Thursday, July 28, 2011

Socialist Alliance Board Meeting Minutes (28/07/11)

Monash Socialist Alliance Minutes
       
    1.      Apologies:
-        Peter Swayne (Kindergarten and Primary School Revolutions Officer)
   
          2.    Animal Voting Rights on the Board
-        The question was put to the board: “should we continue our policy of encouraging animals to vote?”
-        The Communications Officer voted no, and said that the animals only ever abstain from the vote
-        The majority voted yes. The duck and the cat abstained

          3.      Communications Officer Report
-        The communications officer suggested that the Socialist Alliance may be too confronting and assertive in its communications with Monash students

          4.      Openings for Communications Officer
-        An new opening was announced for the position of Communications Officer
-        An injured fruit bat, possessed by the president, was voted into the vacancy. The fruit bat has a broken wing, and will serve the socialist alliance for the duration of its physical recovery.

          5.      The roof protest
-        Four members of the Socialist alliance took to the Campus Center Roof on Tuesday in order to protest against altitude

          6.      A new threat: Anti Socialism
-        Mrs. Haller, a certified psychologist* from the Life Coaching Institute, informed the board that “anti-social behaviour” is not a psychological trait, and that it is instead a new  oppositional, capitalistic ideology. Mrs. Haller said that “Anti-Social behaviour IS Anti-Socialism”

          7.      Treasurer’s report
-        The treasurer asked that the board support the diversion of all funds to the fight against Anti-Socialism
-        The motion was seconded and passed.

           8.      General consensus on being radical
-        The board agreed that they should all be radical

End of meeting