Hey everyobody,
Here are the minutes for Tuesday’s meeting.
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What we discussed
Committees
Upcoming events
Upcoming meetings
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WHAT WE DISCUSSED
Organization fair-
we’ll be having a booth for the organization fair in the quad.
Trick or Eat
Halloween-Tues. Oct. 31- we’ll be having our annual trick or eat, where we
fan out into the north end of Boise and go trick or eating – asking for food
instead of candy and passing out propaganda. Amanda volunteered her house as
headquarters for this event.
Can for kids
Proceeds for this year’s can for kids (where we have people sit on a toilet
in the quad to raise money for kids) will be going to Salud Y Provecho, a
sub-group of the Idaho Migrant Council. For more information about Salud Y
Provencho, contact Becky at 323-6080.
Arbiter-
The arbiter has given IPSA members an opportunity to print their views.
Contact Sean Hayes at 345-8204
COMMITTEES
or what happened at our Saturday campaign meeting.
Student health insurance: coverage for birth control.
Chair: Arielle
The goal of this campaign is to educate students on health needs and how
Boise State insurance can provide for them. The BSU health advisory board
meeting is on September 28 – Thursday, 10.45 AM. The location is unknown.
Arielle stated that the committee will start research on insurance coverage of
Birth Control in Idaho.
Farm worker minimum wage
Chair: Leo. Leo met with highschool students and proposes outreach to high
school students via educating them on this issue. One idea: meeting between Dirk
Kempthorne and high school students. Contact Leo 426 4603
Boise Cascade
The goal of this campaign is to change how boise state uses boise cascade
products.
We might want to pressure Boise Cascade on their old growth
destruction/harvest
Outreach Committee
IPSA’s goal is to outreach to high schools and surrounding colleges. A
committee meeting is to be arranged.
UPCOMING EVENTS
Hyde Park Street Fair Friday September 15- Sunday September 17
Saturday from 6.15- 6.45, IPSA has a half an hour on the microphone where
built to spill will play. We’ll have speakers, we’re taking banners and
propaganda and the concert’s free. So meet us at 5.30 on the brick patio in
South West corner Camel’s back park to prepare.
Domestic Violence Awareness Fun Run
Oct 14. Volunteers are needed for this fun run. For more information, please
contact Becky at 323-6080
UPCOMING MEETINGS
Brooke Smith is planning a meeting on Thursday September 14 at 3.30 in the
ASBSU senate offices. In the meeting, they’ll:
- Plan a voter registration drive
- Plan vote 2000 campaign
The contact number for this meeting is 426-4813. Ask for Brooke Smith
Can for Kids
The Can for Kids committee will be meeting Wednesday, September 20 at
Harrison Hollow at 9.30 PM.
Remember, if you’d like to be an IPSA decision-maker, all you have to do is
come to the meetings. Our next one is on Wed. Sept. 20 at 5.30 in the Farnsworth
room and the facilitator will be Arielle.