Meeting Minutes 10/5/2020

 

BUF Black Lives Matter Ministry Action Team

Business/Planning Meeting:  October 5, 2020

 

Present:  Mary Aldin, Genia Allen, Murray Bennett, Lauralee Carbone, David Curley, Claire Lending, Cat McIntyre

 

1. Eracism Minutes. 

10/11   Cat will ask Hank Ohana

10/18   David Curley

10/25   Lauralee Carbone

11/1      Cat McIntyre (about 8th Priniple 'whereas' statements)

 

2. Program for Oct. 12.  Kaitlin Davis will complete the three-part series, "Difficult Conversations. Genia would like to repeat this series in the new year, perhaps with facilitators.  This could also be a 'meet up' topic. 

 

3. Program for Nov.  9. Subject will be a talk by Ibram X Kendi. Genia encouraged whomever presents this to use enhanced audio. Lauralee and Genia will coordinate the technology, with help from Kevin Allen-Schmid. 

 

4. Phone Tree Report. Genia reports that she and Henry Ohana completed the phone tree list. It will initiate by Cat McIntyre calling eight people who will then each call 5 or 6 others. Calls will be selected for urgent actions that require a quick response. An example would be local shooting with vigil the same night.

 

5. Eighth Principle Update.  Five more listening sessions have been set up through November 8. Kara Black did a session on Sunday, Oct. 4 for Chalice Circle facilitators.  Two frequent questions are the format of the resolution, particularly concerning: 

a.    Accountability

b.    Whereas statements -- does one have to agree with all the statements to sign on to the principle? and

c.     Where is BUF regarding Beloved Community now, and how would that change under 8th Principle?

Upcoming Eracism minutes will address these questions.

 

6. Meeting with Whatcom Co. Prosecutor. Lauralee put together a power point presentation, some of which she showed to the group. Hank Ohana is working to add Grass Roots Law's Four Demands. Once the presentation is edited to focus on 2-3 items that the prosecutor has power over and could effect change, Lauralee will arrange the meeting.  Several people are interested in working on this, including Kara Black, who has already met with the prosecutor, C2C and Restorative Justice. The point of our meeting will be: although we are all white, we have a moral stance, we are allies, we care and we vote. 
 

Next BLM Program meeting: Oct 12 at 7 pm

Next BLM business/planning meeting: November 2 at 6 pm

 

Respectfully submitted,
Cat McIntyre, co-facilitator, BUF Black Lives Matter Ministry Action Team