Rare flowers that germinated in the dark in that moldy old place will not come again.
2015-10-03 10:03 GMT-04:00 Bernard Roddy <tactilecor...@gmail.com>: > Hi Amanda! Good luck in Rochester tonight! > > (I remember when you posted asking for films that included car crashes.) > > Bernie > > > > On Fri, Oct 2, 2015 at 7:22 PM, Amanda Christie < > ama...@amandadawnchristie.ca> wrote: > >> I for one appreciated the poetic touch... >> >> >> I believe in the flowers that germinate and bloom from dark places. >> There is never just one. >> Dark soil is fertile ground. >> The crocus never blooms unless it has been frozen in the winter and kept >> in the dark underground and hidden from light... >> >> crocuses bloom every spring... >> it's not the same flowers, but it is the same soil. >> I believe in the flowers that geminate and bloom from dark places. >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> On 2015-10-02, at 9:16 PM, David Baker wrote: >> >> Your the boss Elizabeth. >> No poetry intended just the flawed way I write. >> Thanks for you help, >> lesson learned. >> >> One thing though, please be certain I need no good will from you >> nor was I trying to garner any from anyone else. >> I just was trying to find a form that fit. >> You win some you lose some. >> >> DB >> >> >> >> >> On Oct 2, 2015, at 7:42 PM, Elizabeth McMahon wrote: >> >> You had already said more than plenty. >> >> Your cryptic "poem" is such a distraction for a general listserv. Send >> stuff like this to the intended party and leave the public out of it. It is >> just embarrassing, and garners you no good will. >> >> Elizabeth McMahon >> >> On Fri, Oct 2, 2015 at 7:26 PM, David Baker <dbak...@hvc.rr.com> wrote: >> >>> Jay, >>> >>> Rare flowers that germinated in the dark >>> in that moldy old place >>> will not come again. >>> We will never be as free to play with all the potentialities >>> of projected light as we were there then. >>> Still it must go on. >>> >>> "Darkness cannot drive out darkness, >>> only light can do that." >>> >>> -Martin Luther KIng Jr. >>> >>> I will say no more on the subject. >>> >>> David >>> >>> >>> On Oct 2, 2015, at 11:54 AM, Jay Hudson wrote: >>> >>> To Sasha, >>> >>> Your words are inappropriate, offensive, and abusive. I will not >>> tolerate it, and I demand that it stop. If this type of conduct is against >>> framework's terms of use, I ask Pip to remove Sasha from the list if this >>> continues. I have moved on and hold animosity towards no one. There was >>> no justification to bring me into it. >>> >>> To David, >>> >>> I think it is better to lower the tone on this because I think you are >>> speaking from the heart and with good intentions. It is better if you >>> consider that the situation with the Millennium followed a very common and >>> recognizable patterns in non-profits. I made my decisions based on >>> extensive research and speaking with non-profit experts, attorneys, and >>> other professionals. Every person that I spoke with was extremely direct >>> and unambiguous in saying that there was a serious problem that had to be >>> addressed immediately. A few even said that there was no point in trying >>> to correct it. I did what I thought was best and responsible. >>> >>> Those of use working at MFW inherited a situation where the organization >>> was more than $40K in debt with the landlord. Howard basically dropped out >>> of sight when he got sick and I had to step in to put out fires with the >>> landlord. When the archive thing was going on, MFW was trying to >>> negotiate a new lease. We were being served with papers. Almost >>> everything in the way that MFW functioned was so dependent on one >>> individual, that there were almost no established patterns to run things. >>> Naturally when he was not doing so, things fall apart. MFW was failing >>> what is called the risk assessment test, where an organization can not >>> function without a certain individual. This is unhealthy to an >>> organization, plus it makes it much more difficult to get funding. >>> >>> I prefer that this be the last of this thread of this communication. >>> What happened, happened. These issues have no pertinence to today's >>> events. There is no sense in unproductively dwelling on events that are >>> unresolvable. No one can be completely objective in this. >>> >>> It is much better to think