Happy New Year Oxfam Action Corps!
I look forward to seeing you at our first Monthly Meeting for 2009 on:
Monday, January 12th
from 6 p.m. - 7:30p.m.
3rd floor of the UVM Davis Center (we'll meet in lobby area)
In the January Monthly Meeting, we will be discussing strategy for engaging our
elected officials on climate equity and begin to plan out our participation in
the following events/actions:
- Sisters on the Planet Screening on International Women's Day
- Focus The Nation session at UVM and other college campuses
- Participation in DC Power Shift action with Wendell Berry and Bill McKibben
- Oxfam America DC Lobby Day
- Lobby Visit to Montpelier
- Concert Tabling at Higher Ground
I hope to see new faces at the upcoming meeting so please invite your friends!
Cheers,
Nathaly
Showing posts with label monthly meeting. Show all posts
Showing posts with label monthly meeting. Show all posts
Thursday, January 8, 2009
Thursday, October 16, 2008
October Monthly Meeting
HUNGER BANQUET PLANNING MEETING
6:00 p.m. to 7:15 p.m. — Davis Student Center - The Handy Family Room
Join UVM students and community activists of the Vermont Oxfam Action Corps in planning a Hunger Banquet for early December. Meetings are open to anyone interested in getting involved with the climate equity campaign or simply interested being a part of the struggle against hunger, poverty, and injustice. To learn more about local actions by the Oxfam Action Corps, please visit http://oxfamactioncorpsvermont.blogspot.com/ or email Vermont@OxfamActionCorps.org
6:00 p.m. to 7:15 p.m. — Davis Student Center - The Handy Family Room
Join UVM students and community activists of the Vermont Oxfam Action Corps in planning a Hunger Banquet for early December. Meetings are open to anyone interested in getting involved with the climate equity campaign or simply interested being a part of the struggle against hunger, poverty, and injustice. To learn more about local actions by the Oxfam Action Corps, please visit http://oxfamactioncorpsvermont.blogspot.com/ or email Vermont@OxfamActionCorps.org
Tuesday, September 16, 2008
Meeting Overview (9/15/08)
Last night's meeting was a blast! Thanks so much to all of you who participated and have committed to putting together a fantastic Hunger Banquet to raise awareness and solidarity for hunger, poverty, and injustice right here in Burlington.
A special thank you goes out to the folks at Burlington Bay Market and Café for hosting us.
MEETING OVERVIEW:
We had several new faces join us last night and after brief introductions, Nathaly shared a bit about Oxfam's work on the international scale and the work of the Vermont Oxfam Action Corps at the local level.
During August's meeting, participants decided on hosting a Hunger Banquet in Burlington to engage the community regarding hunger and poverty. However, due to the number of new folks in the group, it was important to discuss this again to confirm it was something people thought was worth the time and energy to put together. Kathy, Lee, Natalia, and Colin had all attended Hunger Banquets hosted in the past and could share a bit regarding their experiences. Each person could attest to how powerful the experience had been for them, but we still wanted to ask ourselves what the purpose of the event would be.
Were we seeking simply to build awareness about hunger?
Were we looking to draw more folks into the Action Corps?
How valuable would this sort of one-time event be in the bigger scope of things?
We had to stop to compare the benefit of preparing a Hunger Banquet as opposed to engaging in other types of local action. In the end, we decided to move forward with the event planning, as long as we remained mindful about making the experience be more than just another thought-provoking event and to connect it with real action.
We selected the first weekend in December (one night from the 4th - 7th) in order to keep it within the holiday season when folks are more likely to reflect on these issues and agreed to reconvene to work out logistics and make some major thematic decisions regarding guest speakers or panelists, general order of the program, and take-home message in two weeks time.
ACTION STEPS:
NEXT MEETING:
Monday, September 29th @ 6PM
UVM's Davis Center (location tbd)
A special thank you goes out to the folks at Burlington Bay Market and Café for hosting us.
MEETING OVERVIEW:
We had several new faces join us last night and after brief introductions, Nathaly shared a bit about Oxfam's work on the international scale and the work of the Vermont Oxfam Action Corps at the local level.
During August's meeting, participants decided on hosting a Hunger Banquet in Burlington to engage the community regarding hunger and poverty. However, due to the number of new folks in the group, it was important to discuss this again to confirm it was something people thought was worth the time and energy to put together. Kathy, Lee, Natalia, and Colin had all attended Hunger Banquets hosted in the past and could share a bit regarding their experiences. Each person could attest to how powerful the experience had been for them, but we still wanted to ask ourselves what the purpose of the event would be.
Were we seeking simply to build awareness about hunger?
Were we looking to draw more folks into the Action Corps?
How valuable would this sort of one-time event be in the bigger scope of things?
We had to stop to compare the benefit of preparing a Hunger Banquet as opposed to engaging in other types of local action. In the end, we decided to move forward with the event planning, as long as we remained mindful about making the experience be more than just another thought-provoking event and to connect it with real action.
We selected the first weekend in December (one night from the 4th - 7th) in order to keep it within the holiday season when folks are more likely to reflect on these issues and agreed to reconvene to work out logistics and make some major thematic decisions regarding guest speakers or panelists, general order of the program, and take-home message in two weeks time.
ACTION STEPS:
- Participants will be compiling ideas over the next few weeks via email. To weigh in on the conversation, contact Vermont@OxfamActionCorps.org.
- Kevin will be looking into using the the St. Andrew's Church meeting space as the event venue.
- Colin & Nathaly will be working out a budget for the event from what is available to the Oxfam Action Corps.
