Minutes taken by Alex (Sudbury)

CURRENT COURSES

Creative Writing (Darren) Both writing groups going well. Putting a PDF of writing on the website. Thinking of an Anarchist Free University Press.

Psychoanalysis and Shamanism (Eric) Full room, Eric is a good course facilitator, mostly discussion.

Economics (Asher) First class had a problem with double booking of Uprising.

Mass Media (Alan) About 20 people, good discussions so far.

Spanish (Pollie) About 20 people. Instructor is very good.

Conspiracy (Randy): Full Room, good discussions.

PROPOSAL FOR WORKSHOP ON ANARCHIST THEORY

Todd presented on workshop with Richard Day. The organizing group is deciding on whether one or two days would be better. Possible dates May 6 or June 10, 2006. A five-person group has had one meeting.

Topics: · Classical anarchism · Marxism · Current trends in anarchism · Looking for praxis

Party afterwards. Because Richard Day's travel costs are so low it is decided not to run this event with York University or the University of Toronto. Todd is donating $75 honorarium he received for speaking about Anarchist University. (A few donations to make up $110 welcome.) Want to record event for website, zines, journals. Party afterwards. Looking for experienced facilitators in the topics. Looking for a smaller space. Logistics of two day event may be problematic.

DECISION: Event approved.

PROPOSAL FOR A ONE-DAY WORKSHOP ON DIY BUSINESSES

One day-workshop. Small business set-up. Finances: getting non-government sources. Speakers with DIY experience. Failures and successes. Food, dinner, party. SEE OUTLINE NOW POSTED AT http://anarchistu.org/twiki/view/Anarchistu/AntiCapitalistBusinessWorkshop Dinner at A-Frat (by FNB or Radical Roots?) Change "pitfalls" to "challenges". Do we really cover legal issues? Insurance? What is a corporation? Some discussion of whether 457 Bathurst will be large enough. Ask people to pre-register. At present decision to use this space.

DECISION: Event approved.

-- AnarchistU - 30 Jan 2006