Culture Subgroup Notes February 24, 2010

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[edit] Attendees

Sara Coffey

Rishi (Leftist Lounge

Dina,

Monte

Leslie:

Darryl

1. Check-ins –

2. Cultural submission forms update

a. Just got the call out last week, due to technical issues

b. Another challenges is getting the film submission forms out

c. Will be working on a culture page for the main webpage

There is one on the organize page: Organize.ussf.2010.org

d. There have been submissions but we don’t know where they are; the submission form is not working properly

The submissions are going to ICT and she is trying to get in touch with them

e. We have to do a lot of personal outreach. The process is not going the way we planned.

f. Put the submission form online and she will email it out to everyone.

g. There are a set of frequently asked questions; if we think of other FAQs that are missing, post them.

h. The submissions must fall within the social forum guidelines; we respect artistic expression

i. Sara – gotten a few emails forwarded to her, some people interested in doing exhibits

No room for group exhibits; one piece per person can be featured because we have a small gallery space. Can we do guerilla exhibitions? If they want to do larger pieces, they have to connect with some of the larger galleries, but it wouldn’t be a USSF project. It would fall under a self-organized piece.

j. It is important to

k. Cultural Submission Process

i. Come in broken down into categories; the subcommittees in culture receive the forms. The art must be demonstrated in some form.

1. Not everyone is on committees yet.

2. The committees

The committee gets it then it gets reviewed and submits the recommendation (selects it)

The committee then meets to schedule the performances

Submission cut off is March 20 – will need to discuss if the deadline will be aligned with the Program Committee or should it be pushed back a little bit because the information didn’t get posted early enough.

1. Darryl – we should move it back a bit because the people may need a bit more time to get their art recorded. Many artists may not have much experience doing this, may be not well-known.

2. The group agreed that the deadline should be moved back

3. Logistics

a. Saturday it closes at 12:00pm; the program hasn’t been designed yet –

b. Children’s art village –

c. Matrix Theatre Company made a proposal – there are a few things that they’d like to facilitate

Social forum children village

Community art space

Procession that addresses water issues

1. This can be a self-organized thing. Can be set up separately and ask to join a self-organized piece

2. If the procession was on another day (other than the opening march) – then permits will be needed

4. Get on a subcommittee

a. Dance –

b. Music – Nadir, Amber, Rosa Clemente, Barbara Engles, Oya

c. Theater and Performances - Ken, Ebony Golden, Celeste Ra,

d. Murals – So and Monte

e. Graffiti Art – Syntax

f. Detroit Expanded – Oya

g. Program – Sara, Ife, Jim

h. Plenaries – Oya

i. People’s Movement Assembly

j. Opening Ceremony

k. Cultural tours – need to get the list together and get a tour set up; Oya, Sara, Diane

The times are the same times as the workshops – 9-11 and 1:30-3:30;

There are 9 tours

l. Stage Management – Celeste Ra, Darryl is an MC, Rosa Clemente is an MC

m. Green stages – solar energy stages

n. Scheduling

o. Website

p. Art gallery

q. Opening ceremony – have 400 marching bands; the procession species – a parade of animals; women in black;

r. Another world is possible film festival

s. Childrne’s art village

5. Go to the committee page on the culture subgroup wiki – click one, by the end of the week they will go to pages with information on each committee with contact information

6. Artists booth – want one booth for artists to sell their things. It is open for the artists during the time