NEXT MEETING:
Monday, September 29th @ 6PM
UVM's Davis Center (location tbd)
Friday, September 12, 2008
MEETING LOCATION CHANGE!
Hi folks -
I'm sorry to say we won't be able to meet at the Skinny Pancake. They're having a staff end-of-summer party on Monday evening so we will be re-locating to:
I will do my best to call each of you who said they would be attending directly to alert you of the location change. Thanks for understanding. Please give me a call at 802-578-6277 if you have any questions.
Peace and Love,
Nathaly
I'm sorry to say we won't be able to meet at the Skinny Pancake. They're having a staff end-of-summer party on Monday evening so we will be re-locating to:
The Burlington Bay Market & Café
125 Battery Street (corner of Battery & College Sts)
Monday, Sept 15th, 6-7:30pm
Light snacks/appetizers will be purchased for the group. If you are able, bring a couple dollars to chip in.125 Battery Street (corner of Battery & College Sts)
Monday, Sept 15th, 6-7:30pm
I will do my best to call each of you who said they would be attending directly to alert you of the location change. Thanks for understanding. Please give me a call at 802-578-6277 if you have any questions.
Peace and Love,
Nathaly
Thursday, September 11, 2008
September Monthly Meeting
Hello fellow activists:
Please join us for the next monthly meeting to plan November's Hunger Banquet.
WHAT: VT Oxfam Action Corps Monthly Meeting
WHEN: MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 15th, 2008 @ 6PM
WHERE: the Skinny Pancake Creperie (corner of Lake & College Streets)
WHO: anyone interested in helping fight hunger, poverty, and injustice--YOU!
This next meeting will focus on setting some of the details for the Hunger
Banquet that was decided upon during August's meeting. Please come with ideas
for speakers, venue, music and local partners who we could work with. As
always, we welcome and encourage you to bring a friend!
Weather permitting, we will sit at on the round outdoor tables, otherwise, find
us inside! Bring a couple bucks if you're interested in sharing some
appetizers (our group gets a discount).
If you are unable to attend the meeting, but have some ideas or would like to
weigh-in on the date for the event, please share! (Email
Vermont@OxfamActionCorps.org or call 802-578-6277). We will share meeting
notes through the blog.
Peace,
Nathaly
Please join us for the next monthly meeting to plan November's Hunger Banquet.
WHAT: VT Oxfam Action Corps Monthly Meeting
WHEN: MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 15th, 2008 @ 6PM
WHERE: the Skinny Pancake Creperie (corner of Lake & College Streets)
WHO: anyone interested in helping fight hunger, poverty, and injustice--YOU!
This next meeting will focus on setting some of the details for the Hunger
Banquet that was decided upon during August's meeting. Please come with ideas
for speakers, venue, music and local partners who we could work with. As
always, we welcome and encourage you to bring a friend!
Weather permitting, we will sit at on the round outdoor tables, otherwise, find
us inside! Bring a couple bucks if you're interested in sharing some
appetizers (our group gets a discount).
If you are unable to attend the meeting, but have some ideas or would like to
weigh-in on the date for the event, please share! (Email
Vermont@OxfamActionCorps.org or call 802-578-6277). We will share meeting
notes through the blog.
Peace,
Nathaly
Thursday, August 14, 2008
Notes from our last Meeting
Hi all -
In our last meeting, the VT Oxfam Action Corps was visited by full-time staff from Oxfam America, New England Field Organizer, Stephanie Demmons, as well as Senior Organizer, Brian Rawson and an intern with the Outreach and Organizing department, Jennifer Fraser.
Over a fabulous dinner of crepes from the Skinny Pancake (which uses almost all local products!), we discussed what draws each of us into climate justice activism as well as generated some ideas for ways to spread the work in the coming months.
One solid outcome of the meeting is the idea to put together a Hunger Banquet just before the Thanksgiving holiday to raise awareness of issues facing those whom we fight for, the world's poor. If you are interested in getting involved, please email Nathaly: Vermont@OxfamActionCorps.org.
SAVE THE DATE: Our next meeting is tentatively set to take place on Thursday, September 11th. Meeting location TBA.
In our last meeting, the VT Oxfam Action Corps was visited by full-time staff from Oxfam America, New England Field Organizer, Stephanie Demmons, as well as Senior Organizer, Brian Rawson and an intern with the Outreach and Organizing department, Jennifer Fraser.
Over a fabulous dinner of crepes from the Skinny Pancake (which uses almost all local products!), we discussed what draws each of us into climate justice activism as well as generated some ideas for ways to spread the work in the coming months.
One solid outcome of the meeting is the idea to put together a Hunger Banquet just before the Thanksgiving holiday to raise awareness of issues facing those whom we fight for, the world's poor. If you are interested in getting involved, please email Nathaly: Vermont@OxfamActionCorps.org.
SAVE THE DATE: Our next meeting is tentatively set to take place on Thursday, September 11th. Meeting location TBA.
Sunday, August 3, 2008
Dinner Meeting @ Skinny Pancake
Hello friends!
Please join us on Tuesday, August 5th for our monthly meeting. We will be meeting & eating at the Skinny Pancake Creperie (by the Burlington Waterfront) to plan actions for the coming months.
Come meet & dine with
local CLIMATE JUSTICE activists
to discuss climate change and its effects
on poor and vulnerable communities.
Learn how YOU can take action!
Date: Tuesday, August 5th
Time: 6:00 – 7:30 pm
Location: Skinny Pancake, At the corner of Lake & College
RSVP: Vermont@OxfamActionCorps.org
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