CKDU News Collective Meeting July 9th, 2008
4 PM. Minutes by David.
Present: Erin, Erica, Andrew, David, Candace, Neskie, Jasmine
-Andrew to be guest on OWU thursday July 10th at 8:30 AM. to highlight youth alternative media camp.
-Pride programming: July 21 to 25 on OWU. short documentaries on gay rights, what's going on in queer community. Erica's piece on Queer Immigration. Histories. Get into evening events during Pride week. Different call-ins: open line, minister of tourism, mayor. Neskie to cover 2-spirited Mikmaq community.
Professor of Sexuality studies: Charlotte Loppie; daughter is native, two-spirited.
David- interview with Q-team in Montreal.
-Possible in-studio technicians for pride parade live broadcast: Dan Robichaud or Layton Steele.
-Erin Ashley to make a cart on weekend.
-Erin can help at free skool on July 26th. Radio skills workshop at Free skool, 11:15 AM on saturday july 26, plus pride parade live broadcast on july 26 1:30 PM to 4:30 PM.
-Melissa created piece on Bill C-51. Neskie working on 1 hour documentary on Residential School Apology. Canadian Government, Truth and Reconciliation. national thing + Shubenacadie.
-ACRC: HPX takes care of billetting. Part of 'music matters' conference.
-Nova Scotia radio stations attended, but none from out of province.
-Neskie can update acrc.ckdu.ca
news.ckdu.ca = people can start blogging, special programming, links. Pride Week page.
-Neskie can do training sessions for wordpress.
Outreach: -Mikmaq community, society fairs. Look into possible sound equipment for CKDU. (ask Stephen how we have played music at previous society fairs). with an iPod. check out freecycle for speakers. Programmers get to program. Portable studio? (wish list). rent equipment: talk to Shelly Brown, from SUB management of building.
-Africville reunion: same week as pride (July 19 to 27).
-get people to wear CKDU t-shirts at parade!
-Jasmine will do piece on Youth Project, and the organizer of a theatre piece.
Focus Programming: August 10th is prisoner's justice day. Special day, rebroadcast: pitch to Capp Larsen and to Books Beyond Bars. On a sunday, could pre-empt Deconstructing Dinner, take fill-in slots, but not much else.
August 3rd to 10th: North American First Nations Games. Robert Bernard, Atlantic Director. Neskie to take it on. Archery, running, lacrosse.
Erica; doing a piece on bike infrastructure, MacDonald bridge problem. City removed bike funding structure. Any help is appreciated.
