[Msd-youthannounce] Minutes for the September YAC Meeting/Officers Retreat

[Elaine Crutchley]

September 13, 2007 Best YAC Meeting ever

Aubrey Weaver- Senior Co Chair
Tristen Wolfe- YCR
Shara Barnes-Schwartz
Arnie Barnes-Schwartz
Claire Crutchley
Toniann Read
Clark Moore
Sue Trowbridge
Zoe Read- Co-chaplain
Elaine Crutchley- Newsletter Editor
Faith Robinson- Co-chaplain
Colin Albea
John Murray Albea- Networker
Scott Weaver (is a rebel)
Dustin Michael Weaver- TAR
Dana Poss
Martin Jones
Jacob Kaiser Zabawa- Junior Co Chair
Michael James Stand-Gravois
Alex “A-hizzle” Popp
Carl Backman
Matt Green
Ray Armstrong
Steve Lyle

1. Update on Community Building
             a. Cell phone use breaking community, what is fair?
-limit usage, not during meetings unless necessary. Short calls  
during free time, not the entire time because free time is for  
community building. Be conscious of community.

-Have parents contact advisors in case of emergency

-Turned off or silenced during meetings?

-If someone is on call then the group knows, so no one is offended

-Make limited cell phone usage announcement during orientation and in  
the registration packet sheet.

-Encourage people to turn them off

-There is a consensus on the new limited cell phone usage policy,  
which is turning phones to silent during meetings, and using  
discretion during free time.

             b. What About Churches with Wifi?
                         -Very limited internet. Encouraged not to be  
on myspace or facebook.
                         -E-mail as a primary source of communication
                         -internet usage for YAC needs is okay if  
everyone agrees to it
-uncontrolled internet youth creates anxiety and gives more  
complaints against YAC

-Apply big four plus five to websites

Scott Weaver: At YAC functions we don’t use the internet unless it’s  
relevant (iTunes, or YAC resources)

Dana Poss: seconds Scott’s motion

-Colin Albea thinks email checking is okay

-Back to the limited computer time?

-Five minute computer warning, ten minutes off definitely

-Computer use only for conversation, preferably relevant

-checking in with an advisor for internet permission

-Modification: No internet use without advisor permission (Toniann)

-Dana seconds, unanimous

             c. Sex Policy
                         -clarification of the sex policy
-not because it’s inappropriate, but because it’s a community  
breaker, included any form of coupling off

-Article 4 Responsibilities and objectives says to create a fun and  
safe environment

-can teenagers use their own discretion?

-Matt says they can

-As leaders of the YAC it should be brought to spirit committee

-covenant around the sex policy as a YAC

2. Young Adult Experience
a. A YAC like group for young adults. It will be running by 2009. An  
open request for ideas for the youth group send them to Aubrey.

             -Communication with each other, events planning

             -an official way to stay in touch, a support group

             -If you have ideas email Aubrey at actressglow at yahoo.com  
or call 205-601-3546

3. Healthy Congregations Conference- YAC involvement
             a. Workshop
                         -inform people about the YAC, what we do and  
why we’re here.
                         -To get more than four or five congregations  
at each CON.
             b. Conflictions
-Same Saturday as ACT or SAT, so it’s hard to know if there is youth  
involvement.

-Watch YAC leaders list

--after a straw pull, a pretty good number of people could come and  
would need a place to stay.

Faith and UUEarth, let her know if there’s interest.
5. Chaplain Training Add in!
             a. Mysterious Date
                         -when dates reveal themselves, the chaplains  
will be contacted
             b. Can the Mid South District send both Faith and Zoe?
                         -have to ask congregations for funds
6. GA Add in
             a. Budget
                         -the request was for $500, but there could  
be consolidation of money.
                         -Youth registration is $160 before March 1,  
2008
                         -congregation paying for registration fee,  
scholarship
             b. Ft. Lauderdale June 25-29 2008
             c. Questions
                         -contact Claire Crutchley  
Claire.crutchley at gmail.com
7. YAC Advisors
             a. District Advisors
                         -attending four YAC events a year
                         -2008-2009 year
                         -exact requirements are in the bylaws
             b. Home congregation work
                         -go home and get names of adults that would  
be good potential advisors.
                         -should probably ask first
                         -advisor training in March
8. YCR Report
             a. Boston
                         -meeting with people around the continent
                         -talked about anti racism and anti  
oppression techniques
             b. The YRUU Question
                         -in the process of restructuring YRUU (the  
youth portion of UUA)
-for more details look up the minutes for Youth Council on the YRUU  
portion of uua.org or contact Lynn Connelly.

             c. CONFront
-social action coordinator get in touch with Laura Manning before  
CONFront for meeting up with other youth groups

9. Peace Pinwheels
             a. What to think about?
                         -visions of peace
             b. displayed
                         -at AUUF next weekend.
10. CONcert proposal November 9-11, 2007
             a. workshops
                         -hard time reading Faith’s, d-i-y workshop
             b. touch group leaders
                         -John, Dustin, Elaine and Aubrey
             c. open coffeehouse
-open to the host congregation as participants and spectators.  
Refreshments will be for sale, is that cool?

-outside people from CON and then send them back out, District adults  
should make sure that people not involved will have left by a point.

-only open to the congregation, not the community

             d. fee increase and pacific southwest adult
                         - approval? Aubrey motions to approve, Steve  
seconds, unanimously approved.
11. 1:00-3:45 working time
             a. options
                         -planning the glbtq CON February 8-10 Nashville
                         -leadership Development CON March 28-30 UUCA
-Jr. High CON planning April 8-11 Huntsville

                         -BeachCON May 10-June 1 UUFEC
                         -newsletter
p.s. Advisor Training March 1 in Auburn

Retreaty Treat
Covenant
a.     Changes

a.     We will strive to protect the physical and emotional safety of  
others by being aware of those around those.

b.     Expand number 1: We will strive to respect each other’s  
differences and the differences of others.

c.     Clarify number 6: we will listen to others while they are  
speaking.

d.     Broaden number 7: take out in this covenant

e.     Change our humorous contribution: to strive for more cowbell

B. Aubrey moves to vote, Jacob second that motion,

a. oh wait, Carl questions our silliness. Humor is in the covenant,  
why do we need ridiculousness?  Motioned to take out all mentions of  
cowbell.

             c. Aubrey moves to make a motion once again, Jacob or  
John seconds, consensus.