Minutes #4 10/30/2008

AARC Meeting Minutes

Meeting 4

10-30-2008

Word .doc format

Attendance: Brendan, Tash, Sammy, Andrew, Dustin, TK, Ethan

Minutes: Andrew

Facilitator: Brendan

“What is Rape Culture?” Workshop practice for 2008 Fem. Con.

• Good Consent definition

• More addition’s to Corner #4

  • Positive Male-identified activist quotes

    • Katz, Kimmel, Jensen etc.

• Overall positive feedback

1. UPDATES

• “Dream Worlds 3” Saturday November 15^th 7:30pm

1. 1. Tash made an amazing flyer for the event

   2. Outreach

      1. Andrew – PSU avenues

         1. Investigating getting display box

      2. Tash flooding listserves

• Bowling! 7pm to 9:00pm November 8^th!

1. 1. Invite WRC, PWCL?

• Feminisms Conference 10-31-08 SMSU____ From ___ to ____

1. 1. “What is Rape Culture?” Workshop

   2. Male-identified round table discussion

• Exploring Patriarchal Masculinity Group

1. • Next meeting Nov. 9 5:30 pm. Address made available to interested folks.

1. ANNOUNCMENTS

• Brie Akins (asst. director, SATF) is looking for ppl interested in being on NOMAS 2009

• Ethan is going to get some workshop materials from Eden/Aimee/WRC for interruptions workshops?
  i.e., capstone class interruptions script(s) (theatre of the oppressed), etc

1. PROPOSALS

• Marie: CT Butler Consensus training

  • $800 without speakers board

  • $300 with

  • FFT Cafe, November 22-23, and the time frame
    will probably be 9a-5p but CT is probably flexible

  • How many people can attend?

  • Waiting for follow up with Marie

• Ethan: gender mentors project discussion
  interest? go ahead? further goal/task development
  PSU resources for primary prevention??  Psych/Counseling programs, professors, grad students, past projects, etc

• legislative advocates against violence project
  develop a statewide network of trained volunteer legislative advocates who can help craft and deliver effective and targeted mainstream messages of support for initiatives and concepts. be able to call on “male ally voices” to overcome institutionalized sexism and reframe issues when appropriate.
  contact person:  Ronelle Shankle, Oregon Att. Gen. office
  

  • No decisions made yet. Further discussion needed, especially between coordinators

  • A long term goal that will have some bite sized objectives to lay foundation

1. DISCUSSION

• Boys Advocacy and Mentoring. BAM:  questions, concerns, points of contact: Howard Hiton speaking engagements, publications for philosophy and approach to working with boys

  • AARC did not attend

  • Funding deadline was too close

  • Questions about whether BAM is approaching prevention in accordance with AARC mission and constitution

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