FUSsa-talk Mailing List: Re: AGENDA for Sunday - bring any additional items....

[Adele Hansen (hanse002]

if there is time, I hve a message from anders and Kasia...(a one 
minute update on their project!)

Adele


> DRAFT agenda for SAC mtg 10/29/06
> noon - 2pm (probably in Heritage Room...but maybe in Dietrich Room...
> signs will be posted....)
>
>
> 1. Welcome!  Introductions if needed.  (5 min)
>
> 2. Review notes from last meeting.  (5 min)
>
> 3. Treasurer's report.  (5 min)
>
> 4. Request for funding support.  (5 min)
>
> 5. Review SAC calendar - re: couple of changes.  (10 min)
>
> 6. Update re: 125th anniversary of FUS - social action history, etc.  (5
> min)
>
> 7. Service Auction - who is organizing it this year, when do planning
> meetings begin, who from SAC can help? Etc....   (10 min)
>
> 8.  Sabathani Food Shelf collection is Dec. 3rd.     R.E. will NOT be
> doing a food collection program until later in 2007.    So, 12/3 will be
> just a one-day, all-congregation collection of food and funds for
> Sabathani.      Discussion item: should we split future food shelf
> collections 50-50, between Sabathani and a Nside food shelf?  (10 min)
>
> 9.  Discussion re: connections between congregational votes on key social
> justice issues, like torture, and all-congregation email action alerts
> like the one SAC voted to send re: torture/habeus corpus/military
> commissions.  What does SAC think the policy at FUS should be?  How do we
> move forward re: a conversation about a policy that makes sense for FUS?
> (15 min)
>
> 10.  Discussion re: Kendyl's very inspiring sermon re: habeus corpus; how
> effective it was re: mobilizing FUS folks (and others); the witness
> action at congressional offices; coverage by UU World & UUSC re: our
> actions as well as other similar actions in UU congregations around the
> country.   Do we want to organize more one-time witness opportunities?
> (15 min)
>
> 11.  Adele will kick-off a discussion about service work at FUS, starting
> with information from last GA about the Jericho program.  What are we at
> FUS doing re: direct service these days?  Update re: North High mentoring
> project.   Do we want to organize more one-time service opportunities?  
> What balance do we want, re: elements of SAC program - education,
> service, witness, systemic change.
> (20 min)
>
> 11. Announcements.  (5 min) 
>         - MUUSJA meeting - 2 new working groups
>         - UU State Advocacy Networks update
>         - UU anti-racism conference at Unity
>
> 12. Meeting evaluation.  (5 min)
>
>
> NEXT MEETING - Sunday, December 17th   (NO MEETING IN NOVEMBER)
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