Meeting Agenda 7/3

[Karl Polintan]

Meeting Agenda 7/3

Online

Discord

Introductions

Attendance: Karl, Quack, Haven, Harrison, Don, Michelle

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

All Events:

These links are a replacement for the listing of events…

Calendar: https://airtable.com/appmujqokE8rqN9Fh/shrhVM6JdKxOcEBoS

Event list (past events in the last 2 weeks and all future events): https://airtable.com/appmujqokE8rqN9Fh/shrVgfWkI48Af32Xe

Remember to use the Post Event Form if you’re closing (or if there’s only one shift)

Harm Reduction Health Fair 7/24 (Fri)

Plymouth Housing

Event is 1p-3p

Oz and Kyla(maybe?) open to volunteering at a booth for this

Would like Xylazine info

Brainstorming

Also added to the links above.

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.

Heather - M/L

Joules - ?

Pete - M

Pynk - M

Business

Materials

Pip has more boofing kits, snorting kits, nasal narcan, lube packets for Critical - Quack has now.

Note: should check expiration dates of fire extinguishers, make sure we have enough latex free condoms.

Also need more pronoun pins! Pip has the button maker, Karl sent it the design files we had last meeting. Pip sent Michelle the files that need to be printed in color. Michelle checked with Pip about timing for when it might make the most sense.

Haven made a one-pager that gives the correct info for Fentnyl. Haven printing in time for Critical.

Should NOT have xylazine strips on the table. They are for opiods only so should be available only on request.

Amphetamine strips are not valid - don’t use them. Need to label them as “do not use”. Karl will ask for more info on what we should do with the ones we have.

National doesn’t have benzo strips.

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.

Covid Tests

Pip got a ton of COVID tests that aren’t far from expiring. 

Next In-Person Meeting Location

Criteria for locations:

- parking

- traffic/distance

- indoors

- quiet

If you need it, talk about carpooling closer to the date, at least a day before.

Next in person meeting would be July 31st at 8 PM. Preference for Cal Anderson again that day - Quack will confirm.

Online 7/17 8p - Karl will determine date/time/etc, maybe day before

Discord

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[Karl Polintan]

Hello!

I've posted in the discord and made a FB event, but wanted to mention here that we'll be having an online meeting TONIGHT at 7p, since I'll be driving out to Critical tomorrow evening.

Thanks,

Karl

SDS Chapter Lead