Editorial Board Minutes 11-1-23

Call to Order

An Editorial meeting of the Board of Unity–Struggle–Unity was held at 11-1-23 on Discord. It began at 2:57 PM EST and was presided over by J. Kats with the same as secretary.

Attendees

Voting members in attendance: Serj, Pariah, J. Kats

Non-Voting Members in attendance: None
Guests in attendance: None

Members not in attendance: N/A

Proposed Agenda

  • NEW BUSINESS
    • Review of training material – J. Kats
    • Canva ad for webmaster – Serj
    • Serj material for RCCC – Serj
    • Vinz to become Supporter – J. Kats
    • No word from Sylveste – J. Kats
    • Editorial Direction – Roundtable
      • This is the time to begin expanding our coverage of Palestine and relating it to the entire imperial capitalist project because it represents the weakest point in the capitalist web of lies
      • Serj: Artsakh = Palestine
      • Serj: Point of Education Under Capitalism
      • Rabbit: Defeat of Colonizer Statue
      • Pariah: Depressed Westerners

Running minutes

  • Review of training material
    • It has been reviewed
    • Looks good
    • Chance to read the suggested readings?
      • Pariah will read Martov piece today or tomorrow
      • Serj: Looking at the wrong suggested readings
      • J. Kats to email the sign-up people
      • Pariah to post link to his own followers to get new sign-ups
        • Serj to do the same
  • Canva ad for webmaster
    • Pariah has the full canva suite
    • Serj has full access too
    • Someone DM’d the USU account – J. Kats just responded
    • Must get done
  • Material for the RCCC Questions
    • No time to put anything together, it’s not formed up yet
    • J. Kats inquired if inviting RCCC members to the pressorg meeting would be good?
      • Serj and Pariah agree that this would be good
  • Vinz to become Supporter
    • J. Kats hasn’t heard much. Thinks we should knock him down to supporter and try to regain contact
  • No word from Sylveste
    • J. Kats will hopefully talk to him on Sunday
  • Editorial Direction
    • Agreed that we should tie everything to Palestine and hammer from different angles
    • Pariah to write article about Indigenous liberation in Canada and Palestine
    • Pariah almost done with the other article – wants a few days to check in
    • Rabbit – what’s going on?
    • Serj – Point of Education under Capitalism
      • There’s a good outline, need to set aside some time to write
      • Going to outdoors school next week, so there’s been a lot of tsuris
      • Draft by the middle of November
    • Broader Armenia articles – will be started once POEUC is under review after first draft
    • J. Kats to write larger piece connecting US interests with the genocide of Palestine and maintenance of the zionist settler-state
    • Should we republish Warfighting???
      • Wait until we have someone experienced on staff
      • Instead go to your local organization and start direct action at Israeli embassies

Main motions

  • RESOLVED, to change Vinz’s role to a Supporter based on his unavailability for labor contribution to the press until such time as he becomes available again.
    • Moved by J. Kats.
    • The motion carried by acclamation.

Action Items

  • J. Kats: complete print layout

Announcements

  •  J. Kats to have print layout ready by end of week

Adjournment

Pariah moved that the meeting be adjourned, and this was agreed upon at 3:21 PM EST.