February 7th - Minutes

FAIR TRADE
Interested in helping our campus become more fair trade friendly? Do you want to raise awareness about this awesome idea and see how much our campus already knows? If so we need all the volunteers we can get to spread the word about fair trade and get involved. If you are interested in taking part in something that could have a huge effect on a lot of people let Gleb Kozlov know at illusions4-all@yahoo.com or Kozlov.Gleb@students.uwlax.edu.

NASA & PROGRESSIVE POTLUCK
There is going to be an amazingly fun potluck this Thursday, February 19th! It is at 6p.m. in the Three Rivers House on main and 8th. Bring your favorite food to share with the rest of us and members of NASA and come ready to have a great time. We want to try and use non-throw away containers for the food to reduce waste so if possible use a container we can wash at the end of the night J. There will be vegetarian and vegan options so no worries! A good time should be had held by all…not only will we get to meet some way awesome NASA members, but we can get to know each other better too.

GREEN BUILDING
Come to room 257 on Wednesday the 8th at 1p.m. to discuss the green building with the vice chancellor, members of the Department of State Facility, and others. We need a lot of people there to show our support for this amazing idea. We want to work together with many of these people to really make this dream happen. If you have time stop on by and show your support and bring forth your questions/ideas.

EARTH DAY
There will be an Earth day meeting on Thursday February 9th at 7:30p.m.in room 259 of Cartwright.&nb sp; Stop on by if you want to be involved in some of the planning and activities we are organizing to make this day unforgettable.

WHITE PRIVILEGE CONFERENCE
There are some tentative plans in regards to the white privilege conference coming up in April (27-29) in St. Louis, MO. The cost is l ooking at around 125$ per person but grants are really being looked at. There is not a lot of information at this point in time but let Kaitlynn (radloff.kait@students.uwlax.edu) or Carrie (dietz.carr@students.uwlax.edu) know if you are interested in this very interesting opportunity. Watch out for more information to come on this if you are interested!

BEATLES PARTY!!
The time has come and the Beatles party is quickly approaching. It will be a great way to give us all some much needed time to have fun and relax with a great group of people! The theme is the Beatles so come dressed as virtually anything you want related to the Beatles and we mean anything!! The party is taking place at 1104 State St (Schryver’s house) so be there or be square.

SAY NO TO NUCLEAR!
Keep the Moratorium in place, to prevent the construction of more nuclear power plants in Wisconsin!
Contact your WI legislators now. Urge them to NOT co-sponsor the proposed nuclear reactor construction bill, and to vote against it if it comes up for a vote. More Nuclear power plants could be devastating to Wisconsin's environment, economy, public health, and safety. We need people to "SAY NO TO NUCLEAR." We need to email them soon, the deadline for this bill to be introduced is Feb. 10th! It is currently identified by its LRB number 0419/1 and 1562/1.
E-mail: sen.kapanke@legis.state.wi.us
E-mail: rep.shilling@legis.state.wi.us

WOMEN IN BLACK
Join Dr. Bufton and other women on Thursdays at noon outside of Cartwright in a silent vigil for peace! This group stands outside for only about 45 minutes to show their support for peace through out the world. Show up if you are interested ready for a very, very powerful experience. No need to schedule anything, just come if you are interested.

THE CATALYST
Interested in being an editor for a really interesting and thought provoking magazine? If you are you could become an art editor or even a general editor for this magazine. Any help is appreciated! Let Mariano know at dompablo.mari@students.uwlax.edu.

2nd SUPPER
Not only is the Catalyst looking for help, but so is the 2nd Supper. They are looking for people who are interested in writing for the “supper square” part of the newspaper, which is a more satirical part of the newspaper and deals with more local and national issues. If you are interested shoot an e-mail over to Joe@secondsupper.com. He’s very open to any ideas you may have for an article and they would be very, very happy to have your help and ideas!

NUDE MODELS
If you are interested in modeling for art or photography classes let Roger Grant at grant.roge@uwlax.edu. Your help is strongly appreciated.

BREWING PARTY
Bree’s dad will be bottling and making beer this Sunday afternoon and would be more than happy to teach some of us how to make it. We will be going out to his farm at 2p.m. on Sunday and meeting at Bree’s house (910 Vine) and will be enjoying some time to relax and hang out. If you are interested in going let Bree know at breckel.bree@students.uwlax.edu.

INVISIBLE CHILDREN
There will be a presentation on parentless, homeless children in countries like Sudan and Uganda on February 19 at 8p.m. in Valhalla. This is very important information that can sometimes be easy to not think about. Come to this presentation to learn more about these children and why their lives can not be forgotten.

CALENDAR
If you thought the calendar for this year was cool wait until next year! If you are at all interested in the formation of any part of this calendar for next year let Kristen know at pitts.kris@students.uwlax.edu.

RON KIND VISIT
Thanks to everyone who came and saw Kind while he was on campus.Our presence made a huge difference and allowed us to show him we aren’t going anywhere. We won’t be ignored by him and we will let our voices and opinions be heard. Good job to everyone who could make it!

CRITICAL MASS
Interested in letting bikers get paid attention to a little more? When La Crosse has no bike lanes and we are not supposed to be on the sidewalks with bikes it is very hard to be biking around La Crosse. If you are interested in becoming part of a movement to show La Crosse you would appreciate if they became more bike friendly or you would just like more information on Critical Mass let Red/Chris know at vogts.chri@students.uwlax.edu. He has a lot more information on this.

SENATE
There are senate spots open on campus. It is a great opportunity, resume builder, and interesting experience. If you are interested at all let Mariano know at dompablo.mari@students.uwlax.edu or contact A.J. Clauss to let her know you are interested.

MISSISSIPPI RIVER REVIVAL
Justin Miller has been working on the Mississippi River Revival. This is hugely important to comment on. There are a few attachments relating to this including a comment sheet and information on why we all should comment. Take a couple minutes to make a big difference for our environment. If you have any questions you can let Justin know at jmiller.mrr@hotmail.com.

WE NEED YOUR HELP
Remember the petitions we were trying to get signed last semester so we could get a referendum on the ballot for April (to star t withdrawing troops). Well, it worked! Now we need to start brainstorming, canvassing, and developing ideas on how to get people to vote yes to this referendum. This is going to be a huge project for us this semester and any and all the help we can get will be amazing. This war is really affecting so many of us in ways we do not even realize! So much money is being taken out of Wisconsin alone. Everyone in the Progressives can help with this campaign! More information will be coming about all we can do. If you have any questions right away on our influence i n this upcoming election let Jeremy know at jansen.jere@students.uwlax.edu.

PEACE WEEK
If you want to help with Peace Week, there's lots to do! Contact Chelsea at oneil.chel@students.uwlax.edu for more info.