Ventura County Interfaith Meeting Minutes – 04/15/2008

 

Attendees:

Linda – Catholic

Mary Lisa – SGI Nichren Buddhist

Ros – SGI Nichren Buddhist

Percy – Quaker

Frieda – Jewish

Yahya – Muslim

Kellen – Unitarian Universalist

Lowell – LDS/Mormon

 

Thank you to Linda for letting us use her house for our meeting in Teri’s absence

Will take a break for the summer and meet again in August

 

Next meeting date set for Tuesday, August 19th at 7pm.

Location unknown at current moment

Devotion will be by Frieda

 

Review of April event

 

What went well?

-About 40 or so people attended (included those of the VCIC core group)

-Great presentation

-Everything went well together

-Great public official speaker

-Just enough information to want people want more

-Lots of time to talk afterwards

-Great interest

-Great feedback

-Good publicity

-Article in Ventura County Star

 

What could have been done better?

-Not sure of reporter’s presence

-Article did not mention VCIC or the Victory Over Violence display

 

Would like to do the event again, maybe in Conejo Valley

In order to do Victory Over Violence display, will need to transport and set-up

Need volunteers to help with display

 

Would like to find a place to hold around 80-100 people

 

Another event in October 2008

Then have the actual workshop in February 2009

 

What is needed by the August meeting is a place and date in October to hold event

Event can take place on a Tuesday, Wednesday, or Thursday during the week

 

Possible location ideas suggested at the meeting:

 

UU Church in Newbury Park

 

Smith Room at the Thousand Oaks Library

Just need insurance which we can get through Global exchange for $90

 

Treasurer’s Report:

Current Balance - $404

 

General Notes of Conversation:

Move the AVP program from prisons to high schools

Needed – more faciliators trained

Two hour event, in the evening

 

Try getting involved or at least co-sponsoring events with other groups

(Such as with CSUCI’s Campus Interfaith…contact Sarah Nolan)

 

Find possible dates for visits to different places of worship

 

Possible Ideas of Future Forums:

 

  • World Peace through Common Values of Faith

 

  • Heaven & Hell?

The concept of the afterlife in different faiths…

-How would you achieve peace

-What is it about your faith that allows you to achieve peace....

-Peace through faith…