DSA Lincoln Meeting – Feb. 12 at the Commons

Meeting Agenda – February 12 – 2pm

1. Intro
   1. Intro from Meeting Organizers
   2. Go around the room
   3. January minutes are online at www.dsanebraska.org/meetings
2. Legislative Update
3. Self-care/ engagement level
   1. This is a marathon, not a sprint
   2. Avoiding burn out
   3. Don’t over commit
4. Rapid Response Team
   1. Explanation and Structure
   2. Sign up
5. Committees
   1. Purpose
   2. Sign Up
6. Volunteers: We need people to
   1. Liason with other groups (Indivisible, ACLU, LDP, etc.)
   2. Manage social media presence
   3. Street teams for signs / flyers
   4. Bring friends to the Happy Hour and Meetings!
7. Constitution
   1. Moving debate online – draft at dsanebraska.org “About” section
   2. with your comments
   3. We are voting on constitution at March 8 meeting
   4. We need to be a chapter by April so we can send more delegates to DSA National Convention
   5. National Convention is August 3-6 at the University of Chicago – Illinois
8. Other local events
   1. Blue Bench Project
   2. Nebraska Dems doing free training
   3. http://nebraskademocrats.org/take-action/blue-bench-project/ for more
9. Next Time
   1. Happy Hour: Friday, March 3rd, 5 – 8pm, Cottonwood Cafe, 440 South 11th
   2. Next Meeting: Wednesday, March 8, 7pm @ The Commons
   3. Direct Action TODOs:
   4. Take & distribute flyers for Happy Hour and Meeting
   5. Join the National Org. More members = more delegates at convention. dsausa.org/join
   6. Join our RRT.