The Greensboro HIVE

The Organizing Committee (OC) meets once a week to manage the operation of The HIVE, review space reservation requests, and handle any business that arises during the operation of the space. All decisions are made by consensus. The OC is open to anyone who wants to come and get involved.

Doorbell

• People have been banging on window next door.
• Partners may want to have individual doorbells.
• Fred has found wireless doorbells on eBay for $4.49, and done circuit diagram stuff to “dumb down” (remove wireless component).
• Whole cost: $10/office ($60 total)
• Fred is looking to ask partners for feedback/o.k. Jonathan will ask. Ricky to connect with partners.
• Related to larger issue: When is space open? When is it closed? Need for clearer signage about nature of space, open hours, partners, etc.

Volunteer Open Hours

• Supposed to start a week from Monday- June 2nd.
• Decided that current volunteers will work hours temporarily until other are found.
• Looking for more volunteers. Duties include info sheet, tidying up, relating information about HIVE to querying individuals. Closing volunteer should take out trash.

Key

• To avoid lots of keys floating around, maybe Addie would agree to collaborate and hold a key for volunteers? Elizabeth will ask Addie.
• Maybe another key at Florida house?
• Also related to larger issue: Who has keys/ authority to use space? It’s fuzzy now, but because this is a community space, important to work towards being open every day.

Events

• Larkin will notify “Rock Show” about availability of Square One space, International Social Organization about rescheduling.

Multicultural Festival

• Will be Power Point, art work from after school photo project at middle school, HIVE table.
• Food Not Bombs will have low-key set up so as not to compete with local vendors. Will set-up in the kitchen with literature.
• Kammaleathahh will see about setting up massage chair.
• Will set up bulletin board with HIVE material.
• Jonathan will make flyers by Saturday.

Partners

• F4DC is going to get a copier.
• Susan is working on a contact list.

Kitchen
Moving right along. Work day will be scheduled to lay out/set tiles.

Free food give aways.
Have taken on a life of their own and are a bit overwhelming in level of success. A few things need some organization:

• A way to provide outreach information for people for whom this is a first contact.
• A way to make it equitable.

Library

• Gigi figured out essentially self-running library system.
• Volunteers will help with check-out/ shelving process.
• Zach will bring shelves.