[Occupymendocino] Jan 5, Occupy GA Minutes

[Richard Karch]

OM Meeting Jan 5, 2013

Facillitator: Jesse
Secretary: Richard
Stacker: Mark
 
13 people in attendance

Four main issues= 20 min each
Introductory remarks:
Sheila talked to newspaper about our relationship with them.  

20 min p/ item
Featured speakers:   Jesse charing  on Foreclosure: featured speaker
Sheila: SCC requirerents for public banks. Doug Hammerstrom has degree in finance and 
banks will come in a month to come and present how a bank works and getting one started.
Pub bank does require more complex than realize. Rules favor bigger instituitions
Other places have started them.  20 states in process. 

Jessie read foreclosure draft letter to present to supes. Discussion. 
They need to follow code and recapture fees that are not being paid. Mark explained the 
affidavit of truthfullness assessor item maybe be excluded now and done as next stage.
RK comments how it is important to simplify, separate issues on presentation to Supervisors. 
  Mark , Jesse and Agnes will meet to  'pound out' addtional things regarding letter.

Martin Luther King Event:  Linda

In the last 15 years MLK put on by Peace and Justice Center This year late and needed to go to Occupy.
Going to be at FB  Trinity Church. Tentative poster announcement getting ready.
March, food, music groups,  panel discussion with Jenny Otter as moderator. 
Separate list of time events needed. Songsters will do tunes at  MLK event.

Financial report: Peace and Justice has checking account to turn over to $ 2000
wanted to give to Occupy. Discussion: we would   have to go to non profit probably. 
Ann and RK commented onthe compexities of this. Rk said it was costly for 501 C3.
Incorporation usually isn't what OM wants to do as a leaderless organization. 


Tech Report: 
 Richard: We seem to be active on both Occupy List serve with
a few people dropping out now an then. Probably around 100 still on list.
Facebook keeps rolling with 1055 people liking the site and commenting. The current headline
stories are" FBI Should Investigate Bankers Not Protesters"  and  "US Prepares to Sign Off on
Foreclosure Fraud Settlement". Foreclosure things there too.
Many interesting postings and communication. People not on FB could send
articles to Richard to post.
Mark:  Reported getting a deal of  $35. a year for Occupymendocino.net website. Will come up again in 9 months.
  

 Treasure report.
Jessie: $260 + 23 for today. Going to find out about donated rental for Senior Center to 
 Agnes will contact Clytie regarding rent of SC room for mettings ? 
 Possible ongoing.
 Does MCTV need to be paid again? 
  Wants to know about the payment of MCN for listserve. (Richard will help look into it)

 Syd payed 2 months on Occupy Listserve and wants reimbursement. (yes)
Jessie will keep the treasurer job.

Pubicity:  Agnes letter sent to Supes was put on AVA website.  Bruce Anderson liked but Agnes
wanted revised and we will send to him when finished.  
Rk need more publicity needed. Jessie suggested having people collaborate on writing a forum letter to paper on progress on OM.
Invite people to join. MOre esposure.  Ellie Rouseer should write letter to FB Advocate. Richard mentioned fundraising letter to go out  as good publicity.

Dates:
 Feb 3nd get letters ready for fund raising. (No OM mtg on Feb 2nd.)
Feb 9 @ Senior Center  1pm for letter stuffing committee.
Feb. 16th GA mtg @Senior Center , Doug Hammerstrom comes, hopefully. Or 2nd.
 Next GA meeting Jan 26 @ 2 pm Senior Center
Go back to regular 1st and 3rd of the month meetings in March . . 

Discussed Transition Town meeting on 2nd.  Would we Occupy learn something?
Future of Occupy? Concluded Occupy is alive and doing well.  Recently we have had a number
of projects, Including foreclosure prevention workshop with CJ Homes and bank rally direct action. 
On Tue, Jan 8, OM people are presenting a paper to the County Supervisors about the advantages
 in starting a community bank. to help with foreclosure prevention. Bank Rallies on Street - 9 showed up yesterday. 
Richard: should we pursue the B of A commercial with a protest?  Background of shoot or at the
motel?   


I  PEOPLE WHO NOT ON FACEBOOK SHOUILD SEND ARTICLES TO rkarch at mcn.org
  JUST THE URL ADDRESS PLEASE.  

Minutes respectfully submitted by Richard 
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