[Frameworks] Millennium Film Workshop

Sat Oct 3 17:29:52 UTC 2015

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 <tactilecorpus at gmail.com>:

> Hi Amanda!  Good luck in Rochester tonight!
>
> (I remember when you posted asking for films that included car crashes.)
>
> Bernie
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>
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> On Fri, Oct 2, 2015 at 7:22 PM, Amanda Christie <
> amanda at amandadawnchristie.ca> wrote:
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>> 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
>>
>>
>>
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>> 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 <dbaker1 at 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 <dbaker1 at 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 <fjtorrespr at 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 <dbaker1 at 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 <dbaker1 at 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
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