BNCPJ regular meeting 01/09
    Unitarian Universalist Church
    15 present

1) Introductions
2) Making arm bands for inauguration day demonstration
    - positive theme
        - "Inaugurate Peace"
        - "Inaugurate Truth"
    - how can we be visible?
        - Bloomington downtown
        - media coverage
    - PICC asking local businesses to stop selling war toys
    - point out positive organizations doing work we support
    - hilite other peaceful countries
    - build rather than destroy
    - Indy article to promote this
    - Global Review at ISU to promote this
    - Agreed Plan:
        - East side sidewalk courthouse noon action
            - Jan will call courthouse
            - Bob will buy the bush
            - Gabe will write press release
            - Jan will submit press release to press
            - David will submit information to local groups
            - John and Scott will work on speech
            - "Bush Inauguration"
                - tie on bush
                - speeches in support of bush
3) Illinois Sustainable Living Fair
    - Ecology Action center is coordinating
    - over a dozen organizations already sponsoring
    - Earth Day, April 22 & 23, 9am-5pm (time not certain)
    - Shirk Center at IWU
    - various issues, booths, and vendors
    - hybrid cars, biodiesel, energy technologies, sustainable communities, organic gardening, activities for children, etc.
    - does BNCPJ want to sponsor?
        - yes, if able
    - workshop planning on Jan 24th
        - contact EAC ASAP if interested
3) Other announcements
    - No New Nukes is seeking churches to host panels on nuclear energy
    - Carrol will present in February proposals for using letters to editor more systematically
    - hearings for Nuclear Regulatory Commission will begin this spring
    - in March, there will be a national mobilization in DC
    - No New Nukes meets twice a month, 2nd and 4th Tuesdays, 7:30-9pm at Ecology Action Center (near Normal Public Library)