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DAR II (Dyke for the Second American Revolution)

Minutes from April 20, 1975
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Sunday -- Apr. 20, 1975  Margo's house

1/ discussed Jo Ann Little case -- Martha will contact Mary Joyce Johnson & Sue Perry this week about the case and about what could be done around women's prison this summer in conjunction with National Lawyer's Guild Prison Project.

Red Bykes will collect & do education during Lezzie [?] weekend.  Donna will meet with Conf. Committe on use doing JoAnn Little education.  Sally will get tape of Forum to use for info.  Martha & Margo will help with leaflet

2/ Bayou Landing -- nothing new.  trial date not set

3/ Socialist Feminism Workshop at Lezzie Conference.  Grass Roots has article on Socialist Feminism.   Marxism & Feminism from Tallahasse.

Micky -- short presentation on where we're at.  then questions.  people who would come would probably have background mostly agree with us.

Margo -- try to fill in some holes in our analysis beforehand (theory)

Lorraine -- some theory

Mickey -- question of whther we want to spend time on theoretical questions or strategy questions.  Mickey wants strategy.

Donna -- wants both

Sally -- we could devote one or 2 meetings on theory before conf. then present some theory & strategy in meeting.

Mickey -- give some definitions

Donna -- talk about how to approach discussion  Meet every week betw now & conf.

Questions to be Considered:

• why be concerned w/ socialism at all
• basic contradictions

Lorraine -- Xerox.  repairs & maintains copying machines.  got job there Urban League  LEAP  untraditional jobs for women.  other people in training are mainly black men.   4-6 months training before actually starts work.  one other woman in Atl. [?] as techinician. like Sears in being alone -- but Sears went to houses -- instead of offices.  slick (professional) type job as compared with Sears -- nice clothes not jeans.  attache case rather than tool tox.  longest job ever had was Sears for 7 [?] months.   all supervision white men.  Comparative pro-company propaganda -- similar to Sears more than Southern Bell.  alot of propaganda the 1st week.  Xerox says they are multi-national (but not imperialistic)  raises are all based on individual merit.  men act like they've been briefed & they are encouraging.   120-130 techs [?] in Atlanta.  most hired in last 2 years.   told what they can & can't say about Xerox products & competition's products -- mostly they are anticipating competition.  training center isolated little town in Leesburg.

Sally - question of professionalism as a job or being identified with a particular company.

Criticism & self-criticism

people being late

M. Suit's [??] at 8:00 next week 

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