EBM: 09.01.08

Start: 9:12
Stop: 11:08

Performance
October 11th with d’lo, manifest, vudoo soul. Should we make it a benefit show? Ask for donations at the door? Stephen and Stanton’s parents Szechuan school project for beneficiary. Stanton will check on how much money is needed to build the school. Andrew’s friend – Richard Kim will perform for free – rap music! – can do like a 10-15 min set. Approximately 1hr and 1 ½ hr line up. Contact SASA, QCVC, hip hop 101, and alert alumnae. AULA for location – platters for food – UPC as back up. Reese ask for event lighting equipment. Check on confirmation of date ASAP. Ask for focus on Asian American identity?


Big sib/lil sib BBQ
SASA wants to collab. Sat 13th on the Frances quadrangle. Let's chalk directions so no one gets lost. Rain location: AULA. Take out and clean grill

Activities fair
Sunday, September 7th from 11-2. Jenni will send banner font. Bring candy, music, and decorations. Get e-mails. Give first meeting flyers. Have a donation box out.
Tabling schedule
(10:30-12:00)
i. Stanton
ii. Liv
iii. Jenni
(12:00-02:00)
i. Iris
ii. Andrew
iii. Reese

Office flooding?!!#%^@%^
Mold and things damaged. Nothing big though.

Moon festival
Wednesday, September 17th in lieu of meeting on the Frances quadrangle. Email teachers about it – Andrew – head of asian studies, Chinese, and Japanese dept. Invite Du and Su’s children!

Bone marrow drive
Jina Ashline will be our spokeperson. Send out flyers or an email explaining importance of bone marrow drive. Ask Survivor guy? Parker Kim?

Set up ASC
Flyers for every committee. Let people know they can sign up for more than one.
Community: Midhudson, Riverhaven?
Political: Newsletter? Focus/coverage on events possibly skewed by media.
Entertainment: Events

Goals
a. Cultural, political, social awareness
b. Collab with SOCs groups
c. Benefit work
d. Solidarity within the ALANA center – attend other SOC meetings
e. Moving away from east asian centric mindset
f. International focus
g. Documentary in sept – violence against minorities? – with SASA

Newsletter
Stanton e-mail Ling. Andrew start bi-monthly alumnae newsletter – Stanton will provide details of school project

Contacts list
Send info of contacts to Iris to build a contact list for networking. Put into a google doc.

Curtis Wong
Vincent Who? After October break

T-shirts
Ask GB for input – send out an e-mail

History of ASA
Where, when, how? Let's talk!

Fundraisers
Fundraise for other causes?

Other stuff
Asian quilt needs more members – plug in e-mail and in GB and remember, to get reimbursed write your name on receipt!