about the current MFW for what it is. Times >>> and conditions have changed. It will not be the old MFW, but I do think >>> that it has an important role to play. Additionally, I wish people >>> wouldn't think so much about the MILLENNIUM, but more about what their own >>> needs are as filmmakers and what gaps exist in today's current situation >>> that MFW can fill. I am optimistic about the current MFW and have nothing >>> but full support and appreciation for those who are working hard or >>> providing support. I would hope that you and others who have negative >>> opinions would reconsider, be open minded, and be involved. If not, that's >>> ok too, but I do not want to see every posting regarding MFW to be met with >>> this kind of communication. >>> >>> Jay >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> On Thu, Oct 1, 2015 at 10:02 PM, David Baker <dbak...@hvc.rr.com> wrote: >>> >>>> Jay, >>>> >>>> Because I, along with Margot Niederland and Howard helped Lili White >>>> to organize and move the vast archives to a safe warehouse >>>> I know firsthand how perilous that moment was. >>>> There was a porousness and scariness at Millennium then which I hope >>>> never to encounter again. >>>> It was like NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD >>>> (Romero 1968 black and white version). >>>> We had to work with the utmost speed and efficiency for fear >>>> all would be lost in one scenario or another. >>>> Again I will say it is my deeply considered opinion that had Lili not >>>> initiated action >>>> at the moment she did the fate of the archives would have been very >>>> different. >>>> There was no question amongst those working to preserve this material >>>> of the stakes involved. We were simply not willing to leave it in your >>>> hands. >>>> Your relentless assassination of Howard's character was common >>>> knowledge. >>>> >>>> Because I spent time with Howard until his last month >>>> I know the uncommon grace with which he worked with everyone connected >>>> to the Millennium >>>> after he was deposed >>>> even when shut out of important channels of communication. >>>> I know he was absolutely devoted to keeping the Millennium going. >>>> I also know that he regarded you as I do as someone >>>> who consistently hits below the belt. >>>> >>>> Criticism I have for the current organization pales >>>> before that which I reserve for you. >>>> >>>> You will live in infamy in the annals of the Millennium Film Workshop. >>>> You hit Howard when he was down (health crisis / in the hospital). >>>> You took the Millennium from a righteous threadbare struggling cultural >>>> organization >>>> to an obscenely chaotic mess that accomplished nothing during your >>>> regime but the humiliation of Howard >>>> and the dissolution and loss of the space on Fourth Street. >>>> It was you the full board finally had no choice but to remove (in >>>> ignomy). >>>> >>>> It pains me to be so blunt. >>>> You must understand that morally I feel the need to push past >>>> the complicated smoke screen of words you are so adept at conjuring >>>> and testify as truthfully as I can to what I witnessed. >>>> >>>> David >>>> >>>> >>>> On Oct 1, 2015, at 4:27 PM, Jay Hudson wrote: >>>> >>>> According to New York State law, in a membership nonprofit, the board >>>> has the right to add or remove board members at will, unless there is >>>> anything in the bylaws or the corporate charter that states otherwise. >>>> Even in that case, if there is a justifiable reason, like proven >>>> embezzlement, or something like that, the board probably could get rid of >>>> the offending board member. There is nothing wrong in the appointment of >>>> board members, with members approval or not. >>>> >>>> According to MFW bylaws, the president can call for an election at any >>>> time for a special purpose at their discretion. Stephanie Wuertz could >>>> have made that decision at time. I am not criticizing her because of >>>> Millennium's extenuating circumstances. I also don't think that it is fair >>>> nor appropriate to bag on George, Lili, or the rest of the current board >>>> either. >>>> >>>> There has been a lot of stuff going on, but as far as I know, the board >>>> is working on getting the bylaws together, etc., so that when the time >>>> comes, the meeting will be able to go on smoothly. I have trust in the >>>> current board, and would prefer that they can have the space to do their >>>> job. If one has concerns, it is much better that they contact board >>>> members personally, rather than through public forums. >>>> >>>> David Baker's criticisms about the movement to reform MFW was >>>> predicated on "negating howard" and that there was no interest in the >>>> archive and completely false and oversimplified. MFW had been in decline >>>> for many years. The problems were not personal but structural. The NYSCA >>>> grant went from $30,000 to $12,000, to $8,000. There were considerable >>>> debts to the landlord, who were about to pull the plug. NEA stopped >>>> funding MFW. >>>> >>>> When I spoke to the funders, they both said that MFW was suffering from >>>> severe and obvious "founder's syndrome," where one individual dominates the >>>> organization, and can not distinguish between their own affairs and the >>>> affairs of the organization. MFW was in danger of imminent collapse. If >>>> nobody had stepped in the following would have happened: the landlord >>>> would have pulled the plug, the archive would have been hastily sold, the >>>> landlord would get that money, the equipment would have gathered by >>>> vultures, etc. It was in the best interest of all parties that something >>>> was done. >>>> >>>> Regarding the finances, all of that information should be available. >>>> As for myself, the "undocumented income", that Sasha describes totals $22K, >>>> which includes 3K of debts from my works as a monitor, or 19K, basically >>>> 10K a year. I can document that I worked an average of 15, 16 hour days >>>> for months on end, including thirty six hours clearing stuff from the >>>> theater and putting it in a dumpster. I worked my ass off well past the >>>> point of exhaustion and payed and significant personal price for it. If >>>> anyone has a problem with that, tough shit. I have no complaints about it, >>>> nor any animosity towards anyone, but I am not going to take shit for it >>>> either. >>>> >>>> I have been away from MFW for two years and have moved on. As tough as >>>> it was, it was a great experience for me. I was thankful to have the >>>> opportunity. I also am supportive of the current board. I think that >>>> people should not think about how MFW was or how MFW should be, but how MFW >>>> is, what MFW can do and what they themselves can do to contribute. If >>>> people want to be stuck on negative shit from the past, that is their >>>> problem, not mine. If people don't like the "now" MFW, they don't have to >>>> participate. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> On Wed, Sep 30, 2015 at 1:41 PM, Francisco Torres <fjtorre...@gmail.com >>>> > wrote: >>>> >>>>> I would like to bring something up may seem harsh to most people on >>>>> this discussion- Why not close the place for good already? After all these >>>>> years it seems like the only sensible thing to do. As of ''As if it >>>>> was our last day'' it seems that day is long past for the MFW. Maybe it >>>>> was >>>>> the day they closed shop at 4th street. Only the journal will remain as >>>>> testimony of its greatness. And our memories. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> 2015-09-30 12:26 GMT-04:00 David Baker <dbak...@hvc.rr.com>: >>>>> >>>>>> Dear Sasha, >>>>>> >>>>>> For all those who enter the orbit of this strange institution >>>>>> there are endless irreconcilable ironies to untangle. >>>>>> >>>>>> There is considerable mystery in how Howard Guttenplan was able to >>>>>> preside despotically for forty years >>>>>> without adherence to any of the precepts set forth in the bylaws, >>>>>> simultaneously acting single handedly as steward to a cultural milieu >>>>>> of such importance >>>>>> that MoMA would proffer eighty five thousand dollars >>>>>> (a number I believe was low for the staggering trove therein) >>>>>> to obtain the archives. >>>>>> >>>>>> Lili White as much as she may vex >>>>>> (I have no appreciation for gender biased curation whatever the >>>>>> rationale) >>>>>> decisively stepped up to lead a tiny group of people in order to >>>>>> preserve the >>>>>> Millennium Film Workshop Archives at a moment of almost unimaginable >>>>>> disorder and chaos. >>>>>> Were she not to have acted with such forceful authority this treasure >>>>>> could easily have >>>>>> been made to disappear