Reply #63: Minutes from Katy's 9-12 mtg

[Stephanie]

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Meeting minutes from 4/4/2009
Posted by Katy on April 5, 2009 at 9:00pm
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ntro

Meet and greet. Introduced ourselves and why we were there. 14 were in attendence.
There were many of us who used words like "afraid, worried, angry" regarding the state of our country. Many just want their country back and the government to stop interfering. Katy reiiterated that our cause is not to form a militia or to point the fingers at the right or left side of the aisle. There are problems across the entire system. We need to get back to the founding fathers principles.

Our purpose
The 9-12 project is designed to bring us all back to the place we were on September 12, 2001. The day after America was attacked we were not obsessed with Red States, Blue States or political parties. We were united as Americans, standing together to protect the values and principles of the greatest nation ever created.

Read the 9-12 Principles and Values
What can we do on a local level?
Find people who represent the principles and values of 912.

Form a book club for those interested in reading some of Glenn Beck’s suggested reading (i.e. “The 5,000 Year Leap”, The Real George Washington, The Real Thomas Jefferson, The Real Benjamin Franklin etc)
-Annette will head the book club. Beginning with “The 5,000 Year Leap.”

Discussed events coming up:
a) Harrisburg Tea Party(Wed., April 15th 12-1pm at West Side
entrance to Rotunda)
b) 2nd Amendment Rally: April 22nd 10am-3:30pm
c) One member has a 15 passenger van. We agreed we can carpool amongst those attending various events.

Do we have a monthly, bi-weekly meeting?
We will meet every 4-6 weeks. We will try to meet outside if weather permits. Annette said her teenager is good with kids and can watch other children during meetings. Next meeting will be held at Katy Abram’s house. She has a play structure and patio to accommodate us. We will try to keep it to parks, residences, etc due to it being loud at restaurants etc.

Discussed website and forums for communications for our local group. Networking with other groups in PA and nationwide.
a) Eliminating the Qlubb.com site and switching to http://lebanonpa912project.ning.com/
By using the ning.com site we can utilize the live chat room, blog, posting pictures, videos, links, and we can monitor our own incoming emails (if you don’t want emails you can set up your account to suit those needs).
b) Join www.the912project.com (Glenn beck’s site)
a) Go to 912 project.com and vote for The Top 50 Wish List of what we want our demands to be to the government

Discussed what has been culminating in the creation of groups throughout the country.
a) http://wesurroundthem-pa.ning.com/
b) http://wesurroundthemusa.ning.com/
Katy has been in contact with other organizers from across the country and the state through the above sites. We are attempting to coordinate different groups in a united effort (Constitution Party members, Commonwealth Foundation members, etc) for the greater good.


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Dealing with the media
a) http://www.congress.org/...
Here you can insert your zip code to get info on all your media outlets (radio, TV, newspapers, etc). Contact them!!!!
You can also have your representatives votes emailed to you each week to keep tabs on them. Their info is on www.congress.org as well.
****Subscribe to your rep’s weekly newsletter.
b) Go to the morning meeting to pitch story ideas with WGAL
(i.e. tea parties, rallies etc) . It begins at 9:30am-10am
@ http://www.wgal.com/...

Do we want to have different people take on various aspects of the club?
We realize we need some type of structure. This will be determined hopefully at the next meeting. In the meantime we want to keep communications open and educate eachother on the founders and the principles. Also Adam Wheelan volunteered to be a researcher for our group. If you have something you want researched (especially on a local level for our group) please contact him or post on the site.

********Arlen Spector is up for reelection 2010
http://www.ourcountrydeservesbetter.... to contact our senators and their staff. First and foremost, call, and then fax, then email. That is the order of efficacy.

We also discussed pooling our resources (i.e. books, audio books, DVD's) to further educate ourselves. This is a way to avoid spending any undue money. We can share our resources and information.