PAA General Monthly Meeting 11-09-06 (2nd Thursday of Month)
PAA Monthly Meeting
2990 Westheimer, 6th Floor, Rm. 6
Convened: 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 9
Attending:
Art Browning
Aviva (Ted’s sister)
Bill Crosier
Bob Carter
C. Lee Taylor
Cheryl Crosier
David Courtney
Frank Donahoe Jr.
Jim Rine
Joseph Kay
Julie Woodford
Kathy _____
Kay-La Hughes
Kris Graham
Maria _____
Nebeil Al-Oboudi
Ron Graham
Ted Weisgal
Willie Simmons
Agenda:
Introductions
Oct. Minutes posted on paa-tx.org website
Treasurer’s report:150 t-shirts printed; have made back t-shirt costs
Don Cook, treasurer, is working with b ank to get bank charge ($87) for checks reduced; bank sent business checks rather than regular checks
Impeachment ad ran in special issue of Free Press (block party issue)
Treasurer’s report: $581.11 balance; bank charges $61.09; room rent $35; TOTAL expenses: $96.09; Income $80 donations; $98 t-shirt sales; TOTAL income $178; FINAL balance $663.02
Impeachment Discussion/Proposals
Group visits to representatives
Question about using energies on impeachment instead of re-establishing habeas corpus and getting out of Iraq
Get House Ways & Means to stop funding Iraq
Figure out how to engage youth, on campus, churches & elsewhere
Reach out to small towns (e.g. Brenham)
Go to City Council
Resolutions/initiatives
Movie discussions, activities that will draw crowds; Sir No Sir; park events; outdoors
Artists, art
Focus on Iraqi deaths; death penalty moratorium for Saddam or alternatively call for hanging of Bush for crimes against humanity
Focus on getting back our constitution and upholding our laws and use impeachment proceedings to do so by informing people about how our consitutions/laws have been breached
Triage the issues: suggestion that Iraq will resolve itself due to opposition already manifest; impeachment issue falls in the middle as an issue
Coordinate impeachment/out-of-Iraq activities (films, coffee house,etc) leading to major woodstock style; right to initiatives/referenda; city council open position candidate and use platform to push ending war and impeachment; use these pressing issues to launch a progressive agenda
Before it’s too late (cf Iraq where there is no law; every one doing anything) make this country honor its laws and insist on their application across the board; restore and uphold laws
Next Meeting: Proposal to meet before next monthly meeting: consensus to meet 9:30 p.m. Nov. 16, Mykonos on Richmond at Greenbriar following screening of “Shut Up and Sing”; some will attend the ACLU membership/fundraising screening of Shut Up & Sing 7 p.m. Greenway for $20
Veteran’s Day Parade 11:30 a.m. Sat. Nov., 11 show up by 10 a.m. with signs/banners to be in parade; meet at Preston and Louisiana by 11 a.m. Prefer no impeachment signs, will be a lot of right wingers; wear comfortable walking shows, water and own signs or signs will be available at
Janitors for Justice March; Williams Tower, 2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 11; 3 weeks on strike to increase wage from $5.15 to liveable rate of $8/hr and gradual health benefits
PSAs David Courtney has a studio and will freely make PSAs for progressive causes
Potluck Double Feature: Sir no Sir; Peace Patriot at Havens 5 p.m. potluck screenings at 6 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 26; CLT to determine Havens Center availability and make flier
Signmaking party: noon-until???, Sunday, Nov. 12 at Bill & Cheryl
Progressive Leaders Meeting 9 a.m. Wedndesday, Nov. 15 at LLU
School of the Americas Watch (soaw.org) annual demonstration for closing the School of the Assassins happening this month; folk encouraged to attend in Georgia
Adjourned 9:42 p.m.