Wisconsin Grassroots Network

WGN TASK FORCE MEETING

Wednesday, April 1, 2015

Location:  Sprecher's Restaurant and Pub/ 1262 John Q Hammons Dr, Madison, WI 53717(Middleton Area)

Pre-meeting at 5:30 & Meeting Starting 6:00: Dinner You can eat any time, or not at all.

Join By Hangout:http://goo.gl/pwhxNF  Begins at 6pm

Join By Conference Call: (760) 569-7225Enter 154594#When Prompted

Announcements -

• Demonstration of Using Voting Machine Ballot Images for Post Election Audit.

  • Thursday 4 - 2, at 6:00PM  Waunakee EMS Building  201 N. Klein Drive, Waunakee

• SCDA (Second Congressional District Alliance) Regional Meeting on Thursday April 9th

  • 6PM See Calendar for location TBA and conference call #

• Deforest Area Progressives Event “What’s in Your Water” April 11th 1:00pm to 4:00pm

  • DMB Windsor Neighborhood Center, 4438 Windsor Road - Windsor (Deforest Area)

• Native Struggles Against Climate Injustice! 7:00 pm UW-Madison Memorial Union-Wed. April 15th -

• There will be a Progressive Partners meeting on April 18th 1:00 to 3:30 at:

  • Middleton Outreach Ministry, 3502 Parmenter Street, Middleton

Modify Agenda

Recitation of the Mission Statement

Treasurers Report

• Importance of Structure When Dealing With Money: Edson

Review of Festival

Review of Festival  

• Overall Festival Review for 2015

• Report on Tabling: John St.

• Report on Concession Stand: Adam, Julie

• Report on Silent Auction

WGN DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY

Discuss Where WGNTF  Is and Where We Want to Go:

• Discuss Bylaws Compliance: Tim

• Discuss Community Action Initiative:

  • A service to groups to have documents and strategies reviewed by Scott Wittkopf of the Forward Institute and Mike McCabe for the Blue Jeans Citizen Movement.

• Future Regional Development in CD 3, 5, 6, Etc.: Nate

Discuss the Constitution Pamphlet: Karen, Nate, Bob

Report on Dress Rehearsal for Demonstration of Using Voting Machine Ballot Images for Post Election Audit: Julie

Discuss Using Google groups for intra WGNTF communications: Tim

• Do a demonstration & answer questions

SOUL wants to meet with WGNTF after the festival

Review Action Items on the Agenda Notes Spreadsheet: Bob

Report on UW Platteville WGN Student Followup: John Stanley

Discuss CD2 Alliance Regional Meeting of Thursday April 9: Karen McKim

POLITICAL ACTION STRATEGY (PAS)

Bradley Yard Sign Project: Rebecca, Nate, Roger, Adam, Gary

Discuss Tabling at the State Democratic Convention: Nate

MISCELLANEOUS ADVOCACY STRATEGY

Plan for Dick Pass Memorial  and Sympathy Card Signing

Discuss Having a Retreat to Keweenaw Peninsula in the Fall September (27,28, & 29 ?) or October 1-4: Nate

Open Discussion / Committee Work 8:30 - ?

WGN TASK FORCE MEETING

Wednesday, April 8, 2015

Location:  The Rodeside Grill, 6317 Rostad Drive, Windsor 53598(Deforest Area)

Pre-meeting at 5:30 & Meeting Starting 6:00