COCA Semester Additional Funding Requests March 2009 - Week of 9th to 15th

= Thursday 12 =

Status (for FiCom or COCA use):

 * Decision:  Approved 


 * Date of Decision: 3/12/09

Group and Contact Information

 * Name: Counselor Advocates
 * Account No:  616
 * Contact Name: Ellen Schubert
 * Email: efs06@hampshire.edu

Event Information

 * Name: Clothesline Project
 * Performer: n/a
 * Description: The clothesline project is an annual event held at the five colleges to raise awareness about sexual assault. T-shirts created by sexual assault survivors and their allies are hung around the library lawn for everyone in the community to see and read. Survivors and their allies are also invited to create their own t-shirts to be hung on the line.
 * Attendance:1000
 * Date: April 14-16

Event Expenses

 * Projected Attendance:1000
 * Advertising $: -0-
 * Magic Board Budget $: -0-
 * Food $: -0-
 * Sound and Light $: -0-
 * Security: $ -0-
 * Honorarium $: -0-
 * Miscellaneous : $200, We need to purchase t-shirts, fabric paint, and clothesline.
 * TOTAL: $200

Status (for FiCom or COCA use):

 * Decision: ' '' Approved '


 * Date of Decision: 3/12/09

Group and Contact Information

 * Name: JSU
 * Account No: 
 * Contact Name: *removed for privacy concerns*
 * Email: *removed for privacy concerns*

Event Information

 * Name: Weekly Shabbat Dinner
 * Performer: n/a
 * Description: “We were told to first go to FiCom to request Shabbat Dinner money, but they instructed us to go to you instead. When we requested money at the beginning of the semester, it seemed like Hampedia prompted us to request money on a month-to-month basis, which we did. Unfortunately that is not so and we need to request money for our weekly Shabbat dinners. Our dinners are open to the general community, not just Jews, and we usually get anywhere from 20 to 30 people. We need money for Kosher (and heckshered) groceries, attached is a breakdown of a typical Shabbat dinner. WWe are requesting $100 per dinner for the 11 dinners we weren't able to request money for bringing the total to $1,100.
 * Attendance:20-30
 * Date: Weekly

Event Expenses

 * Projected Attendance:20-30
 * Advertising $: -0-
 * Magic Board Budget $: -0-
 * Food $: 100*11 = 1100
 * Sound and Light $: -0-
 * Security: $ -0-
 * Honorarium $:
 * Miscellaneous : $
 * TOTAL: $1100

= Wednesday 11th =

Status (for FiCom or COCA use):

 * Decision:   Approved 


 * Date of Decision: 3/12/09

Group and Contact Information

 * Name: Social Entrepreneurship Aid and Resource Center at Hampshire
 * Account No: 581
 * Contact Name: Asa Hyde
 * Email: amh07@hampshire.edu

Event Information

 * Name:USELESS Hampshire
 * Performer: Mark Simmons: Mark was the global marketing director for the SPRITE brand and for all Coca-Cola brands in latin america. He's worked for Crispin Porter + Bogusky (most highly awarded advertising firm in the world since 2002), his own marketing/advertising agence, and is co-author of the popular book "Punk Marketing: Get Off Your Ass and Join the Revolution". He now lectures worldwide on Social Entrepreneurship, Environmentalism, and marketing.

Kathy Fletcher: Kathy has worked in the nonprofit sector for over 18 years. She started fair housing enforcement programs in Massachusetts and Pennsylvania before being recruited by the National Fair Housing Alliance, a 501(c)3 in Washington DC, where she started eleven successful fair housing centers throughout the country. She has extensive experience in communications, nonprofit management, fundraising and managing relationships with outside partners. Kathy is currently SVP at the CauseWay Agency, where current clients include the Leadership Conference on Civil Rights, the Atlantic Council of the US, and the 1Sky Campaign. Kathy is involved in many causes around equality and education but is especially passionate about the issues of the worldwide water crisis and climate change.


