[Imc] Re: Response to the Anti-Chief billboards (Anti-Anti-Chief Sticker campaign).

[Sascha Meinrath]

Hi Walter et al.,

I fully support your efforts to create a response to the pro-chief 
billboards.  For the production of the stickers to be IMC sponsored (thus 
allowing donor contributions to be tax-deductible) it would have to be 
accepted by the steering committee (I do not have the authority to say 
o.k.).  I've cc-ed the IMC list so that this will be discussed at this 
Sunday's Noontime meeting.  I will just add that an anti-chief response is 
in keeping with the IMC's social justice goals of non-discrimination, 
anti-racism, and protection of minority rights.

The most important thing for the IMC is that we would be sponsoring the 
initiative knowing only that the stickers will be used for legal 
purposes.  While we cannot be held responsible for the actions of everyone 
who receives these stickers, if the IMC knows ahead of time that they will 
be used for illegal purposes than we will not be able to be a sponsor of 
the sticker production efforts (as it would threaten our non-profit status).

The accounting would not be a problem -- I would set up a class account 
that would earmark money raised for the effort and all bills would be 
subtracted from this total.  If the donor checks are clearly labeled this 
will be simple, and I would be able to pay bills directly out of this account.

Thanks for the interest and please come to this Sunday's meeting to discuss 
this issue,

--Sascha Meinrath
Urbana-Champaign IMC

At 01:58 PM 06/22/01 Friday, Walter Matherly wrote:
>Sasha,
>
>Don't know if you've been following the brushfire initiative to design, 
>print and distribute stickers opposing the current pro-chief billboards. 
>There have been a number of offers of money and likely to be more 
>(probably a few hundred dollars). Any way we can use the IMC "umbrella" to 
>make gifts to it tax-deductible?
>
>If I keep track of the checks, made out to IMC, I can control expenses for 
>"sticker campaign" (to be entered in note space at bottom of each check) 
>by making sure expenditures don't go over receipts. If I can deposit 
>checks to IMC account as you specify, make withdrawals (I estimate ten or 
>less transactions) in cash, pay the bills and give you vendor receipts 
>equal to withdrawals, would that work? You probably want IMC board 
>approval, right? How big a deal would it be?
>
>Renice Wernette is doing the design, arranging for printing and 
>distribution to activist folks doing the stickering -- all pro bono. Call 
>(239-5338) or drop me an e-line. Thanks for any consideration you/IMC can 
>give it......Walter

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