Taloha ni
Talofa lava
Fakaalofa lahi atu
Malo e lelei
Kia orana
Tena koutou
Ni sa bula
Welcome to the after-match report.
Present
– were GRANT BAYLEY, CLAIRE NOBLE, CHETAN PATEL, REVEREND MUA PUA, ERIC SMITH, LEILANI UNASA, GERALDINE WARREN, JENNI HEKA and DAVID MAMEA.
Apologies
– were received from AHI KARUNAHARAN, CHRIS MOLLOY, JAMES NOKISE and MICHAEL REWIRI-THORSEN.
Banana Boat Business
JENNI gave an excellent presentation on the history, work, and possible future of Banana Boat. In just two years, this ‘loose collective of Pasifika and Maori writers’ has done more than just meet once a month: it has provided its members with workshops, opportunities for development and support, and been absolutely busting to get its members’ works into production.
Banana Boat has indeed come a long way, baby.
The following was discussed and mooted at the August fono:
Banana Boat has been running for two years now. It has reached a point where it must decide what to do:
– to continue as a writers support group;
– to expand or somehow split off into active development and production;
– to find some middle ground; or
– to fold.
The decision is always in the hands of its members.
After discussion of options available to the group, it was unanimously decided for the Banana Boat to seek charitable trust status. This decision includes two proxy votes from the absent MICHAEL and CHRIS.
The following attendees volunteered to be trustees: CHETAN, CHRIS (by proxy), CLAIRE, DAVID, GERALDINE, GRANT, JENNI, MUA, and LEILANI. Among their many tasks is drafting a constitution, deciding things like what a quorum is, and hopefully soon enough, discussing things like strategic directions, and who to hit up for money raising funds not just for the sake of it, but for you.
The following points were made and acknowledged in the meeting regarding members who were not present:
– not all Banana Boat members may agree with the decision taken by those attending this meeting;
– however, all Banana Boat members had been given an opportunity to attend, or at least discuss beforehand, this meeting’s agenda.
Monthly fono will continue in the format to which we are all accustomed, for as long as members want the community and support that these provide.
News to Use
GRANT has generously donated a number of theatre- and writing-related books. These will be listed soon (once David remembers where he put them).
ERIC and CHETAN’s I Don’t Do Coconut” Retro Night fundraiser was held on 5 November to great acclaim and much dancing by JENNI and CLAIRE.
Coming Up
The Auckland Performing Arts Forum will be held on Friday 12 November at The EDGE, Auckland.
Playmarket’s “Brown Ink Sessions” are on Satursday 27 November at Mangere Arts Centre. Jenni’s posted about this already.
Banana Boat’s Christmas do is on Thursday 2 December at Cosh Bar, Ponsonby. More details to follow.
Next Fono
– will be on THURSDAY 25 NOVEMBER at the usual time and place. This will be the last fono for 2010.
