WRFI Board Meeting Minutes — March 2021

WRFI Board Meeting Minutes — March 8, 2021, 6-8pm

 

Present:

Stephen Cope

Carlos Gutierrez

Joseph Haefeli

Joe Romano

Pamela Tan

Felix Teitelbaum

Chantal Thomas

John Young

 

Not Present:

Godfrey Simmons

 

Agenda:

Approve minutes

Park Report has been submitted

GM report

Anti-Racism standing item

 

Shared minutes from prior Board Meetings:

• August 11, 2020
• September 24, 2020
• October 14, 2020
• November 10, 2020
• December 8, 2020
• January 11, 2021
• February 17, 2021

Anti-Racism Discussion

• Partner (e.g., with MRC and Southside): quarterly connection, feedback
• Listening session/talkback session/share power: Ask, what do they need? How can the WRFI Community radio resource help you?
• Opportunity to update the mission statement
• Opportunities to revamp news
• Ideas of orgs: Focusing on social change, work together
  • Village at Ithaca (Pamela)
  • Ithaca Children’s Garden (John)
  • Reuse Center (Felix)
  • Black Hands Universal (Felix)
  • BLM (Stephen)
  • Geneva Women’s Assembly (Stephen)
  • MRC (Joe)
  • Southside Community Center
  • Groundswell (Pamela)
  • Cornell Prison Project connection (Stephen)
  • Civic Ensemble Re-entry program (Felix)
• Volunteer job position for outreach coordinator
• Before contacting groups: You have a radio station. What do you need? Short list of tangible ideas: PSA’s, news, shows. At this point, let’s invite people to discuss.

 

Park Report:

• Has been submitted!