1. Indigo Girls Concert
at Wolf Trap, July 19 at 8pm.
Lane has contacted their management company
re; table-ing. Laura will get in touch with
her former contacts. This involves a special
application since Wolf Trap is a federal park.
Today (4/18) I contacted Allison. She is waiting
for them to return to Atlanta and will prepare
a packet. Table-ing at this venue would seem
to work best by being out in front as concert-goers
enter and as they exit. We are also trying to
find out if they can acknowledge the chapter
during the concert.
We need a headcount for attending,
since we will purchase tickets as a group. Please
let me know if you want to be penciled in as
attending. Friends and family are welcome!
2. Common Sense Budget
Act – WAND’s tax day mailing
connected how our tax dollars and not being
spent with common sense.
3. Speaker/Messaging
training. – Dianne attended a
recent training session on the US and the World
Project. We are looking for the opportunity
to join other sessions and get as many of our
members in as possible. I attended the training
last year and can recommend it highly.
4. Recruitment
– Our next meeting will be on
May 22 at 6pm. This will be a working
meeting for preparing postcards for mailing.
The location is our home in Alexandria and dinner
will be served. This will be a live and a virtual
working meeting. If you cannot be there in Alexandria,
I’ll mail supplies and you can work from
home. We will touch base by phone before and
after the meeting. Please let me know your preference,
stonlane@aol.com.
With $3+/ gallon gas prices, let’s be
creative!
5. BIG Event
– we are continuing to brainstorm about
an event for Mothers Day 2007. Dianne reminded
us this day was originally Mother’s Day
for Peace. At the retreat in June, I will ask
other chapters how their Mother’s Day
programs began. We hope to partner with other
organizations in our efforts. One idea to consider
is an educational piece on the history of the
day to be used in schools.
6. We are going into
“march” season. We will
try to let members know of the area demonstrations
as early as possible so we can march together.
7. Announcements:
The Network of Religious Progressives
will hold a spiritual activism conference on
May 17-20. Go to www.tickkun.org for more information.
Some of our members plan to attend, so please
let us know if you will be there.
April 25 is Equal Pay Day 2006.
This is the day into the next year a woman must
work to match a male counterpart’s earnings.
A man works five days a week for 12 months,
whereas she must work seven days a week for
16 months to earn equivalent wages.
On May 2, 1p-3p, the Casey Foundation
will hold a press event at the National Press
Club (on 14th St.) on the well being of children
in North America. .If you want to attend please
let Laura know, lbeavers@aecf.org.
Hope for Peace,
Lane
