May 4, 2025 Coordinating Committee Meeting
Online •Via Zoom
Materials for meeting: https://nwtrcc.org/may-2025-business-meeting/
Consensus: Peter Smith from (https://nwtrcc.org/PDFs/NWTRCC_Handbook.pdf)
Check in/Intros: Lincoln Rice (Wisconsin), Chrissy Kirchhoefer (Missouri), Peter Smith (Indiana), Rick Bickhart (Virginia), Sue Barnhart (Oregon), Greg Reagle (North Carolina), Patricia Kirkpatrick (Massachusetts), Cathy Deppe (California), Sarah Weber (Kansas), Shirley Whiteside (Iowa), Korvin Ahimsaka (Oregon), Susan Lee Barton (Indiana), Orlando Donisi (Oregon), Eleanor Forman (New York), Susan Miller (Kansas)
Consultant Reports –
Lincoln & Chrissy highlighted a few items and then it was opened up for questions.
- Boston Globe article came out, how did that go? Behind paywall, but I believe they talked to Ruth and others.
- How do I get on the list serve? put in chat. Is it moderated? by David Gross (link – https://lists.riseup.net/www/info/wtr-s)
- 26,000 on Instagram, that’s a lot? Yes, it’s mostly younger folks who starting following us after the invasion of Gaza
Finances
Income Statement and Notes for Statement
- Great news!
- More hours in the future? or more paid help at some point? Also good to be responsible with our reserves.
- Perhaps pay the consultants more. Pay raises based on COLA.
- What about Craigslist? Not since 2017. Lincoln applying again, we’ll see
Review 2025 Objectives (set in Nov. 2024) 2025 Objectives here
- With 101s online, is there encouragement to gather together? Need to work on that and maybe have local breakout groups in large Zoom 101s
- Shout out to Penalty Fund and how it’s a wonderful resources that lowers risk.
AdComm Nominees – Shirley & Korvin rotating off.
After discussion, approved Jennifer Shin & June Johnson for full terms; and Steve Leeds to finish the open 2-yr term
Break –
No Proposals / No Endorsements
Next Meeting Location (7-9 November 2024) –
AdComm recommends meeting in person in Worcester, Massachusetts
- Flying, could fly into Logan and take train to Worcester.
- Consensus reached that we would love to have our next gathering in Worcester.
Time for Signing Cards
New England War Tax Resistance Announcement
- New England War Tax Resistance (NEWTR)’s bookkeeper and Alternative Fund manager, Becky Pierce, has given NEWTR’s board a year’s notice that she will leave that job next April. This is a very small job, averaging 6-7 hours per month, paying $20 or more per hour, depending on need, and it starts Jan. 1, 2026, with a 2-3-month training period (working with Becky). Mary Regan <maryregan@hotmail.com> is the NEWTR person to contact for more info on the job (and for the timeline for the hiring process, which is still being determined).
GROUP PHOTO
Review of Conference:
Susan M – thank you for planners, enjoyed everything, good attendance, one longer break would be good; Rick – amazed that these are always great conferences, audio documentary was great, good job; Sue B – great conference, social hour worked really well, longer break at one point good, heavy chat at times; Susan Lee – wonderful program, Fri breakout rooms was great, concerns about the chat, clear guidelines would be helpful; Chrissy – panels/discussion were informative and inspiring, chat was challenging… maybe some protocol; Patricia – chat was also a challenge, enjoyed TAG and 101 conversation was warm and personal; Peter – panel discussion was great, how much planning falls on Lincoln/Chrissy; Cathy – esp liked panels on Saturday and David Gross’s info / tariffs, missed music; Eleanor – enjoyed all the conference; Sarah W – Friday was not a good session because of dynamic in group; Lincoln – wonderful event, thank you to all who helped bring it together; Shirley – I need to take off but big thumbs up for the section on resisting in trump time panel. Thumbs down on international panel, I feel poorly that I got sucked into the chat action, which was unfortunate all around. Appreciated the rep from Spain. Excellent work Chrissy and Lincoln!