 * Description: National Debut of the USELESS/Hampshire partnership and a lecture on sustainability and environmental justice. The USELESS/Hampshire partnership is a initiative that will make Hampshire a campus that is committed to sustainability and giving back to the local and global communities. The Environmental Committee, a representative of Ralph Hexter's Cabinet, and representatives from Useless (www.theuselessproject.org) will be making statements and Kathy Fletcher and Mark Simmons will discuss Social Entrepreneurship and Environmentalism.
 * Attendance:100
 * Date: 4/1/09

Event Expenses

 * Projected Attendance:100
 * Advertising $: $5.00
 * Magic Board Budget $: -0-
 * Food $: $100
 * Sound and Light $: -0-
 * Security: $ -0-
 * Honorarium $: $900
 * Miscellaneous : $ Performer Honorarium includes all travel fees and is split as follows: Mark Simmons -&gt; $650.00, Kathy Fletcher -&gt; $250.00

We hope to advertise on alternative media in the spirit of environmentalism, using spraypaint, chalk, etc on alternative media (recycled bottles, cardboard, etc).

Additionally, if the food cost is too high, we're happy to work with COCA to reduce it significantly (we would like to provide coffee service and light food for 100 people and that's approximated at $2/person. We may be able to reduce this to $1/person and drop the cost to $100 for food).


 * TOTAL:1105

= Monday 9th =

Status (for FiCom or COCA use):

 * Decision:  Denied  More clarification required.
 * Date of Decision: 03/12/09

Group and Contact Information

 * Name: Third Wave
 * Account No: 629
 * Contact Name: Sara Osgood
 * Email: saeo08@hampshire.edu

Other Expenses

 * Description: Third Wave, in collaboration with the Cultural Center and The Women’s Center Student Group is hoping to co-sponsor two events on March 24, and 26. Jill Lewis is bringing in two exciting presenters, Hampshire Alumna Rachel Zaslow and Chioke I’anson for a two part workshop/discussion entitled “Giving Birth Like a Girl: Personal Medical Narrative for Social Change, An Evening with the Midwife and the Philosopher.” This will include helping with the cost of food, advertising, and expenses related to the presenters.

Event One:

Giving Birth Like a Girl: Narratives of Performance How has childbirth changed in the last 100 years? From the twilight sleep era of the 1950s, the natural birth movement in the 70's, to very high rate of cesarean section in the West today, the embodied experience of giving birth is constantly shifting. This talk will explore some of that evolution from a feminist perspective and consider how highly constructed performances of maternity and femininity come into play with a complex system of obstetric ritual and practice. We will examine oral transmission as a means of storytelling that creates gendered notions of how to perform giving birth well.

Event Two:

Poverty Installations Touring mock refugee camps, sleeping on the street for homelessness, fasting for three days for hunger- the performance of suffering is a common theme on college campuses. In this workshop we will create our own installations of ‘suffering’, tour them, and then reflect on the knowledge that is produced and problemetize what it really means to raise awareness.


 * TOTAL: $ 200.00

Status (for FiCom or COCA use):

 * Decision:  Approved  THIS TRANSFER WILL NOT GO THROUGH UNTIL THE HEALTH AND SAFTEY CONCERNS ARE DISCUSSED WITH PAM TINTO IN THE CLA OFFICE
 * Date of Decision: 03/12/09

Group and Contact Information

 * Name: The Omen
 * Account No: 672
 * Contact Name: Evan Silberman
 * Email: ejs07@hampshire.edu

Other Expenses

 * Description: A buffalo Cost = $1000 (I know that we normally do a pig roast, but there is a local farm that raises buffalo. They will give us a good price. We have already gotten the Primitive Skills groups to agree to prepare it for us. They've done it before. The buffalo should be enough to feed 350 people, which is just about how many people come to our Roast. We will cook it and eat it publicly - with vegan alternatives, of course.) We would also like $20 for barbeque sauce.
 * TOTAL: $ 1020.00

Status (for FiCom or COCA use):

 * Decision:   Denied 
 * Date of Decision: 3/10/09

Group and Contact Information

 * Name: SJP
 * Account No: 642
 * Contact Name: Corrine Cochrane
 * Email: cjc06@hampshire.edu

Event Information

 * Name: DAM/Slingshot Hip-Hop
 * Performer:
 * 'Description:“Slingshot Hip Hop braids together the stories of young Palestinians living in Israel, Gaza, and the West Bank as they discover Hip Hop and employ it as a tool to surmount divisions imposed by occupation and poverty. From

internal checkpoints and Separation Walls to gender norms and generational differences, this is the story of young people crossing the borders that separate them.” “DAM is the first and leading Palestinian Rap Group. The group has been performing together since the late 90s. The lyrics of DAM are influenced by the continuing Israeli-Palestinian conflict as well as by the Palestinian struggle for freedom and equality.” Students for Justice in Palestine, along with other organizations both on and off Hampshire campus (such as the Hip Hop Collective and Faculty for Justice in Palestine) will come together to host this event on April 6th, at Hampshire College. Slingshot Hip Hop will be screened in the Main Lecture Hall of FPH at 7pm, following an outside (weather permitting) performance by DAM on the library lawn at 9:30pm.


