles, and participate in the kids
corner with bike painting, bike crafts, an obstacle course, and free
helmets. Mechanical support from Willard School Chain Links. Bike
mechanics come down with your tools. Good food, live music and more.
FreeCycles needs your help with the Festival! Bring your bike tools,
or a snack to share or a guitar or your old bikes... give a call at
880-6834 for more info or just come down.
5. Saturday April 24 10am. 1000 New Gardens Dig Day. Meet at Kiwanis
Park. Starting 10 new gardens.
6. June 22. ** Slightly Stupid Concert at Ryan Creek Meadows!!!!***
From the Missoulian: This time, it's no hoax: Slightly Stoopid will
kick off a summer series of concerts at Ryan Creek Meadows east of
Missoula.
The band, which was one of three acts mentioned in an elaborately
orchestrated hoax announcement of a free downtown street concert this
spring, will in fact perform an outdoor concert as part of its "Causin
Vapors ... Legalize It" tour - announced, not coincidentally, on April
20, the unofficial holiday of marijuana legalization advocates.
Tickets to the concert are $27.50 in advance ($33 on the day of the
show), and go on sale April 23 at Rockin Rudy's
-- May Day Planning Updates --
The March:
Everyone should meet at the Jeanette Rankin Peace Center at 9am on May
1st . The fun begins! Workers IN COSTUME will head out on the street
to pass out handbills announcing the Lady Ann Magee II worker
takeover. Smurfitt and his minions (Mike B. and Steven) will head
back to the JRPC at 10:30 to harness up some workers to begin the
march up Higgens with the boat.
EVERYONE WHO WANTS TO TAKE PART IN PULLING THE BOAT IS ASKED TO ATTEND
OUR FINAL MAYDAY MEETING ON WEDNESDAY APRIL 28TH FOR ROLE/TASK
ASSIGNMENT. EVERYONE INTERESTED IN PARTICIPATING IS ALSO ENCOURAGED
TO COME TO THE MEETING, OR JOIN US AT THE JRPC BETWEEN 9:00-9:30 AM
MAY 1ST!
The Boat “Lady Ann Magee II”: The skeleton is built, needs sides and
paint. Dimensions: about 4 ½ feet tall by 12 feet long.
Steven will be working on it TODAY 4/22 3pm (ish) to 6? 7? If you want
to help, send out an email! He’ll let you know when where, etc.
Staging/Music:
“Taj” Jay contacted, waiting for response
“Helen Keller Symphony”can play-Laura organizing
“Javier” (Blues) will play from noon to ? – Laura organizing
“Mageddon” (Metal) available=Mike B. is the contact, Laura needs
contact info!
“River Creak Stream Boys” can’t play, already playing another event
PA Equipment: will rent equipment, (recommended: PA, 3 mikes, board,
speakers- should be able to get everything for >$100 from ESP).
Steven is looking into it.
Music will be intermittent with speakers. Bands should be asked to
play for about 30-45min each, they will have their own amps, etc.
Avoid “dead space”! Keep music, speakers, going…
Everyone with music info, please contact Laura by sending a message to
the MSC listserv! THX
Food:
Seeds/Max (??)
Organizing the Space:
Dusty (representing IWW I think ??) will bring a 4-sided presentation
booth on a bike trailer with audio/video on one side, Kim and Jay will
have info on Cooperatives/Cooperative ownership on another side.
Tables: NRRT, SSEEJ, Josh Slotnick??
Kim, Katie, and Laura will work together to create a schedule for the
day, Kim will coordinate speakers, Laura will coordinate music, Katie
will coordinate field games. Kim and Katie will be at the park on May
Day while the march is happening, to help with tabling, bands,
speakers, etc.
Speakers:
1. Mark Anderlich. Mainstream labor, labor in Montana. He was
supportive of ideas like “take the keys” severance package terms and
standing up together to ensure union labor for all rehires when the
Smurfitt plant reopens.
