Organizing Meeting 10.16.2018: Physical meeting with call ins

Present at the table: Bill Caplinger (UU Church of Pensacola), Paula Montgomery (UUCP and LWV),  Rodney Jones (President of NAACP), Jerry McIntosh (President of Movement for Change), Frank Tolbert (VP of Movement for Change), Rita Milton (Secretary of Movement for Change), Johnny Boyd (Associate of Movement for Change)

On the phone: Jan Booher (Unitarian Universalits Justice Florida-UUJF), Gonzalo Valdez (Sierra Club -3-wayed in later in the meeting), David McDougal (Miami Climate Alliance-3-wayed in at end of meeting)

Media Outreach Plan (Bill-UUCP)

A focus on the people making this happen, including advocates on the ground and the generous suppliers sending relief.

Radio 

WRNE Black Radio Station 980

Additional radio stations

TV

Sue Straughn - Reporter on TV Ch 3 - Pensacola based

Joe Scarborough - Morning Joe

Print

Pensacola News Journal

Rich Outzen - Publisher Weekly Paper - Independent news reporter

Needs in the communities - Rodney Jones (NAACP) and Jerry McIntosh (Movement 4 Change)

food, water, ice, medical supplies for cuts and scrapes, sanitizer, tools, cleaning supplies, mold masks, mold rid, flat ended shovels, other shovels, gloves, tarps

-some areas are cut off

- it seems like supplies are stockpiled in some locations

Setting up a CEOC (roundtable)

-Can we get a refrigerator truck that can sit somewhere?

-Possible CEOC location: Sears on Olive Rd. is closing or already has closed. It has loading and ramps.

Call in with Gonzalo Valdez (Environmental Justice Team - Sierra Club - Tampa)

-Sierra Club is fundraising now and will be offering grants

-Rodney Jones (President of NAACP) & Jerry McIntosh (President of Movement for Change) will make a proposal

-Jan Booher (UUJF) will coordinate with Gonzalo about grant paperwork

Call in with David McDougal (Miami Climate Alliance)

-CEOCs are essentially warehouses that supply Resilience Hubs in the community. The Resilience Hubs are the Commuity Based Organizations that distribute supplies to the people in the communities

-There are communications systems that are being used in the field during hurricanes in the CEOCs and the Resilience Hubs. Zello and What's App are easily available. There is a plug-in unit that serves 4 radios that was used in Miami last year. David will send a communications budget piece with information for the proposal

Roundtable

-discussion of real estate agents who could help with warehouse connection

-discussion of truck leasing or rental

-discussion of follow ups

Next Steps:

-8pm call tonight

-Jan to post meeting notes in the NFL DRI

-Rodney and Jerry following up on warehouse and logistics details

-Bill working on media connections