 * Attendance:
 * Date: April 6

Event Expenses

 * Projected Attendance:
 * Advertising $: 50.00
 * Magic Board Budget $: 50.00
 * Food $: -0-
 * Sound and Light $: 150 (Media Services)
 * Security: $ -0-
 * Honorarium $:DAM performance fee: $1,500

DJ Oja fee (a NY dj who they plan to bring) $300  Slingshot Hip Hop screening fee: $500 Transportation: $600 ($400 towards their  tickets from Palestine, plus costs to get to HC, which should be no  more than $200, they'll be renting a van)


 * Miscellaneous : $ $200-$300, Lodging
 * TOTAL: $3,150-$3,450

Status (for FiCom or COCA use):

 * Decision:   Approved 


 * Date of Decision: 3/10/09

Group and Contact Information

 * Name: Third Wave (Feminist United Collective)
 * Account No: 629
 * Contact Name: Sara Osgood
 * Email: saeo08@hampshire.edu

Event Information

 * Name: Feminsit Meet and Greet
 * Performer:
 * Description:Because of the requests to do so, and the success of last semester’s Feminist Meet and Greet, Third Wave in hoping to hold another one. This event connects ‘Feminist’ identified individuals together, including students, professors, and community members, it allows a chance for dialogue, networking, and connection between those working on women’s issues on the Hampshire campus as well as in the pioneer valley. This is an informal dinner, discussion, and sharing of resources, events, and recruitment for help on various projects.
 * Attendance: 30
 * Date: 03/23/09

Event Expenses

 * Projected Attendance: 30
 * Advertising $: 10.00
 * Magic Board Budget $:
 * Food $: 25.00
 * Sound and Light $: -0-
 * Security: $ -0-
 * Honorarium $: -0-
 * Miscellaneous : $ -0-
 * TOTAL: 35.00

Status (for FiCom or COCA use):

 * Decision:  Approved 


 * Date of Decision: 3/10/09

Group and Contact Information

 * Name: Third Wave (Feminist United Collective)
 * Account No: 629
 * Contact Name: Sara Osgood
 * Email: saeo08@hampshire.edu

Event Information

 * Name: Sexual Violence Speak Out
 * Performer:
 * Description: In response to the success of last Semester’s Sexual Violence Speak Outs, Third Wave is organizing another Sexual Violence Speak Out to go along with the annual Clothesline Project put on by the Counselor Advocates. It will be held in the FPH Faculty Lounge. The previous speak outs were highly received with 103 people in attendance, queer-identified sexual violence speak out. These events are extremely powerful and valuable to the Hampshire Community.
 * Attendance: 73
 * Date: 04/16/09

Event Expenses

 * Projected Attendance: 73
 * Advertising $: 10.00
 * Magic Board Budget $: -0-
 * Food $: 300.00
 * Sound and Light $: -0-
 * Security: $ -0-
 * Honorarium $: -0-
 * Miscellaneous : $ -0-
 * TOTAL: $310.00

Status (for FiCom or COCA use):

 * Decision:  Approved 


 * Date of Decision: 3/10/09

Group and Contact Information

 * Name: Third Wave (Feminist United Collective)
 * Account No: 629
 * Contact Name: Sara Osgood
 * Email: saeo08@hampshire.edu

Event Information

 * Name: Beats and Rhymes Screening and Hip Hop Dance Party
 * Performer: We will be bringing in a DJ from either the Hip Hop Collective or the Hampshire community itself for the dance party.
 * Description: Third Wave, with the Counselor Advocates will be screening the film Beats and Rhymes about the portrayals of men, women, sexuality, and the media in the world of Hip Hop Music and it’s industry. After the screening there will be a short discussion, followed by a dance party with an empowering, non-misogynistic hip hop playlist.
 * Attendance: 60
 * Date: 03/27/09

Event Expenses

 * Projected Attendance: 60
 * Advertising $: 10.00
 * Magic Board Budget $: -0-
 * Food $: -0-
 * Sound and Light $: 150.00
 * Security: $ -0-
 * Honorarium $: -0-
 * Miscellaneous : $ 25.00 Monitor
 * TOTAL: $65.00

