Thursday, August 04, 2005

August Meeting

Please join us for this Wednesday (10 August 2005) at 7pm. We will be discussing Feminism and the Human Rights movement. Our very own Janel Kasper-Wolfe will facilitate the discussion. We will first discuss Action Team business and at 7:45pm we will start the teach-in. The meeting will be held at the Amnesty International office (600 Pennsylvania Avenue SE, metro Eastern Market).

Here is the agenda for the meeting:

Recruiting for new CC members - 5 mins

End of Summer/Fall ideas for planning - 20 mins
-August gathering at NOW
-September teach-in on VAWA
-October 22nd-23rd - Regional Conference
-October 24th-ish- Host house parties in support of Amnesty's Lifetime show on trafficking
-November 25th- December 10th - 16 Days of Activism
Discussion on feminism as related to women's human rights - 45 mins

Next meeting - September 14th

One last thing, we will hosting a Meet and Greet happy hour on 24 August 2005 at the National Organization for Women (1100 H Street NW, Metro Center metro). It will be a good way to meet each other socially. We hope to see you there.