by an ensuing political regime determined to >>>>>> negate Howard's >>>>>> achievement. >>>>>> >>>>>> As ironies go, one of the greatest for me to negotiate >>>>>> has been observing my mentor Ken Jacobs's recent involvement with the >>>>>> Millennium, >>>>>> serving as great Oz behind >>>>>> an obfuscating curtain in successive post-Howard "democratic" >>>>>> political regimes >>>>>> each of which eschewed and expunged the monthly open screenings >>>>>> that were an entry portal of the most democratic kind. >>>>>> The irony being that it was precisely the open screening format >>>>>> that gave Ken his start as a maker. >>>>>> Things blossom in that sort of environment that cannot occur >>>>>> elsewhere. >>>>>> One Friday on Fourth Street I remember the rare paperback book >>>>>> specialist and great single frame advance >>>>>> practitioner Chris Eckhoff a.k.a. Mr. E speaking about the projection >>>>>> screen, he asked >>>>>> "What if residue from all the films that have ever been projected on >>>>>> that screen >>>>>> are still there in some way?". >>>>>> Thereafter I treated that particular projection surface >>>>>> as a secret sacred palimpsest. >>>>>> When Millennium collapsed and the screen came down, >>>>>> the ghosts were gone. >>>>>> The place was useless to us. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Cronyism and concomitant kickbacks do not make a cultural milieu of >>>>>> consequence. >>>>>> >>>>>> Singular courage and passion of the intensity you demonstrate does! >>>>>> >>>>>> As artists it is our mandate to be fearless, to find a way, to make >>>>>> it happen. >>>>>> >>>>>> As if it was our last day. >>>>>> >>>>>> David >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> On Sep 30, 2015, at 12:16 AM, Sasha Janerus wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> Thank you Dr. Walley. Thank you David. >>>>>> >>>>>> It is worth noting that MFW has kept this document off their website. >>>>>> Strictly speaking you're right about the "President" thing, which I'd >>>>>> forgotten about--but it's really a technicality, as the title doesn't >>>>>> bring >>>>>> any special powers. George was not elected to this or any other position, >>>>>> but was . As I recall it, after Howard stepped down, a member-consensus >>>>>> decision was made to keep the director off the board, and to have the ED >>>>>> be >>>>>> appointed by the board. All of which makes good sense, especially given >>>>>> everything that had transpired during the latter phase of the Gutenplan >>>>>> period, though this emergency measure should have been ratified by a >>>>>> timely >>>>>> revision of the bylaws. So "President" here is just an honorific--same >>>>>> term, different meaning--so that the board looks the way boards are >>>>>> supposed to look. >>>>>> >>>>>> If only the board had acted the way a board's supposed to act. >>>>>> >>>>>> One other quibble, David: the verb: "to Gerrymander" implies that >>>>>> elections are in fact taking place. The *mot juste* would have been >>>>>> "to steal." >>>>>> >>>>>> *** >>>>>> >>>>>> George, >>>>>> >>>>>> I didn't receive your email as you didn't send one to me. Apparently >>>>>> the fact that I don't agree with your failure to follow MFW's bylaws >>>>>> means >>>>>> that I'm not to be counted a "Friend" of Millennium--or is it simply a >>>>>> friend of yours? My partner, Stephanie Wuertz--who previously occupied >>>>>> your >>>>>> office--did receive a copy but deleted it, wanting nothing to do with MFW >>>>>> ever again. Another life you've touched. The email is, of course, also >>>>>> posted on an orphan page on your site. How could I have missed that? >>>>>> >>>>>> Your texts are, needless to say, mendacious in the extreme. >>>>>> Millennium didn't pack up shop because the MoMA money was late. >>>>>> Millennium >>>>>> sank because you and PK were incapable of providing financial information >>>>>> to go with the grant narratives I wrote for you. When you did finally >>>>>> massage the books into order, I'm pretty sure it involved making some >>>>>> shit >>>>>> up, in particular Jay Hudson's undocumented ATM withdrawals. >>>>>> >>>>>> Your claim to transparency is belied by the fact that nobody knows >>>>>> what's going on at MFW and next to nobody cares, as well as by a prior >>>>>> email from you instructing me 1) not to talk about MFW in public and 2) >>>>>> not >>>>>> to share "confidential financial and other information without >>>>>> authorization," namely PK's insane budget for FY2014. I should note that >>>>>> PK >>>>>> had himself informed me that all MFW documents--minutes, books, >>>>>> etc.