Feminist United Collective Fall 2008

Meeting Information

 * Meeting Frequency: weekly
 * Number of Meeting: 15
 * Projected Attendance: 20

Meeting Expenses

 * Food per Person: $ 4.00
 * Total Food: $ 1200.00
 * Advertising: $ 5.00
 * Magic Board: $ 10.00
 * Other: $ 0
 * TOTAL: $ 1215.00

Events
Event Name: Feminist Meet and Greet with Faculty, Staff and Students


 * Description: This is a chance for the Feminist Faculty and Students to get to know each other in a setting outside of the classroom. We meet in the womens center and have dinner and introduce ourselves. Students explain their areas of study and what brought them to the meeting. the Faculty explains what they teach at hampshire and why they consider themselves a feminist and how that relates to the class room or outside activities. we will also talk about feminism on campus and the greater world. Many of the new students will be able to meet faculty for the first time and learn how their interests might match up and returning students will have a chance to meet teachers they didn't know before or strengthen old relationships. It also gives the feminist faculty a chance to meet and get to know students who may otherwise not be in their classes. it is also a great way for incoming div II's to meet potential committee members.
 * Projected Attendance: 30
 * Date: 9/18/2008
 * Advertising Budget: $5
 * Magic Board Budget: $10
 * Food Budget: $100
 * Sound &amp; Light Budget: $0
 * Security Budget: $0; COCA is not awarding money for security for any event at the outset, due to changes in public safety policy. Please contact public safety to find out if your event will need funding for security and send us an email at coca@hampshire.edu if that is the case.
 * Honorarium(s): $0
 * Miscellaneous Budget (with explanation): $0
 * Total Event Budget: $115

Event Name: "A List" Dance Party


 * Description: Part of our mission this semester is "Applying our understanding of the topics at hand to create positive social action on both small and large scales." We also have a goal to be more active and visible on campus. This event will address these points. By hosting a dance party we will build community, provide space to socialize, and promote the Women's Center and FUC. The theme of the night will be "A-list." Everyone will be invited to dress as something that begins with the letter A (ie: anarchy, Angelina Jolie, apple etc). This event will be open to the entire campus.
 * Projected Attendance: 30
 * Date: October
 * Advertising Budget: $5
 * Magic Board Budget: $10
 * Food Budget: $50
 * Sound &amp; Light Budget: $100
 * Security Budget: $0; COCA is not awarding money for security for any event at the outset, due to changes in public safety policy. Please contact public safety to find out if your event will need funding for security and send us an email at coca@hampshire.edu if that is the case.
 * Honorarium(s): $0
 * Miscellaneous Budget (with explanation): $0
 * Total Event Budget: $165

Event Name: Art Gallery fundraiser for Safe Passage Domestic Violence Shelter


 * Description: One of our main goals for this semester is "In an effort to enrich feminist conversation and develop networking skills we aspire to engage in social justice community service and political activism." Safe Passage is a Domestic Violence Shelter in Northampton MA. This shelter works tirelessly to create communities where violence is not the answer. They provide shelter for women and children fleeing domestic violence, counseling for survivors, legal and financial advocacy, childcare, and a 24-hour emergency hot-line. Much like every other non-profit, Safe Passage spends a lot of time fundraising for themselves in an effort to stay open. The Feminist United Collective would like to sponsor a fundraiser for Safe Passage. This will be a gallery fundraiser which means artists will donate their work to be sold in a gallery space. All the proceeds will go to Safe Passage. Through organizing a fundraiser, members of the Feminist United Collective will provide a community service, learn about Safe Passage and domestic violence, promote the work of Safe Passage and most importantly donate funds to a very worthy cause. We are not asking for FiCom to donate money directly to this organization but rather we are asking that you help us to fund the logistics (flyers, invitations, and food for this event). By funding this event you will be helping FUC to reach our goals and help out a very worthy cause.
 * Projected Attendance: 50
 * Date: November
 * Advertising Budget: $5
 * Magic Board Budget: $10
 * Food Budget: $50
 * Sound &amp; Light Budget: $0
 * Security Budget: $0; COCA is not awarding money for security for any event at the outset, due to changes in public safety policy. Please contact public safety to find out if your event will need funding for security and send us an email at coca@hampshire.edu if that is the case.
 * Honorarium(s): $0
 * Miscellaneous Budget (with explanation): $0
 * Total Event Budget: $65

Event Name: Art Gallery at the Women's Center


 * Description: This will be an art gallery show at the Women's Center. We have not decided whether or not the show will be only female artists or inclusive of all genders. The gallery exhibit will serve as a time for people to come together, see art work, reflect on and discuss topics relevant to the women's center and the art work being shown. The gallery will also serve as a venue for students to exhibit their art pieces. Through exhibition students will feel empowered, validated, and confident about the art work that they make.
 * Projected Attendance: 40
 * Date: November
 * Advertising Budget:$5
 * Magic Board Budget: $10
 * Food Budget: $50
 * Sound &amp; Light Budget: $0
 * Security Budget: $0; COCA is not awarding money for security for any event at the outset, due to changes in public safety policy. Please contact public safety to find out if your event will need funding for security and send us an email at coca@hampshire.edu if that is the case.
 * Honorarium(s): $0
 * Miscellaneous Budget (with explanation): $0
 * Total Event Budget: $65

Event Name: Sexual Violence Speak Out


 * Description: The Sexual Violence Speak Out is a safe space for people to come and share and talk about their experiences with sexual violence. The hope is that talking about it and giving people a safe space to share the stigma attached with sexual violence will begin to go away and that sexual violence will be less common. it also gives victims or survivors the chance to see that they aren't alone. it's was held in the FPH faculty lounge last year which was a quiet private space for people to share. the counselor advocates also sponsored the event last year so that there is support for those who needed or wanted it.
 * Projected Attendance: 25
 * Date: 11/13/2008
 * Advertising Budget: $5
 * Magic Board Budget: $10
 * Food Budget: $50
 * Sound &amp; Light Budget: $0
 * Security Budget: $0; COCA is not awarding money for security for any event at the outset, due to changes in public safety policy. Please contact public safety to find out if your event will need funding for security and send us an email at coca@hampshire.edu if that is the case.
 * Honorarium(s): $0
 * Miscellaneous Budget (with explanation): $0
 * Total Event Budget: $65