Jerry,
Your place in these proceedings will be sorely missed.
David
On Oct 15, 2011, at 8:51 AM, Jerry Tartaglia wrote:
Dear Frameworks, Filmmakers, and interested people,
Several requests for information about the Millennium meeting have
been posted with vague or no response. Below is the announcement of
the meeting that was sent by Jay Hudson. Please note that to date,
no agenda has been put forth.
I do not attest to the truth or falsehood of any of the statements
in this announcement.
Five weeks ago I resigned as Facilitator of the Board of Directors
of Millennium. My attempt to bring all parties involved in the
dispute to a point of compromise for the sake of this organization
that served the experimental film community for so many decades,
failed.
Egotism, recalcitrance, self-justification, blaming others,
exclusionary behaviors, and ignorance have brought about this
situation.
I hope that those who are present at the meeting try to rekindle the
sense of Community and mutual respect that existed for so many years
at Millennium. I hope that each person focuses on their own
strengths and shortcomings and honors and respects their
colleagues. I hope that the dictatorial tendencies that I observed
in the last three months do not portend what is to come. I hope that
a true openness to change prevails.
The Millennium Film Workshop remains a part of my filmmaking and my
personal story, and as it moves into another phase of its life, I
wish it and all of those who guide it, the highest good.
Yours,
Jerry Tartaglia
"We will cover the world with our underground movies" (Jonas Mekas)
Dear Member,
On September 18, 2011, Howard Guttenplan, Board President of the
Millennium called a special members meeting for October 16th, 2011.
The purpose of this meeting will be (i) to elect members to comprise
the board of directors and executive director and (ii) to further
discuss the current situation at the Millennium.� The meeting will
start at 7:00pm and will be held at the Millennium Film Workshop at
66 E 4th between Bowery and 2nd Avenue.
In order to conduct business, we will need to have a quorum of
active (currently registered) members present at the meeting.
According to the bylaws, there has to be at least 50% attendance of
the active members at the meeting in order to constitute a quorum.�
Within that group of active members only those who fulfill certain
conditions are eligible to vote.
The three conditions are:
You are both a current paid-up card-holding member AND:
(i) have had an additional membership in the past two (2) years.
According to the bylaws a membership has a length of six (6) months.
Since the Millennium is closed in August, the month of August does
not count towards the six months for facility members, ie a six (6)
month membership purchased in July would not expire until the same
day in February of the next year instead of January.
For contributing members, the month of August is considered as part
of the membership.� Contributing members are those who have donated
twenty dollars or more to the Millennium.� Unlike facilities
members, contributing members do not receive a membership number.
So if you were an active member at any time between October 16, 2009
and March 16, 2011 for facility members or April 16, 2011 for
contributing members, you would be eligible to vote if your
membership is current.
(ii) are a current or recent staff member.� The terms "recent" and
"staff" are not defined in the bylaws.� I feel that five (5) years
would be a reasonable to be considered current or recent.� As for
staff, I think that anyone who has performed a defined role, whether
paid or unpaid would be considered reasonable, ie monitors, the
directors, teachers, hired consultants, interns, regular volunteers,
etc.� The precision of these definitions shall be worked out before
the meeting is held.
(iii) have registered for three (3) workshops in the past six months.
This does not apply to anyone as we do not have enough workshops to
make this possible.
No proxy voting is available according to the bylaws.� You must be
physically present in order to vote and/or count towards a quorum.
Memberships that are $20 are valid for six (6) months and $30 or
more are valid for one (1) year.� You will need to bring in your
membership card and show it in order to be considered present.� If
you do not have a card currently, please contact me at this email.
You can stop by anytime the Millennium is open (M,T,W, F 7:00pm to
10:30pm, or Sat. 1:00pm to 5:00pm) and get a replacement.� It is
also possible to stop by during regular business hours, but it is
recommended that you call ahead first.� Additionally, I will open
up the doors two (2) hours before the meeting at 5pm.� At this
time, we will be able to register and make replacement cards for
members.
It is very important that we reach a quorum.� The Millennium needs
to settle questions of its governance so that we can move forward.�
The meeting is open to the public.
Anyone who signs up for membership before the meeting will be able
to count towards the quorum if they attend the meeting.� Those who
attend the meeting and register membership will count towards a
quorum.
While these newly registered members will not be eligible to vote
until the next meeting/election, by attending and by adding to the
quorum, they will be helping to ensure that the meeting can proceed.
Forthcoming will be an email considering the agenda of the
meeting.� I will post my draft agenda and want to hear what others
feel should be discussed.
Please contact me with any questions. The bylaws are attached for
your review.
Best,
Jay Hudson
Director of Workshops and Facilities
Millennium Film Workshop
Members Meeting
Sunday, October 16, 2011
7pm (early registration starts at 5pm)
Millennium Film Workshop
66 E 4th, between Bowery and 2nd.
Please share this email with interested colleagues and friends.
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