DNC Board Meeting Minutes, September 8^th, 2015, Location: Area #62, East Hastings, Vancouver, BC

Agenda

Location for September 15^th meeting

Location for September 15^th meeting at 10:00 a.m. will be at Durc. Go to Durc across from Oppenhiemer Park and someone will show you to the room.

Street Market

This Sunday is the transition from Pidgeon Park to #501 Powell. Secured portable washroom that includes one disabled washroom – ramp needs to be built – some debate as to having co-ed status for disability washroom. Power will be set up tomorrow at 501.

Other Business

Chris and Jules lent Aaron $5 to send fax.

Moment of Silence

Adjourn

DNC Board Meeting Minutes, September 1^st, 2015, Location: Area #62, East Hastings, Vancouver, BC

Agenda

Legal Committee

Other Business

Legal Committee

Amanda spoke of Thursday, September 3^rd, 2015 presentation at DURC and September 30^th, 7 pm presentation at Woodward’s-SFU building Word Art’s Center.   UBC is in talks to assist Legal Committee to set up classes or workshops to teach residents about law. More information to come on this in September.

Other Business

Jules touched on updating bad date list and putting the word on the street re violent dates as they seem to be on the rise.

Moment of Silence

Adjourn 

DNC Board Meeting Minutes, August 4^th, 2015, Location: Area #62, East Hastings, Vancouver, BC

Agenda

Legal Committee

Street Market

Eidge

Legal Committee

DURC presentation at 2 p.m. Thursday, September 3^rd, 2015.

Street Market

501 has been opened 3 times without 40 to 60 vendors.  Semi permanent bathrooms to be put in place. Will be operating a total of 5 days a week, 2 days at 501.

Eidge

Dr. Joe came to speak and help secure funding. WAHRS did demonstration and continued protests are planned.

Moment of Silence

Adjourned

DNC Board Meeting Minutes, August 4^th, 2015, Location: Area #62, East Hastings, Vancouver, BC

Agenda

Legal Committee

Street Market

Other Business

Legal Committee

Our complaint has moved to the notification phase

Street Market

Official opening of Street Market’s new site at 501 Powell, Monday, August 3^rd, 2015. John gave statement at opening.

Other Business

Ann and Chris attended PAT on the 14^th – felt that this was a good resource for networking, spoke of the “poverty game.”

Moment of Silence

Adjourn

DNC Board Meeting Minutes, July 28^th, 2015, Location: #62 East Hastings, Vancouver, BC.

Agenda

Legal Committee

Street Market

Other Business

Legal Committee

Group has a discussion about the town hall meeting. Group discusses content of the presentation and how difficult it is to think through the discrimination that is inherent in the rhetoric used to talk about issues in dtes.

Street Market

Asking for people to come out to a meeting Thursday 10:00 a.m. Woodward’s Building.  Street Market and City Hall meeting.

Other Business

BC Public Advocacy complaint has been turned down by ombudsman and they are saying each and every individual must make a complaint.

Poverty Action Team – Wednesday night, 29^th July – 207 – West Hastings, Room 1400

Moment of Silence

Adjourn

DNC Board Meeting Minutes, July 21^st, 2015, Location: #62 East Hastings, Vancouver, BC.

Agenda

Legal Committee

Other Business

Legal Committee

Presentation at DURC

Attending Vandu Brd Mtg Thursday July 23^rd to set up another presentation

Other Business

Problem that there are no provisions for pwd to access post-secondary education

Voter registration table at Street Market – tabled.

The CBC Documentary “The Nature of Things” will be attending EIDGE on Monday 27^th

 at 11 a.m.  – sign up at 10 a.m.

Moment of Silence

Adjourned.