Agenda for October 13, 2009

1. Welcome, introductions, approval of agenda (Chair)

2. Guest speaker: Joe Anglin

3. Announcements, addition of emergent items (round table)

4. Responsibility Review Follow-up:
a. (All) Future Events:
(i) FOM public meeting in Ft. Saskatchewan noon, Sept 25 (buses leave from SW corner of Westmount, & AUPE HQ ON 170 Street, 11:00 am);
(ii) Luncheon & Seniors’ Think Tank, Delta Edmonton South, October 1, 11:30 – 4:30 (#35.00);
(iii); “Knowledge is Power: Access to Information in Alberta” (panel), U of A Glacier Room, Lister Centre, October 7, 7:30 – 9:30 pm (registration required, phone 780-492-5681);
(iv) FOM townhall meeting at Polish Hall Oct. 13 at 7:00 pm, speakers Dr. Michael Rachlis, Diana Gibson, David Eggen;
(v) PIA Poverty Reduction Forum at Crowne Plaza Hotel (Salon A) Oct. 21, 1:30 – 4:30 pm.

b. (All) Write to your MLA re: extending the regulated rate option, make providers “buy smarter”.
c. (Aileen, Edda) details of potato pick-up to be verified and circulated.
d. (Carol, Lorraine): Draft material for ethnic language newspapers.

5. Committee and Watching Brief Reports:
a. City Hall (Ray);
b. Pamphlet distribution (Vern);
c. Communication, speakers group, PIA (Noel);
d. Finances, water issues (Clarence);
e. Long term care, MLA bulletin (Carol);
f. Website (Faith);
g. College of Physicians & Surgeons (CPSA), FOM (Aileen);
h. Telephone tree (Edda);
i. Friday Group (Kevan)

6. Emergent items:
a. Communicating with the ethnic language media (Carol, Lorraine)
b. Our Power petition launch (Aileen)
c.

7. Notice of agenda items for next meeting:
a. Guest speaker (Carol Wodak)
b.

8. Speakers at future meetings:
a. Carol Wodak (October 27)
b. Noel Somerville (November 10)

9. Review of responsibilities from current meeting:
a.
b.
c.

10. Next meeting: Tuesday, October 27, 2009 at 12:30 pm

11. Adjournment