--were >>>>>> available to anyone who wanted to see them. And why not?: it belongs to >>>>>> its >>>>>> members and to the community, and not to you. >>>>>> >>>>>> If you'd like to have a discussion about Millennium's future, I'd >>>>>> encourage you to do so in full view of your constituency, which I'm sure >>>>>> you'll agree extends beyond present membership and self-selected >>>>>> "friends". >>>>>> Here are some places to begin: >>>>>> >>>>>> Could you put text of MFW's present bylaws on your >>>>>> website--preferably not on an orphaned page. >>>>>> >>>>>> How many active members does MFW presently have? How many of them do >>>>>> you consider elligible to vote? How many lapsed members would you >>>>>> consider >>>>>> eligible to vote upon renewal? According to what criteria? >>>>>> >>>>>> How much cash does MFW have on hand? >>>>>> >>>>>> What are its month-to-month expenses? >>>>>> >>>>>> What were its FY2014 net income and expenditures, exclusive of the >>>>>> MoMA money? >>>>>> >>>>>> How much income did MFW receive from workshops and equipment rentals >>>>>> FY14? How much profit on the same? >>>>>> >>>>>> Has the board passed any resolutions to compensate Peter Kingsbury? >>>>>> If so, for how much? >>>>>> >>>>>> ON WHAT DATE, IN OCTOBER, IS A MEMBERS MEETING TO BE HELD? >>>>>> >>>>>> Finally, there is the question of "slander." I was careful to frame >>>>>> certain statements speculatively, and in your last email to me you >>>>>> enjoined >>>>>> me to "desist from broadcasting via Frameworks opinions and >>>>>> speculation that are not based on facts." The present opacity of MFW >>>>>> makes a necessity of speculation. I do, however, know these people. Lili, >>>>>> for instance, attempted to program herself in a Millennium show at the >>>>>> New >>>>>> School, with a $200 honorarium for a single film. Steph and I stepped in, >>>>>> and those with conflicts of interest were replaced by Jen Reeves and >>>>>> Peter >>>>>> Hutton, among others. Lili promptly one-upped herself by having her >>>>>> husband >>>>>> build Millennium a website. MFW was stuck with unauthorized, recurring, >>>>>> exorbitant paypal payments. The website Mark built was so shitty it had >>>>>> to >>>>>> be replaced by the current shitty site. >>>>>> >>>>>> MFW has furnished me with many more interesting anecdotes. And I >>>>>> should note I have been a model of restraint insofar as I have not >>>>>> contacted or the NY arts press, regulatory bodies, or your prospective >>>>>> funders. That stance is subject to revision. >>>>>> >>>>>> Yours in cinema >>>>>> >>>>>> Sasha Janerus >>>>>> >>>>>> PS I have a sneaking suspicion certain phrases in the trash you've >>>>>> been sending out as "Outreach Coordinator" were derived, consciously or >>>>>> not, from the grants and other fluff I wrote. It's the sort of vague, >>>>>> pseudo-descriptive language that is meant to sound inspiring when the >>>>>> situation is anything but. >>>>>> >>>>>> On Tue, Sep 29, 2015 at 10:08 PM, David Baker <dbak...@hvc.rr.com> >>>>>> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> Dear Mr. Spencer, >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Your skill as an Outreach Coordinator is certainly evident. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I mean no disrespect in asking who designated you President of >>>>>>> Millennium Film Workshop? >>>>>>> As I read the bylaws (with which Howard Guttenplan was wrested >>>>>>> from his long time role as Executive Director), it stipulates in >>>>>>> Article I #2, >>>>>>> the President is to be voted on by the membership. >>>>>>> I have no recollection of this election occurring in regards to you >>>>>>> holding this office. >>>>>>> Is it possible I missed this important event? >>>>>>> Perhaps I am in some way mistaken. >>>>>>> It is my understanding that the original bylaws are applicable >>>>>>> until the membership chooses to ratify a new set of bylaws. >>>>>>> Is this not the case? >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Attached are the original bylaws as they were sent to me by Jay >>>>>>> Hudson on 9/21/11. