Meeting Minutes (Gigi and Bill, please tell me if I missed something)
Participants: Mary Brenner, Rick Hall, Gigi Hu, Carmen Clay, Bill Bryant, Jennifer Long, Mark Davis. Next meeting: Week of March 21 or 28, 12:30-1:05 WILL EMPOWER CASADY STUDENTS TO ATTEND.
Background
a.Pinwheels for Peace Festival: Visual Celebration of the International Day of Peace. Bill explained that the event is dynamic and has evolved over time. Various sponsors have different motives for participating. He also brought a message from Mikel Ibarra, entrusted facilitator of the festival: Please keep K-12 art focus and participation relevant.
b. Carmen explained Casady's experience with Pinwheels for Peace. From art service-foreign language curriculum enhancement collaborative project to advocacy project for Peace One day connected to Jeremy Gilley Peace ONE Day initiative. Carmen explained that Pinwheels for Peace organizers are looking for a permanent location for a festival that makes the arts vehicles to k-16 peace education and social justice advocacy.
c. Gigi explained the connection with Japan America Society, anime films and paper cranes for peace, as an example of format for Peace film series. OCU sponsors similar film series.
Conclusion: There seems to be fertile ground for Pinwheels-4-Peace Festival @ OCU.
Possible Schedule connecting to existing OCU activities
When?
September 11: Begins peace film festival (with food provided by OCU Sodexo) and pinwheels and peace paper crane making at various venues, ie OCU, Casady. 10th Anniversary of September 11th. Social Justice: Jennifer Long mentioned inclusion of collaboration with existing service projects. September 11th falls on a Sunday next year. Casady School will request an Interfaith, intergenerational afternoon of service at the Food Bank.
September 18-24: OIKOS Conference connections, collaborations with student organizations and curricular areas (Dan May, Jennifer Long, Robyn Myers, John Starkey are possible faculty collaborators: Sustainability, Social Justice, possible workshops and speakers. Other "probables" mentioned at the meeting were: Jody Horn-Justice Studies; Michelle Howard). Jennifer Long mentioned highlighting OCU's existing service projects.
September 21: Family affair-Interfaith Celebration of commonalities: service and peace: Pinwheels-4-Peace Celebration of International Day of Peace. September 21th fall on a Wednesday-Church Day! K-12 schools encourage to have their own campus celebrations during the regular school day. Teachers, youth groups "could" bring their pinwheels late afternoon.
OCU students "could" plant pinwheels made from September 11-21 around the quad or where weather will permit it; or they would suggest as best location. OCU students will add to the pull of the multicultural tapestry of entertainers that Mikel and Joan bring. OCU speaker bureau and Respect Diversity Foundation Speakers will provide motivational brief speeches in between performances. Mikel will continue her promotion of giant pinwheel contest. Prizes will be provided by collaborating organizations. Funding will be requested via grant writing from the Shinnyo-en Foundation. Carmen will deliver letter of funding request April 6, 2011 to CEO, Haru Inouye. Jennifer Long mentioned having service project booths. Peace organizations will also want booths. Carmen requested consideration of all booths bringing pinwheels as part of their participation requirement.
Suggested September 21 schedule by Dr. Davis. Sodexo, Kelly Keagan, chef
5:30-6:15: International Finger Food @ convenient location with array of international "healthy drinks."
6:15-8:00: Festival-Celebration Program, location and process to be brainstormed at next meeting
Who? TBD Dr. Hall suggested getting student groups involved early...ASAP. Carmen and GiGi advocated for OCU student leadership to be part of the organizing team of this festival and be invited to next meeting.
Where? TBA by OCU
Why? Various sponsors have different motives for participating. Gigi, Bill and Carmen will make brochure requested by Dr. Hall: Inclusive with flexibility of participation
What and How? Ideas for consideration
-Film festival at diverse locations September 11-25 facilitated by intergenerational facilitators. Films mentioned: On a Paper Crane, Tomoko's Adventure; Barefot Gen, Peace Tree, Youth for Human Rights Films. OCU did not bring other films for consideration.
-Festival on September 21 with food, t-shirts (maybe from Shinnyo-en), dance, music, pinwheels of different sizes...some "green pinwheels" Giant Pinwheel context, booths and tables
-Connections to OCU existing curricular areas, student leadership, OIKOS Conference
To Do List:
1. Mary requested placing activities for consideration of the OCU calendar manager ASAP.
2. Dr. Hall requested a flyer to be presented to OCU students. Ownership from student organizations a must for pinwheels to be part of the culture of the school. The WHY is still too broad. Gigi, Bill, Mikel, Joan and Carmen will have a preliminary flyer for Dr. Hall's consideration before next meeting. SAVE THE DATE type flyer!
3. Gigi and Carmen requested consideration to invite OCU student leadership to the next meeting.
4. Carmen will try to bring Casady YAC members to next meeting.12:30-1:05 is possible for students not to miss class, week of March 21, or 28
5. Dr. Davis explained that there are courses with PEACE, sustainability, social justice, and service-learning. The likelyhood of faculty embracing this project is good. He will contact Robin Myers, Dan May, and John Starkey for that purpose.
6. Dr. Davis also offered to e-mail contact information of the Sodexo chef, (Kelly Keagan?) for Carmen to brainstorm food possibilities.
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