Status (for FiCom or COCA use):

 * Decision:  Approved 


 * Date of Decision:3/10/09

Group and Contact Information

 * Name: SPICI
 * Account No:690
 * Contact Name: Tal
 * Email:tal@ornia.hampshire.edu

Event Information

 * Name: Jewish Film Festival
 * Performer: Aaron Berman
 * Description: SPICI is hoping to host a film at the Jewish Film Festival. The film is called Citizen Nawi. It is a documentary about a gay Israeli peace activist. We will also be hosting Aaron Berman to speak afterward. This is just a film screening, no additional costs.
 * Attendance:
 * Date: 3/24

Event Expenses

 * Advertising $: -0-
 * Magic Board Budget $:
 * Food $:
 * Sound and Light $: -0-
 * Security: $ -0-
 * Honorarium $: -0-
 * Miscellaneous : $ Film rights, $180
 * TOTAL: $180

Status (for FiCom or COCA use):

 * Decision:  Approved 


 * Date of Decision: 3/10/09

Group and Contact Information

 * Name: Climax
 * Account No:670
 * Contact Name: Celia Phoebe Kitchell
 * Email: cpk07@hampshire.edu

Event Information

 * Name: Climax of the Climax: End of the year barbecue
 * Performer:
 * Description: Barbecue advertising for the climax. The barbecue, probably held

on the Greenwich lawn, will be an opportunity of the Hampshire community to get acquainted with the Climax staff and the ways in which the Climax can be used as a community resource.


 * Attendance: 150
 * Date: sunday 4/46 2pm to 5pm

Event Expenses

 * Advertising $: 10.00
 * Magic Board Budget $:
 * Food $: $700 (burgers, hot dogs, veggie burgers, buns, ketchup, mustard,

cheese, tomatoes, onions, lettuce, drinks, popsicles, cups, plates, table cloths, and charcoal)


 * Sound and Light $: -0-
 * Security: $ -0-
 * Honorarium $: -0-
 * Miscellaneous : $
 * TOTAL: $710

Status (for FiCom or COCA use): Decision: * Date of Decision: [edit] Group and Contact Information Name: Students for Experiential Education * Account No: * Contact Name: Marissa Baker-Wagner * Email: mb06

Dear COCA, We are writing to find funding for an organizational membership in the Association for Experiential Education (AEE). There are great benefits to us as students to have this membership. These benefits would be available to all Hampshire students. Every year students go to the regional AEE conference in April which has been an incredible professional development opportunity for us. Hampshire students meet the key people in the field of experiential education and outdoor adventure and attend some amazing workshops. The Jobs Clearinghouse site as well as professional contacts at the conference has helped students get summer jobs or full time careers in the field. A number of alumni who currently work in the field got their initial exposure through AEE. The membership gives Hampshire students a greatly reduced cost to attend the conference. Next year’s international conference will be in Montreal and many Hampshire students will attend. Additionally, students use the Journal of Experiential Education for research. There is no other place in the valley that has the JEE. OPRA has the complete collection from 1978 –present for students to use in their academic work. We need to keep this collection current. There are other member benefits includebuying outdoor equipment at discount and getting a discount on outdoor programs students attend when on leave or field study. Here’s the whole list of benefits from a membership: # Complimentary subscription to the peer-reviewed Journal of Experiential Education, three times per year, ($100 value) # 25% to 40% discounts to AEE International and Regional Conferences # Online job referral network (Jobs Clearinghouse) including free resume postings and discounted job postings # 10% to 25% discounts on EE publications, DVDs and videos through our eStore. More than 60 titles available! # Quarterly Horizon e-newsletter featuring up to date industry news, articles, reviews, and resources from the field # Regional, profession and affiliation based groups enhancing collaboration with conferences, newsletters, workshops, and other communications # Reduced business or educational costs with discounts offered to you by AEE’s Preferred Partners including NOLS, Outdoor Prolink Pro Deals, Project Adventure, Leap-Ware, and Stratus.

This is an excellent membership for COCA to support. The cost is $265 annually for an organization membership. OPRA would administrate the membership. Thanks, Signed: Marissa Baker-Wagner Katie Keating Rebecca Fradis Dana Mengwasser Leah Grossman Hana Skirkey Anna Kitchen Sophie DeHainaut Dana Albertson KC Phillips Frances McGrath Sophie Engel Elizabeith Fay Babb Rick Pinnone Amanda Welch

Budget: $265 for annual organizational membership