Submitted by nickb on Wed, 01/07/2009 - 5:56pm
+ Positive
- Short Bus movie screening and discussion using talking points developed by the groupLive Through This performance and discussion
- Rage to Page writing workshop
- Hysterical Politic workshop on political and personal mental health
- Creative release art workshop
- Mental health skill share
- Gatherings, between support groups and meetings, made collages and posters to advertise the group and what it does
- Campus icarus 4x6 card developed by Annie, Sam, Brad and Montana
- (discussion of intentionally not using the word “radical” on the card)
- Vision to develop as part of a “press packet” of materials
- Campus icarus organizing guide draft, written by ’07 interns, needs more work
- NTS reader being taught at VA tech
- National networking with campus groups
Δ Improve
- Skill building on facilitation, etc
- Big groups and big discussions, how to deal with overbearing voices in the talks?
- What to do with the results and notes from the discussions?
- Integrate academics around madness (ie brad’s class on mad science, mad pride) with student life and activities more
- Share materials with national collective more
- Collaborate on events with nyc local
- Info on accessing events should be available through website
- National campus icarus interns?
- More consensus on identity- how “radical” are we? Can campus icarus be more mainstream?
- Coalition building on campus, more work on being intentionally anti-racist
- More collaboration with other student groups
- Need to build relationships with students of color and students of color groups
- Need more popular education materials
- Coordinator would share packet of info among other campus groups
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