Minutes+-+16th+June+2008

**- Monday, 16 June, 2008 -**
draft minutes

Many thanks to Wendy for holding this meeting at her house.

//**Present**//: Mital Patel, Sara Hall, Sue, Pam, Beth Thomas, Isaac, Maurice Cowley, Vicky, Jaime, Candy, Wendy, Elize (minutes) //**Apologies for absence:**// Ruth, Roy, Carlos

__**1 Stall at Tottenham Carnival**__ – Sat 21st June: Isaac has organised to share a stall with the Latin Community at the Carnival. We will need to display any graphics on Wards Corner, have a petition prepared for people to sign, have tee-shirts and badges to sell, leaflets prepared to invite people to the Sizzler afterwards These must all be delivered to Bruce Castle before 11.00 am Saturday –Wendy can possibly help with her van. We need to produce a leaflet on Summer Sizzler to invite people at the carnival to join us in the after-carnival party. We need 2x volunteers to attend this stall during the day.

__**2 Summer Sizzler Sat, 21st June**____.__ Isaac suggested we invite (ie send 2x tickets) all the politicians who have expressed support for Wards Corner, to come to the Summer Sizzler. He has been in touch with Joanne McCartney, who will attend the Tottenham Carnival (earlier the same day) and will encourage her to attend. Things to do in preparation of the smooth running of the evening: Check internet access and screen at British Legion. We plan to link live with the El Barrio project in New York and possibly with Carlos, who is at present valiantly fighting a cause in a forest in Peru. Check BL for a projector to display photographs on the back wall. – John Sinner, Ruth? Pam will supply photographs. Wendy will organise the film room downstairs and film projections. As it is the Inca New Year, the dance troupe will give a performance inspired from the history of Peru. Great! Can anyone supply their link to utube? Vicky is sponsoring New Generation Dance Group to bring their own style of dance and acoustic percussion to get the dance floor jumping. Salsa dance instructors will also be there to guide those with 2x left feet. Update the programme for the evening and email a flyer to all in the residents associations (Dave), Civic Society, Haringey Solidarity, Nicaraguan Solidarity… any one else? NB: Remember to ask Penny (British legion) if she is doing tequilas __Things we will need to bring:__ Fairy lights/string/gaffer tape/blutack. Materials to decorate the hall, flowers, candles and safe holders for the tables. Kitchen towels, bin liners. Paper/plastic plates, bowls and cutlery. Raffle tickets – Mitel? Teeshirts and badges to sell on the night and at the Carnival during the day. Petition on Wards Corner - for people to sign all day and night. Doorkeepers: We need to check with Penny details on how her security operates. We might have to employ bouncers. We need a doorkeeper to sell tickets (NB a float) and to check that guests are not bringing in their own booze. (BL will take the bar) We need to be able to stamp entrants’ hands with indelible ink?

__Food - Menu:__ Chicken with rice and salad. Vicky will marinate the chicken and bring 2x rice cooker to prepare the rice o the night, Wendy has a big oven and will cook the chicken, Roy will make a salad Empenadas x 150, with rice and salad will be prepared by the market. Black bean pudding with rice and salad – market Mrs Patel’s vegetarian dish with rice and salad Humus and guacamole dips with raw veg and pitta bread – market Fresh fruit salad will be made on site – fruit purchased on Friday and prepared on Saturday. Remember large dish. Ice cream – there is a deep-freeze at BL A working party will be at BL on Friday pm to make all preparations and do the shopping and set up displays. We need volunteers to help with cleaning up on Sunday morning.

__Displays:__ Vicky will check out the location of the big banner – last seen at the Bernie Grant Centre. Architect plans – Vicky + Candy Protest letters Blue display boards from the market?

__**3 - Richard Barnes**__ – Deputy Mayor. Isaac has received a letter saying he enjoyed his visit to the market.

__**4 – We are reminded to link with Glasshouse**__ – East Architects to request their report on the Glasshouse training days. We will need this as a support document when submitting our planning application to Haringey Council. Could be any day now. Pam has wonderful photographs of the days that we can use.

5 – Pam will link with her connection with access to big printers. He might be able to help with a large graphic display, which we can design for use at various exhibitions and publicity events.

The next meeting has not been scheduled. Next Monday, 23rd June might be a relax-at-home-after-a-hectic-weekend evening?