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I do not think Sasha Janerus is alone in the perception that this >>>>>>> venerable institution has been gerrymandered by a coterie of >>>>>>> insiders bent on personal >>>>>>> enrichment of one sort or another. >>>>>>> This may in part explain the precipitous decline in Millennium's >>>>>>> membership from last year's 89 to the current 40 active members >>>>>>> >>>>>>> (as I count them on this recent list, >>>>>>> http://millenniumfilm.org/memberlist/ ) >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I would very much appreciate a response from you here in this forum. >>>>>>> Herein I also appreciate Jonathan Walley's caring constructive >>>>>>> words >>>>>>> as they pertain to this matter. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Thank you, >>>>>>> >>>>>>> David Baker >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Sep 27, 2015, at 8:55 PM, George Spencer wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Hi, fellow experimental film enthusiasts- >>>>>>> >>>>>>> The great institution of Millennium Film Workshop, which over 49 >>>>>>> years has done much to support the development of artists cinema, has >>>>>>> been >>>>>>> under financial threat since 2011. Our governing board, executive >>>>>>> director, and volunteer staff have struggled in extremely difficult >>>>>>> circumstances not only to maintain our workshops, screenings, film >>>>>>> journal, >>>>>>> and equipment access programs, but to restructure our governance and >>>>>>> operations. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> THESE are the questions some of you are asking on FRAMEWORKS, and >>>>>>> here is MFW's reply: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> *- Is there any foundation to the original **allegations** posted >>>>>>> on 7/10/15?* >>>>>>> NO. Millennium’s finance and operations are transparent, with best >>>>>>> practices internal controls. Its board wholly supports and appreciates >>>>>>> the >>>>>>> work of its Executive Director, Peter Kingsbury, who will step down on >>>>>>> October >>>>>>> 31. Accusations against a public service non-profit such as >>>>>>> Millennium are a disservice to the experimental cinema community; and >>>>>>> slander >>>>>>> against individuals is morally repugnant and a violation of the >>>>>>> Frameworks >>>>>>> terms of service. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> *- Is there a more objective account of what’s gone on at Millennium >>>>>>> that we might be able to read and discuss?* >>>>>>> A “status update” letter emailed by the board to our Members and >>>>>>> Friends on 7/23/15 provides some perspective on recent developments. It >>>>>>> can be found at: millenniumfilm.org/boardupdate >>>>>>> >>>>>>> *- Is there anything we could do to improve things? To intervene? * >>>>>>> >>>>>>> YES, YOU CAN HELP IN MANY WAYS. >>>>>>> 1. Become a member or supporting member via our web-site: >>>>>>> millenniumfilm.org/membershipandsupport/ >>>>>>> 2. Join our email list at millenniumfilm.org to get news and >>>>>>> program announcements. >>>>>>> 3. Come to our screenings, currently being held at Spectacle Theater >>>>>>> in Williamsburg Brooklyn. See the schedule at: >>>>>>> spectacletheater.com/millenium-film-workshop-at-spectacle/ >>>>>>> 4. Subscribe to the Millennium Film Journal at mfj-online.org >>>>>>> <http://www.mfj-online.org/> >>>>>>> 5. Attend our Members & Friends Informational Meeting on Wednesday >>>>>>> 10/7 at 7:00 pm at Brooklyn Fireproof (119 Ingraham Street, >>>>>>> Brooklyn, NY 11237 -two blocks from Morgan Ave stop on the “L” subway). >>>>>>> Learn about our organizational restructuring and plans for the future. >>>>>>> Contribute ideas and volunteer some time. >>>>>>> 6. Finally, and most importantly, “Take a Turn for Millennium”. >>>>>>> Make a short term volunteer commitment (see >>>>>>> <http://www.millenniumfilm.org/volunteer>millennium >>>>>>> <http://millenniumfilm.org/takeaturn>film.org/volunteer). >>>>>>> Millennium’s restructuring and transformation over the last few years >>>>>>> has >>>>>>> been difficult and frustrating work by a very small number of filmmakers >>>>>>> who believe in its promise and potential. We have made significant >>>>>>> progress toward “the new Millennium”. But to get there *we >>>>>>> urgently need volunteers *to perform simple but necessary tasks in >>>>>>> the next few months to sustain our screenings, workshops, film journal, >>>>>>> and >>>>>>> equipment access programs. