Meeting Agenda 3/27

[Karl Polintan]

Meeting Agenda 3/27
Online
Discord

Introductions

Attendance:
Don, Hollie, Karl, Michelle, Quack, ShaQ

Take more pictures at events/meetings! We need some to send to Nat’l.

Past Events:

3/8 Impact Event

Pip &Skye brought some gear to this and boothed.

It went well.

3/22 (Sat) The Jungle Room
Naf Revival
NAF

9p-12:30a: Harrison, ShaQ
12:30a-4a: Ulysses, Steph

Need to set up more ppl on Square. People really like the fliers.

Upcoming Events:
Remember to use the Post Event Form if you’re closing (or if there’s only one shift)
Suggestions for February/March events welcome!

4/5 (Sat) Fuck the Rain it’s a ware house Party
Naf Revival
NAF

https://www.facebook.com/events/1806656436823210

 8p-12:00a: Don, Michelle?
12:00a-4a: Ulysses, Steph

Need to figure out who’s taking the gear at end of night.

SakuraCon 4/18-4/20
Lowering requirements to 1 show required to generate interest. Will eliminate requirement if no additional interest after next week.

Volunteers:
Don (Sat)? Karl, Quack (Fri), Hollie (can do both Sat+), Harrison

Karl will reach out to Mitch again to get us signed up.

Sacred Dance 4/25
Put on by Opulent Temple, at Monkey Loft, white party

Event is 9 - 4
Shifts
8p-11p: Hollie
11p-2a: Steph, Biin?
2a-?: Don and Michelle

Hollie will get gear for opening#

Don has reached out to Biin and will reach out to Ulysses

Hollie interested in volunteering - perfect outfit prepared

Later Events and Festivals

Brainstorming
Diffusion?

Parke Diem 5/31
Got invited to this already!

Indigiqueer (6/27)
Plan for this closer to the date.

Critical NW (7/14-20)
Didn't apply for the grant because there wasn’t enough interest.

Zdeev could ask their camp if they’d like to have some DS gear.

Quack may go and could bring some materials.

Volunteer Event Ideas

Agenda
Pinned Items

Training - IMPORTANT!

Please finish your DS Training, or start the process by going to DanceSafe.org/volunteer
Training required to volunteer!

Please be sure to fill out all forms, and you'll be sent an email from SignRequest to do your eSignature on your DanceSafe Volunteer Agreement

Training seems to be updated - recommend going over again! (repeated on 1/16)

Chapter Leads

Chapter Leadership Application

We still need one to two more officers! Please let us know if you're interested in applying. There is a link we can provide for the DS Nat’l application.

• Roles Needed: Chapter Leads, Shift Leads

Tasks covered (not comprehensive):

- Meeting Planning/Note Taking

- Logistics (storing gear, making sure it's ready for a booth, accessing our storage facility)

- Finances

- Handle Square Reader

- Social Media

- DS Nat'l Meetings

- Promoter Contact

Shift Leads - new role, from DS. Folks that we could leave at the booth to leave it in 'charge.' Preferably have a vehicle to help transport the gear.

ADDITIONAL INFO: Preferably Karl will step down into an advisory position once one more chapter lead is instated.

T-Shirt Policy

While usually we’d like folks to wear both the badge and DS T-Shirt on shift, like before, exceptions can be made if you’re in costume for the event being worked, at the discretion of the chapter lead/shift lead.

Kika needs shirt! Size M/L
Steph - M
Heather - ?
Joules - ?
Pete - M
Ulysses? - 2X

Business

Materials

National is bundling the Fent strips with important stuffs. In new packaging! :D Still coming as of 3/27?

Hollie has 2 bags of hi-chew in her trunk.  Will coordinate to get them. Maybe S-Con or Sacred Dance?

Storage Organization

Need Shelves, may ask Nat’l if they have recommendations. Will shop for some.

Then need volunteers to do the actual organization for one day, probably on the weekend? But can schedule out.
Steph wants to see the storage!

Also need more pronoun pins! Pip has the button maker, Karl sent it the design files we had today.

Received:
Nice Earplugs
Replacement card carousel and bag

To Order:
Hearing Protection Cards

Karl consolidated back the gear into three bins.

Infrastructure

https://seattledancesafe.gay & https://seattledancesafe.org

• Leads to: https://linktr.ee/seattledancesafe

• Recruiting more volunteers!

• Added email signup to linktree!

• Membership drive?

• Publicize Discord?

• Maybe look for additional URL to buy?

Need separate volunteer bit.ly with:

• Test kit info link

• Fent Testing

• Post Event Documentation Form

• General Drug Info

• DS Website

Karl still needs to work on this! Will reach out to folks (Michelle/Don) if help needed.

FTIR Testing w/ PubHealth

Thru Georgia! Best way is thru her work phone# and you can ask Karl for her number if interested. Texting thru Signal works too. Also calling is okay. E-spectronomy out on Thurs/Fri. At the Robert Clewis Center, Needle Exchange on 4th & Blanchard in Belltown. Downtown public health building - do FTIR, fent strip testing, but also access to GCMS testing thru U of North Carolina. Wed/Thurs/Fri, 9-5p.

Can test everything except weed and shrooms. Liquid is iffy, and LSD needs to be sent to the lab.

Can’t advertise too much, folks get some harassment sometimes for using services. :(

Also can go to PHRA (Fri/Sun afternoons)! Downtown Needle Exchange has drop boxes.

Next In-Person Meeting Location

Criteria for locations:
- parking
- traffic/distance
- indoors
- quiet

Talk about carpooling closer to the date, at least a day before.

Could try somewhere south.  Southcenter food court!  Open call for locations…  Please post on Discord with ideas!

4/10 in-person meeting location? Southcenter

New location for May?

Next: 

In-Person 4/10 7p
SouthCenter Mall Food Court

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