Next Meeting; Hot Topic; Book Project; Larger Events

Dear Golden Gate Objectivists,

Our long awaited next meeting will take place soon - here are the details:

Wednesday, August 23rd, 7:30 pm
Quent Cordair Fine Art
346 Lorton Avenue
Burlingame, CA 94010
Phone 866-267-3247

Please RSVP to this e-mail - goldengateobjectivists@yahoo.com - if you plan to attend, so we can plan refreshments and seating accordingly.

Our preliminary agenda:

• Agree on a 'hot topic' to work on for about the next 2 months (candidates include Immigration Reform, and the Middle East crisis.) This is the topic we want to jointly work on to get more awareness for the Objectivist perspectives in the Bay Area - for instance, by getting ARI speakers invited to speak at venues like the Commonwealth Club, or by coordinated letter-to-the-editor campaigns. Once we decide on the topic, we will also look for people interested in participating - whether through letter writing, helping organize events, or whatever you are interested in.
• Find additional ways to fund the Golden Gate Book Project. As you know from prior announcements, we are in the process of funding ARI's Books for Teachers project in the Bay Area - with the help of a generous matching fund from a fellow Golden Gate Objectivist. We need just above $4,000 to achieve our goals, and will discuss how we can best get there. (If you want to contribute now, just go to our website, www.goldengateobjectivists.com/news.htm, for instructions on how to contribute online via credit card, or via check.)
• Prepare for possible larger events - including a 'State of ARI' talk tentatively planned fro Mid-September, and (hopefully) a talk by an ARI speaker at the Commonwealth Club in late October/early November
• Discuss any other initiatives. If you have ideas on what else we could undertake - and the energy to lead an initiative - feel free to bring your proposals (you can also submit then via e-mail prior to the meeting.)

Our goal is to conduct the business portion of the meeting between 7:30 pm and 8:30 pm, and allow for time to get to know each other afterwards.

If you have any questions, don't hesitate to e-mail us. Also, if you know other Objectivists in the Bay Area who might be interested in attending, please forward this e-mail to them, and ask them to contact us.

Looking forward to seeing many of you on August 23rd,

Heike Larson & Quent Cordair
goldengateobjectivists@yahoo.com