MINUTES OF AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL SOUTH BRUCE GROUP 97
KINCARDINE UNITED CHURCH
June 17, 2008

Present: Jackie, Mike Diebel, Fred, Fran
Regrets: Laura Lee, Melissa

Minutes: (Fran) Accepted as read.

Financial Report: (Mike)

Thanks to Lucknow United Church Women for their donation of $50.00.
Fran will send a thank you letter. We continue to send $20.00 to AI every month for general use.

Urgent Action: (Laura Lee)
Larissa sent a letter re UA in Iran.

KDSS Group: (Fred)

After a slow semester, partly because of Fred’s limitations, the Group has wound down for the summer. Aaron may continue as Leader in September now that he has had a year under his belt.

Labour Net: (Fred)

Scott Thompson is interested in working with Fred on the Net, recruiting and responding. Scott, a graduate of journalism from Niagara College, lives in Kitchener and is the partner of Melanie Haines; both have volunteered for Amnesty over the years. Melanie recently wrote an article for Fred regarding the jailing of the Native Canadians over the mining issues. This appeared in the Independent. Melanie was the first Student Leader when Fred became chair in 2000. Scott has projects to clean up and hopes to start in September.

New Business: We are to keep using the internet and the Activist to write letters for AI.

Next Meeting: September 16, 2008, Kincardine United Church, 7.30 p.m.