12 people present   Facilitator  Tania
Notetaker: Marion

REPORTS
No Attack on Iran – Resolution to go before City Council May 9th.
Jeff has talked with Mayor Coss and he supports it .
It will be introduced by Peter Ives and Chris Calvert
Funds have been raised for a newspaper ad.
Petition signatures are being collected.  Momentum is building!

ANNOUNCEMENT:   99% spring training in Santa Fe
120 people have signed up for civil disobedience training Apr 14th
Rebecca went over the  spring schedule
There will be a training in Taos Apr 15th

April 28th Santa Fe River Event 10:30 to 2:30
also Women’s march and rally

April 30 – May 2nd.  Civil Disobedience trainer is in N M
Opportunityi to become a trainer

May 1st Event.  Danny will prepare press release and send to Julian
Events in Railyard at Noon. Bring picnic, musical instruments and
join in the festivities.  People  can bring tables and have information.
Families are encoraged to come and bring children.

May 5th Climate Impact day
Connect the Dots.   People will go to places impacted and hold up sign.

This is an opportunity for New Mexico to “be on the map”

May 15th Shareholder Action – Headquarters of PNM in Albuquerque
There will be creative activities outside – What should the future look like?

May 24 25, 26   350 N M   join with affinity groups

2PM  General Assembly

WORKING GROUP REPORTS
Buy Local meets at Hemp Store every other week  Apr 24th
Kathleen has Occupy Tee shirts. We are encouraged to BUY LOCAL.
Kathleen will try to get table at Farmers Mkt June 16th

Reading seminar 22nd meets at The Commons

LANL Working Group – meets at the Commons  Apr 17th
Planning events Aug 3-6. 15 to 20 organizations involved.
First 2 days in Santa Fe  Films, talks, discussion
Sunday at Ashley Pond in Los Alamos

Santa Fe One Heart – Gershon has article on Occupy this month.

MINUTES   Occupy Santa Fe General Assembly Friday March 23, 2012. 12 attendees.

Reports:
LANL Working Group:  A letter has been finalized for sending to over 1000 Occupy groups to solicit participation here or at their location in Hiroshima Commemoration events on the first weekend in August.

Finance Working Group:  Balance of about $600 plus Pay Pal contributions.  Pay Pal will not release funds to Occupy, so they will be refunded to donors who will be asked to re-donate them.

Reading/Seminar working Group:  The last meeting had 17 participants.  Next meeting is Sunday at the Commons.

No war on Iran group:  Wording for a Resolution for City Council consideration has been finalized.  Councilors are being contacted in hopes one will introduce the resolution.

General Assembly:  Last Wednesday’s non-agenda open circle assembly was held at a residence.  It included a potluck dinner.  18 persons attended.  Next Wednesday’s GA will be a movement building anti-oppression session.

Discussions:  
Monday GAs have been lightly attended.  A place nearer to town appears to be needed.  The main library meeting rooms will be looked into.  A permanent change of location from the southside Quaker site is to be on Friday’s GA agenda.

Chris Hedges and Robert Sheer have expressed a willingness to meet with participants in Occupy Santa Fe during the multiday Truth Dig meeting they are leading here.  The meet is to be either Wed. May 23 or Thur. May 24 around 2pm.  Ten persons expressed interest and availability to attend.  The subject would be Occupy topics.  A site is needed for the meeting.

Announcements:
Wise Fool event on April 28 has Occupy as the theme.  They would like ideas from Occupy Santa Fe.

May first is slated to be a Occupy nationwide general strike.  A circle gathering at the railyard was suggested.

March 2. General Assembly
facilitator John Otter
notetaker Marion 10 people present
Wed March 7th open circle
REPORTS
Lisa reported on the 3 day event in Albuquerque Feb 24,25,26.
There were teachins on various topics including non violence,
oppression and direct action

Rebecca reported on the Direct Action at PNM on the 29th.
This was part of a nationwide effort to target corporations which
do not serve the public interest. .They chalked the
sidewalk and had solar panels, a banner and signs. Gave out literature.
Channel 7 was there and the TB coverage was good.
New Energy Economy andSierra Club participated, a total of 32.

Elliott repoted on the reading seminar and announced that there
will be another on March 25th 3:30 to 5:30 at the Commons.
Book to be read in advance is Society of the Spectical by
Guy De Bord. Published in l964, It is available on line and
$8 at Amazon. and can be ordered at a local book store.
Please let Elliott know if you plan to come.

LANL working group met to plan the event to commemorate Hiroshima Day. 24 people present and others are encouraged to join the group. Next meeting Albuquerque march 10 Peace and Justice Center.

Finance W G reported that there is a ballance of $1,097.
Occupy received a donation of $120 towards paying Warehouse 21 for the 2 days a week that we meet there.

Facilitation WG meets every Wed 4 to 6PM at Lucky Bean.
Friday and Mondays are meetings when decisions are made.
Wed continues to be open circle on alternate weeks.
They are considering suggesting” creativity and open texture” for the Monday meetings.

PROPOSALS
Note: GA has passed a proposal to have proposals either posted 48 hours prior to being proposed at a GA or announced at a prior GA.

Las Alamos W G. Approval of allotting $600 for insurance in
order to reserve Ashley Pond Park.

Pax Christi will be making the application. This is being done
because it is urgent to make the application. It is understood
that other groups in the coalition will be asked to share in the cost.

Buy Local Campaign W G
Promote the use of dollar coins for purchases at locally-owned-and-operated businesses. Proposal approved by GA.