2. Smurfitt workers. Mark and/or Roy Houseman may know of Smurfitt
workers willing to tell their stories.
3. Erin, Former Macy’s worker, wants to tell her story.
4. Michel??? Haymarket/May Day history?
5. SSEEJ Skit
6. NRRT
Everyone who want s to speak please contact me (Kim)
kimi...@yahoo.com with details! THX
-- MAY DAY 2010 Schedule --
8 am. Farmers Market begins.
9 am. Workers meet behind JRPC (permission pending……) to stash the
majestic Lady Ann Magee II, don costumes, and obtain a stack of
handbills.
9:30 am. All workers head out to the streets to distribute handbills
announcing the passage of Sir Smurfitt in the fabulous Lady Ann
Magee. Workers unite!
10:30/11 am. Sir Michael Smurfitt and his minions & wage slaves head
back to JRPC to prep the boat and begin the march (Jay, Mike B.,
Steven, and Workers to be determined at final meeting next week).
11:30 am. Sir Michael Smurfitt points the dazzling Lady Ann Magee up
the Straight of Higgens for all us lowly workers to admire, relieving
the drudgery of our daily lives with his sparkling display of wealth
and privilege! (Route: from the JRPC up Higgins to the XXs)
11:30 to 12: All workers join the March to XXs!
12:00 NOON!!! Takeover at the XXs! May Day May Day! Workers in
Crisis Unite! Help right the ship!
12:30 pm. March the now WORKER-OWNED Lady Ann Magee back down
Higgens, through Caras Park, to Kiwanis Park for the WORKERS’ PICNIC
and CELEBRATION.
12:00 Music set-up begins at Kiwanis Park (while the takeover occurs)
1:00 pm. Lady Ann Magee arrives at Kiwanis, celebration and picnic
kicks off.
1:00-4(?)pm. Music speakers, games, picnic at the park (schedule to
be announced…)
-- Assigned Tasks --
Brent: Reserve Kiwanis park
Jay and Katie: Press Release, for Saturday 24th
Kevin: Poster and handbills. Poster announcing takeover done by
Saturday 24th, handbills draft for meeting next week
Steven: Call about sound equipment rental, coordinate volunteers and
finish boat, gather materials for work day sign making at Bonner Park
Saturday (with Nick)
Nick: Script for takeover, help gather materials for work day at
FreeCycles event
Max: Transportation of food & sound equipment to Kiwanis
Katie: Park logistics, Field Day
Kim: Park Logistics, Speakers/presenters
Laura: Coordinate music/bands
Everyone (!): Handbill distribution. Meet on May Day at JRPC, 9 am to
get fliers (or find a fellow worker who was there on the street later
and offer to help with his/hers!)
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Hey everyone,
Just some quick updates:
-The boat has a cardboard shell, finally, and there is going to be a paper
mache party (thursday afternoon) and painting party (friday evening) so
make plans to attend if you can so we can get it finished! I'll announce
this again on wednesday.
-I reserved the P.A. to be picked up on friday afternoon around 3:30 and
it is going to cost $60 and needs to be returned on MOnday.
-We had a sign making party on Saturday at the Festival of Cycles at
Bonner park. We made about a dozen signs for folks to carry around.
That's it for now. What is the progress on the flyers? Should we have a
mass flyering day this week?
See you all on Wednesday!
-Steven
Just some quick updates:
-The boat has a cardboard shell, finally, and there is going to be a paper
mache party (thursday afternoon) and painting party (friday evening) so
make plans to attend if you can so we can get it finished! I'll announce
this again on wednesday.
-I reserved the P.A. to be picked up on friday afternoon around 3:30 and
it is going to cost $60 and needs to be returned on MOnday.
-We had a sign making party on Saturday at the Festival of Cycles at
Bonner park. We made about a dozen signs for folks to carry around.
That's it for now. What is the progress on the flyers? Should we have a
mass flyering day this week?
See you all on Wednesday!
-Steven
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