81st GA Minutes — 11-AUG-2012
81st General Assembly Minutes: 11-Aug-2012 – 5900 Michigan Ave
Proposals:
Yusef Shakur proposed that OccupyDetroit sponsor a second event to provide school supplies to kids:
- “Embracing Our Families To Rebuild Our Communities”
- 25-Aug, 1-6 PM
- Requested a $700 budget for supplies
- Bouncer/Moon Walk for kids
- Porta johns
- Food service supplies
- Water
- CVS, Michigan Welfare Rights are sponsors
- Jim will assist with press releases
- Others can assist, contact Yusef
- PROPOSAL APPROVED
Joseph Black, from The Black Media Group, proposed that OccupyDetroit endorse “Occupy The Vote” event
- No financial commitment required
- Music event scheduled for 5-Oct at St. Andrews Hall
- Staff will assist attendees with voter registration
- Rally will be held at Campus Martius before the concert, attendees will march to St. Andrews
- Hans emphasized we should be careful not to imply endorsements for candidates through participation with Occupy The Vote
Announcements:
- Youth Group in NW Detroit needs new space, rally: 5-Sep
- 17322 Lahser
- Jerome Jackson Hearing, 16-Aug
- 22nd District Court
- 1:30PM
- Hans will run for state representative seat (Grosse Pointe) as Green Party candidate
- Fuzzytek:
- got replacement hard drive for his laptop for under $70 – remainder of $100 allocated will be returned
- PA4 suspended until vote on referendum
- Eviction notices printed for emergency managers
- Christine:
- Sunday, 10AM help needed to clean lot in preparation for OccupyTheMidwest Conference
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