04-22-09

Icarus Intergalactic Coordinator Call

Mimi Molly Will Angel Annie Madigan

will notes

madigan + annie co-facilitate

*check ins*

mimi -- casey potential internship with campus icarus, building shelves for campus icarus, building -- mta potentially picking people out bc new line on 2nd ave - sidewalk construction - could vacate building in mid may for 3 months. separate from bldg being condemned issue. developing contingency plans.

Got $7,500 grant from Dobkin family!

madigan - got procedure for thank yous going out quickly

mimi - sending thank you. sascha did it last 2x they donated, mimi putting card in mail, additional thank you when sascha comes back

molly -- FJC program coordinator in NC who donated through JustGIve, molly figuring out if she knows her

mimi - had bought something from us.

Will -- great collective conf call annie and will facilitated on sunday

Annie -- great call - pleased to talk with people all over, feeling icarus energy dispersed all over the place exciting. last week of school. got president's service award, ceremony, talked with brad, meet with mimi angel casey. brad on board to collaborate with angel and gallatin students -- bridges going to be built, meeting scheduled for next week.

Molly - health concerns and lower capacity these days, job sharing support network, want to bring ashley on to job share support position, performing with bread and puppet

will - blog post with photos of that would be awesome

angel - lots of upcoming connections, good meeting with mimi and casey, excited about developments

michael - health concerns, had to miss meet, continuing to rest, leaving meeting

Madigan -- bmad performances, starry plough, connecting with BARMHC, ashley was there, getting materials out, video blog with WireTap Music and Culture - interviewed for 4 days, talked about Icarus, on site more, wiki being used, included madness first aid kit --

Ashley invited to join intergalactic call


Spring Blog Post

Madigan -- add lines from ashley -

will -- yes or additional blog post, also some art or photos would be awesome

molly -- nick passed thru contact page email addresses for people - let's tinker with this - add this to the blog post

ashley add to spring blog post or add specific blog post update for her

have something up first week of may


Publications

will sent out brainstorm of publications possibilities, planning for the trauma zine with ashley, next edition of fmtbm

madigan -- print up FMTBM nice cover, incorporate working group info

will - have a conf call about FMTBM with local groups, brainstorm new edition -- friends guide brainstorm conf call


Support

molly - speakers bureau idea

molly - retreat weekend with reps from seattle, olympia, portland, north coast icarus -- get 8-10 people together retreat

madigan could come work with that - northern california

madigan -- icarus is the food not bombs of mental health

molly -- huge energy in NYC right now

will -- might be good to invite east coast people too so we can see each other.

madigan -


Fundraising

mimi -  trying to get together with rachel to develop fundraising strategy, her and folks who went to the conference.

molly - what is plan b if we lost Muste building due to construction etc

mimi - maintain relations with fountain house, keep publications there. pushing for clear timeline so it's not dragging on. has no other ideas other than storage space or someone's apartment.

madigan -- possible to secure a desk spot / desk spot for admin distro ed outreach as a default spot. so we can keep mail address there with letterhead, getting schedule with mail.

mimi --  FH sacha not there anymore. AV could be a sensible matchup for us as well

will -- nyct has questions about grant final report etc

mimi -- will take care of this with annie helping

Madigan -- online magazine WireTap, owned by mother jones wanting icarus to do something, delegated Michael to be lead author on this, working with him on this - a little bit of funding for this -- share with michael, leadership incentive, share with work group.

will - newsweek article seems to be moving forward, trying to get icarus group photo for it but not looking responsive and plan to photo will

*CHECK OUTS*