== Agenda ==
* Review WWWs
* Norwescon
* Sending request to Disney Legal
* Music for service
== WWWs from last time ==
* Shelley
** This Monday will practice guitar ... done
** Call Judy/Steve tomorrow after triad at 503.297.6955 ... can't get ahold of them
** Call Meg and invite to lead meditation piece and balance for children ... can't make it, but Lyric and kids can?
* Ben
** Call Walt Disney copyrighted music usage hotline in a quest to get permission to use "Down To Earth" song ... got instructions
** Create a copy of [[Pick a Future]] video with disclaimer in place of credits ... by March 13
** Later, look into stock photo companies who might have images to replace the Creative Commons ShareAlike-licensed photos in [[Pick a Future]]
== NorWesCon ==
=== Things we'll need ===
* Lodging
* ''Parable of the Sower'' Books
** How to get more of a response?
*** Just be patient?
*** Have people sign up for a reading group
*** Advertise it on Craigslist
* T-shirts (need to pick a design)
** Same logo from cinch sacks
** Text
*** "Starfarer" (with arrow?)
*** "Bringing life, even unto the galaxy" on the back?
* Trifolds
* Other giveaways (snacks)
* Plan for who mans the booth when
** April 1 (Thursday), 4 - 6 PM (?): Ben
** April 2 (Friday), 10 AM - 5 PM: Ben
** April 3 (Saturday), 10 AM - 5 PM: Brandon/Shelley with some breaks where Ben fills in
** April 4 (Sunday), 10 AM - 5 PM: ditto
*** Morning and early afternoon: Brandon/Shelley
*** Evening: Ben
=== Draft of trifold language ===
The word SolSeed means "the body of all life on Earth."
We believe that:
* All life is precious.
* The Destiny of SolSeed is to take root amongst the stars.
What we're about:
* Healing, sustaining, and nurturing life on Earth.
* Becoming a society of "starfarers," people with the values and consciousness needed to fulfill the Destiny.
* Fulfilling the Destiny: Helping life spread out from Earth to plant the seeds of new living worlds throughout the Galaxy.
The story so far:
* SolSeed was partly inspired by the fictional Earthseed religion in Octavia Butler's two ''Parable'' novels.
* The wiki site was established in February 2005, and is now hosted at solseed.org.
* We attracted members and friends in Oregon, Washington, Colorado, Illinois, Virginia, and New York.
* We held three major in-person gatherings in Oregon in 2009.
What we're doing now:
* Attending conventions like this one in search of like-minded people.
* Building a local community in Portland through monthly gatherings.
* Finishing up a music video and a children's book.
What we're planning:
* A bigger book and another video to introduce ourselves and our vision.
* A new wiki site to serve as a hub for contacts in the space industry.
* A SolSeed eco-village in east Portland.
== Request to Disney Legal ==
Dear Mr. Perden:
I represent a small group called SolSeed that combines a deep concern for life on Earth with the goal of helping life expand into space. We would like to distribute a music video to spread the word about our goals and vision. The music video would be noncommercial and might be made available online. We've developed a complete draft of the video using the song "Down to Earth" by Peter Gabriel as the music track, as well as a few images of Earth and a spaceship from the movie WALL-E. May we have permission to use this material?
Enclosed is a DVD with the draft video.
Sincerely,
Ben Sibelman
== WWWs ==
* Brandon
** Call and order books from Powell's ... by Tuesday
* Ben
** Create draft of T-shirt design with "Starfarer" and SolSeed logo ... by tonight
** Send question re NorWesCon start time ... by tonight
** Send request to Disney with DVD ... by next Sunday
* Shelley
** Pick out tee-shirts it will be printed on ... by Wednesday