Second Meeting - 5th November 2014

Present: Daniel James, Season Butler, Deborah Mason, Alyn Gwyndaf, Giselle Green, Xavier de Sosa, Susanne Dietz

Action Plan
 

• Establish links with and identify ourselves to relevant organisations and unions:

  • Examples include: Fed. of Entertainment Unions, BECTA, Actors Guild, Directors Guild, Artsadmin, Artists Union England, Art Emergency
    [Artists Union England to send a representative to next meeting]

The wording of the principles of the open letter have been changed to provide a clearer and more accessible statement of purpose:

1. That the AAAA is part of the wider Peoples Assembly and ascribe to their aims.

2. That artists bring a unique contribution to the anti-austerity movement.

3. That ours is a particular position to protect and support the arts, culture and heritage sectors.

More specific aims and targets will be established in later discussion, such as reinstatement of arts funding to pre-2010 levelsm adjusted for inflation.
 

• The style of AAAA public image and logo has been agreed upon.

  • Variations of the logo will be created and shared for different uses. [complete]

  • A creative commons license will be established for the logo.

  • The general style of all public material will be kept simplistic and in black and white.

  • Further discussion regarding use of artwork will be planned.
     

• An online presence will be established through a website and social media.
  AAAA has accounts with Twitter and Tumblr and a Facebook page for social networking.
  Jon at Peoples Assembly will be contacted regarding website space, costs, and pros/cons of Nation Builder. Wix website will remain open for the time being. 
  Options of using YouTube and/or Vimeo to showcase media will be investigated.
  
   

• Dec 2 Action - Current role (via Daniel) is to script and prepare props for an action outside Downing Street
  Current ideas include: A “bankers table” with people below eating crumbs, posters/banners of “Austerity is…”
  Signatories of the original open letter will be contacted, given minutes, and encouraged to give ideas.
  Ideas can be shared via Quicktopic message boards - can have open forums and private forums for steering group.
   

• Next Steering Group meeting: Wednesday 26 November. By next meeting we should have:

  • Contacted other art organisations to establish ties and promote AAAA

  • Begun public marketing via social media and press, if possible.

  • Opened discussions with public and signitories re: aims and actions

  • Established the plan for Dec 2 action and organised people/material/transport etc.

• New members with ideas are welcome to be invited to the next meeting.
   

• Other business: Initial idea (save the date) to hold next public meeting in Upper Space gallery, Manchester in mid-January. Confirmation will be made after checking for availability, public interest etc.