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December 3, 2016 Meeting Recap

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Here is a recap of important points from this last meeting:
We discussed our…
Vision:
  • Freedom from authoritarian government
  • Education
  • Justice = reconciling justice/rights, acting inclusively
  • Building on community
  • Protecting and Advocating Human Rights
Principles/Values:
  • Diversity= we want a diverse group and need to work towards recruiting a more diverse population
  • Leadership/power/privilege = as a majority white population in our region we need to understand white privilege and use our voice to stand up for those at risk.
  • Empathy= maintaining empathy all including for those in diverse situations and opposing situations.
  • Inclusivity
  • Providing a space to share and learn
Mission:
  • Education= share/talking/learning; tuning in to legitimate news and fighting fake news, combating negativity
  • Mobilizing community action
  • Take back political office!
  • Protect/Defend groups in need
  • Quick Response= creating a system that alerts everyone when there is a situation /event that we should be present for
---- this is ongoing and you are all encouraged to add to the list, email any further ideas or thoughts!! I have also attached a link for an open google document that anyone can add to the list : Shared Google Doc

We also brainstormed group names:
  • Be the change
  • Still We Rise
Would love to hear more ideas concerning names, we cannot completely mobilize until we have a name so the more ideas the better!

We started forming working groups to help keep us organized:
  • Elections
  • Racial Justice
  • Policy/ Legislative Advocacy
  • Events
  • Membership/Recruitment
  • Steering
We had many sign-ups for different working groups however you are encouraged to join groups at any time.  These groups are setup to help give people specific tasks but do not limit what actions group members want to take. We will try to get more details regarding working groups out soon!

We also talked about focusing on fair district reform and changing the current state of Pennsylvania and gerrymandering
  • Contact your Representatives and Senators and push for fair redistricting!!
  • Learn the facts= HB153-proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, reducing the size of the General Assembly.
  • Coordinate with state wide movement – future event coming up!
  • http://www.fairdistrictspa.com/

We spoke of events that are coming up, we will try to get most of these on the website's calendar asap, I have also attached them to the google doc so feel free to update or add more details to events list!
If there is anything I am missing or events coming up please feel free to email me or Maggie (mhsavidakisdunn@gmail.com)  who is in charge of website.  Also if there are any ideas regarding next meeting or website please feel free to let us know! Everyone’s input is essential!

Webpage: https://carlislepantsuits.squarespace.com/
Google Doc: Shared Google Doc

Next Meeting is scheduled for 12/17
Thanks- Gabrielle
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