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> *- What’s happening right now?* >>>>>>> >>>>>>> We are planning workshops, programs, and fundraising in celebration >>>>>>> of Millennium50, our fiftieth year. We are searching for a new >>>>>>> Executive >>>>>>> Director. We are working with our lawyers to finish our new Bylaws, >>>>>>> which >>>>>>> will improve Millennium’s governance and support, and enhance member >>>>>>> participation. After their approval by members, we will hold elections >>>>>>> for >>>>>>> our new expanded governing board. In preparation for elections, we are >>>>>>> defining the diverse knowledge, skills, and experience we will need on >>>>>>> our >>>>>>> new board, and our expectations for candidates. We will ask members and >>>>>>> friends for candidate recommendations, and ask people to serve. >>>>>>> Finally, >>>>>>> we are asking people to volunteer, to “Take a Turn for Millennium” (see >>>>>>> <http://www.millenniumfilm.org/volunteer>millenniumfilm.org/ >>>>>>> <http://millenniumfilm.org/takeaturn>volunteer). >>>>>>> >>>>>>> This email list serves parties interested in the cinema art. Please >>>>>>> join, volunteer, or otherwise show your support for Millennium, an >>>>>>> organization that has effectively supported that art for nearly a half >>>>>>> century. Encourage others to become involved. You will be revitalized >>>>>>> by >>>>>>> personal interchange with others of like mind, and your own cinema >>>>>>> practice will be supported by becoming part of our community. MFW >>>>>>> continues to be a place where the passion and expression of >>>>>>> hands-on, personal cinema, is studied, nurtured, and celebrated. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Thanks, >>>>>>> >>>>>>> George Spencer, >>>>>>> President, Millennium Film Workshop >>>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>>> FrameWorks mailing list >>>>>>> FrameWorks@jonasmekasfilms.com >>>>>>> https://mailman-mail5.webfaction.com/listinfo/frameworks >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>>> FrameWorks mailing list >>>>>>> FrameWorks@jonasmekasfilms.com >>>>>>> https://mailman-mail5.webfaction.com/listinfo/frameworks >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>> FrameWorks mailing list >>>>>> FrameWorks@jonasmekasfilms.com >>>>>> https://mailman-mail5.webfaction.com/listinfo/frameworks >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>> FrameWorks mailing list >>>>>> FrameWorks@jonasmekasfilms.com >>>>>> https://mailman-mail5.webfaction.com/listinfo/frameworks >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> FrameWorks mailing list >>>>> FrameWorks@jonasmekasfilms.com >>>>> https://mailman-mail5.webfaction.com/listinfo/frameworks >>>>> >>>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> FrameWorks mailing list >>>> FrameWorks@jonasmekasfilms.com >>>> https://mailman-mail5.webfaction.com/listinfo/frameworks >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> FrameWorks mailing list >>>> FrameWorks@jonasmekasfilms.com >>>> https://mailman-mail5.webfaction.com/listinfo/frameworks >>>> >>>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> FrameWorks mailing list >>> FrameWorks@jonasmekasfilms.com >>> https://mailman-mail5.webfaction.com/listinfo/frameworks >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> FrameWorks mailing list >>> FrameWorks@jonasmekasfilms.com >>> https://mailman-mail5.webfaction.com/listinfo/frameworks >>> >>> >> >> >> -- >> Elizabeth >> _______________________________________________ >> FrameWorks mailing list >> FrameWorks@jonasmekasfilms.com >> https://mailman-mail5.webfaction.com/listinfo/frameworks >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> FrameWorks mailing list >> FrameWorks@jonasmekasfilms.com >> https://mailman-mail5.webfaction.com/listinfo/frameworks >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> FrameWorks mailing list >> FrameWorks@jonasmekasfilms.com >> https://mailman-mail5.webfaction.com/listinfo/frameworks >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > FrameWorks mailing list > FrameWorks@jonasmekasfilms.com > https://mailman-mail5.webfaction.com/listinfo/frameworks > >
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