Minutes from April 19, 2010

In attendance: Petra, Michael, Possum, Corey, Jason, Joseph, Abuzar

Agenda:

• class proposals
• finances
• new semester
• G20 involvement
• holding an event
• Possum's conference presentation

1. Class Proposals

• Joseph would like to run a class on film & will seek to bring in film students
• 2 topics for the class:
  • how to make people better film-makers in what they want to do - will do outreach to see what those interested want to do
  • using film as an enhancement of activism
• give historical sense of role of film in propaganda & how to fight back it
• needs space, chalk/marker board - has computer, projector, film equipment, etc.
• Petra will to offer her space for the class
• Joseph will write something up that is more formal

2. G20 Involvement

• end of June (25-27)
• Petra: book workshop spot @ Peoples' Summit (June 18 - 20) - a talk on education?
• Corey: get freeskoolers to have a workshop
• deadline to submit proposal: April 30
• we will organize sthg and email

3. New Semester

• Possum: Andrew J. is interested in starting up his philosophy class again
• will aim to start courses at beginning of May
• Petra will speak to Mona @ LIFT re: using the space
• maybe Toronto Free Gallery?
• Petra will contact Heather @ Toronto Free Gallery
• contact Linux & Tinto cafe about having classes there
• Joseph will give Tinto cafe info
• Michael suggests 167 Augusta, Filipino cultural centre
• Hot Shot Gallery - Petra will contact them
• Possum will contact Andrew J. re: his class

4. Finances

• printing flyers and sexy laminated poster: $38
• dividing curtain for Petra's space: $43.52
• Petra was given $250 and has been spending from that

5. Event

• Corey thinking about organizing an event re: place of university as institution & move to require it of students for jobs
• & relation with trades
• Joseph offers to film our classes and put them online

Adjourned 6pm

-- CoreyKatz - 13 May 2010