The January '05 Meeting Agenda

American Revolutionary Party: Meeting # 3 Agenda
Only 46 Months Remaining Until November, 2008

Date: Sunday, January 9, 2005
Place: The home of Brooke Hamlin
Time: 3:30 PM (after the NFL)

Structure·
FYI, in an effort to be a bit more organized than last meeting, we’ll dedicate the first hour of the meeting to the enclosed agenda. At the end of the first hour anyone who needs to run will be allowed to do so. But if you’re inclined to chew on the issues afterward, the second hour will be dedicated to discussion, dialogue, and digestion of the basic ideals around which this new party is being formed. If you plan to stay for hour two, bring all your questions/comments/etc. and let’s throw ‘em all out on the table for discussion.

· Floating Board of Governors Idea - Carol has recently suggested that we consider having what she calls a Floating Board of Governors instead of formal officers. This group would be temporary (say a quarter?), and it would consist of a small group of partners (say four) who’d take ownership of the coordinational responsibilities for that short period. Then, each quarter, half of the board would be replaced by two new partners who will coordinate things for a quarter themselves, before being replaced. The intention would be to have everyone be a board member sooner or later. If we like it, we could implement the idea immediately. Comments/suggestions?

· JLB posted a “splintering” strategy on the blog that we should discuss briefly.


Projects
· Capital Homesteading CD recording (an interview with author Dr. Norm Kurland) will be posted on JLB’s website before the January meeting for anyone to download or pass on to interested colleagues.

· The Power Point Presentation has yet to be done. Let’s discuss.

· Carol and Brooke suggested that doing some interviews with employees from ESOP companies would be valuable. Comments or suggestions?

· Blog feedback – we got some this past month, but we’ll need to continue growing that electronic dialogue in order to maximize it/s potential. Comments?

· List of local groups who’d be good candidates for a power point presentation (Monica/Brook suggestion). Has anyone compiled anything here yet?

· JLB talked with Norm Kurland about doing an ARP blog, and at this point he’s inclined to defer to Joe’s blog.

· Bank Account – is anyone in a hurry to start this? Comments?

· Data Base – Pam has started it. Carol suggested that an official membership application form might help our data base collection. Comments?

· Jim’s suggestion of combining the CD and the Book – the book will be ready to send to the printer before the 1/9 meeting, and the Kurland CD will be ready for tasting by the 1/9 meeting. Jim and JLB need to discuss logistics of this project.

· Barak Obama has been invited again, and to keep things even, we also invited former Republican Senator Phil Crane who rumor has it may have an interest in attending our meetings. JLB will give details on 1/9.

· Streetwise (homeless) newspaper column – have heard nothing from them and will give potential reason why if anyone is interested.

· Notes From The Underground – if there’s anyone else who’d like to take over the gathering of the official notes of our meetings, type ‘em up, and distribute ‘em, please indicate by raising your hand. If you want it temporarily that’s fine too.

· New Issues……………………

· Break for Discussion