Drumming Group Meeting Minutes 16th January 2007

Present: Leslie, Hoa, Robert, John and Lola

Update on progress with communities:
Vietnmese Community
Leslie to send logos to Hoa for inclusion on the Vietnamese language flyer. Leslie to also check with James re HCCSA having a Vietnamese font.
Dates confirmed for the Vietnamese community drumming sessions;
January 26th - introduction to the drumming project for two combined support groups. At the Vietnamese Cente 2pm-3pm. No need for a turor on this day. Interested individuals to be invited to join on the session on the 11th.
February 11th - open to brader community members. Drumming tutor to organised for the session.

Robert provided a brief overview of possible tutors and group agreed on potential matches with groups. Where possible musicians from specific cultural backgrounds to be nvited into the project along the way. These musicians may be engeged in the final performance. For example Robert to make contact with Dung Tau (Vietnamese musician) to discuss the project and possible opportunities for Dungs input.

Phil Jonesto be contacted as the tutor for the Vietnamese community sessions.

Presentation for Support Group Session: Hoa suggested that Leslie prepare a visual presentation to describe the project. This idea willbe useful across each of the groups.

Afghani Community
Lola met with Zia and interested community members before Christmas. Five young women interested. Very keen to get going and would like to see something happen over the holidays. Possibility of 1-2 others joining later.

Group happy to meet at Hindmarsh or the Hepatitis C Council.

Group agreed that Anne Harrington an ideal tutor for this group of young Afghani women.

Meeting set with Zia, lelsie, John and Robert for Thursday January 24th or Friday January 25th at the HCCSA office at 5pm.

Sudanese Community
Robert and Lola met with Yuggu (Bari community) before Christmas. Lola also approached a worker called Ivan but appears he is not available due to other committments. Yuggu currently available in the mornings.

Meeting set with Yuggu Wednesday 23rdJanuary 2008at 11am at HCCSA office to discuss further meetings with community leaders.

Yuggu has indicated that it will be important for community particpants to acquire something bac from the project, some form of recognition. Group to explore this further with Yuggu but might be in the form of a certificate ofparticpation.

Future planning team meetings set:
Tues 29th Jan - 9.30am at the Vietnamese Community Athol Park (John, Robert, Hoa and Leslie)
Wed 20th Feb - 9.30 Vietnamese Community Athol Park (John, Robert, Hoa and Leslie)
Wed 19th March - 10am Hep C Council of SA (Lola, Robert, Hoa, Leslie and John)

Minutes 13th December 2007

Present: Lola, Hoa, Robert, John and Leslie
Updates presented by Robert, Hoa, Lola and Leslie

Key points:
Two initial drumming project sessions set to take place at the Vietnamese Community centre
- Saturday 26th January 2pm-3pm for combined support group
- Monday 11th February 4.30pm - 6pm
Leslie to get flyer to Hoa ASAP

Meeting set with Zia for Wed 19th, 6pm at the Hep C Council

Lola to follow up discussions with worker/s from Sudanese community and arrange for follow up meeting with drumming project workers.

Promotion materials:
Robert showed some examples of leaflets used to promote other events and discussed ideas that could be explored for this project. Noted that this process will need to commence ASAP-late January /early February.
Leslie to obtain a quote for the production of DL sized leaflets-photocopying to be done at HCCSA.

Robert presented initial draft copy of the revised budget. Group support current layout and noted a slight flexibility under a few areas.

Next full group meeting: Wednesday 16th January 11.30 HCCSA office.

Promotion meeting with Hoa

Friday 7th December, Leslie and Hoa

• Hoa notes that due to other work targeting you people in the Vietnamese community need to shift target group to people at risk of hep C and to the broader community.
• Intro and discussion at User Group meeting on Saturday 26th followed a community meeting on the 11th or the 14th of February.
• This community event to be promoted by via the Vietnamese newspaper and flyer promotion.
• Transport for the community meeting to be arranged by Hoa

Meeting with Zia

6th December at RASA office with Zia, Lola Robert and Leslie

• Talked about the history of the project and possible target group for the Aghani community
• Agreed that it may appealmore to young people and a good starting time would be during the scool holidays.
• Zia to consider the project further and begin gauging interest.
• Tentative date for introductory session is Sat 19th January.
• Need to make another time to talk with Zia before the actual introductory session.

Meeting with Hoa

4th November with Hoa, Robert, Lola and Leslie

• Target young people and the broader community
• Try to do during the school holidays 22nd January or at the latest Sat Feb 9th
• Initial meeting at the Vietnamese Community in Athol Park
• Hoa and Leslie to follow up with promotion which will include the development of a flyer in english and one to betranslated along promotion through the Vietnamese newspaper. Flyer to be developedon Friday 7th

Small group meetings update

Actions resulting from conversations between Lola, Leslie and John

• Decided to try to target three communities. Identified the Vietnamese community, the Sudanese community and the Afghani community.
• Decided to start by providing groups with the opportunity to learn basic drumming skills and come to the group with absolutely no drumming skills. This is actually where we our thoughts started at the beginning of the project.
• Want to employ at least one drumming teacher to work across the three communities
• Want to run two to three intro and basic skills development classes in ach community before inviting people into a bigger group session.
• In the newly combined group there will be a number of skills development sessions.
• This will lead into more formal rehearsals which will aim to culminate in at least one performance at Hepatitis C Awareness Week beginning the 19th May.

Minutes 8thNovember 2007

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